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RRB JE Subject Verb Agreement — practice questions

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Match each rule to what it governsRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: commas and clausesRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the rule on participial phrasesRead the answer and worked solution →Tap every principle of composition Strunk givesRead the answer and worked solution →Which principle does this illustrate?Read the answer and worked solution →Reading the rules backRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the paragraph rulesRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: compositionRead the answer and worked solution →Order the steps: tighten a sentenceRead the answer and worked solution →Assertion and reasonRead the answer and worked solution →Two are true, one is notRead the answer and worked solution →Three of these are wrong. Find the one that holds.Read the answer and worked solution →Rule of usage, or principle of composition?Read the answer and worked solution →Flip and pair: rule with its pointRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the one that does not belongRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: punctuation rulesRead the answer and worked solution →Applying the principlesRead the answer and worked solution →Tap every sentence problem Strunk's rules would catchRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the composition principlesRead the answer and worked solution →More of Strunk's rulesRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: sentence structureRead the answer and worked solution →Which rule is being applied?Read the answer and worked solution →Match each pair of words to the distinctionRead the answer and worked solution →Fewer or less?Read the answer and worked solution →True or false: commonly misused wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Compare to, or compare with?Read the answer and worked solution →Complete the shall and will ruleRead the answer and worked solution →Tap every expression Strunk says to avoid or cutRead the answer and worked solution →Due to, and other trapsRead the answer and worked solution →Two are true, one is notRead the answer and worked solution →

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Match each rule to what it governs

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Matching pairs
  1. Left
    Rule 1
    Right
    form the possessive singular by adding 's
  2. Left
    Rule 3
    Right
    enclose parenthetic expressions between commas
  3. Left
    Rule 5
    Right
    do not join independent clauses by a comma
  4. Left
    Rule 6
    Right
    do not break sentences in two
Four of Strunk's numbered rules of usage. Source: The Elements of Style, William Strunk Jr. (1918), public domain.

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True or false: commas and clauses

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Questions
  1. Statement is true
    No
    Statement
    Two independent clauses may be joined by a comma alone.
  2. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    Parenthetic expressions are enclosed between commas.
  3. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    A comma goes before a conjunction introducing a co-ordinate clause.
  4. Statement is true
    No
    Statement
    A sentence may be broken in two with a full stop for no reason.
  5. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    In a series of three or more terms, commas separate the terms.
Two of the commonest errors in the paper are exactly these. Source: The Elements of Style, William Strunk Jr. (1918), public domain.

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Complete the rule on participial phrases

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Missing parts
  1. Answer
    participial
    Choices
    1. participial
    2. prepositional
    3. relative
  2. Answer
    grammatical
    Choices
    1. grammatical
    2. logical
    3. implied
Complete the statement
A {0} phrase at the beginning of a sentence must refer to the {1} subject of that sentence.
The rule that governs dangling modifiers. Source: The Elements of Style, William Strunk Jr. (1918), public domain.

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