Study Sync - Unit I - Midterm Review (Part III)

What change, if any, is necessary in the underlined portion of the following sentence? "Yet, there was no sign of the captain, his family, or the seven crew members." (Paragraph 1)

• Remove the comma after "Yet"

• Change "Yet," to "Yet;"

• Change "Yet," to "Yet however,"

• Correct as is

What change, if any, is necessary in the underlined portion of the following sentence? "The ship's lifeboat was missing, but there was no evidence of foul play or an emergency serious enough to abandon ship." (Paragraph 1)

• Change "but" to "however"

• Change "serious enough to abandon ship" to "so serious that the crew had to abandon ship"

• Change "was missing, but" to "was missing. However,"

• Correct as is

What change, if any, is necessary in the underlined portion of the following sentence? "Theories about what happened to the crew have circulated for over a century." (Paragraph 2)

• Change "have circulated" to "has circulated"

• Change "about what happened" to "on what happened"

• Change "for over a century" to "for more than a century"

• Correct as is

Which revision to sentence 7 best improves sentence clarity? "More imaginative theories suggest sea monsters or alien abductions were responsible."

• More imaginative theories, including those about sea monsters and alien abductions, attempt to explain the mystery.

• Theories about sea monsters and alien abductions have been widely dismissed as imaginative.

• More imaginative theories, such as alien abductions, argue that supernatural forces played a role.

• Correct as is

Which transition word would best begin sentence 9? "Although many ships have been lost at sea, the Mary Celeste is unique because it was found perfectly seaworthy, just missing its people."

• Meanwhile,

• Nevertheless,

• Finally,

• In addition,

What detail is best to include between sentences 8 and 9 to support the claim made in sentence 8?

• Theories about the Mary Celeste continue to interest historians and mystery enthusiasts today.

• Many believe that the ship’s disappearance was a hoax created for publicity.

• Some maritime mysteries are quickly solved, while others take decades to understand.

• Other ships have vanished under similar circumstances in the Atlantic Ocean.

Which of the following sentences would be the most effective conclusion to the passage?

• The Mary Celeste may never reveal its secrets, but it will always be remembered as one of history’s strangest unsolved cases.

• Many other ships have been lost at sea, but most had clear reasons for their disappearance.

• Theories will continue to emerge, and new evidence might one day solve the mystery.

• The Mary Celeste was never seen again after it was discovered abandoned.