Writing & Language Quiz 2

The underlined portion makes the sentence unclear. Replace it with the choice that best reduces that confusion.

They frequently advise college undergraduates to pursue internships because the career specific learning provided is often even more valuable than lessons learned in the classroom.

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• Many frequently advise college undergraduates to

• College counselors often advise undergraduates to

• Because of those that advise them, college undergraduates often

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

The underlined pronoun makes the sentence unclear. Replace it with the choice that best reduces that confusion.

Clarita's mother was confident that she was a skilled enough artist to win the dance competition.

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• they

• her daughter

• one

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

The underlined pronoun makes the sentence unclean. Replace it with the choice that best reduces that confusion.

During the Great Depression, people hid their savings under their mattresses, but no one knew if they were safe.

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• these

• the savings

• those

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

With their smartphones loaded with playlists, and their cooler loaded with veggie sandwiches, Imelda and Leigh were filling the gas tank and went to pick up their other best friend, Tameka.

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• should have filled

• were filled with

• filled

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

The colors of the painting were so vibrant and so alive that you could almost touch and taste them, if color could be touched and tasted.

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• touched and tasted

• were touching and tasting

• touch and taste

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.K.1B

In Japanese cooking, sushi rice preparation is a difficult skill to master. An apprentice chef trains for five years before he or she even will learn to prepare this type of rice.

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• learned

• learns

• has learned

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

Our writing professor believes that the best written dialogue would have been adversarial—that is, it causes conflict.

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• was

• is

• were

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Originally published as a children's novel in 1900, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum has been adapted into numerous genres, including musicals, being made into movies, a TV series, and a theme park attraction.

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• movies, a TV series, and built into a theme park attraction.

• movies, a TV series, and a theme park attraction.

• made into movies and a TV series, and built into a theme park attraction.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Flying from the West Coast of the United States to the West Coast of Europe likely involves a long flight with a layover, but to sail takes much longer and requires that an individual navigate through the Panama Canal or round the tip of an entire continent.

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• sailing takes

• sailing is taking

• to sail is taking

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

Young children often find it easier to memorize lists of names by hearing, learning, and repeat simple, catchy tunes in which the list is made musical.

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• repeating

• they repeat

• can repeat

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B