commas & adjectives
verb tenses
parallel structure
misplaced and dangling modifiers
miscellaneous
100

I like apples, oranges, and pears. 


How do we call the last comma in the sentence? 

the Oxford comma

100

There are three tense aspects in English. 

true or false? 

false

There are 4: simple, progressive, perfect, perfect progressive

100

Parallel structure means using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance. 

True or false? 

true

100

How do we call a phrase or clause placed awkwardly in a sentence so that it appears to modify or refer to an unintended word? 

misplaced modifer 

100

Name the adjectives in the sentence:


The exceedingly funny family has just arrived. 

the, funny 

200

I like blue, and yellow. 

Is the comma usage correct? 

No 

200
The progressive aspect is characterized by the use of the helping verbs: has, have or had. 


true or false? 

false

200

The salesman expected that he would present his product at the meeting, that he would have time to show his slide presentation, and that questions would be asked by prospective buyers.

Is this structure parallel? 

NO

200

She wore a bicycle helmet on her head that was too large. 

Is the modifier misplaced or dangling? 

misplaced

200

How many verb tenses are there? 

12

300
There was a beautiful Italian rug on sale last week, but I decided not to buy it. 


Is the comma usage correct? 

yes

300

They have visited Spain several times. 


Is this sentence in the present tense or the past tense? 

present 

300

We can pay with a mark, a yen, buck, or pound.

Is the sentence parallel? 

NO

Parallelism requires that articles (a, an, or the) and prepositions be used consistently when working with coordinate items or items in a list. It's a matter of preference and style; just be consistent.

300

Correct the sentence:

The bus station was located by a river which was made of red brick.

The bus station, which was made of red brick, was located by a river. 

300

I had been studying geography for two hours before I fell asleep. 

What tense is this? 

past perfect progressive

400

In the order of adjectives, what comes first: 

opinion or purpose? 

opinion

400

He should have (go) .................... grocery shopping yesterday. 

What's the correct verb form and what tense is this? 

gone / simple past

400

Either you must grant her request or gain her disapproval.

Does the sentence have parallel structure? 


NO 

Correlative expressions are formed by using correlative conjunctions, such as both/and,  not/but,  not only/but also,  either/or, and no sooner/than.  Correlative expressions should use parallel structure as well.

400

Left alone in the house, the thunderstorm terrified the two small children.

Fix the sentence

The thunderstorm terrified the two small children who were left alone in the house. 

400
What auxiliary verb is always used in the perfect tenses? 

form of have (have, has or had) 

500
Is the order of adjectives correct? 


1) determiner 

2) opinion 

3) origin

4) shape

5) purpose

no 


500

If I would have known you weren't coming to the party, I would have called you. 


Is the tense usage correct? Why or why not? 

incorrect

If I had known ....I would have....

500
  1. “I really like this movie, which was why I bought it.”
  2. We knew that we had little time, work had to be finished, and we needed to hurry.

Which sentence is has parallel structure?

Only #1? Only #2? Both? Neither? 

 Neither 

500

To improve his results, the experiment was done again.

Is this modifier dangling or misplaced? 

Fix the sentence

dangling

To improve his results, Mark did the experiment again. 

500

When did the Oxford comma become a rule for the Oxford University Press? 

+/- 10 years

1905 

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