PMS English MCQs

A comma alone cannot join two independent clauses in formal writing.
This incorrect joining is called a comma splice.

All three items use matching gerund forms.
Parallel grammatical structure makes coordinated ideas clear and balanced.

The subject contains two nouns joined by 'and.'
Both Ali and Hamza perform the action.

One subject performs two actions: collected and analyzed.
Two verbs sharing the same subject form a compound predicate.

It contains the dependent clause 'Although it was late' and two independent clauses.
This combination makes it compound-complex.

A negative adverb placed first triggers auxiliary-subject inversion.
The correct order is 'Never have I seen.'

The complete subject names what the sentence is about.
The entire noun phrase identifies the bridge that needs repair.

The predicate states what is said about the subject.
Here it tells that the bridge needs repair.

The phrase is built around the head noun 'musician.'
The other words function as determiners and modifiers.

'With great care' can modify a verb by explaining how an action is done.
It therefore functions adverbially.

The relative clause begins with 'who' and describes a noun.
A clause that modifies a noun functions adjectivally.

'What she decided' can function as a subject or object in a larger sentence.
A dependent clause performing a noun role is a noun clause.