WorksheetsDA2 Review
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 18mins
What is parallel structure?
Parallel structure is writing at least 2 sentences.
Parallel structure is using matching nouns, verbs, adjectives, or adverbs when you pitchfork a sentence.
Parallel structure is making sure that you have 2 lines that go on forever but never intersect.
Which sentence shows parallel structure?
I was thinking about math class, and Bob thought about it too.
I was thinking about math class, and Bob was worrying about it too.
Which sentence shows parallel structure?
Ellen likes to hike, attend rodeos, and take naps.
Ellen likes hiking, the rodeo, and to take naps.
Make this sentence parallel:
We searched in the pantry, on top of the refrigerator, and ________, but we didn’t find the cereal.
under the table
the bedroom
Johnny looked under the table
Make this sentence parallel:
When we left the house, Daisy, my dog, had to decide whether to shred the toilet paper or _______.
she was barking at the top of her lungs
barking at the top of her lungs
bark at the top of her lungs
What is extraneous information?
Extraneous information is extra information in a sentence or paragraph that doesn’t connect.
Extraneous information is related information in a sentence or paragraph that makes the paragraph better.
Read the following sentences. Which sentence would be considered extraneous?
Bob was thinking about math class. He was wondering if the test would be hard. Writing class was hard today too. He was wondering if fractions would be on the test.
Bob was thinking about math class.
He was wondering if the test would be hard.
Writing class was hard today too.
He was wondering if fractions would be on the test.
Read the following sentences. Which sentence is extraneous?
With more than 50 feature films, Alfred Hitchcock remains one of the most popular directors of all time. Hitchcock's films draw heavily on both fear and fantasy. He began directing in the United Kingdom. They often portray innocent people caught up in circumstances beyond their understanding.
With more than 50 feature films, Alfred Hitchcock remains one of the most popular directors of all time.
Hitchcock's films draw heavily on both fear and fantasy.
He began directing in the United Kingdom.
They often portray innocent people caught up in circumstances beyond their understanding.
Read the following sentences. Which sentence is extraneous?
Garfield is a comic strip featuring the cat Garfield, the pet dog Odie, and their socially inept owner Jon Arbuckle. The main character is Garfield, who is a lazy, overweight, orange cat. He considers himself to be more intelligent than humans or dogs. He was named Garfield after his grandfather. He hates Mondays and loves lasagna apparently.
The main character is Garfield, who is a lazy, overweight, orange cat.
He considers himself to be more intelligent than humans or dogs.
He was named Garfield after his grandfather.
He hates Mondays and loves lasagna apparently.
Read the following sentences. Which sentence is extraneous?
Like many insects, ants have six legs. An ant colony consists of the queen ant, workers, soldiers and males. They are very strong so they can run very quickly. If a man could run as fast for his size as an ant can, he could run as fast as a racehorse. Although many ants are tiny and only three millimeters long they can lift 20 times their own body weight.
An ant colony consists of the queen ant, workers, soldiers and males.
They are very strong so they can run very quickly.
If a man could run as fast for his size as an ant can, he could run as fast as a racehorse.
Although many ants are tiny and only three millimeters long they can lift 20 times their own body weight.
When adding detail to your writing, you need to:
Stay on topic
Expand on the sentence before
Provide specific detail
All of the above
Which type of sentence is best when adding detail?
Compound sentence
Complex sentence
Pitchforked sentence
Add a sentence after this one that adds detail: My favorite students helped me with work after school.
They went home early to play video games.
They painted a mural on the classroom wall without permission.
They helped me straighten the room, pick up trash, and organize the bookshelves.
They decided to skip cleaning and play basketball in the hallway instead.
Add a sentence after this one that adds detail: I did chores after school.
I swept the kitchen, cleaned the bathtub, and took out the trash.
I went outside and rode my skateboard with friends.
I played video games and watched tv.
I did my homework and took a shower.
Add a sentence after this one that adds detail: The writing test was hard.
Even though the test was hard, I was prepared because I know my teacher grades easy on these kinds of tests.
Even though the test was long, it was okay because I studied math last night.
Even though the test was hard, I felt prepared because I studied the test review, got a good night’s sleep, and focused on my work.
What is a pronoun?
A word that replaces a noun
A specific noun
A descriptive word
An action word
What is pronoun clarity?
Pronoun clarity is when you only use pronouns in your writing.
Pronoun clarity is when the pronoun that you used is specific to the noun you are replacing.
Pronoun clarity is when the pronoun that you used can refer to any nouns in the sentences.
Which of the following sentences needs pronoun clarity?
Take the radio out of the car and fix it.
The weight of the pack was manageable once I became used to it.
Which of these sentences needs pronoun clarity?
The students visit the teachers after school. They have fun.
My paper is lost, so can Max help me find it?
What is a complex sentence?
Two independent clauses joined together with a semicolon
Two dependent clauses joined together correctly
Two independent clauses joined together correctly
A dependent clause and an independent clause joined together correctly
When do we use a comma in a complex sentence?
when the dependent clause (that starts with an AWUBIS word) comes first
when the independent clause comes first
Which of the following complex sentences needs a comma?
Once I took out my headphones I put them on.
I didn’t know what to do when my teacher gave me the work.
Which of these complex sentences needs a comma?
I lost the book, so I lied when my teacher asked for it.
I lost the book, so when my teacher asked for it I lied.
Add commas to the following (if needed):
Whenever I go to sleep I snore.
(a)
Add commas to the following (if needed):
I snore whenever I go to sleep.
(a)
What is an appositive?
a noun that renames another noun
a phrase that always starts with who, whom, that, which, or whose
a noun that replaces another noun
Which of the following contains an appositive phrase used correctly?
My dad, a lawyer in San Antonio, works hard.
My dad works hard, a lawyer in San Antonio.
Which sentence is written correctly?
I told my Mom bye.
I told Mom bye.
Which sentence is written correctly?
Surviving the week before Thanksgiving was hard.
Surviving the week before Thanksgiving were hard.
