Core Academic Skills: Writing Usage and Mechanics Flashcards
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Which sentence correctly uses "fewer" or "less"?
Answer: There were fewer students in class today.
"Fewer" is used with countable nouns like "students."
Identify the sentence with correct use of quotation marks and end punctuation.
Answer: "Are you coming?" she asked.
The question mark belongs inside the quotation marks for the quoted question.
Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect tense?
Answer: By the time we arrived, the movie had started.
"Had started" shows the action was completed before another past action.
Choose the sentence with no error in modifier placement.
Answer: He drove his kids to school almost every day.
"Almost" should be placed directly before "every day," the phrase it modifies.
Which sentence correctly uses "lie" or "lay"?
Answer: I am going to lie down for a nap.
"Lie" means to recline; "lay" requires a direct object.
Identify the sentence with correct use of a hyphen.
Answer: She is a well-known author.
Compound modifiers before a noun are hyphenated.
Which sentence avoids a double negative?
Answer: I don't want any help.
"Any" replaces the second negative to avoid a double negative.