Sentence Construction

Identify the reason why the following is a fragment:

From morning until night.

*You may need to select more than one option.

• Missing a subject

• Missing a predicate (finite verb)

• Missing an independent clause

• Incorrect comma use

Which of the following fixes the ambiguity in the provided sentence: Draw your sword. *Select all that apply.

• Take out your sword from its sheath.

• Illustrate your sword.

• You draw your sword.

• Illustrate a drawing of your sword.

What is the main reason for an overly complicated sentence to be written?

• excessive use of subjects

• excessive use of independent clauses

• excessive use of dependent clauses

• exccessive use of objects

Identify the reason why the following is a fragment: Start after the weekend.

• Missing a subject

• Missing a finite verb

• Missing an independent clause

• Incorrect comma use

What is the cause of ambiguity in the following sentence: He fed her cat food.

• Multiple interpretations of the verb

• Multiple interpretations of the subject

• Multiple interpretations of the object

• Confusion as to whether there is just a direct object or if there is a direct and an indirect object

What do you need to change to make this parallel:  Sarah spends her time reading, drawing, and she bakes.

• time 

• she bakes 

• spends her

• reading

Which sentence is parallel? 
A. Jose likes to talk but not to listen. 
B. Jose likes to talk but not listening. 

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Which sentence is parallel? 
My friends never judged me by my words or what I did. 
My friends never judged me by my words or my actions. 

• My friends never judged me by my words or what I did.

• My friends never judged me by my words or my actions.

This sentence is parallel--True or False. 
He wanted three things:  money, power, and fame. 

• True

• False

Which sentence is parallel? 
Micayla wanted to return the blouse, get a refund, or she wanted to talk to the store manager. 
Micayla wanted to return the blouse, get a refund, or talk to a manager. 

• Micayla wanted to return the blouse, get a refund, or she wanted to talk to the store manager.

• Micayla wanted to return the blouse, get a refund, or talk to a manager.