Stage 3: Grammar menu

These are the grammar topics that were tested in the Stage 3 PreQuiz.

Apostrophes 3

Apostrophes and possesion: Keeping track of who owns what in your sentence.

Disruptive and dangling modifiers

Disruptive modifiers interrupt the sentence when information is inserted between the verb and object. If a sentence has a dangling modifier, it is unclear what is being modified.

Capitals with acronyms

Acronyms are combinations of capital letters from the first letter of each word of a phrase. NZ is an acronym for New Zealand. They have some interesting quirks.

Commas 3

Using commas before joining words, and to identify non-essential information.

Who or which or that—relative clauses

Adding specifics about information in clauses with who or which or that.