NCDAP Sentence Skills 4

Question 1

Which sentence is a run-on that needs to be corrected?

Accepted Answer

She finished her homework then she went to bed.

Answer

Option B is a run-on sentence because two independent clauses are joined without proper punctuation or a conjunction.

Question 2

Select the sentence with the correct use of an apostrophe:

Accepted Answer

The children's books were left on the shelf.

Answer

Children is an irregular plural, so the possessive is formed by adding 's after the word: children's.

Question 3

Which transitional phrase best fits the blank? 'She studied for weeks; _____, she failed the exam.'

Accepted Answer

nevertheless

Answer

'Nevertheless' signals a contrast between the extensive studying and the unexpected failure, which is the logical relationship here.

Question 4

Which sentence contains faulty parallelism?

Accepted Answer

Her goals are to graduate, find a good job, and buying a house.

Answer

Option B mixes infinitives (to graduate, find) with a gerund (buying), breaking parallel structure.

Question 5

Choose the sentence that most clearly expresses the idea:

Accepted Answer

The tired employees attended the long, boring meeting.

Answer

Option B is the most concise and direct, placing the key information without unnecessary relative clauses.

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