Pert Writing, Pert Practice Test – Questions & Answers
Parallel structure Right Ans - repetition of the same pattern of words or
phrases within a sentence or passage to show that two or more ideas have the
same level of importance.
Sentence fragment Right Ans - a sentence missing a subject or verb or
complete thought
Comma splice Right Ans - Two sentences joined incorrectly by a comma
instead of a conjunction, period, or semicolon
Subject-verb agreement Right Ans - The verb agrees with its subject in
person and number
Verb forms Right Ans - Every verb has four basic forms called its principal
part. Present-sail; present participle-is sailing (always ends with "ing"); past-
sailed, past participle-has sailed.
Verb tense Right Ans - tells the time of the action (past, present, future)
Pronoun-antecedent agreement Right Ans - pronouns and antecedents
must agree in number and gender
Noun Right Ans - A person, place, thing, or idea
Adverb Right Ans - A word that describes/modifies a verb
EX: he sings loudly
Verb Right Ans - An action word
Pronoun Right Ans - takes the place of a noun
Apostrophes Right Ans - a punctuation mark used to indicate either
possession or the omission of letters or numbers
Adjective Right Ans - A word that describes a noun
, Dashes Right Ans - A punctuation mark (—) used to indicate a sudden
break in thought, to set off parenthetical material
Hyphen Right Ans - joins two or more words to make one (-)
Commas Right Ans - a punctuation mark (,) indicating a pause between
parts of a sentence. It is also used to separate items in a list and to mark the
place of thousands in a large numeral.
Period Right Ans - Ending of a sentence
Parentheses Right Ans - used to not interrupt the main sentence (extra
information)
(in parentheses if it is a sentence make sure inside has its own period)
Semicolon Right Ans - a punctuation mark (';') used to connect
independent clauses
Pronoun Agreement Right Ans - agreement in number and case between a
pronoun and its antecedent. Ex. Mary and Susie saw their cousins over the
holiday. The pronoun "their" is plural. It agrees with the nouns "Mary and
Susie."
Colons Right Ans - a punctuation mark (:) used to precede a list of items, a
quotation, or an expansion or explanation.
Sentence fragment Right Ans - a group of words that does not express a
complete thought
Helping verb Right Ans - Helps the main verb express action or a state of
being
Conjunctive adverb Right Ans - used to express relationships between
independent clauses
Proper nouns Right Ans - used to name a specific person, place, or thing.
These begin with a capital letter. Examples: Sarah, Los Angelas, Mars, Cafe Río
Parallel structure Right Ans - repetition of the same pattern of words or
phrases within a sentence or passage to show that two or more ideas have the
same level of importance.
Sentence fragment Right Ans - a sentence missing a subject or verb or
complete thought
Comma splice Right Ans - Two sentences joined incorrectly by a comma
instead of a conjunction, period, or semicolon
Subject-verb agreement Right Ans - The verb agrees with its subject in
person and number
Verb forms Right Ans - Every verb has four basic forms called its principal
part. Present-sail; present participle-is sailing (always ends with "ing"); past-
sailed, past participle-has sailed.
Verb tense Right Ans - tells the time of the action (past, present, future)
Pronoun-antecedent agreement Right Ans - pronouns and antecedents
must agree in number and gender
Noun Right Ans - A person, place, thing, or idea
Adverb Right Ans - A word that describes/modifies a verb
EX: he sings loudly
Verb Right Ans - An action word
Pronoun Right Ans - takes the place of a noun
Apostrophes Right Ans - a punctuation mark used to indicate either
possession or the omission of letters or numbers
Adjective Right Ans - A word that describes a noun
, Dashes Right Ans - A punctuation mark (—) used to indicate a sudden
break in thought, to set off parenthetical material
Hyphen Right Ans - joins two or more words to make one (-)
Commas Right Ans - a punctuation mark (,) indicating a pause between
parts of a sentence. It is also used to separate items in a list and to mark the
place of thousands in a large numeral.
Period Right Ans - Ending of a sentence
Parentheses Right Ans - used to not interrupt the main sentence (extra
information)
(in parentheses if it is a sentence make sure inside has its own period)
Semicolon Right Ans - a punctuation mark (';') used to connect
independent clauses
Pronoun Agreement Right Ans - agreement in number and case between a
pronoun and its antecedent. Ex. Mary and Susie saw their cousins over the
holiday. The pronoun "their" is plural. It agrees with the nouns "Mary and
Susie."
Colons Right Ans - a punctuation mark (:) used to precede a list of items, a
quotation, or an expansion or explanation.
Sentence fragment Right Ans - a group of words that does not express a
complete thought
Helping verb Right Ans - Helps the main verb express action or a state of
being
Conjunctive adverb Right Ans - used to express relationships between
independent clauses
Proper nouns Right Ans - used to name a specific person, place, or thing.
These begin with a capital letter. Examples: Sarah, Los Angelas, Mars, Cafe Río
