Grammar

Question 1

2 subjects joined together w: “either/or” “neither/nor”

Singular or plural verb

Answer 1

use singular verb “Either Ann or John IS available for a meeting at noon.”

Question 2

The verb in the sentence using “neither/nor” or “either/or” with mixed subjects (singular/plural)

Answer 2

verb agrees with the noun closest to it.

“Neither the bikes NOR the car fits into the garage”

Question 3

2 subjects are joined together with “and”

Answer 3

use a plural verb - “John and Ann ARE available for a meeting a noon.”

Question 4

Compound noun, connected with “and”

Answer 4

treated as a single subject - “Law and Order prevails in the courtroom.”

Question 5

verbs with collective nouns

Answer 5

us a singular verb - the group is doing the same thing at the same time
“The flock of birds flies south for the winter.”

Question 6

dangling, misused modifier

Answer 6

modifiers need to be close to the thing its referring to

Question 7

1st person pronouns

Answer 7

I, me, mine, myself, we, us, our, ourselves

Question 8

2nd person pronouns

Answer 8

you, yours, yourself, yourselves

Question 9

3rd person pronouns

Answer 9

he, she, it, him, her, his, hers, its, himself, itself, they, them, their, theirs

Question 10

Making common nouns possessive that end in an s

Answer 10

just ‘

Question 11

Making proper nouns possessive that end in an s

Answer 11

’s Bess’s

Question 12

Colons

Answer 12

Used before a list & when the 2nd sentence elaborates restates, explains, or defines the 1st sentence.
“She couldn’t believe her eyes: he had come home from war.”

Question 13

Semicolons

Answer 13

Join two independent clauses that are related and are alternatives to commas.