Writing Review Day 8

Choose the sentence that contains correct parallel structure..

• Barking dogs, meowing kittens, and squawking parakeets greet the pet shop visitors.

• Barking dogs, meowing kittens, and parakeets that squawk greet the pet shop visitors.

• Dogs that bark, kittens meowing, and parakeets squawking greet the pet shop visitors.

• Barking dogs, kittens that meow, and squawking parakeets greet the pet shop visitors.

Directions: Identify the pronoun that agrees with its antecedent.

The shoppers couldn’t find ____ car in the parking lot.

• his

• her

• their
• its

Directions: Complete the sentence with the correct preposition.

We are very excited ____ our trip to Europe next week.

• at

• with

• about
• over

Directions: Complete the sentence with the correct preposition.

I am very fond _____ drinking green tea.

• for

• of
• about

• at

Directions: Complete the sentence with the correct preposition.

At the moment, she is recovering _____ her injuries.

• at

• of

• from
• with

Directions: Complete the sentence with the correct preposition.

I am looking forward ____ having a meeting with you next week.

• with

• at

• to
• from

Apartments in this city ________ to have smoke alarms.

• is required

• are required

This list ____ very important.

• is
• are

Celine tried looking behind the toilet, _________ in the laundry basket, and checking under the bed, but she could not find Squeeze, her nine-foot albino python.

• searching
• searched
• searches
• will search

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Choose the correct verb form to complete the sentence.

The committee ________ to meet every Thursday.

• decide

• decides

• deciding

• will decide