Grammar and Usage Flashcards

Which sentence correctly uses the word 'affect' or 'effect'?

Answer: The cold weather affected the crops.

'Affected' is the verb form meaning 'to influence,' and it is used correctly here.

Which sentence demonstrates correct use of a colon?

Answer: He had one goal: to pass the exam.

A colon is correctly used after a complete independent clause to introduce what follows.

Choose the correctly capitalized sentence.

Answer: He visited the Jefferson memorial in Washington, D.C.

'Jefferson Memorial' is the proper name of a specific monument and should be capitalized, as should 'Washington, D.C.'

Identify the sentence with correct pronoun-antecedent agreement.

Answer: The team celebrated its championship win.

'Team' is treated as a singular collective noun here, so 'its' correctly agrees with it.

Which sentence is a sentence fragment?

Answer: Running through the park on a sunny afternoon.

'Running through the park on a sunny afternoon' is a fragment because it lacks a subject and a main verb.

Which of the following uses 'fewer' and 'less' correctly?

Answer: He made fewer mistakes on this test.

'Fewer' is correctly used with countable nouns like 'mistakes.'

Select the option that best corrects the unclear pronoun reference: 'When Maya talked to her teacher, she was nervous.'

Answer: When Maya talked to her teacher, Maya was nervous.

Replacing the ambiguous 'she' with 'Maya' clarifies who was nervous.