Grammar & Syntax Flashcards

Which sentence correctly uses an adjective clause to add non-essential information?

Answer: The candidate, who scored highest, received the award.

A non-restrictive (non-essential) adjective clause is set off by commas and uses 'who' (not 'that') for people.

Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect tense?

Answer: By the time she arrived, the meeting had ended.

Past perfect ('had ended') correctly shows an action completed before another past action ('arrived').

Which sentence demonstrates correct use of correlative conjunctions?

Answer: Both the manager and the director approved the plan.

'Both…and' is a correctly paired correlative conjunction joining two parallel noun phrases.

In which sentence is the gerund used correctly as the object of a preposition?

Answer: She is interested in learning new languages.

After a preposition, a gerund (verb + -ing) is required as the object; 'learning' is the correct form.

Which sentence avoids a misplaced modifier?

Answer: Walking home from work, he found a wallet.

Placing the participial phrase 'walking home from work' next to 'he' correctly identifies who was walking.

Which sentence uses reported (indirect) speech correctly?

Answer: She said that she would finish it the next day.

In reported speech, 'will' shifts to 'would' and 'tomorrow' shifts to 'the next day' to reflect the change in time reference.

Which sentence correctly uses a compound-complex structure?

Answer: Although she was tired, she finished the exam, and she submitted it on time.

A compound-complex sentence contains at least two independent clauses and one dependent clause; this sentence has both.