Pick which conjunction best combines this sentence (and, but, so)
Maria didn’t finish her essay. She did finish her math.
but
100
What do subordinate clauses do to a sentence?
Enhance the detail of a sentence
100
What are stringy sentences?
A stringy sentence is one that goes on for too long without showing that the ideas in the sentence are related.
100
What is an overloaded sentence?
A sentence that contains too many modifiers.
200
Neither threats nor hostile action (scares, scare) the enemy.
Neither threats nor hostile action scares the enemy.
200
Combine these sentences: Ellen ate the whole cake. She was still hungry.
Ellen ate the whole cake, yet she was still hungry. (but works also)
200
Which clause refers to a person?
Who
200
What is the first step to fixing stringy sentences?
Separate the sentence into a list of ideas it contains.
200
What does too many modifiers do to the sentence?
It takes away from the meaning of the sentence.
300
What is the coordinating conjunction in the following sentence? Julie bought her mom a sweater, and she loved it.
and
300
Which is the subordinate clause?
She could not go to the show because she didn't have enough money.
because she didn't have enough money.
300
Combine these sentences.
You gave me a book. The book is lost.
The book that you gave me is lost.
300
Name one of the two relationships that elements in a group can have.
Cause and Effect or Chronological Order
300
Where would it make the most sense to start a new sentence? (you would edit some words out to make better sense)
- working together could have considerable benefits (1) for both of our organizations (2) because it would mean that we could share premises (3) and operational costs and communicate better, and moreover make a better representation.
2
400
Correct this sentence: The clubs and companies is having a meeting today.
The clubs and companies are having a meeting today.
400
Is the following conjunction coordinating or subordinate?
Some say dogs are friendlier than cats, although cats can also be extremely loving.
Subordinate
400
The Empire State Building, which used to be the tallest building in the world, is still a popular tourist attraction. What noun is the clause describing?
Empire State Building
400
List two appropriate transition words.
if, then, so, when, first, although, finally, however and, because
400
How many sentences should this be divided up into?
-I went into the kitchen late at night for a glass of milk and I noticed that the basement doorknob seemed to be turning, and I panicked until I found it was only the cat, and I remembered she had learned to turn doorknobs
3 or 4
500
When combining sentence parts, the verb has to agree in _____ with the new compound subject.
Number
500
Which is not a subordinating conjunction: (although, because, before, after, yet, then, if)
yet
500
Students ask questions. They learn a lot. Combine these sentences.
The students who ask questions learn a lot.
500
Which one appears to be Stringy? Which one is grammatically correct?
#1: Many students attend classes all morning, and then they work all afternoon, and they also have to study at night, so they are usually exhausted by the weekend.
#2: Many students attend classes all morning and then they work all afternoon. They also have to study at night, so they are usually exhausted by the weekend.
#1 = Stringy
#2 = Revised
500
Which one is better: Because researchers interested in speech synthesis and automatic recognition need to find rules that improve intelligibility of speech, they needto study the psychological determinants more closely before they can solve what has become a complex set of questions. OR
Researchers interested in speech synthesis and automatic recognition need to find rules that improve intelligibility of speech. Consequently, they need to study the psychological determinants more closely before they can solve what has become a complex set of questions.
Researchers interested in speech synthesis and automatic recognition need to find rules that improve intelligibility of speech. Consequently, they need to study the psychological determinants more closely before they can solve what has become a complex set of questions.