English Flashcards
(49 cards)
_______ car is parked outside? Which of the following words correctly completes the sentence above? Whos’ Whos Who’s Whose
_______ car is parked outside? Which of the following words correctly completes the sentence above? Whos’ Whos Who’s Whose
Whose
_______ never been to a Broadway musical. Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above? No; I’ve No, I’ve No I’ve No. I’ve
Answer: No, I’ve No, I’ve is correct. Use a comma after certain words that introduce a sentence, such as no, well, yes, why, hello, hey, etc.
Although I think he’s a very nice guy, I find his habit of constantly _______ obscure French philosophers a bit irritating. Which of the following words correctly completes the sentence above? siting siteing citing citeing
citing
As I saw Alex getting ready I asked her where she was __________ Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above? going. going going?. going?
Answer: going. When punctuating the end of a sentence, you have three options: a period (.), a question mark (?), or an exclamation point (!). End a sentence with a period when it is a statement. I was confused about how to order my lunch at the new restaurant. Use a question mark to end a sentence when it is asking a question. What is your favorite thing on the menu? Sentences that show excitement, surprise, or another strong emotion can be ended with an exclamation point. I can’t believe he just stormed off like that! For this example, the sentence is a statement so it should end with a period.
Congratulations on your __________ I know you will be awesome in your new position. Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above? promotion!, promotion.! promotion!. promotion!
Answer: promotion! There are two sentences above, one of which is missing punctuation. When punctuating the end of a sentence, you have three options: a period (.), a question mark (?), or an exclamation point (!). End a sentence with a period when it is a statement. I was confused about how to order my lunch at the new restaurant. Use a question mark to end a sentence when it is asking a question. What is your favorite thing on the menu? Sentences that show excitement, surprise, or another strong emotion can be ended with an exclamation point. I can’t believe he just stormed off like that! In this example, you cannot have more than one end punctuation mark at the end of a sentence.
Despite my grandparents being Romanian, the only words I can say in their language are salut (hello) and la revedere _______ Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above? (goodbye). (goodbye.). (goodbye.) (goodbye)
Answer: (goodbye). When parenthetical content (words in between parentheses) occurs at the end of a larger sentence, the closing punctuation mark for the sentence is placed outside the closing parentheses. The only time you would find a period inside parentheses is when there is a separate, complete sentence within them. As long as the parenthetic content is within a larger sentence, it will not have its own end punctuation.
Do you like Indian ______ I know the best restaurant, and it happens to be right in your neighborhood. Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above? food?, food?. food?; food?
Answer: food? There are two sentences in the example above. One is missing ending punctuation. When punctuating the end of a sentence, you have three options: a period (.), a question mark (?), or an exclamation point (!). End a sentence with a period when it is a statement. I was confused about how to order my lunch at the new restaurant. Use a question mark to end a sentence when it is asking a question. What is your favorite thing on the menu? Sentences that show excitement, surprise, or another strong emotion can be ended with an exclamation point. I can’t believe he just stormed off like that! In this case, the speaker is asking a question in the first sentence, which requires a question mark. No other punctuation is needed.
Don’t wear the red __________ not your color. Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above? lipstick it’s not lipstick; it’s not lipstick?. It’s not lipstick, it’s not
Answer: lipstick; it’s not An independent clause is a string of words that could stand alone as a complete sentence on their own. A dependent clause is a string of words that is not a complete sentence on its own. For example: When it rains outside, we prefer to catch the bus home from school. When it rains outside is a dependent clause, because it is not a complete sentence on its own. we prefer to catch the bus home from school is an independent clause, because it is a complete sentence on its own. In sentences where two independent clauses are joined by conjunctions such as and, or, but, etc., put a comma at the end of the first clause. If you don’t use a conjunction (and, or, but, etc.) between two independent clauses, you do not use a comma. Instead, use a period or a semicolon to separate the two clauses.
During his speach, the mayor acknowledged current events but didn’t address the conflict in our neighborhood. Which of the following words is misspelled in the sentence above? neighborhood address acknowledged speach
speach The correct spelling of the word is “speech.”
Even tough my name is quite common and has only four letters, they always manage to misspell it in that coffee shop. Which of the following words is misspelled in the sentence above? tough common always misspell
Answer: tough The correct spelling is “though”.
Gabriela was wearing a _____________ dress. Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above? long; bright; yellow long, bright and yellow long, bright yellow long, bright, and yellow
Answer: long, bright yellow A list of adjectives usually requires commas. However, if an adjective is modifying another adjective you do not separate them with a comma. In this case, you would put a comma after “long” because it is the first adjective. “Bright yellow” is being used as one description of the dress here because “bright” is describing “yellow.” Therefore, you wouldn’t put a comma after “bright.”
Have you seen the news? A ______ of sheep has blocked the town center. Which of the following words correctly completes the sentence above? Heerd Hard Haird Herd
Herd
His mother was an _______ Math professor in one of the most prestigious universities of the country. Which of the following words correctly completes the sentence above? imenent emminent iminent eminent
eminent eminent: refers to someone distinguished or prestigious. iminent: refers to something that is about to happen.
