Accuplacer College Placement ESL Sentence Skills 2

Question 1

Choose the sentence that is correctly written: ___

Accepted Answer

Because it was raining, we stayed inside.

Answer

A dependent clause followed by a comma and an independent clause is correctly punctuated.

Question 2

Which word best joins the sentences? She was tired ___ she finished the project.

Accepted Answer

but

Answer

"But" shows contrast between being tired and still finishing the project.

Question 3

Select the correct verb: The team ___ practicing every morning.

Accepted Answer

is

Answer

"Team" is a singular collective noun and takes the singular verb "is."

Question 4

Which sentence has correct subject-verb agreement?

Accepted Answer

Each of the students has a book.

Answer

"Each" is singular and requires the singular verb "has."

Question 5

Choose the correct pronoun: My sister and ___ went to the store.

Accepted Answer

I

Answer

"I" is the subject pronoun needed for the action of going.

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