English Grammar

A 2026 Proving Ground for Sentence Syntax

Analyze and manipulate advanced English sentence constructions in this challenging assessment.

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Identify the type of subordinate clause in the following sentence: 'That the negotiations concluded so abruptly, a fact widely reported, surprised everyone involved.'
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2
Which of the following sentences contains a correctly formed periodic sentence?
Question 2
3
In the sentence 'The proposal the committee reviewed last week is now under consideration by the board,' what is the grammatical function of 'the committee reviewed last week'?
Question 3
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Which sentence demonstrates a grammatically sound use of a dangling modifier?
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Identify the sentence that is NOT an example of a complex-compound structure.
Question 5
6
What is the function of the infinitive phrase in this sentence? 'Her objective, to secure funding before the quarter's end, seemed increasingly ambitious.'
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7
Which option correctly rewrites the following to eliminate a comma splice? Original: 'The consensus was clear, however, implementation faced obstacles.'
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In the sentence 'What the analyst predicted, which was a market correction, has now occurred,' the clause 'which was a market correction' is best described as:
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9
Select the sentence that contains a subjunctive mood construction within a subordinate clause.
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Analyze the syntactic structure: 'Not only did the strategy fail to meet its targets, but it also incurred significant unforeseen costs.' This is an example of:
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A 2026 Proving Ground for Sentence Syntax

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Identify the type of subordinate clause in the following sentence: 'That the negotiations concluded so abruptly, a fact widely reported, surprised everyone involved.'

Which of the following sentences contains a correctly formed periodic sentence?

In the sentence 'The proposal the committee reviewed last week is now under consideration by the board,' what is the grammatical function of 'the committee reviewed last week'?

Which sentence demonstrates a grammatically sound use of a dangling modifier?

Identify the sentence that is NOT an example of a complex-compound structure.

What is the function of the infinitive phrase in this sentence? 'Her objective, to secure funding before the quarter's end, seemed increasingly ambitious.'

Which option correctly rewrites the following to eliminate a comma splice? Original: 'The consensus was clear, however, implementation faced obstacles.'

In the sentence 'What the analyst predicted, which was a market correction, has now occurred,' the clause 'which was a market correction' is best described as:

Select the sentence that contains a subjunctive mood construction within a subordinate clause.

Analyze the syntactic structure: 'Not only did the strategy fail to meet its targets, but it also incurred significant unforeseen costs.' This is an example of:

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