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Which sentence correctly uses parallel structure?

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The boss wants to know who can take the late shift tonight, open tomorrow morning, and who can work on the holiday.
B
The boss wants to know who wants the late shift tonight, who can open tomorrow morning, and if you will work on the holiday.
C
The boss wants to know who can take the late shift tonight, who can open tomorrow morning, and who can work on the holiday.
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The boss wants to know who can take the late shift tonight, who can open tomorrow morning, and which of us wants to work on the holiday.
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Read the sentence.The children, who were lucky, received presents.Which statement accurately describes the sentence?

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The sentence includes a restrictive clause.
B
The sentence has an appositive that is essential for understanding.
C
The sentence contains a non-restrictive appositive.
D
The sentence describes exactly which children received presents.
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Which statements describe characteristics of a restrictive clause? Select three options.It is set off by commas.It contains a subject and a verb.It is not set apart by punctuation.It is essential to the meaning of the sentence.It adds nonessential information to the sentence.

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It is set off by commas.
B
It contains a subject and a verb.
C
It is not set apart by punctuation.
D
It is essential to the meaning of the sentence.
E
It adds nonessential information to the sentence.
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Which sentence uses dashes correctly?

A
Uluru is also known as Ayers Rock—it is a large sandstone formation in central Australia.
B
Australia is home to­ some unusual animals such as kangaroos—wallabies—koalas—kookaburras.
C
Ballaratone is of the centers of the 19th-century Australian gold rush and gold is still being mined—today.
D
Sydney draws visitors from all around the world to see its iconic architectural masterpiece—the Sydney Opera House.
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Which sentence includes a restrictive clause?

A
I often see my middle school English teacher shopping at the mall.
B
The English novelist Charles Dickens also wrote plays and articles.
C
The ceramic cups Birgit bought at the garage sale are all chipped.
D
American literature, which we study in 11th grade, is my favorite subject.
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Which sentences correctly use commas? Select two options.Washington was a general before becoming president, and Jackson was also a general.For centuries, Japan has been ruled by shoguns, and emperors.Two English kings fascinate me, Richard Lionheart and his brother King John.Mansa Musa who ruled Mali in the early 1300s was rich and powerful.After his voyage in 1492, Columbus and his men arrived in what they believed to be Southeast Asia.

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Washington was a general before becoming president, and Jackson was also a general.
B
For centuries, Japan has been ruled by shoguns, and emperors.
C
Two English kings fascinate me, Richard Lionheart and his brother King John.
D
Mansa Musa who ruled Mali in the early 1300s was rich and powerful.
E
After his voyage in 1492, Columbus and his men arrived in what they believed to be Southeast Asia.
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Read the paragraph.(1) Outside, the snow hit the ground with a faint tapping; inside, the heater came on with a distant roar. (2) Outside, the wind howled through the big oak; a log snapped in the fireplace. (3) Outside, footsteps crunched hurriedly past the window; inside, the cat stretched and purred. (4) Outside, an owl hooted softly; inside, a page turned.

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Sentence 1 should be revised to read, “Outside the snow fell; inside the heater came on with a distant roar.”
B
Sentence 2 should be revised to read, “Outside, the wind howled through the big oak; inside, a log snapped in the fireplace.”
C
Sentence 3 should be revised to read, “Outside, footsteps walked hurriedly past the window; inside, the cat stretched and purred.”
D
Sentence 4 should be revised to read, “In the night, an owl hooted; in the room, a page turned.”
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Read the sentence.In film production, it is the role of directors to envision the script that tells a story, to develop an artistic lens that enhances their ideas, and guiding the team that will carry out their vision.

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guiding the team to carry out their vision
B
to guide the team that will carry out their vision
C
guiding the team that is carrying out their vision
D
guides the team that will carry out their vision
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Why would dashes be used in a sentence? Select three options.to emphasize particular informationto introduce a list of words or phrasesto set off introductory words or phrasesto indicate the importance of certain ideasto set off nonessential elements containing commas

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to emphasize particular information
B
to introduce a list of words or phrases
C
to set off introductory words or phrases
D
to indicate the importance of certain ideas
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to set off nonessential elements containing commas
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In a sentence, what is parallel structure?

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the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
B
the use of the same sentence structure in every sentence in a paragraph
C
the use of consistent patterns that keep the elements in a series in the same form
D
the use of two or more independent clauses joined by a comma and a conjunction

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