Syntax, Grammar & Mechanics Review

The creator of these sculptures are not known because no one has claimed responsibility.

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• creators of this sculpture are

• creator of these sculptures is

• creators of this sculptures is

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CCSS.L.3.1F

Ironically, the creator of these exquisite sculptures who destroyed books -- cutting them up with refashioning them into elaborate works of art -- as "a tiny gesture in support of the the special places."

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• and

• nor

• so

To amass the staggering number of corks needed to construct the boat, 165,231 in all, Pollack convinced the staff, of several restaurants in Washington, DC, to donate discarded corsk for his cause.

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• boat (165,231) in all, Pollack convinced the staff of several restaurants,

• boat -- 165,231 in all -- Pollack convinced several restaurants

• boat, 165,231, in all, Pollack convinced several restaurants

He calculated that it would have taken him and one other person more then a year's worth of eight-hour days to glue all the corks needed for the boat.

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• than a year's

• than a years'

• then a years

Today there are more than four hundred potters around, all of which make their pots by hand, following the traditions of the Paquime Indians.

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• whom

• them

• who

The sentence "Now it is discovered that one of these Parties possesses an unfair weapon -- that one of these Parties, after it is beaten at an election, after it is deprived of the support and confidence of the country, after it is destitute of a majority of the representative Assembly, when it sits in the shades of Opposition without responsibility, or representative authority, under the frown, so to speak, of the Constitution, nevertheless possesses a weapon, an instrument, a tool, a utensil -- call it what you will -- with which it can harass, vex, impede, affront, humiliate, and finally destroy the most serious labours of the other, " is the following type of sentence:

• fragment

• simple

• cumulative

• compound

• periodic

"From the time that the first suggestion to introduce physical science into ordinary education was timidly whispered, until now, the advocates of scientific education have met with opposition of two kinds. On the one hand, they have been pooh-poohed by the men of business who pride themselves on being the representatives of practicality..."

The pronoun "they" refers to:

• advocates

• kinds

• men

• representatives

• scholars

The sentence "To find the best forms of government; to persuade others that it is the best; and, having done so, to stir them up to insist on having it, is the order of ideas in the minds of those who adopt this view of political philosophy" is the following type of sentence:

• fragment

• simple

• interrogative

• imperative

• declarative

"At bottom, laziness is negation, turning one’s back on

what others neutrally, cheerfully, or resignedly go to

meet. The truly lazy — the ones who cannot bring

themselves to greet and meet, to scheme and struggle,

to interact on a daily basis with others — are, in effect,

refusing to affix their signatures to the social contract.

Given that success hinges on understanding, using,

and occasionally subverting the social contract, the

lazy don’t stand a chance."

The author’s writing in lines 5-14 (“At bottom . . . chance”) is characterized by the use of

• short sentences that accentuate key facts and opinions

• series that broaden the scope of discussion

• adjectives used as nouns to criticize different groups

• dashes to indicate hesitation

• abstract language to obscure his point

"Fourthly, that these creatures, though they have some use of voice, in making known to one another their desires, and other affections; yet they want that art of words, by which some men can represent to others, that which is Good, in the likeness of Evill; and Evill, in the likeness of Good; and augment, or diminish, the apparent greatness of Good and Evill; discontenting men, and troubling their Peace at their pleasure."

The pronouns "their" and "their" above refer to:

• men

• others

• creatures and men, respectively

• men and others, respectively

• others and men, respectively