I- Sentence Fragments:
1. F
2. C
3. C
4. F
5. C
6. C
7. C
8. C
9. C
10. F
11. C
12. C
13. F
14. C
15. F
16. F
II- Run on, coma splices, and fused sentences
1. He enjoys walking through the country, and he often goes backpacking on his vacations.
2. He often watched TV when there were only reruns; however she preferred to read instead.
3. They weren't dangerous criminals; they were detectives in disguise.
4. I din't know which job I wanted; I was too confused to decide.
III- Subject and Verb agreement
1. are
2. is
3. is
4. are
5. don't
6. doesn't
7. is
8. lives
9. take
10. want
11. is
12. is
13. knows
14. are
15. are, is
16. is
17. are
18. are
19. were, is
20. debates
21. leads
22. greet
23. are
IV- Eliminating wordiness
1. Many local farmers plan to attend next Friday's meeting.
2. Although Bradley Hall is populated by students, close study of the building is seldom undertaken by them.
3. He dropped out of school because it was necessary for him to help support his family.
4. Is expected that the new schedule will be announced by the bus company in the next few days.
5. There are ways in which a student who's interested in meeting foreign students may come to know one.
6. Is very unusual to find someone who has never told a deliberate lie on purpose.
7. Trouble is caused when people disobey rules that have been established for the safety of all.
8. A campus rally was attended by more than a thousand students. Five students were arrested for disorderly conduct, while several others are charged for organizing a public meeting without being issued a permit to do so.
9. The subjects that are considered important by students are those that have been shown to be useful to them after graduation.
10. In the future, college freshmen must all become aware that there is a need for them to make contact with an academic adviser concerning the matter of a major.
11. In our company there are wide-open opportunities for professional growth that enjoys an enviable record for stability in the dynamic atmosphere of aerospace technology.
12. Some people believe in capital punishment, while other's do not; there are many opinions on this subject.
1. F
2. C
3. C
4. F
5. C
6. C
7. C
8. C
9. C
10. F
11. C
12. C
13. F
14. C
15. F
16. F
II- Run on, coma splices, and fused sentences
1. He enjoys walking through the country, and he often goes backpacking on his vacations.
2. He often watched TV when there were only reruns; however she preferred to read instead.
3. They weren't dangerous criminals; they were detectives in disguise.
4. I din't know which job I wanted; I was too confused to decide.
III- Subject and Verb agreement
1. are
2. is
3. is
4. are
5. don't
6. doesn't
7. is
8. lives
9. take
10. want
11. is
12. is
13. knows
14. are
15. are, is
16. is
17. are
18. are
19. were, is
20. debates
21. leads
22. greet
23. are
IV- Eliminating wordiness
1. Many local farmers plan to attend next Friday's meeting.
2. Although Bradley Hall is populated by students, close study of the building is seldom undertaken by them.
3. He dropped out of school because it was necessary for him to help support his family.
4. Is expected that the new schedule will be announced by the bus company in the next few days.
5. There are ways in which a student who's interested in meeting foreign students may come to know one.
6. Is very unusual to find someone who has never told a deliberate lie on purpose.
7. Trouble is caused when people disobey rules that have been established for the safety of all.
8. A campus rally was attended by more than a thousand students. Five students were arrested for disorderly conduct, while several others are charged for organizing a public meeting without being issued a permit to do so.
9. The subjects that are considered important by students are those that have been shown to be useful to them after graduation.
10. In the future, college freshmen must all become aware that there is a need for them to make contact with an academic adviser concerning the matter of a major.
11. In our company there are wide-open opportunities for professional growth that enjoys an enviable record for stability in the dynamic atmosphere of aerospace technology.
12. Some people believe in capital punishment, while other's do not; there are many opinions on this subject.
V- Eliminating Wordiness 2
1. The reefs below the steep cliff were barely visible through the fog, and also because it was seventy-five feet below.
2. The drive will take all night, and because of that the car is all gassed up.
3. Stan was on the track team at school, and sometimes went running with Blanche.
4. Taylor brought some candy back from Europe, it tasted strange to him.
5. Government leaders mention the creation of new jobs, but they don't say that they are low-wage without benefits and security.
VI- Eliminating Wordiness 3
A large number of people enjoy reading murder mysteries regularly. As a rule, these people are not themselves murderers. They probably enjoy reading murder mysteries because of this reason: they have found a way to escape from the monotonous, boring routine of dull everyday existence.
To such people the murder mystery is realistic fantasy. The people in the murder mystery are as a general rule believable as people. They are not just made up pasteboard figures.The character who is the hero, the one who solves the murder mystery, solves it not usually by trial and error or haphazard methods but by exercising a high degree of logic and reason. It is absolutely and totally essential that people who enjoy murder mysteries have an admiration for the human faculty of logic.
The people who read such books of fiction play a game. It is a game in which they suspend certain human emotions. One of these human emotions that they suspend is pity. If the reader stops to feel pity and sympathy for each and every victim that is killed , that person will never enjoy reading murder mysteries. The devoted reader of murder mysteries keeps uppermost in mind at all times the goal of arriving through logic and observation at the final solution to the mystery offered in the book. It is a game with life and death. Whodunits hopefully help the reader to hide from the hideous horrors of actual life and death in the real world.
To such people the murder mystery is realistic fantasy. The people in the murder mystery are as a general rule believable as people. They are not just made up pasteboard figures.The character who is the hero, the one who solves the murder mystery, solves it not usually by trial and error or haphazard methods but by exercising a high degree of logic and reason. It is absolutely and totally essential that people who enjoy murder mysteries have an admiration for the human faculty of logic.
The people who read such books of fiction play a game. It is a game in which they suspend certain human emotions. One of these human emotions that they suspend is pity. If the reader stops to feel pity and sympathy for each and every victim that is killed , that person will never enjoy reading murder mysteries. The devoted reader of murder mysteries keeps uppermost in mind at all times the goal of arriving through logic and observation at the final solution to the mystery offered in the book. It is a game with life and death. Whodunits hopefully help the reader to hide from the hideous horrors of actual life and death in the real world.
I would mention some murder mystery novels, and giving examples of people who likes to read them.
VII- Prepositions
1. C
2. A
3. C
4. B
5. A
6. C
7. B
8. A
9. C
10. C
11. A
12. C
13. B
14. A
15. b
16. B
17. B
18. A
19. C
20. A
VIII- More Prepositions
1. to
2. onto
3. in
4. into
5. on
6. to
7. toward
8. in
9. to
10. on
11. to
12. into
13. in
14. on
15. toward
16. to
17. in
18. in
19. toward
20. into
I need some practice in Eliminating Wordiness, those were my poorest results
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