Sentence Structure
If you have TWO independent clauses, what are at least 2 ways you can correctly combine.
* break into 2 sentences
*add a semi colon in between
* add a comma and a fanboy
*add a dependent word
Strategies that the teacher uses to encourage classroom participation (include/includes) using small groups and clarifying expectations.
include
Based on the first paragraph, it is most reasonable to conclude that while in college
the author:
A. decided to become a professor of anthropology.
B. decided that she did not want to live permanently in Eatonville, Florida.
C. felt that her teachers prevented her from studying what she wanted
D. understood her own culture in new and different ways
D. understood her own culture in new and different ways
Is the following sentence an essential or nonessential clause?
My mom who lives over by the airport wants to out to dinner next weekend.
***If it is essential no commas will be added. If it is nonessential, commas will be added.
NONESSENTIAL
My mom, who lives over by the airport, wants to out to dinner next weekend.
In the text, Raise the Minimum Wage, the Times Editorial board uses logos to strengthen the argument that minimum wage should be raised.
This is an example of the:
A. Thesis/Main idea
B. Evidence
C. Link
D. Conclusion
A. Thesis
Are these correct sentences?
The school was open for learning, many students were ready for their lessons.
Clay's football team made it to state, they plan to take home the trophy.
NO!
They are comma splices/run ons!
The kid with all of the Pokemon cards (was/were) trading at the park.
was
As it is used in the passage, the underlined word word material most nearly means:
A. diversity.
B. fabric.
C. information.
D. money.
C. information.
Is the following sentence an essential or nonessential clause?
The car that I rented broke down on the highway.
***If it is essential no commas will be added. If it is nonessential, commas will be added.
ESSENTIAL
The car that I rented broke down on the highway.
"Six out of ten occupations expected to see the fasted growth this decade fall into this category, led by retailing, food service, and home healthcare."
What rhetorical appeal is the best choice for the above evidence?
a. ethos
b. pathos
c. logos
c. logos
While many video game creators strive to make their graphics ever more ______ others look to the past, developing titles with visuals inspired by the “8-bit” games of the 1980s and 1990s. (The term “8-bit” refers to a console whose processor could only handle eight bits of data at once.)
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
a. lifelike but
b. lifelike
c. lifelike,
d. lifelike, but
c. lifelike, (DC,IC)
Because a cycle of lunar phases ______ 29.5 days to complete, it’s possible to observe two full moons in a single month, one at the beginning and one at the end.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A. are taking
B. have taken
C. take
D. takes
D. takes (cycle is the singular subject)
In the second paragraph, the author indicates that one reason she chose to work in
Florida was that she wanted to collect folklore:
A. from people of different geographical backgrounds.
B. where her teachers suggested she do so.
C. from a place she had never visited.
D. in a state far from where she grew up.
A. from people of different geographical backgrounds.
Which of the following sentences represents a correctly placed modifier?
A. To improve his results, the experiment was done again.
B. He improved his results by doing the experiment again.
B. He improved his results by doing the experiment again.
"Dr. Greg Stephens of West Virginia University stated, 'Based on the dozens of archaeological expeditions I've made all over the world, I am confident that those potshards are Mesopotamian in origin.'"
What rhetorical appeal is the best choice for the above evidence?
a. ethos
b. pathos
c. logos
a. ethos
The intense pressure found in the deep ocean can affect the structure of proteins in fish’s cells, distorting the proteins’ shape. The chemical trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) counters this effect, ensuring that proteins retain their original ______ is found in high concentrations in the cells of the deepest-dwelling fish.
1. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A. configurations TMAO
B. configurations. TMAO
C. configurations, TMAO
D. configurations and TMAO
B. configurations. TMAO (IC.IC.)
Researchers studying the “terra-cotta army,” the thousands of life-size statues of warriors found interred near the tomb of Emperor Qin Shi Huang of China, were shocked to realize that the shape of each statue’s ears, like the shape of each person’s ears, ______ unique.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A. are
B. is
C. were
D. have been
Which of the following is NOT among the reasons the author gives for her decision
to collect folklore in Eatonville?
A. The people of Eatonville would be grateful that she published their stories.
B. The people of Eatonville would have many stories for her collection.
C. Eatonville and its people are familiar to her.
D. She believes that she can collect stories without doing harm
A. The people of Eatonville would be grateful that she published their stories.
Which of the following sentences represents a correctly placed modifier?
A. Because Maria did not know his name, it was difficult to introduce him.
B. Without knowing his name, it was difficult to introduce him.
A. Because Maria did not know his name, it was difficult to introduce him.
"There's no price that can be placed on peace of mind. Our advanced security systems will protect the well-being of your family so that you can sleep soundly at night."
What rhetorical appeal is the best choice for the above evidence?
a. ethos
b. pathos
c. logos
b. pathos
The Mission 66 initiative, which was approved by Congress in 1956, represented a major investment in the infrastructure of overburdened national ______ it prioritized physical improvements to the parksʼ roads, utilities, employee housing, and visitor facilities while also establishing educational programming for the public.
1. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A. parks and
B. parks;
C. parks,
D. parks
B. parks; (IC;IC)
Bengali author Toru Dutt’s A Sheaf Gleaned in French Fields (1876), a volume of English translations of French poems, ______ scholars’ understanding of the transnational and multilingual contexts in which Dutt lived and worked.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A. has enhanced
B. are enhancing
C. have enhanced
D. enhance
A. has enhanced (the text "A Sheaf Gleaned in French Fields" is singular)
Based on information in the third paragraph, which of the following statements
about the interactions on the porch can be most reasonably inferred?
A. The adults encouraged the author (as a child) to stay and tell stories.
B. Men were more frequent participants than were women.
C. Most of the storytellers had not grown up in Eatonville.
D. The author's parents sent her to the porch to hear the stories.
B. Men were more frequent participants than were women.
Earth is not a perfect sphere. Due to the ______ gravitational pull, Earth bulges out on the sides closest to and farthest from the Moon.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A. Moon's
B. Moons
C. Moons'
D. Moon
A. Moon's
(singular possessive)
This part of your writing is the analysis that explains how the evidence strengthens the claim.
A. Thesis/Main idea
B. Evidence
C. Link
D. Conclusion
C. link