VERSANT Grammar Fundamentals Flashcards

Which sentence uses the correct subject-verb agreement?

Answer: The team is playing well today.

In American English, collective nouns like 'team' take singular verbs, so 'is' is correct.

Which sentence is written in the correct past perfect tense?

Answer: She had finished the report before the meeting started.

Past perfect (had + past participle) is used for an action completed before another past action.

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

Answer: Although it was raining, we went for a walk.

An introductory subordinate clause is followed by a comma before the main clause.

Which sentence correctly uses a comparative adjective?

Answer: This test is harder than the last one.

One-syllable adjectives form comparatives by adding '-er,' not by using 'more.'

Which word correctly completes the sentence: 'She _____ to the gym every morning before work.'

Answer: goes

Third-person singular present simple requires the verb ending '-es' (goes).

Which sentence uses the present perfect tense correctly?

Answer: I have seen that movie already.

Present perfect (have/has + past participle) expresses a past action with current relevance; 'already' signals this tense appropriately.

Which sentence contains a correctly used relative pronoun?

Answer: The woman that called you is outside.

'That' or 'who' are correct relative pronouns for people; 'which' is used for things.