Sentence Structure Flashcards
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Which sentence demonstrates a correctly punctuated nonrestrictive clause?
Answer: My brother, who lives in Texas, is a doctor.
A nonrestrictive clause adds extra, non-essential information and must be set off with commas.
What is the subject in the sentence: 'There are three apples on the table.'?
Answer: three apples
In sentences beginning with 'there,' the true grammatical subject follows the verb.
Which of the following is a fragment?
Answer: Because she was late.
A sentence fragment is an incomplete sentence that lacks a subject, a verb, or does not express a complete thought.
In a cumulative (loose) sentence, where does the main clause appear?
Answer: At the beginning
In a cumulative sentence, the main clause comes first, followed by modifying phrases or clauses that add detail.
Which sentence has faulty parallelism?
Answer: They decided to hire someone who was experienced, reliable, and with enthusiasm.
Faulty parallelism occurs when items in a list do not share the same grammatical form.
What does a conjunctive adverb like 'however' require when joining two independent clauses?
Answer: A semicolon before it and a comma after it
When a conjunctive adverb joins two independent clauses, a semicolon precedes it and a comma follows it.
Which sentence correctly uses an absolute phrase?
Answer: The work finished, we went out to celebrate.
An absolute phrase consists of a noun and a participle (and any modifiers) that modifies the entire main clause.