Accuplacer College Placement Sentence Skills 2

Question 1

Which revision best combines: "The storm knocked out power. We lit candles."?

Accepted Answer

The storm knocked out power, so we lit candles.

Answer

The coordinating conjunction "so" with a comma correctly joins the two independent clauses.

Question 2

Identify the sentence error: "Walking to school, the rain began to fall."

Accepted Answer

Dangling modifier

Answer

The phrase "Walking to school" dangles because rain cannot walk.

Question 3

Choose the correct word: "Neither the manager nor the employees ___ aware of the change."

Accepted Answer

were

Answer

With "neither/nor," the verb agrees with the nearer subject "employees," which is plural.

Question 4

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

Accepted Answer

After the meeting ended, we went home.

Answer

An introductory dependent clause is followed by a comma before the main clause.

Question 5

Select the most concise version: "Due to the fact that it was raining, the game was canceled."

Accepted Answer

Because it was raining, the game was canceled.

Answer

"Because" replaces the wordy phrase "due to the fact that" without losing meaning.

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