VCLA Written Expression and Grammar

Question 1

Which sentence contains a subject-verb agreement error?

Accepted Answer

The group of teachers are presenting at noon.

Answer

The students complete their assignments on time.

Answer

Each of the candidates has submitted a form.

Answer

She writes clearly and concisely.

Question 2

On the VCLA Writing subtest, which of the following is a run-on sentence?

Accepted Answer

He was late he missed the meeting.

Answer

She studied hard, and she passed the exam.

Answer

Although it was raining, she went for a walk.

Answer

The teacher explained the lesson clearly.

Question 3

Which sentence uses a comma splice incorrectly?

Accepted Answer

It was cold outside, she wore a heavy coat.

Answer

She loves reading, and she visits the library weekly.

Answer

After finishing the test, he felt relieved.

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The report was thorough; it impressed the committee.

Question 4

Which of the following best corrects the dangling modifier in 'Running to catch the bus, the rain began to fall'?

Accepted Answer

Running to catch the bus, she noticed the rain began to fall.

Answer

The rain began to fall, running to catch the bus.

Answer

Running to catch the bus and the rain fell.

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She ran and the rain began to fall.

Question 5

In VCLA writing tasks, which pronoun-antecedent agreement error appears in the following sentence: 'Everyone must submit their application by Friday'?

Accepted Answer

There is no error; 'their' is now accepted as a singular pronoun.

Answer

'Everyone' should be replaced with 'All persons.'

Answer

The sentence contains a subject-verb disagreement.

Answer

'Application' should be plural.

Question 6

Which punctuation mark correctly joins two closely related independent clauses without a conjunction on the VCLA?

Accepted Answer

Semicolon

Answer

Comma

Answer

Hyphen

Answer

Ellipsis