PRAXIS CORE (5723) WRITING |ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW
2026-2027 UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
A) The group of students are going to the museum.
B) The group of students is going to the museum.
C) The group of student is going to the museum.
D) The group of students were going to the museum.
CORRECT ANSWER
B) The group of students is going to the museum.
"The group" is a singular subject, so it takes a singular verb "is."
Question 2
Identify the error in the following sentence:"Neither the teacher nor the students has
finished their assignments."
A) teacher
B) nor
C) has
D) their
CORRECT ANSWER
C) has
The correct verb should be "have" since "Neither/nor" pairs with a singular subject.
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,Question 3
Choose the correct form of the verb:"She ____ to the store every Saturday."
A) go
B) goes
C) gone
D) going
CORRECT ANSWER
B) Goes
The correct present tense form for the subject "she" is "goes."
Question 4
Which of the following sentences uses a comma correctly?
A) I need to buy eggs milk and bread.
B) After dinner, we went for a walk.
C) My brother who lives in Canada is visiting.
D) The car is red blue and green.
CORRECT ANSWER
B)After dinner, we went for a walk.
The comma after "After dinner" correctly separates the introductory phrase from the main
clause.
Question 5
Identify the type of sentence:"Although it was raining, we decided to go hiking."
A) Simple
B) Compound
C) Complex
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, D) Compound-complex
CORRECT ANSWER
C) Complex
A complex sentence contains an independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
Question 6
Which of the following sentences contains a dangling modifier?
A) After reading the book, the movie was disappointing.
B) While walking in the park, she saw a dog.
C) To win the game, practice is essential.
D) The car drove past the house quickly.
CORRECT ANSWER
A: The phrase suggests the subject ("the movie") performed the action, which it cannot.
Question 7
Choose the correct pronoun:"Each of the players has brought ____ own gear."
A) their
B) his or her
C) them
D) they
CORRECT ANSWER
B) His or Her
"Each" is singular, so the correct pronoun is "his or her."
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QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW
2026-2027 UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
A) The group of students are going to the museum.
B) The group of students is going to the museum.
C) The group of student is going to the museum.
D) The group of students were going to the museum.
CORRECT ANSWER
B) The group of students is going to the museum.
"The group" is a singular subject, so it takes a singular verb "is."
Question 2
Identify the error in the following sentence:"Neither the teacher nor the students has
finished their assignments."
A) teacher
B) nor
C) has
D) their
CORRECT ANSWER
C) has
The correct verb should be "have" since "Neither/nor" pairs with a singular subject.
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,Question 3
Choose the correct form of the verb:"She ____ to the store every Saturday."
A) go
B) goes
C) gone
D) going
CORRECT ANSWER
B) Goes
The correct present tense form for the subject "she" is "goes."
Question 4
Which of the following sentences uses a comma correctly?
A) I need to buy eggs milk and bread.
B) After dinner, we went for a walk.
C) My brother who lives in Canada is visiting.
D) The car is red blue and green.
CORRECT ANSWER
B)After dinner, we went for a walk.
The comma after "After dinner" correctly separates the introductory phrase from the main
clause.
Question 5
Identify the type of sentence:"Although it was raining, we decided to go hiking."
A) Simple
B) Compound
C) Complex
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, D) Compound-complex
CORRECT ANSWER
C) Complex
A complex sentence contains an independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
Question 6
Which of the following sentences contains a dangling modifier?
A) After reading the book, the movie was disappointing.
B) While walking in the park, she saw a dog.
C) To win the game, practice is essential.
D) The car drove past the house quickly.
CORRECT ANSWER
A: The phrase suggests the subject ("the movie") performed the action, which it cannot.
Question 7
Choose the correct pronoun:"Each of the players has brought ____ own gear."
A) their
B) his or her
C) them
D) they
CORRECT ANSWER
B) His or Her
"Each" is singular, so the correct pronoun is "his or her."
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