English Quiz

She had ideas of her own, including an idea of hers for a torpedo with a radio-controlled guidance system.

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• one idea that she had

• her own idea

• one

But one day, after landing in Honolulu, Hawaii for an extended trip, I couldn’t locate my guitar on the luggage carousel. Panicked, I assailed airport personnel, who assured me that they would try to recover my beloved instrument. At that moment of my extended trip, continuing the trip without it seemed impossible.

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• moment, due to the fact that I was on an extended trip,

• very moment during my time in Honolulu,

• moment,

We tried to steady ourselves with our walking sticks but slipped and stumbled because of the jumbled rocks we were slipping on.

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• even though we used our walking sticks.

• despite any efforts to remain steady.

• with each step.

Patrons credit the handsome Beaux Arts aesthetic with adding enhancement to their theatergoing experience.

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• adding enhacement to the experience of

• adding to the experience of

• enhancing

In concluding this quiz, let's review an important concept: When it comes to concison, always check the shortest answer choice FIRST. If it makes sense, it is usually the correct answer!

• When it comes to concision, I should check the shortest answer FIRST.

• When it comes to concison, I should check the longest answer FIRST.

In concluding this quiz, let's review one more important concept:

When it comes to concision, sometimes you must be careful to RE-READ the language in the preceding sentences so you can eliminate repetitive ideas.

• I should be careful to RE-READ the language in the preceding sentences so I can eliminate repetitive ideas.

• I should never stop to RE-READ the preceding sentences.

Sprawling beneath the four-square-mile town of Bonne Terre, the mine contains over eighty square miles of stadium-sized rooms and at least seventeen miles of tunnels. The cool water that fills the mine that is below the city of Bonne Terre is remarkably clean and clear.

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• this sprawling, cone-shaped mine

• this mine with five levels

• the mine

” (8)Instant hits like “Just Dance” and “Poker Face” climbing up the charts and dominating the airwaves.

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• Instant hits like “Just Dance” and “Poker Face” were climbing up the charts and dominated the airwaves.

• Climbing up the charts and dominating the airwaves were “Just Dance” and “Poker Face,” instant hits.

• Instant hits like “Just Dance” and “Poker Face” climbed up the charts and dominated the airwaves.

Answer explanation

The present participial climbing does not have a helping verb, which means that the underlined portion is missing a predicate and is not a complete sentence. The revision with the past tense verb climbed (choice J) eliminates this issue and creates a complete sentence.

Which sentence below is correctly punctuated?

• My sister the tall one, is about to enter high school.

• My sister, the tall one is about to enter high school.

• My sister the tall one is about to enter high school.

• My sister, the tall one, is about to enter high school.

Which point of view uses the pronoun "I"?

• 1st person

• 3rd person omniscient

• 3rd person limited

• 2nd person