Spelling, Punctuation, and Grammar Flashcards
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Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?
Answer: She finished her report; then she went home.
A semicolon correctly joins two independent clauses without a coordinating conjunction.
Choose the correctly spelled word.
Answer: accommodate
'Accommodate' is spelled with double 'c' and double 'm'.
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Answer: Neither the manager nor the staff was informed.
With 'neither…nor,' the verb agrees with the subject closest to it ('staff' is plural, but 'the staff' here is a collective treated as singular in formal US English; however, the standard rule makes 'was' agree with the nearer noun 'staff' — correct answer follows the rule that the verb matches the nearer subject).
Which word correctly completes the sentence? 'The committee reached ___ decision after hours of debate.'
Answer: its
'Its' is the possessive pronoun referring to the committee.
Identify the sentence with correct apostrophe use.
Answer: The dogs' bowls were empty.
'Dogs'' shows plural possessive — multiple dogs owning multiple bowls.
Which option correctly punctuates this sentence? 'After the meeting ___ the team celebrated with dinner.'
Answer: After the meeting, the team celebrated with dinner.
A comma is used after an introductory adverbial phrase.
Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?
Answer: Running to the bus stop, the keys were dropped.
In 'Running to the bus stop, the keys were dropped,' the keys cannot run — the modifier dangles.