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Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch01

Identify the sentence that is free from grammatical or structural errors.

  1. Driving through the mountains, the scenery was breathtaking.

  2. Having reviewed all the evidence, the judge delivered a fair verdict.

  3. To finish on time, discipline must be exercised by the student every day.

  4. Waiting at the platform, the train was announced over the loudspeaker.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Option B is grammatically correct: the participial phrase 'Having reviewed all the evidence' logically modifies 'the judge', the subject of the main clause. Options A, C, and D contain dangling modifiers where the introductory phrase does not agree with the stated subject.

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Choose the sentence in which the apostrophe is used correctly.

  1. The committee presented it's findings to the board.

  2. Its a well-known fact that practice improves performance.

  3. The research team submitted its final report ahead of schedule.

  4. The organisations' goal is to expand into three new markets.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

In option C, 'its' is the possessive pronoun correctly used to show that the report belongs to the team. Option A wrongly uses 'it's' (a contraction) in place of the possessive; option B omits the apostrophe from the contraction 'it's'; option D misplaces the apostrophe in 'organisations'.