TASC Writing 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which transition word shows contrast?
- Therefore
- However (Correct answer)
- Furthermore
- Likewise
Correct answer: However
'However' signals a contrast between ideas.
Question 2: Identify the sentence fragment.
- She ran home.
- Because it was raining. (Correct answer)
- The sky cleared.
- We waited inside.
Correct answer: Because it was raining.
A dependent clause beginning with 'because' is not a complete sentence.
Question 3: Which sentence has correct subject-verb agreement?
- The team are winning.
- The list of items are long.
- Each of the students is ready. (Correct answer)
- Neither of them were here.
Correct answer: Each of the students is ready.
'Each' is singular and takes the singular verb 'is.'
Question 4: What does it mean to revise an essay?
- Fix only spelling
- Improve content and organization (Correct answer)
- Print the final copy
- Add page numbers
Correct answer: Improve content and organization
Revising focuses on improving ideas, structure, and clarity.
Question 5: Which is the correctly punctuated quotation?
- She said "hello".
- She said, "Hello." (Correct answer)
- She said "Hello",
- She said: "hello"
Correct answer: She said, "Hello."
A comma introduces the quote and the period goes inside the quotation marks.
Question 6: Which sentence avoids a dangling modifier?
- Running late, the bus was missed.
- Running late, I missed the bus. (Correct answer)
- Running late, the door slammed.
- Running late, breakfast was skipped.
Correct answer: Running late, I missed the bus.
The modifier 'running late' correctly describes 'I.'
Question 7: Which word is a coordinating conjunction?
- Although
- Because
- But (Correct answer)
- While
Correct answer: But
'But' is a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS) joining equal clauses.
TASC Writing 3
Which transition word shows contrast?