1. Which of the following is a simple sentence?
A. I went to the airport, but I was too late to meet them.
B. I got to the airport late because the traffic was so terrible.
(I thought it was B but I'm not sure)
2. Choosing a good reviewer for your writing means finding someone who?
A. Will concentrate on your ideas and how well you support them.
B. Knows everything about writing and will find every mistake.
(They both sound good but I'm not quite sure which one is better.)
3. Which of the following sentences contains a dependent clause?
A. The red sports car that was parked under the tree belongs to Alan.
B. Kicking and leaping, the three deer behaved like rambunctious rabbits.
C. Jared eagerly climbed into the boxing ring; he was on his back and out for the count in less than ten seconds.
D. Please clear the table and was the dishes.
(I thought it was B but again I've no idea)
4. In which sentence does the underlined word have a negative connotation?
A. Jenna's ethnic background gave her an exotic look.
B. Jack, who is the most outspoken member of the group, led the opposition to the new rule.
C. Although she had worked hard in high school, Ruth found the college courses challenging.
D. Matthew was a scrawny kid, but he grew up strong.
5. Which of the following sentences contains an error in subject-verb agreement?
A. Kristy, Molly, and Kate attend the same university and ride the bus together.
B. Each of the 14 groups are going to contribute an item to the auction.
C. Which one of these shirts is your favorite?
D. Either Dennis or Susan is going to pick you up.
6. Which of the following sentences contains a redundancy?
A. Steve admired the partially completed stadium.
B. Chris had trouble working up even mild enthusiasm for Mike's plan.
C. At no time did Tony indicate a willingness to admit defeat.
D. Emily's sister gave birth to a pair of twins.
7. What is the sequence of components in the following sentence?
"Listless and depressed by vistas of snow and gray skies, Dieter left the cabin and walked toward the frozen pond."
A. Subject, verb, modifier
B. Modifier, subject, verb
C. Subject, modifier, verb
D. Modifier, subject, modifier, verb.
I know Dieter is the subject so I was assuming that it was B but I'm not quite sure.
8. To compose strong, compelling sentences, avoid using?
A. clauses as modifiers
B. short, simple sentences.
C. forms of the verb to be.
D. dependent clauses.
(I was thinking it was either B or C not sure)
Thank you in advance.
A. I went to the airport, but I was too late to meet them.
B. I got to the airport late because the traffic was so terrible.
(I thought it was B but I'm not sure)
2. Choosing a good reviewer for your writing means finding someone who?
A. Will concentrate on your ideas and how well you support them.
B. Knows everything about writing and will find every mistake.
(They both sound good but I'm not quite sure which one is better.)
3. Which of the following sentences contains a dependent clause?
A. The red sports car that was parked under the tree belongs to Alan.
B. Kicking and leaping, the three deer behaved like rambunctious rabbits.
C. Jared eagerly climbed into the boxing ring; he was on his back and out for the count in less than ten seconds.
D. Please clear the table and was the dishes.
(I thought it was B but again I've no idea)
4. In which sentence does the underlined word have a negative connotation?
A. Jenna's ethnic background gave her an exotic look.
B. Jack, who is the most outspoken member of the group, led the opposition to the new rule.
C. Although she had worked hard in high school, Ruth found the college courses challenging.
D. Matthew was a scrawny kid, but he grew up strong.
5. Which of the following sentences contains an error in subject-verb agreement?
A. Kristy, Molly, and Kate attend the same university and ride the bus together.
B. Each of the 14 groups are going to contribute an item to the auction.
C. Which one of these shirts is your favorite?
D. Either Dennis or Susan is going to pick you up.
6. Which of the following sentences contains a redundancy?
A. Steve admired the partially completed stadium.
B. Chris had trouble working up even mild enthusiasm for Mike's plan.
C. At no time did Tony indicate a willingness to admit defeat.
D. Emily's sister gave birth to a pair of twins.
7. What is the sequence of components in the following sentence?
"Listless and depressed by vistas of snow and gray skies, Dieter left the cabin and walked toward the frozen pond."
A. Subject, verb, modifier
B. Modifier, subject, verb
C. Subject, modifier, verb
D. Modifier, subject, modifier, verb.
I know Dieter is the subject so I was assuming that it was B but I'm not quite sure.
8. To compose strong, compelling sentences, avoid using?
A. clauses as modifiers
B. short, simple sentences.
C. forms of the verb to be.
D. dependent clauses.
(I was thinking it was either B or C not sure)
Thank you in advance.