Writing Coherent Sentences Answers

Decide what revision should be made in each sentence to correct the pronoun errors.

✔ Change “me” to “I.”Change “I” to “they.”Change “we” to “you.”

Change “I” to “me.”✔ Change “he” to “they”Change “someone” to “you.”

Change “my” to “ours.”✔ Change “it” to “a test.”Change “you” to “your.”

Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?

Which sentence corrects the dangling modifier in the sample sentence?After reading the whole book, the ending was unsatisfying.

Which phrase completes the final sentence and uses a parallel structure?

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

Decide if the underlined part of each sentence is an absolute phrase, an appositive phrase, a restrictive clause, or a nonrestrictive clause.

✔ absolute phraseappositive phrasenonrestrictive clauserestrictive clause

absolute phraseappositive phrase✔ nonrestrictive clauserestrictive clause

absolute phrase✔ appositive phrasenonrestrictive clauserestrictive clause

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

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

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.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.Being team members, the team worked well by winning 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.