Extra Credit | Sentence Structure

Multiple Choice

What is the most effective way to combine sentences 6 and 7?

(6) My own sister attends one of the elementary schools that feeds into our high school. (7) She is having a hard time in math.

• My own sister is having a hard time in math attending one of the elementary schools that feeds into our high school.

• My own sister attends one of the elementary schools that feeds into our high school although she is having a hard time in math.

• My own sister, who attends one of the elementary schools that feeds into our high school, is having a hard time in math.

• My own sister attends one of the elementary schools that feeds into our high school, she is having a hard time in math.

Multiple Choice

What is the most effective way to combine sentences 2 and 3?

(2) I asked my parents to loan me the skateboard money. (3) I said I would pay them back later, but my dad told me no.

• After asking my parents to loan me the skateboard money, my dad told me no, and I said I would pay them back later.

• I asked my parents to loan me the skateboard money, saying I would pay them back later, but my dad told me no.

• I asked my parents to loan me the skateboard money, and I said I would pay them back later and my dad told me no.

• Although I asked my parents to loan me the skateboard money my dad told me no even though I said I would pay them back later.

Multiple Choice

What is the most effective way to combine sentences 3 and 4?

(2) It is important for them to have opportunities to network, or to meet and get to know new people. (3) But online networking promotes short, superficial connections.

• But online networking, which is very popular with teens today, promotes short, superficial connections.

• But online networking promotes short, superficial connections, it is very popular with teens today.

• But online networking that promotes short, superficial connections, it is very popular with teens today.

• But online networking promotes short, superficial connections with teens today, which it is very popular.

Multiple Choice

What is the most effective way to combine sentences 15 and 16?

(15) Furthermore, the batteries in an electric car weaken over time. (16) Eventually they allow a person to travel even fewer miles between charges.

• Furthermore, the batteries in an electric car weaken over time, eventually allowing a person to travel even fewer miles between charges.

• Furthermore, the batteries in an electric car weaken over time, eventually they allow a person to travel even fewer miles between charges.

• Furthermore, the batteries in an electric car weaken over time, which means the batteries eventually allow a person to travel even fewer miles between charges.

• Furthermore, the batteries in an electric car weaken over time because they eventually allow a person to travel even fewer miles between charges.

Multiple Choice

What is the most effective way to combine sentences 12 and 13?

(12) Amy Cuddy did a study on how “power poses” affect people. (13) She is a social psychologist at Harvard University.

• Amy Cuddy did a study on how “power poses” affect people she is a social psychologist at Harvard University.

• Amy Cuddy did a study on how “power poses” affect people, a social psychologist at Harvard University.

• Amy Cuddy, a social psychologist at Harvard University, did a study on how “power poses” affect people.

• Amy Cuddy did a study, at Harvard University and with a social psychologist, on how “power poses” affect people.

Multiple Choice

What is the most effective way to combine sentences 7 and 8?

(7) After a two and-a-half-hour trip, he reached his target altitude. (8) Then he ran through an extensive checklist.

• After a two-and-a-half-hour trip and after he reached his target altitude, he then ran through an extensive checklist.

• After a two-and-a-half-hour trip, he reached his target altitude, then he ran through an extensive checklist.

• After a two-and-a-half-hour trip, he reached his target altitude, where he ran through an extensive checklist.

• After a two-and-a-half-hour trip where he ran through an extensive checklist, he reached his target altitude.

Multiple Choice

What is the most effective way to combine sentences 10 and 11?

(10) This idea of taxation without representation is part of the reason our forefathers were determined. (11) They wanted to separate from Great Britain and form their own nation.

• This idea of taxation without representation is part of the reason our forefathers were determined, who wanted to separate from Great Britain and form their own nation.

• This idea of taxation without representation is part of the reason our forefathers were determined to separate from Great Britain and form their own nation.

• This idea of taxation without representation is part of the reason our forefathers were determined because they separated from Great Britain and formed their own nation.

• This idea of taxation without representation is part of the reason our forefathers were determined separating from Great Britain and forming their own nation.

Multiple Choice

What is the most effective way to combine sentences 6 and 7?

(6) Scott Flansburg is an ordinary person with an extraordinary ability. (7) He is known as the “human calculator.”

• Scott Flansburg is an ordinary person with an extraordinary ability, who is known as the “human calculator.”

• Scott Flansburg, who is known as the “human calculator,” is an ordinary person with an extraordinary ability.

• Scott Flansburg is an ordinary person with an extraordinary ability, he is known as the “human calculator.”

• Scott Flansburg is known as the “human calculator,” an ordinary person, and has an extraordinary ability.

Multiple Choice

What is the most effective way to combine sentences 7 and 8?

(7) Afterward Grady became upset and ran toward the nearest source of light. (8) She probably thought it was an exit from the barn.

• Afterward Grady became upset and ran toward the nearest source of light, probably thinking it was an exit from the barn.

• Afterward Grady, who became upset and ran toward the nearest source of light, probably thought it was an exit from the barn.

