Writing Coherent Sentences

Question 1

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

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The concert that I attended was held last August.: restrictive clause; The audience moved as one, the crowd swaying to the music.: absolute phrase; The concert, which had been rescheduled, was sold out.: nonrestrictive clause; The band, a hometown favorite, came back for several encores.: appositive phrase

Question 2

Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?

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D: After reading the whole book, the ending was unsatisfying.

Question 3

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

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B: After reading the whole book, I found that the ending was unsatisfying.

Question 4

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

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B: don’t carry food with strong odors

Question 5

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

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

Question 6

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

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D: ✔ restrictive clause

Question 7

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

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A: an informed audience

Question 8

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

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

Question 9

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.

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

Question 10

Write one sentence that correctly combines the two sample sentences. Consider using more-specific words in your revision.The clown at the party was very nice.I did not think that the clown was funny.

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The clown at the party was pleasant, but I did not think he was particularly entertaining.

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