Deck 48: Effective Sentences

Question 1

Which one of the following sentences is a command?

A) Calm down
B) Is that your seat
C) Wow, that was exhilarating
D) The library is closed

Answer 1

Calm down

Question 2

Which one of the following sentences is a question?

A) Is that for me
B) Don't forget to write
C) Please lower your voice
D) Thank goodness the guest of honor finally arrived

Answer 2

Is that for me

Question 3

Which one of the following sentences is an exclamation?

A) Why do you think the solution failed
B) I just won the lottery
C) Salute when an officer is present
D) Your mom called

Answer 3

I just won the lottery

Question 4

Which one of the following sentences is a statement?

A) Yeah! I finally got an A on an essay
B) Please revise your essay before turning it in
C) How many drafts have you written
D) Writing a good essay takes time and patience

Question 5

You can vary your sentence patterns by

A) adding introductory words and phrases.
B) reversing the order of some subjects and verbs.
C) moving some parts of the sentence around.
D) doing any of the above.

Question 6

Why is sentence variety important in your writing?

A) Sentence variety keeps the readers interested.
B) Sentence variety helps you use your vocabulary.
C) Sentence variety impresses your instructor.
D) Sentence variety helps with peer revision.

Question 7

Read the following sentences: Vincent plays the violin well. He has been taking lessons since he was five years old.
Which one of the following most effectively combines these sentences?

A) Vincent plays the well, and he has taken lessons since he was five years old.
B) Vincent plays the violin well and takes lessons.
C) Vincent plays the violin well because he has been practicing since he was five years old.
D) Since Vincent was five years old, he has played the violin, and he plays well.

Question 8

Read the following sentence: We are so happy you made it.
Which one of the following most effectively reverses the words in that sentence?

A) Are we ever happy that you made it!
B) So happy are we that you made it.
C) Happy are we that you made it.
D) We are ever so happy that you made it.

Question 9

What is parallelism?

A) Parallelism is keeping all of your sentences the same length.
B) Parallelism is keeping all of your phrases the same length.
C) Parallelism is keeping items in a series in the same grammatical form.
D) Parallelism is having your essay proofread by two different people.

Question 10

Why should you use parallelism in your writing?

A) Parallelism makes your essay balanced.
B) Parallelism lines up all of your ideas.
C) Parallelism makes your writing more interesting and clear.
D) Parallelism ensures that you don't have grammatical errors.

Question 11

Which one of the following sentences has a problem with parallelism?

A) The cookies came out badly because I used too much flour and because I had the oven too high.
B) Next year I will move away from home, attend college, and will be getting my own apartment.
C) Please pack my toothbrush, hairbrush, and medicine in the overnight bag.
D) The firecracker fizzed, crackled, and popped before going out.

Question 12

Which one of the following sentences has a problem with parallelism?

A) She wanted to live somewhere that had a cool climate and that had a small population.
B) You need to go online, find the best hotel reservation, and then book it.
C) Try reading a good book rather than watching too much television and eating too many potato chips.
D) If you like doing charity work, going to social functions, and like to meet new people, then you should join this sorority.

Question 13

Choose the word that would best complete the following sentence.
Smile, wave, and __________ as if you're having fun.

A) act
B) acting
C) acted
D) acts

Question 14

What is a simple sentence?

A) A simple sentence has only one message.
B) A simple sentence is easy to understand.
C) A simple sentence contains only one independent clause.
D) A simple sentence is all of the above.

Question 15

What is a compound sentence?

A) A compound sentence contains two subjects and one verb.
B) A compound sentence contains two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.
C) A compound sentence has two meanings.
D) A compound sentence is all of the above.

Question 16

What is a complex sentence?

A) A complex sentence is difficult to understand.
B) A complex sentence contains two subjects and one verb.
C) A complex sentence contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
D) A complex sentence is all of the above.

Question 17

What is a compound-complex sentence?

A) A compound-complex sentence contains two subjects and one verb.
B) A compound-complex sentence contains at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.
C) A compound-complex sentence uses all of the parts of speech.
D) A compound-complex sentence is all of the above.

Question 18

Read the following sentence: While you're in Hawaii, think of me, and send me a postcard.
What type of sentence is it?

A) simple
B) compound
C) complex
D) compound-complex

Question 19

Read the following sentence: All of the horses are in the pasture.
What type of sentence is it?

A) simple
B) compound
C) complex
D) compound-complex

Question 20

Read the following sentence: Penny didn't do one assignment, yet she still passed the class.
What type of sentence is it?

A) simple
B) compound
C) complex
D) compound-complex

Question 21

Why are varying sentence patterns important in your writing?

Question 22

What is parallelism?