English Grammar Quiz
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Which sentence is grammatically correct?

  • The company will be laying off employees because of the bad economy. (correct)
  • Because of bad economy, the company will lay off employees.
  • Due to the bad economy, the company will be laying off employees.
  • The company will be laying off employees due to the economy being bad.

    • Which sentence has the correct subject-verb agreement?

  • The class is increasing in number of students.
  • The number of students in the class is increasing. (correct)
  • The students in the class are increasing in number.
  • The number of students in the class are increasing.

    • Which sentence uses the semicolon correctly?

  • I went to the store, because they were out of milk.
  • I went to the store; however, they were out of milk.
  • I went to the store; I bought some milk. (correct)
  • I went to the store, I bought some milk.

    • Which sentence uses the correct pronoun case?

    <p>My friend and I helped her finish the project.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which sentence correctly uses a dangling modifier?

    <p>While running errands, my phone rang.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which sentence is grammatically incorrect?

    <p>The teacher gave the students a lot of homework, because the test was tomorrow.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Grammar Rules

    Correct Sentence Structure

    • A grammatically correct sentence should be "They arrived late because of the bad weather."
    • A sentence with a dependent clause should use "because" instead of "due to" for correct grammar.

    Subject-Verb Agreement

    • In a sentence with a singular subject, the verb should also be singular (e.g., "The news about the accident is spreading quickly").
    • The subject-verb agreement is correct when the subject "news" is treated as a singular noun.

    Semicolon Usage

    • A semicolon is used to separate two independent clauses that are closely related in meaning (e.g., "I went to the store; however, they were out of milk").
    • A semicolon is not used to separate a dependent clause from an independent clause.

    Pronoun Case

    • The objective case "her" is used as the object of the verb "helped" (e.g., "My friend helped me and her finish the project").
    • The subject "I" should be replaced with the object "me" when it is the object of the verb.

    Dangling Modifiers

    • A dangling modifier is a word or phrase that is not clearly linked to the word it modifies (e.g., "Running errands, my phone rang" is incorrect because "running errands" is not clearly linked to the subject "my phone").
    • A dangling modifier can be corrected by rephrasing the sentence to clearly link the modifier to the subject (e.g., "While I was running errands, my phone rang").

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    Test your knowledge of English grammar with these questions on sentence structure and subject-verb agreement. Identify the correct sentence and choose the correct answer.

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