Revising and Editing
1. Which of the following is a compound-complex sentence?
A. Mariella and her sisters went to the movies, and as they sat down, Mariella reminded her sisters to turn off their cellphones.
B. People who turn off their cell phones at the movie theater are respectful of the other people in the theater.
C. Mariella and her sisters always remember to turn off their cell phones in a movie theater.
D. As Mariella settled into her seat at the movie theater, she reminded her sisters to turn off their cell phones. D IS NOT CORRECT
2. Nathan argues that each paragraph in a narrative essay should support the author's thesis. Nan says that
paragraphs in a narrative should illuminate some part of the action. Who is correct?
A. Only Nathan is correct.
B. Both Nathan and Nan are correct. B IS NOT CORRECT
C. Neither Nathan nor Nan is correct.
D. Only Nan is correct.
3. Which of the following sentences uses concrete language?
A. Jerry saw that the glass was really dirty.
B. I met Cathy at a store on a street near the bridge.
C. When I saw Susan, she was reading a book. C IS NOT CORRECT
D. Danny's Labrador Retriever eagerly chases tennis balls.
4. The following is an example of what kind of sentence?
Because it had rained earlier in the week, the game was cancelled.
A. Compound A IS NOT CORRECT
B. Compound-complex
C. Simple
D. Complex
5. Which of the following is a simple sentence?
A. When I realized I was too late, I called David's cell phone and made arrangements to meet them in town.
B. I went to the airport, but I was too late to meet them.
C. Karen and David arrived at the airport at 3:35 P.M. and took a taxi to their hotel.