Exercise: Sentence Fragments Exercise 1
1. F
2. F
3. C
4. F
5. C
6. C
7. C
8. F
9. C
10. F
11. F
12. F
13. F
14. C
15. F
16. F
Results: 13/16
Exercise: Run-ons, Comma 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; however, they were detectives in disguise.
4. I didn’t know which job I wanted, because I was too confused to decide.
Results: 2/4
Exercise: Subject and Verb Agreement Exercise
1. are
2. are
3. are
4. are
5. don’t
6. doesn’t
7. is
8. lives
9. takes
10. want
11. is
12. are
13. knows
14. are
15. is
16. is
17. are
18. are
19. were; is
20. debate
21. lead
22. greet
23. are
Results: 18/23
Exercise: Eliminating Wordiness Exercise 1
1. Many local farmers plan to attend next Friday’s meeting.
2. Bradley Hall is usually filled with students who do not study the building as a structure.
3. He dropped out of school to support his family.
4. The bus company will probably announce its schedule during the next few days.
5. Any student who wants to meet foreign students can do so in many ways.
6. Rarely will you find someone who has never told a deliberate lie.
7. Disobeying safety regulations causes trouble.
8. Five out of more than a thousand students at a campus rally were arrested for disorderly conduct, and several others were charged by campus administrators with organizing a public meeting without a permit.
9. Students think that the most important subjects are those that will be useful after graduation.
10. Soon college freshmen must realize that they need to contact their advisors about their choices of majors.
11. Our company provides opportunities for professional growth and stability in the dynamic field of aerospace technology.
12. There are people who are for and people who are against capital punishment.
Results: 12/12
Exercise: Eliminating Wordiness Exercise 2
1. The cliffs dropped to the reefs seventy-five feet below, which were barely visible through the fog.
2. Their car is gassed up and ready for an all-night drive.
3. Sometimes Stan went running with Blanche, a good athlete on the track team at school.
4. Taylor brought some strange-tasting candy back from Europe that wasn't shaped like American candy.
5. Government leaders like to mention the creation of new jobs, claiming that these jobs indicate a strong economy, but ignoring the fact that low wage jobs without benefits and security have replaced many good jobs.
Results: 5/5
Exercise: Eliminating Wordiness Exercise 3
Many people who have not committed, seen, or solved a murder, or felt any desire to do any of the above, enjoy reading murder mysteries. Reading these books allows people to escape the monotony of everyday life.
Quiz on Prepositions
1. at
2. in
3. at
4. by
5. on
6. until
7. at
8. for
9. in
10. of
11. after
12. until
13. for
14. by
15. on
16. in
17. at
18. from
19. at
20. since
Results: 18/20
Exercise: Prepositions of Direction: To, On (to), In (to)
1. to
2. in
3. in
4. on
5. on
6. toward
7. into
8. on
9. on
10. on
11. to
12. into
13. on
14. on
15. toward
16. to
17. in
18. in
19. to
20. on
Results: 16/20