Writing Coherent Sentences Answers

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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What two elements in this sentence do not agree?[___]

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Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?Arriving late for the movie, Jack quietly took a seat.Arriving early to class, Leslie had time to finish her homework.Without hearing the instructions, I found that the assignment was difficult to complete.After reading the whole book, the ending was unsatisfying.

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Which phrase completes the final sentence and uses a parallel structure?no food with strong odorsdon’t carry food with strong odorsfood with strong odors behindother important safety rules about food

Which phrases are parallel in the sample sentence? Check all that apply.“write a formal essay”“the steps of the writing process”“prewriting to gather your ideas”“drafting to organize your ideas”“making revisions to make sure your ideas are logical”

The concert that I attended was held last August. [___]

Based on the word choice in sentence 1, who is the most likely audience for this passage?an informed audiencea general audiencean uninformed audiencea young audience

Which revision combines sentences 2 and 3 to add sentence variety?King uses two techniques at the same time. The techniques emphasize important ideas.King uses the techniques at the same time, an emphasis of ideas.King uses both techniques at the same time so that he can emphasize important ideas.King emphasizes important ideas. He uses the techniques at the same time.

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

Read the sample sentence, and then answer the questions. Sequoia and Charles plans to exercise together. What two elements in this sentence do not agree? Which revised sentence corrects the agreement error?

Decide what revision should be made in each sentence to correct the pronoun errors. Sentence 1: Sentence 2: Sentence 3: Sentence 4:

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?