Accuplacer College Placement ESL Sentence Skills 3

Question 1

Identify the run-on sentence.

Accepted Answer

I like coffee I drink it daily.

Answer

Two independent clauses joined with no punctuation or conjunction form a run-on.

Question 2

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

Accepted Answer

After the movie, we ate dinner.

Answer

A comma follows the introductory phrase "After the movie."

Question 3

Which word correctly completes the sentence? She sings ___ than her brother.

Accepted Answer

better

Answer

"Better" is the comparative form used when comparing two people.

Question 4

Select the sentence with the correct verb tense: Yesterday I ___ to the library.

Accepted Answer

went

Answer

"Went" is the simple past tense matching "yesterday."

Question 5

Which sentence avoids a double negative?

Accepted Answer

I don't have any money.

Answer

"Don't have any" expresses the negative correctly without doubling it.

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