Which of the following is an example of a comma splice?

John ordered the omelette, he should have ordered the pancakes instead.

Verbosity can best be defined as

using more words than necessary

All of the following are ways to correct a run-on sentence except

inserting a dash between independent clauses

Identify the sentence that strikes the right balance between specificity and concision.

Val scored in the 90th percentile on the SAT.

Select the sentence fragment.

Though Alex played soccer and football, and although he excelled at both.

All of the following are strategies for making your writing more concise except

adding words like which, who, and that

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AP English Language and Composition: Writing – Writing Specifically, Correctly, and Concisely

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1
Writers should always _____ in a piece of writing.
aim for concision
use at least two adjectives
remain objective
include at least four paragraphs
2
Which of the following is an example of a comma splice?
On his day off, John ate breakfast at the local diner.
John ordered the omelette, he should have ordered the pancakes instead.
John also asked for home fries, toast, and coffee.
The waiter asked, “Would you like milk in your coffee?”
3
Verbosity can best be defined as
the most common verb tense used
using more words than necessary
writing fewer words than necessary
adding as many verbs as possible
4
Which of the following sentences lacks specificity?
I’d like you to cut my hair.
I plan to cut off and donate 10 inches of my hair.
I would like to dye all of my hair blonde.
Please trim my hair a quarter of an inch.
5
Which of these is not an example of trimming a wordy phrase?
changing ten in number to ten
changing a fact to a true fact
changing each and every one to each
changing in the final analysis to finally
6
Identify the “bare bones” of this sentence that create a complete thought: After dinner, Anna cleaned the dishes.
cleaned the dishes
after Anna cleaned
after dinner cleaned
Anna cleaned
7
All of the following are ways to correct a run-on sentence except
rewriting it as two separate sentences
using a semicolon between independent clauses
adding a comma and a coordinating conjunction between independent clauses
inserting a dash between independent clauses
8
Identify the sentence that strikes the right balance between specificity and concision.
Val scored in the 90th percentile on the SAT.
Val scored well on the SAT.
Val scored in the 90th percentile.
Val, always a perfectionist, scored off the charts on the SAT.
9
Select the sentence fragment.
Alex enjoyed soccer more than football.
When he arrived, he greeted his coach.
Though Alex played soccer and football, and although he excelled at both.
Alex drove to practice.
10
All of the following are strategies for making your writing more concise except
adding words like which, who, and that
eliminating phrases that add words but no meaning
searching for redundancies
identifying and deleting repetition

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AP English Language and Composition: Writing – Writing Specifically, Correctly, and Concisely

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Questions 10

Answers

1
Writers should always _____ in a piece of writing.
aim for concision
use at least two adjectives
remain objective
include at least four paragraphs
2
Which of the following is an example of a comma splice?
On his day off, John ate breakfast at the local diner.
John ordered the omelette, he should have ordered the pancakes instead.
John also asked for home fries, toast, and coffee.
The waiter asked, “Would you like milk in your coffee?”
3
Verbosity can best be defined as
the most common verb tense used
using more words than necessary
writing fewer words than necessary
adding as many verbs as possible
4
Which of the following sentences lacks specificity?
I’d like you to cut my hair.
I plan to cut off and donate 10 inches of my hair.
I would like to dye all of my hair blonde.
Please trim my hair a quarter of an inch.
5
Which of these is not an example of trimming a wordy phrase?
changing ten in number to ten
changing a fact to a true fact
changing each and every one to each
changing in the final analysis to finally
6
Identify the “bare bones” of this sentence that create a complete thought: After dinner, Anna cleaned the dishes.
cleaned the dishes
after Anna cleaned
after dinner cleaned
Anna cleaned
7
All of the following are ways to correct a run-on sentence except
rewriting it as two separate sentences
using a semicolon between independent clauses
adding a comma and a coordinating conjunction between independent clauses
inserting a dash between independent clauses
8
Identify the sentence that strikes the right balance between specificity and concision.
Val scored in the 90th percentile on the SAT.
Val scored well on the SAT.
Val scored in the 90th percentile.
Val, always a perfectionist, scored off the charts on the SAT.
9
Select the sentence fragment.
Alex enjoyed soccer more than football.
When he arrived, he greeted his coach.
Though Alex played soccer and football, and although he excelled at both.
Alex drove to practice.
10
All of the following are strategies for making your writing more concise except
adding words like which, who, and that
eliminating phrases that add words but no meaning
searching for redundancies
identifying and deleting repetition