Edit and Revise diagnostic 6th

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

• Because night fell.

• Jim ate the sandwich.

• On a tree-lined path.

• In our neck of the woods.

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

• In the dead of night. The van pulled up

• Chuck would not, give Jaime the seat.

• Over coffee and toast, Kelly told me about

  her new job.

• Lemonade. My favorite drink.

Which of the following sentences correctly uses a conjunction?

• I cannot play in the game until I practice

  more.

• I hid in the basement my brother was mad

  at me.

• Victor erased the answering machine message Nora would not find out.

• She scored a goal won the game.

Answer explanation

Each answer choice required a conjunction. Some were missing, one was incorrect meaning. Only the correct answer correctly used a conjunction.

Which of the underlined words or phrases in

the following sentence could be deleted without changing the meaning?

Various different companies offer incentive

plans to their employees.

• different

• incentive

• plans

• employees

Which of the underlined words in the following sentence is an unnecessary qualifier or intensifier?

Many experts consider the stained glass in

that church to be the very best.

• experts

• stained

• that

• very

Determine whether the italicized phrase in the following sentence is a participial phrase, a gerund phrase, an infinitive phrase, or an appositive phrase.

Having missed the bus, Allen knew he

would be late for work.

• participial phrase

• gerund phrase

• infinitive phrase

• appositive phrase

Answer explanation

The italicized phrase begins with the words Having missed; therefore, it is a participle phrase.

What is the best conjunction to combine this sentence pair?

We can ask directions. We can use a map.

• and

• but

• or

• because

Answer explanation

Remember the conjunctions from an earlier question?

We can ask directions or we can use a map.

The following sentence pair can be revised into one better sentence. Choose the sentence that is the best revision.

The bicycle tire is flat. The bicycle tire is on the bike.

• The bicycle tire is on the bike and the bicycle tire is flat.

• The flat bicycle tire is on the bike.

• On the bike, the bicycle tire there is flat.

• The bicycle tire on the bike is flat.

Choose the sentence that begins with a phrase modifier.

• He kept his bottle cap collection in a shoebox.

• In the event of an emergency, do not panic.

• I was pleased to see that my coworker had been promoted.

• The octopus has been at the zoo for 20 years.

Answer explanation

A modifier phrase modifies action or an actor.

ie. In the event of an emergency, don't panic.

Select the letter for the topic sentence in the

following paragraph:

He was born in 1818. He was educated

in the universities of Moscow and St. Peters-

burg. In 1852, he abandoned poetry and

drama and devoted himself to fiction. Ivan

Turgenev was a critically acclaimed Russian

author.

• He was born in 1818.

• He was educated

  in the universities of Moscow and St. Petersburg.

• In 1852, he abandoned poetry and

  drama and devoted himself to fiction.

• Ivan

  Turgenev was a critically acclaimed Russian

  author.

Answer explanation

Which sentence explains who/what the paragraph is about. It's about Ivan Turgenev.