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Sentence Correction Practice Questions
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Read the following sentences and select the option that corrects the underlined sections. If the sentences sections are correct as written, choose option A.
1. If the books have been cataloged last week, why haven’t they been placed on the shelf?
A. have been cataloged
B. would have been cataloged
C. was cataloged
D. were cataloged
E. had been cataloged
2. Jessica Mitford wrote The American Way of Death, a best-selling book that led eventually to an official investigation of the funeral industry.
A. that led eventually
B. that had led eventually
C. that eventually led
D. which eventually led
E. who eventually led
3. Sabotage came from the French saboter, which means “to clatter with wooden shoes (sabots).”
A. which means “to
B. which means, “to
C. that means “to
D. that means-“to
E. that means, “to
4. When studying an assignment, it is wise to read it over quickly at first, than see the major points, and finally outline the material.
A. first, than
B. first: then
C. first-then
D. first, then
E. first-than
5. To judge the Tidy City contest, we picked an uninterested party.
A. picked an uninterested party.
B. picked an interested party!
C. picked a disinterested party.
D. are in the process of picking an uninterested party.
E. picked an disinterested party.
6. Linda decides they had better scram before the killers find them.
A. had better scram
B. had better leave
C. should hurry and scram
D. could hurry and leave
E. had better get out
7. I really dug the character of Brutus.
A. dug
B. thought about
C. thought of
D. admired
E. gazed at
8. Once upon a point a time, a small person named Little Red Riding Hood initiated plans for the preparation, delivery and transportation of foodstuffs to her Grandmother.
A. and transportation of foodstuffs to her Grandmother.
B. and transportation of food stuffs to her Grandmother.
C. and transportation of food supplies to her Grandmother.
D. and transportation of foodstuffs to her grandmother.
E. and, transportation of food supplies to her grand mother.
9. The setting of a story effects the story’s plot.
A. effects the story’s plot.
B. effects the stories plot.
C. affect the story’s plot.
D. affects the story’s plot.
E. affects the story’s plots.
10. Arctic trees are scrubbiest than trees in milder climates.
A. scrubbiest than trees
B. scrubbier then trees
C. scrubbiest than are trees
D. scrubbier than are trees
E. scrubbier than trees
11. Quebec rises in a magnificent way above the St. Lawrence River.
A. rises in a magnificent way above
B. rises in a magnificent way, way above
C. rises magnificently above
D. rises magnificently way above
E. is raised in a magnificent way above
12. Someone gives the school gerbils every year.
A. Someone gives the school gerbils
B. Some one gives the school gerbils
C. Some one gives the School gerbils
D. There is a person that gives the school gerbils
E. An individual gave gerbils
13. During colonial days, a school room looked rather empty.
A. colonial days, a school room looked
B. colonial days, a schoolroom looked
C. colonial days; a schoolroom looked
D. colonial days; a school room looked
E. colonial days-a schoolroom looked
14. The helium-filled balloon rose in the air.
A. rose in the air.
B. was rising in the air.
C. was in the air.
D. rose into the air.
E. would rise in the air.
15. If I had the address, I would have delivered the package myself.
A. had the address,
B. had the address;
C. had the address-
D. had had the address;
E. had had the address,
16. Do you know that these gloves have lay on the bureau all week?
A. have lay on
B. have laid on
C. would lie on
D. had laid on
E. have lain on
17. If I would have known about the team tryouts, I would have signed up for them.
A. had known
B. would have known
C. could of known
D. had been told
E. could have been told
18. If he would have revised his first draft, he would have received a better grade.
A. would have revised
B. had revised
C. could of revised
D. had of revised
E. would revise
19. Valarie claims that cats made the best pets.
A. made the best pets.
B. could be the best pets.
C. are the best pets.
D. make of the best pets.
E. make the best pets.
20. By next month, Ms. Jones will be Mayor of Tallahassee for two years.
A. will be Mayor of Tallahassee
B. will have been Mayor of Tallahassee
C. will be mayor of Tallahassee
D. will have been mayor of Tallahassee
E. could have been mayor of Tallahassee
Bell Ringer _______:
- In A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Ebeneezer Scrooge sees the ghost of Jacob Marely. He refuses to believe that he is seeing a ghost. He explains it by saying:
“You may be an undigested bit of beef, a blot of mustard, a crumb of cheese, a fragment of underdone potato. There’s more of gravy than of grave about you, whatever you are!”
The words in bold face and black type are an example of:
a. Situational Irony
b. Allusion
c. Metaphor
d. Pun- Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.
