Writing Skills Flashcards
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Which of the following sentences contains a grammatical error?
Answer: Her and the supervisor reviewed the schedule.
'Her and the supervisor' is incorrect; the correct subject pronoun is 'She and the supervisor.'
Which punctuation mark is used to separate two independent clauses that are closely related?
Answer: Semicolon
A semicolon joins two closely related independent clauses without a coordinating conjunction.
In formal writing, which word choice is most appropriate?
Answer: will
'Will' is the appropriate formal word choice; contractions and slang like 'gonna' are informal.
Which sentence uses the correct form of 'their,' 'there,' or 'they're'?
Answer: The equipment is over there.
'There' indicates a place or location; 'their' shows possession, and 'they're' means 'they are.'
Which of the following is an example of a run-on sentence?
Answer: The officer arrived the suspect ran away.
'The officer arrived the suspect ran away' is a run-on sentence because two independent clauses are joined without punctuation or a conjunction.
What is the purpose of a topic sentence in a paragraph?
Answer: To introduce the main idea of the paragraph
A topic sentence introduces the main idea that the rest of the paragraph will develop and support.