NoRedInk Editing Skills 2

Question 1

Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?

Accepted Answer

She studied hard; she passed the exam.

Answer

A semicolon joins two independent clauses without a coordinating conjunction.

Question 2

Identify the dangling modifier in: 'Walking to school, the rain began to fall.'

Accepted Answer

'Walking to school' has no logical subject because rain cannot walk.

Answer

A dangling modifier occurs when the implied subject of the modifier doesn't match the sentence's subject.

Question 3

Which revision corrects the comma splice: 'I was tired, I went to bed early.'?

Accepted Answer

I was tired; I went to bed early.

Answer

Replacing the comma with a semicolon correctly joins two independent clauses.

Question 4

Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement:

Accepted Answer

Neither the teachers nor the principal was informed.

Answer

With 'neither/nor', the verb agrees with the subject closest to it ('principal' is singular).

Question 5

Which word is used incorrectly in: 'The affect of the medication was immediate.'?

Accepted Answer

'affect' should be 'effect'

Answer

'Effect' is the noun form meaning a result; 'affect' is typically the verb form.

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