Grammar and Sentence Structure Flashcards

Choose the correct relative pronoun: 'The student _____ won the spelling bee is from Brazil.'

Answer: who

'Who' is the correct relative pronoun for a person acting as the subject of the relative clause. The student performed the action of winning.

Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?

Answer: The test was difficult; however, most students passed.

A semicolon correctly joins two independent clauses, especially when followed by a conjunctive adverb like 'however' (which is then followed by a comma).

Select the correct passive voice form: 'The homework _____ by all students before class started.'

Answer: had been completed

'Had been completed' is the past perfect passive voice, indicating the homework was finished (by the students) before another past event (class starting).

Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?

Answer: Walking to school, the rain began to fall heavily.

In the first sentence, 'Walking to school' is a dangling modifier because 'the rain' cannot walk to school. The modifier does not logically describe the subject.

Choose the correct word order for the question: '_____ the assignment due tomorrow?'

Answer: Is

'Is' is correct because 'the assignment' is singular and we are forming a yes/no question with the be-verb about when it is due.

Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement:

Answer: The news about the school closures was surprising.

'News' is an uncountable noun that takes a singular verb. Despite ending in 's,' it is always singular: 'The news was surprising.'