WorksheetsSAT Prep: Characteristics of Effective Writing
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Sequence of tenses... Which is correct?
After he broke his arm, he is home for two weeks.
After he broke his arm, he was home for two weeks.
Shift of pronoun: Which is correct?
If you are tense, one should try to relax.
If you are tense, you should try to relax.
Parallelism: Which is correct?
The master carpenter showed us how to countersink the nails, how to varnish the wood, and getting a smooth surface was also demonstrated.
The master carpenter showed us how to countersink the nails, varnish the wood, and get a smooth surface.
Noun-number agreement: Which is correct?
Ann and Sarah want to be a pilot.
Ann and Sarah want to be pilots.
Subject-verb agreement: Which is correct?
There is eight people on shore.
There are eight people on shore.
Coordination and subordination: Which is correct?
Nancy has a rash, and she is probably allergic to something.
Nancy has a rash; she is probably allergic to something.
Logical comparison: Which is correct?
Harry grew more vegetables than his neighbor's garden.
Harry grew more vegetables than his neighbor.
Modification and word order: Which is correct?
Barking loudly, the tree had the dog's leash wrapped around it.
Barking loudly, the dog had wrapped his leash around the tree.
Ambiguous and vague pronouns: Which is correct?
In the newspaper they say that few people voted.
The newspaper reported that few people voted.
Diction: Which is correct?
He circumvented the globe on his trip.
He circumnavigated the globe on his trip.
Wordiness: Which is correct?
There are many problems in the contemporary world in which we live.
There are many problems in our contemporary world.
Missing subject: Which is correct?
If your car is parked here while not eating in the restaurant, it will be towed away.
If you park here and do not eat in the restaurant, you will be towed away.
Week passive verbs: Which is correct?
When you bake a cake, the oven should be preheated.
When you bake a cake, you should preheat the oven.
Adjective and adverb confusion: Which is correct?
His friends agree that he drives reckless.
His friends agree that he drives recklessly.
Pronoun case: Which is correct?
He sat between you and I at the stadium.
He sat between you and me at the stadium.
Idiom: Which is correct?
Natalie had a different opinion towards her.
Natalie had a different opinion of her.
Comparison of modifiers: Which is correct?
Of the sixteen executives, Meg makes more money.
Of the sixteen executives, Meg makes the most money.
Sentence fragment: Which is correct?
Whether or not the answer seems correct.
The answer seems to be correct.
Comma splice or fused sentence: Which is correct?
Shawna enjoys crossword puzzles, she works on one every day.
Shawna enjoys crossword puzzles, and she works on one every day.
