Writing Coherent Sentences

Question 1

Which phrases are parallel in the sample sentence? Check all that apply.

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“prewriting to gather your ideas”; “drafting to organize your ideas”; “making revisions to make sure your ideas are logical”

Question 2

Decide if the underlined part of each sentence is an absolute phrase, an appositive phrase, a restrictive clause, or a nonrestrictive clause. The concert that I attended was held last August. The audience moved as one, the crowd swaying to the music. The concert, which had been rescheduled, was sold out. The band, a hometown favorite, came back for several encores.

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restrictive clause; Selection 1: restrictive clause; Selection 2: absolute phrase; Selection 3: nonrestrictive clause; Selection 4: appositive phrase

Question 3

Based on the word choice in sentence 1, who is the most likely audience for this passage?

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a general audience

Question 4

Which revision combines sentences 2 and 3 to add sentence variety?

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King uses both techniques at the same time so that he can emphasize important ideas.

Question 5

Which sentences combine the ideas correctly? Check all that apply.The members of the team worked well together. The team members won first place in the contest.

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The team’s members worked well together, and they won first place in the contest.; Because the team’s members worked well together, they won first place in the contest.; The team’s members won first place in the contest because they worked well together.; The team’s members won first place in the contest; they worked well together.

Question 6

The audience moved as one, the crowd swaying to the music. [___]

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absolute phrase

Question 7

She or he plan to exercise together.To exercise together, Sequoia and Charles plans.✔ Sequoia and Charles plan to exercise together.

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Sequoia and Charles plan to exercise together.

Question 8

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Change “me” to “I.”

Question 9

✔ absolute phraseappositive phrasenonrestrictive clauserestrictive clause

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absolute phrase

Question 10

The concert, which had been rescheduled, was sold out. [___]

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nonrestrictive clause

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