MDMastering Grammar and Structure Skills

Read the following sentence and choose the option that best maintains parallel structure: "She likes reading novels, to swim in the ocean, and biking through the park."

• She likes reading novels, swimming in the ocean, and biking through the park.

• She likes to read novels, to swim in the ocean, and biking through the park.

• She likes reading novels, to swim in the ocean, and to bike through the park.

• She likes to read novels, swimming in the ocean, and biking through the park.

Select the sentence that correctly uses pronoun-antecedent agreement:

• Each of the students must bring their own calculator.

• Each of the students must bring his or her own calculator.

• Each of the students must bring their calculators.

• Each of the students must bring his own calculators.

Identify the correct subject-verb agreement in the following sentence: "The bouquet of roses (is/are) on the table."

• is

• are

Which sentence correctly identifies the subject and maintains agreement when a prepositional phrase is present?

• The group of students are going on a field trip.

• The group of students is going on a field trip.

• The groups of students is going on a field trip.

• The group of students were going on a field trip.

Choose the sentence that uses "whose" and "who's" correctly:

• Who's backpack is this, and whose going to claim it?

• Whose backpack is this, and who's going to claim it?

• Whose backpack is this, and whose going to claim it?

• Who's backpack is this, and who's going to claim it?

Select the sentence that correctly uses "its" and "it's":

• The dog wagged it's tail because its happy.

• The dog wagged its tail because it's happy.

• The dog wagged its tail because its happy.

• The dog wagged it's tail because its' happy.

Which sentence demonstrates correct parallel structure?

• The teacher said that we should study hard, be on time, and to participate in class.

• The teacher said that we should study hard, be on time, and participate in class.

• The teacher said that we should study hard, being on time, and participate in class.

• The teacher said that we should study hard, to be on time, and participate in class.

Analyze the following sentence and select the correct pronoun: "Neither of the boys brought (his/their) lunch."

• his

• their

Which sentence correctly applies subject-verb agreement with a prepositional phrase?

• The box of pencils are on the desk.

• The box of pencils is on the desk.

• The boxes of pencil is on the desk.

• The box of pencils were on the desk.

Choose the sentence that correctly differentiates between singular and plural:

• The data is convincing and supports the theory.

• The data are convincing and support the theory.

• The datas are convincing and support the theory.

• The data is convincing and support the theory.