• Afterward Grady became upset because she probably thought it was an exit from the barn and ran toward the nearest source of light.

• Afterward Grady became upset and ran toward the nearest source of light, she probably thought it was an exit from the barn.

Multiple Choice

What is the most effective way to combine sentences 7 and 8?

(7) He used a wheelchair to get around. (8) He communicated through a sophisticated computer system that responded to his eye movements.

• He used a wheelchair to get around and communicated through a sophisticated computer system that responded to his eye movements.

• He used a wheelchair to get around, he communicated through a sophisticated computer system that responded to his eye movements.

• Using a wheelchair to get around and communicating through a sophisticated computer system, he responded to his eye movements.

• He used a wheelchair to get around, which communicated through a sophisticated computer system that responded to his eye movements.

Multiple Choice

What is the most effective way to combine sentences 9 and 10?

(9) Some penguins would try to groom themselves. (10) They swallowed the toxic oil and died.

• Some penguins would try to groom themselves because they swallowed the toxic oil and died.

• Attempting to groom themselves were some penguins, who swallowed the toxic oil and died.

• While attempting to groom themselves, some penguins swallowed the toxic oil and died.

• Some penguins would try to groom themselves, they swallowed the toxic oil and died.

Multiple Choice

What is the most effective way to combine sentences 8 and 9?

(8) Bottled water may be attractively packaged. (9) It is simply processed tap water

• Bottled water may be attractively packaged, but it is simply processed tap water.

• Bottled water is simply processed tap water because it is attractively packaged.

• Bottled water may be attractively packaged, so it is simply processed tap water.

• Bottled water is attractively packaged, because it is simply processed tap water.

Multiple Choice

What change should be made in the following sentence?

In reality, though outside activities encourage students to be well rounded, to explore interests, to develop passions, and to refine skills that they might use later in life.

• add a comma after though

• change encourage to incourage

• delete the comma after interests

• change the period after life to a question mark

Multiple Choice

What change, if any, should be made to sentence 3?

(3) Sometimes there are multiple animals that are very active during the daytime, but not all animals come out when it’s hotter then usual.

• delete the comma after daytime

• change then to than

• change are to our

• change it’s to its

Multiple Choice

What change, if any, should be made to sentence 3?

(3) The average bear sleeps in the forrest less than two hours at a time, but during hibernation bears sleep for more than 36 hours at a time.

• delete the comma after time

• change than to then

• change bear to bare

• change forrest to forest

Multiple Choice

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 10?

(10) When Levi graduated from college, mom and dad gave him their car as a congratulatory gift.

• Delete the comma

• Change mom and dad to Mom and Dad

• Change their to there

• Sentence 7 should not be changed.

Multiple Choice

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 15?

(15) I looked at Courtney’s alarm clock and yelled, “Your going to be late if you don’t wake up right now!”

• Change Courtney’s to Courtneys

• Change your to you’re

• Change don’t to do’nt

• Make no change

Multiple Choice

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 15?

(15) But it’s not easy to gather thousands of followers and subscibers on YouTube, it’s a lot of work.

• Change the 1^st it’s to its

• Change a lot to alot

• Change the comma after YouTube to a semi-colon

• No change needed

Multiple Choice

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 15?

(15) If I could change one thing about the world, I would create world piece.

• Change piece to peace

• Add a comma after one

• Change one to won

• Make no change

Multiple Choice

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 22?

(22) One dog in Columbus, ohio, actually dialed 911 when its owner fell out of his wheelchair.

• Change ohio to Ohio

• Change its to it’s

• Change fell to fall

• No change needed

Multiple Choice

What change, if any, should be made to sentence 9?

(3) As the students prepare for their test, they worked hard with a partner to memorize all of the vocabulary.

• Delete the comma after test

• Change prepare to prepared

• Change their to there

• No change should be made.

Multiple Choice

What change, if any, should be made to sentence 9?

(3) As the students prepare for their test, they worked hard with a partner to memorize all of the vocabulary.

• Delete the comma after test

• Change prepare to prepared

• Change their to there

• No change should be made.

Multiple Choice

What change, if any, should be made in the following sentence?

Participation in sports also teaches students accepting failure, a strength often overlooked.

• change teaches to teach

• change accepting to to accept

• delete the comma after failure

• make no change

Multiple Choice

What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence the following sentence?

Extracurricular activities, therefore, help students socially, developmentally, and intellectually.

• change therefore to therefour

• change help to helps

• change students to students'

• make no change

Multiple Choice

What change, if any, need to be made to the following sentence?

Even seemingly sedentary activities like orckestra encourage students to get out, exert themselves, and work physically.

• change Even to Evenly

• change orkestra to orchestra

• change themselves to them

• make no change

Multiple Choice

What change should be made in the following sentence?

Therefore, in order to participate, students must maintain a certain gpa and a good attendance record.

• delete the comma after Therefore

• change participate to paticipate

• change maintain to maintane

• change gpa to GPA