Getting people to work well in teams is crucial to accomplishing ambitious goals. Teams work a kind of magic in developing important ideas and getting hard work done, and they give us the close human contact and shared purpose that we all need. But there’s a dark side to teams too: group identity can be too powerful. The desire to be an accepted member of a group can prevent individuals from forming their own moral judgments.
Adapted from Peter S. Temes, The Power of Purpose
Assignment: Are teams or groups beneficial for individuals, or does group membership prevent individuals from forming their own moral judgments? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
Read this excerpt from Hatchet:
He had been riding his ten-speed with a friend named Terry. They had been taking a run on a bike trail and decided to come back a different way, a way that took them past the Amber Mall. Brian remembered everything in incredible detail. Remembered the time on the bank clock in the mall, flashing 3:31, then the temperature, 82, and the date. All the numbers were a part of his memory, all of his life was a part of the memory.
What is the purpose of leaving out the date when the other details are given?
a. The author wants to avoid giving too much detail which might bore the reader.
b. The author doesn’t want the book to go too long.
c. The author wants the book to seem like modern day to the reader.
d. The date is not important.
Scroll down for the answer.
a. is incorrect. Details are important here to show that Brian remembers everything.
b. is incorrect. Giving a date would not make the book noticeably longer.
c. is correct. By not giving a date (specifically the year) the reader assumes it is modern day. This is a common technique for authors.
d. is incorrect. The date is just as important as the time and the temperature.
In All Quiet on the Western Front, the company commander is counting how many men are left in the Second Company; “he ceases at thirty-two” men. And has a long pause before asking “anyone else?”
What kind of tone is Remarque using in this?
a. happy
b. angry
c. confused
d. shocked
Scroll down for answer
a) incorrect; because a lot of men died; that’s not happy
b) incorrect; because you can’t really be angry at dead people for not being there. But you could be angry at the people who killed them.
c) incorrect; because you know that people died; there’s no reason to be confused
d) correct; because the commander was expecting a lot more. Many died in battle.
Read the following passage taken from the book Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina:
Once there was a peddler who sold caps. But he was not like an ordinary peddler carrying his wares on his back. He carried them on top of his head.
First he had on his own checked cap,
then a bunch of gray caps,
then a bunch of brown caps,
then a bunch of blue caps,
and on the very top a bunch of red caps.
He walked up and down the streets, holding himself very straight so as not to upset his caps. As he went along he called,
“Caps! Caps for sale! Fifty cents a cap!”
In the above passage, what does the word “upset” mean?
a. tip over
b. make someone sad or irritated
c. to stand straight up
d. to move fast
Scroll down for the answer.
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a. is the correct answer
b. is incorrect – you didn’t read, did you? Whenever the EOC asks you what a word means and it seems to be an easy word – watch out. Many easy words have multiple meanings.
Read the following passage:
Who is smarter, males or females? Well if you go by EOC scores then the answer is clear. Year after year the scores pile up and more 4s are achieved by . . .
What is the purpose of the first sentence?
a. to set the mood of the passage
b. to set the tone of the passage
c. to give the setting
d. to interest the reader
Scroll down for the answer.
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d. is the correct answer. The hope is that the competitive nature between males and females will lead you to want to read further, at least enough to find out who is actually smarter. Of course the answer is really obvious, don’t you think.
These questions can be difficult since they are asking you WHY the author chose to do what he/she did.
A Thesis Statement:
- is a road map for the paper; in other words, it tells the reader what to expect from the rest of the paper
- makes a claim that others might dispute
- is usually a single sentence that presents your argument to the reader
- is NOT a question
- does not contain “I” or “you” in it
- does not contain words such as “maybe” or “might”
Ask Yourself:
Do I answer the question?
Re-reading the question prompt after constructing a working thesis can help you fix an argument that misses the focus of the question.
Have I taken a position that others might challenge or oppose?
If your thesis simply states facts that no one would, or even could, disagree with, it’s possible that you are simply providing a summary, rather than making an argument.
Is my thesis statement specific enough?
Thesis statements that are too vague often do not have a strong argument. If your thesis contains words like “good” or “successful,” see if you could be more specific: why is something “good”; what specifically makes something “successful”?
Does my thesis pass the “So what?” test?
If a reader’s first response is, “So what?” then you need to clarify, to forge a relationship, or to connect to a larger issue.
Does your thesis list the key points to be discussed in your essay?
Remember that your thesis is the framework for your essay! I should know from reading your thesis what the rest of your paper will be about.
Can you provide evidence to back up your thesis?
You will need to be able to prove your thesis by using quotes from the text. Remember you need at least two quotes or direct textual references per body paragraph!
NWSA English II 
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