Writing and Editing Grammar and Mechanics

Question 1

Which sentence uses the correct subject-verb agreement?

Accepted Answer

The team is winning.

Answer

The team are winning.

Answer

The team were winning.

Answer

The team have winning.

Question 2

Which word is a proper noun?

Accepted Answer

Chicago

Answer

city

Answer

river

Answer

mountain

Question 3

Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?

Accepted Answer

Running fast, the finish line was crossed.

Answer

Running fast, she won the race.

Answer

She ran fast to cross the finish line.

Answer

She crossed the finish line running fast.

Question 4

Which pronoun correctly completes the sentence: '__ is going to the conference'?

Accepted Answer

She

Answer

Him

Answer

Her

Answer

Them

Question 5

Which sentence uses the past perfect tense correctly?

Accepted Answer

She had finished the report before the meeting started.

Answer

She finished the report before the meeting had started.

Answer

She has finished the report before the meeting started.

Answer

She was finishing the report before the meeting started.

Question 6

Which sentence avoids a double negative?

Accepted Answer

He didn't say anything.

Answer

I don't have no idea.

Answer

She can't find nothing.

Answer

They won't go nowhere.