Read the example.If you want to know how Dickens’s last novel would end.What common error in sentence construction is evident in this example?
Read this example of incorrect sentence structure.Gino is starring in the school play, it opens next week.Which revision best corrects the sentence?
Read this example of incorrect sentence structure.Winter is coming I need a new coat.Which revisions best correct the sentence? Select three options.Winter is coming; I need a new coat.Winter is coming, so I need a new coat.When winter is coming, I need a new coat.Because winter is coming, I need a new coat.Although winter is coming, I need a new coat.
What are the characteristics of an independent clause? Select three options.It contains a subject and a verb.It expresses a complete thought.It begins with a relative pronoun.It can stand alone as a complete sentence.It cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.
Which examples are simple sentences? Select three options.A favorite book genre can tell you a lot about a person if you look closely. Reading novels is one of the greatest pleasures in my life.Reading books can take you places that you have never been before.Some call reading fantasy and science fiction a form of escapism.One of the best ways to learn about history is by reading historical novels.
Read the paragraph.Spring arrives suddenly. Buds appear on the rosebushes. Shoots are sprouting from the ground. The fruit trees are in flower. Wherever you look, new plant life is basking in the warm spring sun.How does the underlined sentence add variety and meaning to the writing? Select three options.by changing the topicby addressing the readerby introducing a new ideaby combining ideas in a complex sentenceby combining ideas in compound sentence
Which examples are clauses? Select three options.whenever I go to the moviesSamir lives on Green Street.tearing through the townbut it’s likely to rain that dayafter the end of the school year
Read the sentence.I like reading novels that bring to life events in history.Which statement best explains how the underlined clause conveys meaning?
Read the sentences.Glazing pottery can be tricky. The stunning results make the effort worthwhile.What should be included to best combine the sentences?
Read this example of incorrect sentence structure.Heavy, black clouds rushing in from the horizon.Which revision corrects the sentence?
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