TSI - Texas Success Initiative Sentence Revision and Editing Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

Accepted Answer

We visited Paris, Rome, and Barcelona on our trip.

Answer

We visited Paris Rome and Barcelona on our trip.

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We visited, Paris, Rome, and Barcelona on our trip.

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We visited Paris, Rome and, Barcelona on our trip.

Question 2

Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.

Accepted Answer

Neither the teachers nor the principal was informed.

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Neither the teachers nor the principal were informed.

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Neither the teachers nor the principal are informed.

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Neither the teachers nor the principal have been informed.

Question 3

Which option correctly uses an apostrophe?

Accepted Answer

The dog's leash was tangled in the bushes.

Answer

The dogs leash was tangled in the bushes.

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The dog's leash were tangled in the bushes.

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The dogs' leash was tangled in the bushes — there is only one dog.

Question 4

Which sentence avoids a comma splice?

Accepted Answer

The storm was severe; many roads flooded.

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The storm was severe, many roads flooded.

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The storm was severe many roads flooded.

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The storm was severe, however many roads flooded.

Question 5

Identify the error in: "Each of the students have submitted their assignment."

Accepted Answer

Subject-verb agreement error — should be "has submitted"

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Pronoun-antecedent error — should be "his assignment"

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Tense error — should be "had submitted"

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There is no error in the sentence

Question 6

Which revision corrects the fragment: "Although she studied all night for the exam."

Accepted Answer

Although she studied all night for the exam, she still felt unprepared.

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Although she studied all night. For the exam.

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She studied. Although all night for the exam.

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Although, she studied all night for the exam.