TSI Sentence Revision and Editing 3

Question 1

Which revision corrects the run-on: "The meeting ran late everyone was exhausted"?

Accepted Answer

The meeting ran late, so everyone was exhausted.

Answer

A comma plus the conjunction "so" properly joins two independent clauses.

Question 2

Select the correct verb tense: "By the time we arrived, the show ____ already begun."

Accepted Answer

had

Answer

The past perfect "had begun" shows an action completed before another past action.

Question 3

Which sentence correctly uses an apostrophe?

Accepted Answer

The dog wagged its tail happily.

Answer

"Its" is the possessive form; "it's" means "it is."

Question 4

Choose the best revision to eliminate redundancy: "He returned back to the office at 9 a.m. in the morning."

Accepted Answer

He returned to the office at 9 a.m.

Answer

"Returned" already implies "back," and "9 a.m." already means morning.

Question 5

Which sentence places the modifier "only" correctly to mean she ate just the salad?

Accepted Answer

She ate only the salad.

Answer

Placing "only" before "the salad" limits what she ate.

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