PARCC Sentence Correction 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which sentence corrects the subject-verb agreement error: "The list of approved books were posted online"?
- The list of approved books was posted online. (Correct answer)
- The list of approved books were posting online.
- The lists of approved book were posted online.
- The list of approved books are posted online.
Correct answer: The list of approved books was posted online.
The subject "list" is singular, so it takes the singular verb "was."
Question 2: Choose the version with correct pronoun agreement: "Each student must bring ___ own pencil."
- his or her (Correct answer)
- their
- they're
- there
Correct answer: his or her
"Each" is singular and requires the singular pronoun "his or her."
Question 3: Which sentence fixes the misplaced modifier: "Running to the bus, my backpack fell off"?
- While I was running to the bus, my backpack fell off. (Correct answer)
- Running to the bus, the backpack fell off mine.
- My backpack fell off running to the bus.
- Running to the bus my backpack falling off.
Correct answer: While I was running to the bus, my backpack fell off.
The corrected version makes clear that the person, not the backpack, was running.
Question 4: Select the correctly punctuated sentence.
- After the storm, we cleaned the yard. (Correct answer)
- After the storm we, cleaned the yard.
- After the storm we cleaned, the yard.
- After, the storm we cleaned the yard.
Correct answer: After the storm, we cleaned the yard.
A comma correctly follows the introductory phrase "After the storm."
Question 5: Which sentence corrects the run-on: "I finished my homework I went outside"?
- I finished my homework, so I went outside. (Correct answer)
- I finished my homework I went outside.
- I finished my homework, I went outside.
- I finished my homework went outside.
Correct answer: I finished my homework, so I went outside.
A comma plus the conjunction "so" correctly joins the two independent clauses.
Question 6: Choose the sentence with the correct verb tense.
- Yesterday she walked to school. (Correct answer)
- Yesterday she walks to school.
- Yesterday she walking to school.
- Yesterday she will walk to school.
Correct answer: Yesterday she walked to school.
"Yesterday" signals past tense, requiring "walked."
Question 7: Which word correctly completes the sentence: "The team played ___ best game of the season"?
- its (Correct answer)
- it's
- their's
- its'
Correct answer: its
"Its" is the possessive form needed to show the team's game.
PARCC Sentence Correction 2
Which sentence corrects the subject-verb agreement error: "The list of approved books were posted online"?