Grammar & Sentence Structure Flashcards

Which sentence correctly uses a nonrestrictive relative clause?

Answer: My sister, who lives in Boston, is a nurse.

Nonrestrictive clauses add extra, non-essential information and are set off by commas on both sides.

Identify the correctly formed conditional sentence.

Answer: If she studies, she will pass the exam.

A real (first) conditional uses simple present in the 'if' clause and 'will + base verb' in the result clause.

Which sentence contains a faulty pronoun reference?

Answer: Maria told her sister that she had won the award.

In the first sentence, 'she' is ambiguous — it could refer to Maria or her sister.

Choose the sentence that correctly uses the active voice for clarity.

Answer: The intern wrote the report.

Active voice places the subject as the doer of the action, making the sentence clearer and more direct.

Which sentence correctly uses 'who' vs. 'whom'?

Answer: Who did you speak with?

'Who' is correct as the object of a preposition in informal usage, but more formally 'Whom did you speak with?' is standard; however, among the options, 'Who did you speak with?' is the most accepted form shown.

Select the sentence with correct verb tense consistency.

Answer: She walked into the room and saw him.

Both verbs should be in the same past tense to maintain tense consistency within the sentence.

Which sentence uses a compound-complex structure correctly?

Answer: Although she was tired, she studied hard, and she passed the exam.

A compound-complex sentence has at least one dependent clause and two independent clauses, properly punctuated with a comma after the introductory dependent clause.