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Choose one
1 point
Choose the word that best completes the sentence to show a reason: “The hikers resumed their walk ___ the rain had stopped.”
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3 Writing Clear Sentences Online Quiz Questions
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20 questions
02
True or false
1 point
True or false: “Although the team revised the draft.” is a complete sentence because it contains a subject and a verb.
- A
True
- B
False
03
Written response
1 point
What sentence error appears in “Because the meeting ended early.”?
04
Fill in the blank
1 point
Complete the parallel list: “The course teaches students to research, reports, and present findings.”
05
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1 point
Which sentence correctly joins two closely related independent clauses without using a conjunction?
- A
The bus was late, we missed the opening song.
- B
The bus was late: so we missed the opening song.
- C
The bus was late; we missed the opening song.
- D
The bus was late we missed the opening song.
06
Fill in the blank
1 point
When revising, replace vague wording with words that tell readers exactly what you mean.
07
Choose all
1 point
Select all the correctly punctuated ways to express these two independent clauses: “The coach reviewed the plan” and “The players asked questions.”
- A
The coach reviewed the plan. The players asked questions.
- B
The coach reviewed the plan, and the players asked questions.
- C
The coach reviewed the plan, the players asked questions.
- D
The coach reviewed the plan; the players asked questions.
08
Written response
1 point
In “The committee postponed the vote,” what voice is used?
09
True or false
1 point
True or false: Passive voice may be appropriate when the person or thing performing an action is unknown or unimportant.
- A
True
- B
False
10
Choose one
1 point
Maya spoke with Lena, and then Maya changed the schedule. Which revision makes clear who changed it?
- A
When Maya spoke with Lena, she changed the schedule.
- B
Maya changed the schedule after speaking with Lena.
- C
After their conversation, she changed the schedule.
- D
When Maya spoke with Lena, the schedule changed.
11
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1 point
A sentence is hard to follow. Select all revision steps that can help make its meaning clearer.
- A
Check whether readers can identify the subject and the action.
- B
Choose clause connections that express the intended relationship between ideas.
- C
Add extra clauses even when they do not contribute useful meaning.
- D
Remove repetition when the meaning remains unchanged.
- E
Keep vague words so the sentence stays short.
12
Open ended
1 point
Revise this sentence to make it more concise without changing its meaning: “Due to the fact that the road was icy, the driver reduced her speed.”
13
Written response
1 point
Classify this sentence as simple, compound, or complex: “When the rain stopped, the hikers resumed their walk.”
14
Choose one
1 point
A draft sentence contains two equally important ideas that can each stand on their own. Which revision principle best applies?
- A
Always keep every idea in one sentence to avoid short sentences.
- B
Split every sentence that contains more than one clause.
- C
Split the sentence when the ideas are equally important but independent.
- D
Combine independent ideas only when doing so makes the sentence longer.
15
Choose one
1 point
A draft sentence joins three independent ideas with commas, making it crowded. Which revision best follows the guidance for handling related ideas?
- A
The library extended its hours during exams, students used the study rooms late, and staff added tables.
- B
The library extended its hours during exams, so students could use the study rooms late. Staff also added tables.
- C
The library extended its hours during exams. So students could use the study rooms late, and staff added tables.
- D
The library extended its hours during exams, and students used the study rooms late, staff added tables.
16
Choose one
1 point
Which word best completes the sentence to show contrast between the proposal's cost and the committee's decision: “_____ the proposal was expensive, the committee approved it”?
- A
Because the proposal was expensive, the committee approved it.
- B
When the proposal was expensive, the committee approved it.
- C
Although the proposal was expensive, the committee approved it.
- D
So the proposal was expensive, the committee approved it.
17
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1 point
The two clauses “The forecast changed” and “the event moved indoors” are complete thoughts and closely related. Which punctuation correctly joins them without adding a conjunction?
- A
The forecast changed; the event moved indoors.
- B
The forecast changed, the event moved indoors.
- C
The forecast changed because; the event moved indoors.
- D
The forecast changed the event moved indoors.
18
Choose one
1 point
The sentence “When Jordan spoke with Casey, they revised the agenda” leaves the reader unsure who revised it. Which revision clearly identifies the person who took the action?
- A
When Jordan spoke with Casey, they revised the agenda.
- B
When Jordan spoke with Casey, the agenda was revised by them.
- C
After speaking with Casey, the agenda changed.
- D
Jordan revised the agenda after speaking with Casey.
19
True or false
1 point
True or false: Passive voice can be appropriate when the person or thing doing the action is unknown or unimportant.
- A
True
- B
False
20
Written response
1 point
What grammatical term names a clause that has a subject and a verb but cannot stand alone as a complete thought?