Writing Coherent Sentences

Question 1

Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

After reading the whole book, the ending was unsatisfying.

Question 2

What did you include in your sentence? Check all that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

a compound or complex sentence; correct agreement; correct punctuation; more-specific word choices

Question 3

Read the sample sentence, and then answer the questions.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

✔ subject and verb; What two elements in this sentence do not agree?: subject and verb; Sequoia and Charles plan to exercise together.

Question 4

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

Revolt · Accepted Answer

✔ Sequoia and Charles plan to exercise together.

Question 5

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

Revolt · Accepted Answer

✔ Change “you” to “they.”; Sentence 1:: Change “you” to “they.”; Sentence 2:: Change “me” to “I.”; Sentence 3:: Change “he” to “they”; Sentence 4:: Change “it” to “a test.”

Question 6

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

Revolt · Accepted Answer

✔ Change “me” to “I.”

Question 7

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

Revolt · Accepted Answer

✔ Change “he” to “they”

Question 8

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

Revolt · Accepted Answer

✔ Change “it” to “a test.”

Question 9

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

Revolt · Accepted Answer

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 10

✔ absolute phraseappositive phrasenonrestrictive clauserestrictive clause

Revolt · Accepted Answer

✔ absolute phrase

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