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Sentence- Skills Diagnostic Test Essay

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Angela Zheng English Comp I 1101 Sentence- Skills Diagnostic Test Fragments ____X___ 1. Until his mother called him twice. Barry did not get out of the bed. He had stayed up too late the night before. Until his mother called him twice, Barry did not get out of the bed. He had stayed up too late the night before. ____C___ 2. After I slid my aching bones into the hot water of the tub, I realized there was no soap. I didn’t want to get out again. ____X___ 3. Mother elephants devote much of their time to child care. Nursing their babies up to eight years. Mother elephants devote much of their time to child care, nursing their babies up to eight years. ____X___ 4. Sweating under this heavy load. …show more content…

Pronoun Types ____X___ 36. No one is a better cook than she. No one is a better cook than her. Adjectives and Adverbs ____X___ 37. Larry is more better than I am at darts. Larry is better than I am at darts. Misplaced Modifiers ____X___ 39. He swatted the wasp that stung him with a newspaper. Which newspaper? ____X___ 40. Charlotte returned the hamburger that was spoiled to the supermarket. Which spoiled? ____C___ 41. Jamal test-drove a car at the dealership with windows and a sunroof. ____X___ 42. I adopted a dog from a junkyard which is very close to my heart. How close? Dangling Modifiers ____C___ 45.While I was waiting for the bus, rain began to fall. ____X___ 46. Braking the car suddenly, the shopping bags tumbled into the floor. Faulty Parallelism ____X___ 47. Jeff enjoys hunting for rabbits, socializing with friends, and to read the comics. Jeff enjoys hunting for rabbits, socializing with friends to read the comics. ____C___ 48.The recipe instructed me to shop onions, to peel carrots, and to boil a pot of water. ____C___ 49. When I saw my roommate with my girlfriend, I felt worried angry, and embarrassment as well. ____X___ 50. Jackie enjoys shopping for new clothes, surfing the internet, and walking her dog. Jackie enjoys shopping for new clothes surfing the internet and walking her dog. Capital Letters ____X___ 51.After being out in a cold

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