Core Knowledge Flashcards
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Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement?
Answer: Neither the manager nor the employees were informed.
When using 'neither/nor,' the verb agrees with the subject closest to it — 'employees' is plural, so 'were' is correct.
What is the definition of 'inference' in reading comprehension?
Answer: Drawing a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning
An inference is a logical conclusion drawn from textual evidence combined with the reader's prior knowledge.
Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?
Answer: Running quickly, the bus was caught by Maria.
In 'Running quickly, the bus was caught by Maria,' the participial phrase incorrectly modifies 'the bus' instead of the person running.
What is the meaning of the word 'ambiguous'?
Answer: Open to more than one interpretation
'Ambiguous' describes language or situations that can be understood in more than one way, creating uncertainty.
Which organizational pattern presents events in the order they occurred?
Answer: Chronological order
Chronological order arranges information sequentially from earliest to latest event, often using signal words like 'first,' 'then,' and 'finally.'
In grammar, what is an antecedent?
Answer: The noun or noun phrase a pronoun refers to
An antecedent is the word or phrase that a pronoun replaces or refers back to in a sentence or paragraph.
Which sentence uses an apostrophe correctly?
Answer: The dogs' leashes were tangled together.
'Dogs'' with the apostrophe after the 's' correctly shows plural possessive — the leashes belonging to multiple dogs.