If you think you can’t arrive in _________ me know now. Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above? time. Let time: let time let time, let
Answer: time, let An independent clause is a string of words that could stand alone as a complete sentence on their own. A dependent clause is a string of words that is not a complete sentence on its own. For example: When it rains outside, we prefer to catch the bus home from school. When it rains outside is a dependent clause, because it is not a complete sentence on its own. we prefer to catch the bus home from school is an independent clause, because it is a complete sentence on its own. When starting a sentence with a dependent clause, use a comma after it.
It is neccessary to remark the importance of Marie Curie in the history of science. Which of the following words is misspelled in the sentence above? neccessary remark importance science
Answer: neccessary The correct spelling of the word is “necessary”.
It was her _____________ that got her that first contract. Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above? talent not her looks talent, not her looks talent: not her looks, talent, not her looks,
Answer: talent, not her looks, Use a comma to set off expressions of contrast. When you add in an expression of contrast (something that’s opposite or different from the original thought), you use a comma to offset it. This means that the contrasting phrase goes in between the commas. For example. I want to meet for coffee on Tuesday, not Wednesday, next week. In this example, the contrasting statement is “not her looks,” so it needs to be offset by two commas.
It’s ___________ than I usually have it, but this coffee is still fantastic. Which of the following words correctly completes the sentence above? weaker weeker weker weiker
weaker
Joanna needed to take a _______, but she will be back in less than ten minutes. Which of the following words correctly completes the sentence above? break breack brak breik
break
Make sure you save a ______ of cake for George. Which of the following words correctly completes the sentence above? peece piese peese piece
piece
more often. Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above? week: but week but week, but week. But
Answer: week, but An independent clause is a string of words that could stand alone as a complete sentence on their own. A dependent clause is a string of words that is not a complete sentence on its own. For example: When it rains outside, we prefer to catch the bus home from school. When it rains outside is a dependent clause, because it is not a complete sentence on its own. we prefer to catch the bus home from school is an independent clause, because it is a complete sentence on its own. In sentences where two independent clauses are joined by conjunctions such as and, or, but, etc., put a comma at the end of the first clause.
My grandmother loves the art __________ she visits it every weekend. Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above? museum, and museum; and museum and museum. And
Answer: museum and An independent clause is a string of words that could stand alone as a complete sentence on their own. A dependent clause is a string of words that is not a complete sentence on its own. For example: When it rains outside, we prefer to catch the bus home from school. When it rains outside is a dependent clause, because it is not a complete sentence on its own. we prefer to catch the bus home from school is an independent clause, because it is a complete sentence on its own. For short sentences where the independent clauses are closely related, you can combine them without needing a comma before the conjunction. e.g. Billy likes to travel and he has visited over 30 countries. In all other cases, you need to use a conjunction and a comma to join two independent clauses. e.g. Sam thinks we should go camping this weekend, but no one else wants to risk getting stuck in the rain.
My husband’s favorite cousin from Atlanta and her two wonderful _________ visiting us this summer. Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above? children. Are children; are children, are children are
Answer: children are Never separate a subject from its verb with punctuation, even if the subject is very long. In this case, My husband’s favorite cousin from Atlanta and her two wonderful children is the complete subject. are is the verb. These two parts of the sentence should not be separated by punctuation.
My sister, who has just moved to the ________ would love to participate in the bake sale. Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above? neighborhood: neighborhood, neighborhood neighborhood;
Answer: neighborhood, Interrupting a main clause with a dash or a comma requires the same punctuation at both the beginning and the end of the clause. In this case, the main clause is interrupted by “who has just moved to the neighborhood.” Since the clause starts with a comma (after My sister), it must end also end with a comma. My sister, who has just moved to the neighborhood, would love to participate in the bake sale. Another way to look at this is that the phrase who has just moved to the neighborhood is what we call and appositive. An appositive is a phrase that identifies or provides additional information about a noun. In this case, this appositive is telling us that the speaker’s sister has just moved to the neighborhood. Appositives are always offset with commas (there is a comma on either side of the appositive).
Now that I think about it, John was a strange _________ he would never greet me if we found each other out of our work environment. Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above? man, man; man and man
Answer: man; “Now that I think about it, John was a strange man; he would never greet me if we found each other out of our work environment.” is grammatically correct. All the other answer choices are run-on sentences. Run-on sentences are when two or more complete sentences are written as one sentence. Run-on sentences can be fixed by adding a dash (-), a semicolon (;), or a colon (:) between the two sentences. You could also add a coordinating conjunction with a comma (, but) or make them two separate sentences with a period (.). Any of these would be considered correct: Now that I think about it, John was a strange man – he would never greet me if we found each other out of our work environment. Now that I think about it, John was a strange man; he would never greet me if we found each other out of our work environment. Now that I think about it, John was a strange man: he would never greet me if we found each other out of our work environment. Now that I think about it, John was a strange man, because he would never greet me if we found each other out of our work environment. Now that I think about it, John was a strange man. He would never greet me if we found each other out of our work environmen
