Grammar and Vocabulary Flashcards
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Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?
Answer: The officer filed the report; the suspect was detained.
A semicolon joins two independent clauses without a conjunction.
What does the word 'corroborate' mean?
Answer: To confirm or support with evidence
To corroborate means to confirm or lend support to a statement or theory.
Identify the dangling modifier: 'Running down the street, the rain started to fall.'
Answer: Running down the street
'Running down the street' incorrectly modifies 'the rain' instead of a person.
Which word is a synonym for 'verbose'?
Answer: Wordy
Verbose means using more words than necessary, making 'wordy' the synonym.
Choose the correct form: 'The evidence _____ inconclusive.'
Answer: was
'Evidence' is an uncountable singular noun and takes the singular verb 'was.'
What is the meaning of the prefix 'mal-' in words like 'malpractice'?
Answer: Bad or wrongful
The prefix 'mal-' comes from Latin meaning bad or evil.
Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?
Answer: She almost drove her children to school every day.
'Almost' is misplaced; the intended meaning is that she drove them nearly every day, not that she nearly drove them.