UK English Grammar, English Language

Question: Identify the sentence that illustrates correct pronoun-antecedent agreement.
A
If one wants to do well in this job, you should watch, listen, and learn.

B
The fine arts gallery will be presenting the works of their students next week.

C
When the baby is done with the bottle, it must be sterilized.

D
The snow, which was falling gently, melted on my upturned face.

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Question: Identify the sentence that illustrates correct modifier placement.
A
Felicity ordered a croissant and a hot cup of tea.

B
I wasn't at all hungry, so I only ordered soup and a salad.

C
Though Tom has lived there for years, he has hardly any friends.

D
We barely have enough time to finish our shopping.

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Question: Identify the sentence that illustrates correct modifier placement.
A
Left at home alone, the hurricane terrified the young children.

B
No one is allowed to shoot anything on this property except Mr Lang and his sons.

C
The speaker with the booming voice was upstaged by a small, meowing kitten.

D
Charlie and Sarah asked us to go skiing on the phone last night.

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Question: Read the following passage and identify the type of sentence structure error it contains. "That moose stood smack-dab in the middle of the road," recounted our neighbour, Griffin, from his hospital bed. "I have only three choices: to hit the brakes and hope for the best, to swerve into the trees and hope for the best, or running him over and hoping for the best. Guess which one I chose?"
A
Run-on sentence

B
Diction

C
Faulty modifier

D
Parallelism

E
Verb tense shift

F
All of these

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Question: Choose the series of verbs that best completes the following passage. Honestly, I ________ to tolerate that know-it-all air of yours. ______ me _______ my condolences to your wife, who _______ to listen to your incessant lecturing for many years to come.
A
have never been able, Allow, to renew, will have

B
am never able, Allow, to renew, will have

C
had never been able, Allowing, has renewed, must

D
have never been able, Allow, to renew, has

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Question: Complete the following sentence by choosing the pronouns that agree with the antecedents. Although both did a good job in _________ contemporary pieces, the taller dancer showed more flair in ________.
A
her, hers

B
her, theirs

C
their, hers

D
his or her, theirs

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Question: Read the following passage and identify the type of sentence structure error it contains. Even if you hide the marmalade in the remotest corner of the house, you can be sure that Carlotta will nose it out, devour it, and hide the evidence before you know what hit you.
A
Misplaced modifier

B
Pronoun reference

C
Subject-verb agreement

D
Parallelism

E
Verb tense shift

F
None of these

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Question: Identify the sentence that contains a faulty comparison.
A
Several people less qualified than Alistair have been promoted over the last few months.

B
As far as I'm concerned, reading a good book is still preferable to surfing the Internet.

C
Betty thinks that working late hours every day is better than early mornings.

D
Studies show that people who have money enough to meet their needs are more satisfied with their lives than those who have excessive wealth.

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Question: Choose the series of pronouns that best completes the following sentence. Agatha agreed with John and _______ even though ______ had previously clashed with ______ on the subject.
A
myself, we, her

B
I, she, us

C
I, we, us

D
me, she, us

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Question: Choose the series of modifiers that best completes the following sentence. We heard your performance was really ______ last night and felt ______ that we had missed it.
A
well, bad

B
good, badly

C
well, badly

D
good, bad

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Question: Identify the sentence that illustrates correct pronoun-antecedent agreement.

Question: Identify the sentence that illustrates correct modifier placement.

Question: Identify the sentence that illustrates correct modifier placement.

Question: Choose the series of verbs that best completes the following passage. Honestly, I ____ to tolerate that know-it-all air of yours. me _ my condolences to your wife, who ___ to listen to your incessant lecturing for many years to come.

Question: Complete the following sentence by choosing the pronouns that agree with the antecedents. Although both did a good job in _ contemporary pieces, the taller dancer showed more flair in .

Question: Read the following passage and identify the type of sentence structure error it contains. Even if you hide the marmalade in the remotest corner of the house, you can be sure that Carlotta will nose it out, devour it, and hide the evidence before you know what hit you.

Question: Identify the sentence that contains a faulty comparison.

Question: Choose the series of pronouns that best completes the following sentence. Agatha agreed with John and _ even though had previously clashed with __ on the subject.

Question: Choose the series of modifiers that best completes the following sentence. We heard your performance was really last night and felt that we had missed it.

Question: Identify the sentence that illustrates correct pronoun-antecedent agreement.

Question: Identify the sentence that illustrates correct modifier placement.

Question: Identify the sentence that illustrates correct modifier placement.

Question: Choose the series of verbs that best completes the following passage. Honestly, I ________ to tolerate that know-it-all air of yours. ______ me _______ my condolences to your wife, who _______ to listen to your incessant lecturing for many years to come.

Question: Complete the following sentence by choosing the pronouns that agree with the antecedents. Although both did a good job in _________ contemporary pieces, the taller dancer showed more flair in ________.

Question: Read the following passage and identify the type of sentence structure error it contains. Even if you hide the marmalade in the remotest corner of the house, you can be sure that Carlotta will nose it out, devour it, and hide the evidence before you know what hit you.

Question: Identify the sentence that contains a faulty comparison.

Question: Choose the series of pronouns that best completes the following sentence. Agatha agreed with John and _______ even though ______ had previously clashed with ______ on the subject.

Question: Choose the series of modifiers that best completes the following sentence. We heard your performance was really ______ last night and felt ______ that we had missed it.

Question: Choose the series of verbs that best completes the following passage. Honestly, I ____ to tolerate that know-it-all air of yours. me _ my condolences to your wife, who ___ to listen to your incessant lecturing for many years to come.

Question: Complete the following sentence by choosing the pronouns that agree with the antecedents. Although both did a good job in _ contemporary pieces, the taller dancer showed more flair in .

Question: Choose the series of pronouns that best completes the following sentence. Agatha agreed with John and _ even though had previously clashed with __ on the subject.

Question: Choose the series of modifiers that best completes the following sentence. We heard your performance was really last night and felt that we had missed it.