Question 1
2 out of 2 points
What is a fused sentence?
Selected Answer:
when two sentences are joined without any punctuation
Answers: any sentence that is too long and complicated
when a comma is used by itself
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Question 1
2 out of 2 points
What is a fused sentence?
Selected Answer:
when two sentences are joined without any punctuation
Answers: any sentence that is too long and complicated
when a comma is used by itself to join two sentences
when two sentences are joined without any punctuation
Question 2
2 out of 2 points
Matthew now wanted a German car because he heard that German manufacturers produced
fast engines.
Selected
Answer:
no change
Answers: Matthew now wanted a German car because he heard that they produced
fast engines.
Matthew now wanted a German car because he heard that it produced fast
engines.
no change
Question 3
2 out of 2 points
Cleo Henderson was born on October 31 1897 in Laura Ohio.
Selected Answer:
Cleo Henderson was born on October 31, 1897, in Laura, Ohio.
Answers: Cleo Henderson was born on October 31, 1897 in Laura, Ohio.
Cleo Henderson was born on October 31, 1897, in Laura, Ohio.
no change
Question 4
2 out of 2 points
An impatient driver honked his horn at Matthew during his driving test, but he continued to
drive at the posted speed limit.
Selected
Answer:
An impatient driver honked his horn at Matthew as Matthew was having his
driving test, but he continued to drive at the posted speed limit.
Answers: An impatient driver honked his horn at Matthew, who was having his driving
test, but he continued to drive at the posted speed limit.
An impatient driver honked his horn at Matthew as Matthew was having his
driving test, but he continued to drive at the posted speed limit.
no change
Question 5
2 out of 2 points
Most of us listening to Mr. Jennings, however, did not accept its explanation.
Selected
Answer:
Most of us listening to Mr. Jennings, however, did not accept his
explanation.
Answers:
Most of us listening to Mr. Jennings, however, did not accept his
explanation.
Most of us listening to Mr. Jennings, however, did not accept their
explanation.
no change
Question 6
2 out of 2 points
Which of the following sentences contains an error in comma usage?
Selected Answer:
However you decide to settle the dispute is up to you.
Answers: They had lived in a white wood framed house.
It is up to you, Thomas, to settle this issue.
However you decide to settle the dispute is up to you.
Question 7
2 out of 2 points
At a time when many young women went to teachers' college, if they were lucky enough to go
to school at all, she studied math at a nearby university.
Selected
Answer:
no change
Answers: At a time when many young women went to teachers' college if they were
lucky enough to go to school at all, she studied math at a nearby university.
At a time when many young women went to teachers' college, if they were
lucky enough to go to school at all she studied math at a nearby university.
no change
Question 8
2 out of 2 points
Which of the following sentences contains an error?
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