Sentence Construction

Multiple Choice

Read the following text, which contains grammatical errors:

Although the neighbors never said anything about the barking dogs.

Which revision best corrects this to form a sentence?

• Although the neighbors never said anything about the loud, barking dogs, though they were friendly.

• Although the neighbors never said, anything about the barking dogs.

• Although the neighbors never said anything about the barking dogs; no one was happy about the noise.

• Although the neighbors never said anything, they were upset about the barking dogs.

Multiple Choice

Read the following text, which contains grammatical errors:

Working as quickly as possible, Noah flipped the pancakes. As the hungry guests waited impatiently at the table.

Which revision best corrects this to form a sentence?

• As the hungry guests waited impatiently at the table, working as quickly as possible, Noah flipped the pancakes.

• Working as quickly as possible, Noah flipped the pancakes; as the hungry guests waited impatiently at the table.

• Working as quickly as possible, Noah flipped the pancakes as the hungry guests waited impatiently at the table.

• As the hungry guests waited impatiently at the table Noah flipped the pancakes as quickly as possible.

Multiple Choice

Read the following sentence, which contains grammatical errors:

Open the hood of the car and you should look for the battery.

Which revision best corrects this sentence?

• Open the hood of the car and we looked for the battery.

• Open the hood of the car and you should be looking for the battery.

• Open the hood of the car and we looked for the battery.

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  Open the hood of the car and look for the battery.

Multiple Choice

Read the following sentence, which contains grammatical errors:

Scientists have recently been finding that microdoses of peanut butter had a preventative effect on peanut allergies.

Which revision best corrects this sentence?

• Scientists have recently been finding that microdoses of peanut butter are having a preventative effect on peanut allergies.

• Scientists recently found that microdoses of peanut butter has a preventative effect on peanut allergies.

• Scientists have recently find that microdoses of peanut butter had a preventative effect on peanut allergies.

• Scientists have recently found that microdoses of peanut butter have a preventative effect on peanut allergies.

Multiple Choice

Read the following sentence, which contains grammatical errors:

Tomorrow is the biology exam, so tonight she rereads her text and studied her notes.

Which revision best corrects this sentence?

• Tomorrow is the biology exam, so tonight she will reread her text and studied her notes.

• Tomorrow is the biology exam, so tonight she was rereading her text and will study her notes.

• Tomorrow is the biology exam, so tonight she rereads her text and was studying her notes.

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  Tomorrow is the biology exam, so tonight she will reread her text and study her notes.

Multiple Choice

Read the following sentence, which contains grammatical errors:

There is many reasons to visit Pennsylvania, not least of which are the famous historical sites such as Gettysburg and Independence National Historical Park.

Which revision best corrects this sentence?

• There is many reasons to visit Pennsylvania, not least of which were the famous historical sites such as Gettysburg and Independence National Historical Park.

• There are many reasons to visit Pennsylvania, not least of which are the famous historical sites such as Gettysburg and Independence National Historical Park.

• There were many reasons to visit Pennsylvania, not least of which are the famous historical sites such as Gettysburg and Independence National Historical Park.

• There is many reasons to visit Pennsylvania, not least of which is the famous historical sites such as Gettysburg and Independence National Historical Park.

Multiple Choice

Read the following sentence, which contains grammatical errors:

The man who delivers the flowers are very friendly.

Which revision best corrects this sentence?

• The man who delivered the flowers are very friendly.

• he man who deliver the flowers is very friendly.

• The man who deliver the flowers are very friendly.

• The man who delivers the flowers is very friendly.

Multiple Choice

Read the following sentence, which contains grammatical errors:

The Great Gatsby is one of my favorite books I read it almost every summer.

Which revision best corrects this sentence?

• The Great Gatsby, is one of my favorite books, I read it almost every summer.

• The Great Gatsby is one of my favorite books I read it; almost every summer.

• The Great Gatsby is one of my favorite books: I read it almost every summer.

• The Great Gatsby is one of my favorite books; I read it almost every summer.

Multiple Choice

Read the following sentence, which contains grammatical errors:

Mediation is a process in which parties in conflict come together to resolve conflicts other related processes are alternate dispute resolution and conflict resolution.

Which revision best corrects this sentence?

• Mediation is a process in which parties in conflict come together to resolve conflicts while other related processes are alternate dispute resolution and conflict resolution.

• Mediation and related processes, such as alternate dispute resolution and conflict resolution, is a process in which parties in conflict come together to resolve conflicts other.

• Mediation and alternate dispute resolution and conflict resolution in which parties in conflict come together to resolve conflicts other related processes are alternate dispute resolution and conflict resolution.

• Mediation is a process in which parties in conflict come together to resolve conflicts; other related processes are alternate dispute resolution and conflict resolution.

Multiple Choice

Read the following sentence, which contains grammatical errors:

Crows have been observed using tools and solving problems behaviors that scientists associate with intelligence.

Which revision best corrects this sentence?

• Crows have been observed using tools, solving problems, and behaviors that scientists associate with intelligence.

• Crows have been observed using tools and solving problems. These are behaviors that scientists associate with intelligence.

• Crows have been observed using tools and solving problems; behaviors that scientists associate with intelligence.

• Crows have been observed using tools, and solving problems, behaviors that scientists associate with intelligence.

Multiple Choice

Read the following sentence, which contains grammatical errors:

Every time someone recalls a memory, there was something slightly different about the memory than the last time the person remembered it.

Which revision best corrects this sentence?

• Every time someone had recalled a memory, it was slightly different from the last time the person had remembered it.

• Every time someone recalls a memory, it is slightly different from the last time the person remembered it.

• Every time someone recalls a memory, there will be something slightly different about the memory than the last time the person is remembering it.

  
  

• Every time someone is recalling a memory, there will be something slightly different about the memory than the last time the person was remembering it.