Identifying types of sentences
Correct the sentence: He rode on his bike, it was fun.
(Comma splice)
He rode on his bike, AND it was fun.
Alternate answers: He rode on his bike; it was fun.
He rode on his bike. It was fun.
Which is the correct answer based on the underlined part of the sentence?
We had never seen a waterfall in this canyon, my sister did not believe that one existed.
A) No change
B) canyon my sister
C) canyon; my sister
D) canyon; and my sister
C
(compound sentences)
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With no warning, the couch became a launching pad to the bookcase.
A) No change
B) the couch was used as a launching pad
C) the kitten launched from the couch
D) the couch launched from the kitten
C
(dangling modifiers)
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Peyton and Aveline admitted to leaving out a few ingredients. Nonetheless, their cake was arguably better than their father's.
A) No change
B) In fact,
C) Similarly,
D) For instance,
A) No change
(transitions)
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The staff of dedicated nurses and doctors are here to serve the public.
A) No change
B) is
C) be
D) being
B) is
(groups and parts of groups)
Correct the sentence: She tried to correct the sentence, it was surprisingly difficult.
(Comma Splice)
She tried to correct the sentence, but it was surprisingly difficult. (but-and, however, etc.)
Alternate answers: She tried to correct the sentence; it was surprisingly difficult. She tried to correct the sentence. It was surprisingly difficult.
Which is the correct answer based on the underlined part of the sentence?
We scrambled over and around boulders and we reached a bend in the creek.
A) No change
B) boulder; and then we
C) boulders, we
D)boulders and
D
(compound verbs)
Which is the correct answer based on the underlined part of the sentence?
Ryan and Kayla sat next to each other in almost every class. He was left-handed and she was right-handed, a difference which, no doubt, has resulted in many bumped elbows.
A) No change
B) resulted
C) has been resulting
D) would result
B
(consistent verbs)
Which is the correct answer based on the underlined part of the sentence?
The scenes sculpted on the Parthenon in ancient Athens were designed in such a way as to inspire awe.
A) No change
B) so as
C) as
D) delete the underlined portion
D) delete
(improving conciseness)
In the 2000 film Castaway, the protagonist survives four years of complete isolation by using a unique survival strategy; talking to a volleyball.
A) No change
B) strategy: talks
C) strategy by which: he talks
D) strategy: he talks
D) strategy: he talks
(colons)
Correct the sentence: Comma splices are an important concept in grammar, they are difficult to learn.
(Comma Splice)
Comma splices are an important concept in grammar, and they are difficult to learn.(and-but, however, etc.)
Alternate answers: Comma splices are an important concept in grammar; they are difficult to learn.
Comma splices are an important concept in grammar. They are difficult to learn.
Which is the correct answer based on the underlined part of the sentence?
Jade boarded a ship of Shanghai.
A) No change
B) into Shanghai
C) to Shanghai
D) through Shanghai
C
(prepositional phrases)
Which is the correct answer based on the underlined part of the sentence?
Joelle said that if she is president for a day, she would give more government funding to NASA.
A) No change
B) was
C)was being
D)were
D
(mood)
Which is the correct answer based on the underlined part of the sentence?
Offerings left in the ancient graves tell is what the community valued and what people believed was worth having.
A) No change
B) the community valued
C) people considered
D) was
C)people considered
(eliminating redundancies)
Choose the correct response.
Because the late night shift requiring long hours for little pay, there is a high turnover rate.
A) No change
B) requires
C) to require
D) and requiring
B) requires
(tense)
What type of sentence is the following: A ball rolled right in front of me.
(fragment sentence
complete sentence
run-on sentence
dependent clause)
complete sentence
Which is the correct answer based on the underlined part of the sentence?
A documentary filmmaker Madison Pace decided to try making a fictional film.
A) No change
B) filmmaker,
C) filmmaker;
D) filmmaker such as
B
(appositive phrases)
Which is the correct answer based on the underlined part of the sentence?
The college has been attended by thousands of students.
A) No change
B) Thousands of students have attended the college.
C) Thousands of students were being attended to by the college.
D) The college always has thousands of students in attendance.
B
(voice)
Which is the correct answer based on the underlined part of the sentence?
The soldier's torch cut through the darkness, providing a buffer around which his comrades could rally.
A) No change
B) sign
C) beacon
D) message
C) beacon
(improving diction)
Which is the correct answer based on the underlined part of the sentence?
The student asked his academic advisor, "To who should I give my letter of recommendation?"
A) No change
B) whom should I
C) who is the person that I
D) whom is the person that I
B) whom should I
Who vs whom
What type of sentence is the following: A child came barreling toward me the child was panting as he said "Hey!"
(complete sentence
compound sentence
run-on sentence
dependent clause)
run-on sentence
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While believing it could win someday, the team continued to enter tournaments.
A) No change
B) Believed to win
C) While believing in winning
D) Believing it could win
D
(participial phrases)
Which is the correct answer based on the underlined part of the sentence?
In wind chimes, the longest hollow tubes produce lower, fuller tones.
A) No change
B)lowest, most full
C)more lower, fuller
D)the lowest, fullest
D
(degrees of comparison)
Which is the correct answer based on the underlined part of the sentence?
It is possible that high heels were invented for a purely practical reason. Ninth-century pottery images show Persian horseback riders wearing high heels, probably to grip the stirrups and so their feet did not slip.
A) which meant that their feet did not slip.
B) whenever their feet started to slip.
C) and keep their feet from slipping.
D) preventing any foot slippage.
C) and keep their feet from slipping.
(improving consistency)
Choose the correct answer.
The city’s rising population, as well as its poor public transportation infrastructure, has lead to massive traffic jams during the morning commute.
A) No change
B) which has lead
C) leading
D) being the leader
A) No change
(tense)