Writing Coherent Sentences Answers

✔ subject and verbmodifier and objectpronoun and antecedent

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

Sentence 1:

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

Sentence 3:

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.

absolute phraseappositive phrasenonrestrictive clause✔ restrictive 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.

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.

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