Read this example of incorrect sentence structure.Paula is moving to Chicago, winters are cold there.Which revision best corrects the sentence?
Read the sentence.The garden was enclosed by tall stone walls, which blocked out the noise and bustle of the city.Which statement best explains how the underlined clause conveys meaning?
Read the sentence.The English novelist Virginia Woolf, who pioneered the use of stream of consciousness in fiction, was a prolific writer, and the influence of her fiction and nonfiction on her contemporaries was both powerful and pervasive.Which statements best describe this sentence? Select three options.It is a complex sentence.It contains a restrictive clause.It is a compound-complex sentence.It contains a nonrestrictive clause.It links three clauses to add variety to a text.
Read the sentence.The tracking party followed their prey to the river, but there they lost the trail, even though they had several bloodhounds with them.What type of sentence is this?
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.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.
Read the sentences.Glazing pottery can be tricky. The stunning results make the effort worthwhile.What should be included to best combine the sentences?
Which sentence contains a restrictive clause?
Read the sentence.Marileta is staying with friends until she finds an apartment.What type of clause do the underlined words form?
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