Grammar Usage & Vocabulary Range Flashcards

Choose the correct article: "She wants to become ____ engineer."

Answer: an

"An" is used before words beginning with a vowel sound like "engineer."

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Answer: Neither the manager nor the staff were informed.

With "neither...nor," the verb agrees with the nearer subject "staff," which here takes "were."

Select the best synonym for "reluctant."

Answer: unwilling

"Reluctant" means hesitant or unwilling to do something.

Choose the correct phrasal verb: "We need to ____ the meeting until next week."

Answer: put off

"Put off" means to postpone or delay.

Identify the correctly punctuated sentence.

Answer: It's been a long day, hasn't it?

"It's" is the contraction of "it has," and "hasn't" is correctly placed.

Complete: "If I ____ more time, I would have finished the report."

Answer: had had

Third conditional uses "had had" for an unreal past condition.

Choose the word that best fits: "The instructions were ____, leaving us confused about the next step."

Answer: ambiguous

"Ambiguous" means having more than one possible meaning, causing confusion.