Verbal Reasoning: Grammar Usage Flashcards
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Which sentence uses the correct verb tense?
Answer: By the time the audit begins, we will have completed all the reports.
The future perfect tense ('will have completed') is correct because the reports will be finished before the audit begins.
Identify the sentence containing a dangling modifier.
Answer: Walking through the office, the new furniture caught my eye.
'Walking through the office' is a dangling modifier because it implies the furniture was walking. It should modify a person, not furniture.
Which sentence demonstrates correct apostrophe use?
Answer: The children's play area was recently expanded.
'Children's' correctly forms the possessive for an irregular plural. Since 'children' doesn't end in 's,' add apostrophe + s.
Choose the sentence that uses active voice.
Answer: The committee reviewed the proposal and submitted recommendations.
In option C, the subject ('the committee') performs the actions. This is active voice.
Which correctly uses a colon?
Answer: Three departments exceeded their targets: Sales, Marketing, and Operations.
A colon correctly follows a complete independent clause. 'Three departments exceeded their targets' is complete.
Which sentence avoids redundancy?
Answer: The report provided a brief summary of the findings.
'Brief summary' is not redundant because summaries can vary in length. The others contain redundancies: 'final outcome,' 'personal visit...herself,' and 'cooperate together.'