English Grammar

The Architecture of Elaborate Expression

Probe your ability to construct and identify the most sophisticated sentence patterns in the English language.

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Quiz Questions

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1
Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct in its use of complex sentence openers and intervening phrases?
Question 1
2
Consider these three constructions. 1) Wandering through the ancient manuscript, the faded ink presented a tantalizing puzzle to the paleographer. 2) The paleographer, wandering through the ancient manuscript, was presented with a tantalizing puzzle by the faded ink. 3) A discovery that would rewrite several chapters of literary history. Which statement accurately assesses their structural integrity?
Question 2
3
A prescriptive grammar rule dictates the use of 'that' for restrictive clauses and 'which' for non-restrictive clauses. Which sentence correctly applies this rule to subordinate a defining clause and a non-defining clause about the same antecedent ('the proposition')?
Question 3
4
Identify the statement that correctly isolates the syntactically ambiguous sentence from these three: 1) The lawyer discussed the contract with the client that was unsigned. 2) With the client, the lawyer discussed the unsigned contract. 3) It was the unsigned contract that the lawyer discussed with the client.
Question 4
5
Classify the syntactic structure of the following sentence: 'Although initial parameters were ambiguous, the algorithm parsed the data with remarkable efficiency, and it generated a predictive model.'
Question 5