Sentence Structure (type and corrections) | Words Sounding the Same | Adjectives and Adverbs | Make me Concise! | Transitions (identify and change) |
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What is a run-on sentence that should be split between “answer” and “then” with a period?
The art of test-taking is to choose the correct answer then you will do well.
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What is than?
The water was bluer (than, then) any she’d swum in before.
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What is aimlessly?
We spent Sunday afternoon wandering (aimless, aimlessly) around the park.
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What is delete “an extended flight”?
In the fall, as temperatures decrease, migratory birds begin their long journey south, an extended flight.
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What is “besides” to “however”?
Some birds may not travel far. Besides, most birds, millions throughout the U.S and Canada, migrate as many as three thousand miles!
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What is a fragment that should have a comma between “began” and “the”?
Before the concert began. The performers practiced.
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What is their?
Two birds flapped (they’re, there, their) wings as they scuttled away from the children running toward them.
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What is easy?
The director noted that the most (easiest, easy) part of filming was ahead of them that day.
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What is “computer technology has progressed through the use of facial recognition software”?
Computer technology has really progressed a lot through the use facial recognition software.
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What is “when” to “while”?
When baking soda rises when it reacts with salt, baking powder already has rising power.
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What is a comma splice that should have a period instead of a comma?
The fox was outside the building, it ran when we came close.
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What is effect?
The amount of water in the river is an (effect, affect) of the snow melting.
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What is easily?
Sara saw a jar of cookies, which were (easily, easiest, easy) the best looking she’d ever seen.
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What is delete “which turns into a butterfly”?
The caterpillar, which turns into a butterfly, is a member of the arthropod phylum.
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What is “and” to “but”?
Elegant dresses can be worn sometimes, and everyday dresses can be worn more often.
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What is a parallel sentence that should replace “kept” with “keep”?
The students were asked to announce the players, referee the game, and kept the score.
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What is illicit?
A man selling (elicit, illicit) DVDs of a movie he had recorded in the theater was arrested yesterday.
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What is brighter?
The moon shines (more bright, as bright, brighter) than the stars.
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What is delete “too tall”?
The baking soda caused the cookies to rise an extra two and a half centimeters, resulting in a particularly cakey cookie, too tall.
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What is “which” to “and”?
At forty five, she would have been training for two years, which she hoped her preparations would pay off.
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What is a change in verb tense that should replace “will not” with “would not”?
Although she didn’t attend the official ceremony, the candidate knew she will not win.
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What is complement?
Charles was the perfect (compliment, complement) to his wife because he spoke up when she would be silent.
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What is challengingly
The more (challenging, challengingly) written a book is, the longer it takes me to read it!
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What is delete “which was weight”?
Samrith was close to a wrestling weight class, so he lost one pound, which was weight that allowed him to drop down a a weight class.
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What is “a group” to “with a group”?
On Tuesday, a group of other students, Jeremy was awarded the “excellence in education” medal.
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