Q. Choose the sentence that demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement.
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A.
The team are winning the game.
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B.
The group of students were excited.
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C.
Neither of the answers is correct.
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D.
Each of the players have a uniform.
Solution
The third option correctly uses 'is' with 'neither' which is singular.
Correct Answer:
C
— Neither of the answers is correct.
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Q. Choose the sentence that is correctly punctuated.
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A.
The book, which I borrowed from the library is due tomorrow.
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B.
I have visited Paris, France, and London, England.
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C.
She said, 'I will be there soon.'
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D.
He enjoys hiking, biking, and to swim.
Solution
The second option correctly uses commas to separate the city from the country.
Correct Answer:
B
— I have visited Paris, France, and London, England.
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Q. Choose the sentence that is incorrectly structured.
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A.
The cat sat on the mat.
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B.
Running quickly, she caught the bus.
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C.
He enjoys playing soccer, and to swim.
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D.
The flowers in the garden are blooming.
Solution
The third option is incorrect because it mixes gerunds and infinitives improperly.
Correct Answer:
C
— He enjoys playing soccer, and to swim.
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Q. Choose the sentence that is structured correctly.
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A.
The book that I borrowed was interesting.
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B.
The teacher, who is very nice, gave us homework.
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C.
He enjoys to play soccer and to swim.
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D.
Neither of the options is correct.
Solution
The first option correctly uses a restrictive clause without unnecessary commas.
Correct Answer:
A
— The book that I borrowed was interesting.
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Q. Identify the sentence with a punctuation error.
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A.
The cat, which was black, slept on the mat.
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B.
I can't believe it's already Friday.
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C.
She said she would come, but she was busy.
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D.
He went to the store; and bought some milk.
Solution
The fourth option incorrectly uses a semicolon before 'and' when it should be a comma.
Correct Answer:
D
— He went to the store; and bought some milk.
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Q. Identify the sentence with incorrect punctuation.
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A.
It's a beautiful day, isn't it?
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B.
She said, 'I will be there soon.'
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C.
He asked, if I was coming.
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D.
The dog barked loudly, at the mailman.
Solution
The third option incorrectly uses a comma instead of a colon or no punctuation before the clause.
Correct Answer:
C
— He asked, if I was coming.
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Q. Which of the following sentences contains a run-on sentence?
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A.
I love to read I have many books.
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B.
She enjoys painting, and drawing.
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C.
He went to the store, and bought some milk.
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D.
They are going to the concert tonight.
Solution
The first option is a run-on sentence because it connects two independent clauses without proper punctuation.
Correct Answer:
A
— I love to read I have many books.
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Q. Which of the following sentences uses a comma correctly?
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A.
I went to the store, and bought milk.
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B.
She said she would come, but she didn't.
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C.
He likes to swim, run and bike.
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D.
They are going to the park, and to the beach.
Solution
The second option correctly uses a comma before the conjunction 'but' to separate two independent clauses.
Correct Answer:
B
— She said she would come, but she didn't.
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Q. Which of the following sentences uses quotation marks correctly?
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A.
She said, I will be there soon.
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B.
He asked, 'Are you coming?'
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C.
They replied, 'Yes, we are.'
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D.
Its a beautiful day, isn't it?
Solution
The second option correctly uses quotation marks to indicate direct speech.
Correct Answer:
B
— He asked, 'Are you coming?'
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Q. Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?
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A.
I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out tonight.
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B.
She loves to read; and write.
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C.
He is tall; he plays basketball.
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D.
They went to the store; to buy groceries.
Solution
The first option correctly uses a semicolon to connect two related independent clauses.
Correct Answer:
A
— I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out tonight.
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Q. Which sentence is correctly structured?
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A.
Running late, the bus was missed by John.
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B.
The teacher, who was late, arrived at class.
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C.
The cake, which was delicious, was eaten by us.
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D.
She quickly ran to the store, and bought some milk.
Solution
The third option correctly uses commas to set off the non-restrictive clause 'which was delicious'.
Correct Answer:
C
— The cake, which was delicious, was eaten by us.
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