NBT Sentence Construction and Grammar Flashcards

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

Answer: Who did you speak with about the project?

'Who' is used as a subject; 'whom' is used as an object — here 'who' is the object of the preposition 'with,' but informal usage accepts it.

Identify the run-on sentence:

Answer: I wanted to leave I stayed anyway.

Two independent clauses joined with no punctuation or conjunction create a run-on sentence.

Which option best combines these two sentences? 'The storm was severe. It caused widespread flooding.'

Answer: The storm was severe; consequently, it caused widespread flooding.

A conjunctive adverb ('consequently') with a semicolon correctly links two related independent clauses.

Choose the sentence that correctly uses a colon:

Answer: He had one goal: to finish the race.

A colon follows a complete independent clause and introduces an explanation or list.

Which sentence uses the correct verb tense sequence?

Answer: By the time she arrived, he had already left.

The past perfect ('had left') expresses an action completed before another past action ('arrived').

Select the sentence that avoids a comma splice:

Answer: The results were surprising; no one expected them.

A comma splice is corrected by replacing the comma with a semicolon between two independent clauses.

Which sentence uses 'less' and 'fewer' correctly?

Answer: She has fewer worries and less stress now.

'Fewer' is used with countable nouns ('worries') and 'less' with uncountable nouns ('stress').