UDEE Officer Writing and Grammar 2

Question 1

Which sentence is written in the MOST appropriate style for an official police report?

Accepted Answer

The suspect fled rapidly southbound through the alley located behind 400 Main Street.

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I saw the suspect run away really fast down the alley.

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The bad guy ran off down behind the building.

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A person who looked like a criminal ran into the alley.

Question 2

Select the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement:

Accepted Answer

The team of investigators has completed the report.

Answer

The officers was informed of the suspect's location.

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Each of the officers were given a briefing.

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Neither the sergeant nor the officers was at the scene.

Question 3

An officer writes: 'On June 5th, 2026 at approximately 1430 hours Officer Martinez and I responded to a disturbance at the intersection of Oak Street and Vine Avenue.' What is the grammatical error?

Accepted Answer

A comma is missing after the date/time introductory phrase

Answer

'Approximately' should be 'approximately at'

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Officer Martinez's name should come before 'I'

Answer

There is no error in this sentence

Question 4

Which word correctly completes the sentence: 'The officer's report was _______ by the supervisor before being filed.'

Accepted Answer

reviewed

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reviewing

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review

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reviews

Question 5

Which is the CORRECT punctuation for the following list in a report? 'The following items were recovered a wallet a cell phone a set of keys and a watch.'

Accepted Answer

The following items were recovered: a wallet, a cell phone, a set of keys, and a watch.

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The following items were recovered; a wallet, a cell phone, a set of keys, and a watch.

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The following items were recovered, a wallet; a cell phone; a set of keys; and a watch.

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The following items were recovered — a wallet, a cell phone, a set of keys and a watch.

Question 6

An officer must select the MOST concise and clear version of a sentence for a report:

Accepted Answer

At approximately 0800 hours, the suspect was observed trespassing on the property.

Answer

At the time of approximately 0800 hours in the morning of the day, the suspect was observed committing the act of trespassing on the property.

Answer

The suspect, at 0800 hours in the morning time, did trespass on the aforementioned property.

Answer

During the time of 0800, the suspect engaged in the criminal trespass of the property premises.