Contested Usage

Question 1

George Washington was one of the greatest generals in American history.

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George Washington

Question 2

George Washington was one of the greatest generals in American history.

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was

Question 3

Which of these sentences is grammatically correct?

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Benjamin Banneker was an African American scientist and inventor who helped create the plans for Washington, DC.

Question 4

Which of the following is an independent clause?

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Early American writers were mostly men.

Question 5

How do the sentences in the passage above compare to each other?

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They have very similar structures.

Question 6

Identify the sentence fragment?

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Phyllis Wheatly and other African American women writers in colonial America.

Question 7

Puritans had certain beliefs about women in society shaping colonial attitudes toward female writers.

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a fused sentence

Question 8

Why are run-on sentences problematic? Check the three best answers.

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Run-on sentences make text more difficult to read.; Run-on sentences can change the intended meaning of a text.; Run-on sentences can make a sentence confusing.

Question 9

Sentence 2 is a .

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comma splice

Question 10

Question 10

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We look at political documents, records, and historical agreements; they offer hints about life in the past.; We look at political documents, records, and historical agreements because they offer hints about life in the past.; We look at political documents, records, and historical agreements. They offer hints about life in the past.

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