Which sentence is grammatically correct?

My daughter, rolling her eyes, started to do her chores.

Which sentence would the SAT prefer?

While I was driving home, the roads turned slick and icy.

Which sentence is in the ACTIVE voice?

Kim's mom was going to throw the food away.

changes the meaning of another word/phrase in the sentence.

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

After dinner, we went home and fell asleep.

You can tell information is "unnecessary" if you can delete it from the sentence and...

the sentence is still complete and has the same meaning.

Which sentence is an example of parallelism?

When we talk, she gets mad, yells at me, and storms off.

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

I searched for my phone for hours, yet I couldn't find it.

Parallelism deals with...

the spatial relationship between lines., the consistency of patterns in lists.

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AA - Summer Review

16 termsStudBud Administration11 plays

Writing Section review for AA summer program; covers Transitions, Fragments & Run-ons, Commas/Unnecessary info, Clear/Concise/Formal, Misplaced Modifiers, Parallelism

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Questions 16

Answers

1
Which sentence is in the ACTIVE voice?
The dog ate all of my food.
All of my food was eaten by the dog.
2
The Toyota Prius is prized for its efficiency; _____ the Ford F-150 is known for its power.
simply,
on the other hand,
consequently,
eventually,
3
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
My daughter, rolling her eyes, started to do her chores.
My daughter, rolling, her eyes started to do her chores.
My daughter rolling, her eyes started to do her chores.
My daughter, rolling her eyes started to do her chores.
4
True/False: Necessary information must be separated from the rest of the sentence using commas.
True
False
5
Daniela spent 4 hours writing her essay. _____, she relaxed on the couch and watched a movie.
Simply,
Consequently,
Similarly,
Afterwards,
6
Which sentence would the SAT prefer?
While I was driving home, the roads turned slick and icy.
Driving home, the roads turned slick and icy.
Driving home, the roads became slick and icy.
The roads were slick and icy while driving home.
7
Which sentence is in the ACTIVE voice?
Kim's mom was going to throw the food away.
The food was going to be thrown away by Kim's mom.
8
Mike had been betrayed by a friend before; ______ he trusted no one.
incidentally,
therefore,
otherwise,
but
9
A modifier...
changes the meaning of another word/phrase in the sentence.
shows the relationship between two ideas.
joins two complete ideas.
is a word like for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.
10
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
After dinner we went home, and fell asleep.
After dinner we went home and fell asleep.
After dinner, we went home, and fell asleep.
After dinner, we went home and fell asleep.
11
You can tell information is "unnecessary" if you can delete it from the sentence and...
the sentence has redundant information.
the sentence is clear, concise, and formal.
the sentence has a subject, verb, and is a complete thought.
the sentence is still complete and has the same meaning.
12
True or False: A group of words with a subject and a verb is a complete sentence.
True
False
13
Which sentence is an example of parallelism?
When we talk, she is mad, yells at me, and is storming off.
When we talk, she gets mad, yelling at me, and storming off.
When we talk, she gets mad, yells at me, and storms off.
When we talk, she gets mad, yelling at me, and storms off.
14
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
I searched for my phone for hours but I couldn't find it.
I searched for my phone for hours, but couldn't find it.
I searched for my phone for hours, yet I couldn't find it.
I searched for my phone for hours; couldn't find it.
15
Transitions show the ___________ between 2 ideas.
meaning
relationship
punctuation
conjunction
16
Parallelism deals with...
the spatial relationship between lines.
the consistency of patterns between different shapes.
the consistency of patterns in lists.
the relationship between ideas in a paragraph.

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AA - Summer Review

16 termsStudBud Administration11 plays

Writing Section review for AA summer program; covers Transitions, Fragments & Run-ons, Commas/Unnecessary info, Clear/Concise/Formal, Misplaced Modifiers, Parallelism

Flashcards16 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 16

Answers

1
Which sentence is in the ACTIVE voice?
The dog ate all of my food.
All of my food was eaten by the dog.
2
The Toyota Prius is prized for its efficiency; _____ the Ford F-150 is known for its power.
simply,
on the other hand,
consequently,
eventually,
3
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
My daughter, rolling her eyes, started to do her chores.
My daughter, rolling, her eyes started to do her chores.
My daughter rolling, her eyes started to do her chores.
My daughter, rolling her eyes started to do her chores.
4
True/False: Necessary information must be separated from the rest of the sentence using commas.
True
False
5
Daniela spent 4 hours writing her essay. _____, she relaxed on the couch and watched a movie.
Simply,
Consequently,
Similarly,
Afterwards,
6
Which sentence would the SAT prefer?
While I was driving home, the roads turned slick and icy.
Driving home, the roads turned slick and icy.
Driving home, the roads became slick and icy.
The roads were slick and icy while driving home.
7
Which sentence is in the ACTIVE voice?
Kim's mom was going to throw the food away.
The food was going to be thrown away by Kim's mom.
8
Mike had been betrayed by a friend before; ______ he trusted no one.
incidentally,
therefore,
otherwise,
but
9
A modifier...
changes the meaning of another word/phrase in the sentence.
shows the relationship between two ideas.
joins two complete ideas.
is a word like for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.
10
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
After dinner we went home, and fell asleep.
After dinner we went home and fell asleep.
After dinner, we went home, and fell asleep.
After dinner, we went home and fell asleep.
11
You can tell information is "unnecessary" if you can delete it from the sentence and...
the sentence has redundant information.
the sentence is clear, concise, and formal.
the sentence has a subject, verb, and is a complete thought.
the sentence is still complete and has the same meaning.
12
True or False: A group of words with a subject and a verb is a complete sentence.
True
False
13
Which sentence is an example of parallelism?
When we talk, she is mad, yells at me, and is storming off.
When we talk, she gets mad, yelling at me, and storming off.
When we talk, she gets mad, yells at me, and storms off.
When we talk, she gets mad, yelling at me, and storms off.
14
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
I searched for my phone for hours but I couldn't find it.
I searched for my phone for hours, but couldn't find it.
I searched for my phone for hours, yet I couldn't find it.
I searched for my phone for hours; couldn't find it.
15
Transitions show the ___________ between 2 ideas.
meaning
relationship
punctuation
conjunction
16
Parallelism deals with...
the spatial relationship between lines.
the consistency of patterns between different shapes.
the consistency of patterns in lists.
the relationship between ideas in a paragraph.