Fix the fragment: "After the meeting ended."

After the meeting ended, we went to lunch.

After, the meeting ended we went to lunch.

Which is a complete sentence?

She was tired, but she finished the project.

Identify the sentence fragment:

The sun set as the boat sailed away.

The boat sailed away at sunset.

Fix the dangling modifier: Running to catch the bus, the bag fell off his shoulder.

Running to catch the bus, he dropped the bag off his shoulder.

Running to catch the bus, the bus passed quickly.

Running to catch the bus, the shoulder bag fell.

Running to catch the bus, the bag was heavy.

Which sentence avoids a dangling modifier?

While studying for the exam, she realized it was important.

While studying for the exam, her mind wandered.

While studying for the exam, the book fell off the table.

While studying for the exam, the noise distracted her.

Correct the squinting modifier: Reading the book quickly improves comprehension.

Reading the book improves comprehension quickly.

Quickly reading the book improves comprehension.

Reading quickly the book improves comprehension.

Reading the book improves quickly comprehension.

Choose the sentence that avoids a dangling modifier:

After eating dinner, we cleaned the dishes.

After eating dinner, the dishes were cleaned.

After eating dinner, cleaning the dishes was easy.

After eating dinner, the table was cleared.

Fix the modifier issue: Covered in frosting, he ate the cake.

He ate the cake, which was covered in frosting.

Covered in frosting, the cake was delicious.

The frosting was delicious on the cake.

Identify the misplaced modifier:

Driving down the road, a deer jumped in front of my car.

After eating dinner, we watched a movie.

The boy riding his bike quickly turned the corner.

The flowers in the garden bloomed beautifully.

Choose the sentence with the correct modifier placement:

She almost drove her kids to school every day.

She drove her kids to school almost every day.

Almost every day, she drove her kids to school.

Fix the misplaced modifier: He served a meal to his guests that was undercooked.

He served his guests a meal that was undercooked.

The meal he served to his guests was undercooked.

He served the meal undercooked to his guests.

Which sentence avoids a misplaced modifier?

In a hurry, the teacher gave homework to the students.

The teacher gave homework to the students in a hurry.

The teacher gave the students homework in a hurry.

The teacher in a hurry gave homework to the students.

Choose the correct sentence:

The dog barked loudly at the mailman.

Loudly the dog barked at the mailman.

The dog at the mailman barked loudly.

Barking loudly at the mailman, the dog.

Identify the subordinating conjunction:

It was raining, and we stayed indoors.

We stayed indoors; it was raining.

We stayed indoors, but it was raining.

Choose the sentence with correct coordination:

She wanted to go to the park, but it started raining.

She wanted to go to the park, because it was sunny.

She wanted to go to the park; because it was sunny.

She wanted to go to the park because it was sunny.

Fix the sentence for better subordination: "He was late, he missed the train."

He was late, so he missed the train.

He was late, but he missed the train.

He was late, yet he missed the train.

Choose the sentence that uses subordination effectively:

Although she was tired, she finished her homework.

She was tired, she finished her homework.

Tired and frustrated, she finished her homework.

She was tired but finished her homework.

Which sentence uses coordination correctly?

We stayed home because it was snowing.

We stayed home, for it was snowing.

We stayed home, snowing outside.

Identify the sentence with correct parallel structure:

She enjoys reading, writing, and swimming.

She enjoys reading, to write, and swimming.

She enjoys reading, writing, and to swim.

She enjoys reading, writing, and swim.

Fix the sentence for parallelism: The teacher said to study hard, arriving on time, and paying attention.

The teacher said to study hard, to arrive on time, and to pay attention.

The teacher said to study hard, arriving on time, and paying attention.

The teacher said studying hard, to arrive on time, and paying attention.

The teacher said to study hard, arriving on time, and pay attention.

Choose the correct sentence:

She likes running, hiking, and biking.

She likes running, to hike, and biking.

She likes to run, hiking, and biking.

She likes running, hiking, and to bike.

Which sentence uses parallelism correctly?

He wanted to learn guitar, to swim, and to cook.

He wanted to learn guitar, swimming, and how to cook.

He wanted to learn guitar, to swim, and cooking.

He wanted learning guitar, swimming, and cooking.

Fix the sentence for parallelism: The candidate promised to lower taxes, improve education, and healthcare would be reformed.

The candidate promised to lower taxes, improve education, and reform healthcare.

The candidate promised to lower taxes, improving education, and healthcare reform.

The candidate promised to lower taxes, improving education, and reforming healthcare.

ACT English CSE Sentence Structure Learning Targets Quiz

Quiz

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English

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11th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Medium

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CCSS

L.11-12.3A, L.4.1F, L.3.1H

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Standards-aligned

Brittany Turner

Used 3+ times

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30 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which sentence is correct?

The movie was exciting it had great special effects.

The movie was exciting, it had great special effects.

The movie was exciting; it had great special effects.

The movie was exciting and had great special effects.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Correct the following sentence: She wanted to stay up late she had a lot of work to do.

She wanted to stay up late, she had a lot of work to do.

She wanted to stay up late because she had a lot of work to do.

She wanted to stay up late and she had a lot of work to do.

She wanted to stay up late, and a lot of work to do.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Identify the run-on sentence:

We went to the beach; it was crowded.

We went to the beach it was crowded.

We went to the beach, and it was crowded.

We went to the beach because it was crowded.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Choose the best correction for the run-on: The restaurant was busy the food was delicious.

The restaurant was busy, the food was delicious.

The restaurant was busy and the food was delicious.

The restaurant was busy because the food was delicious.

The restaurant was busy; the food was delicious.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which sentence avoids a run-on?

She loves to cook, and she often tries new recipes.

She loves to cook she often tries new recipes.

She loves to cook, she often tries new recipes.

She loves to cook, often trying new recipes.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Identify the fragment:

Because it was raining, we stayed indoors.

Because it was raining.

It was raining, so we stayed indoors.

We stayed indoors because it was raining.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Choose the sentence that is not a fragment:

Walking through the park.

We were walking through the park.

While walking through the park.

Walking through the park on a sunny day.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

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