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Grammar, Clause Structures and Sentence Mechanics

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  1. Identify the sentence that observes correct subject-verb agreement.
  2. Select the sentence with correct pronoun case.
  3. Choose the option that maintains parallel grammatical structure.
  4. Select the sentence that uses the subjunctive mood correctly.
  5. Choose the sentence that corrects the dangling modifier in: 'Walking through the botanical gardens, the colorful orchids delighted the tourists.'
  6. Select the sentence that uses the past perfect tense appropriately.
  7. Identify the sentence that correctly distinguishes between 'who' and 'whom'.
  8. Choose the correct completion for the third conditional sentence: 'If the team ______ the laboratory safety protocol, the chemical spill would never have occurred.'
  9. Select the sentence that correctly punctuates a compound sentence with independent clauses.
  10. Choose the sentence that observes standard formal usage of a possessive noun with a gerund.
  11. Select the sentence that correctly positions the correlative conjunctions 'not only... but also'.
  12. Choose the option that resolves the ambiguous pronoun reference in: 'When the supervisor confronted the contractor, he admitted that mistakes were made.'
  13. Identify the sentence that correctly uses the present perfect continuous tense.
  14. Select the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement involving a collective noun.
  15. Which sentence contains a non-restrictive relative clause correctly punctuated with commas?
  16. Choose the sentence that correctly employs the modal auxiliary for a past deduction.
  17. Select the sentence with no errors in the use of apostrophes.
  18. Choose the sentence that correctly uses an inverted sentence structure for rhetorical emphasis.
  19. Select the correct option to complete the mixed conditional sentence: 'If she had accepted the fellowship last year, she ______ at Uppsala University today.'
  20. Choose the sentence that correctly handles the comparison structure with 'fewer' and 'less'.
  21. Select the sentence that avoids a comma splice.
  22. Identify the sentence that correctly employs the past subjunctive with 'wish'.
  23. Choose the sentence that correctly places the adverb 'only' to express that no other person was invited.
  24. Select the sentence with correct verb agreement for a subject accompanied by 'as well as'.
  25. Select the sentence that uses hyphenation correctly in compound modifiers.
  26. Choose the sentence that correctly uses the relative pronoun 'whose'.
  27. Select the sentence with correct capitalization and punctuation for direct speech.
  28. Identify the sentence that correctly uses 'each' as an indefinite pronoun.
  29. Choose the sentence that correctly employs the future perfect tense.
  30. Select the sentence with proper use of 'between' versus 'among'.
  31. Identify the sentence that correctly uses the preposition 'in spite of'.
  32. Select the sentence that avoids a misplaced modifier.
  33. Choose the sentence that correctly employs the past conditional inversion without 'if'.
  34. Select the sentence that uses the correct comparative form for a two-syllable adjective.
  35. Identify the sentence that correctly handles the passive voice construction in formal academic writing.

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