Tonya would like to replace sentence 21 with a sentence that better states the controlling idea of her paper. Which of these would be the BEST replacement for sentence 20?
Schools should be like society, and they must get students prepared for it.
Schools must be a reflection of society in each and every way, if possible.
Being in school must have an effect on the futures of each and every student.
Schools must reflect societal behavior and norms, and prepare students for their inevitable futures.
What is the most effective revision to make in sentence 9?
Yes, children do need about 8 hours of sleep a night, but they also need to learn responsibility.
Yes, you are right, children need sleep and they also need responsibility.
Of course children need about 8 hours of sleep a night, but they need to be responsible for other things too.
Being responsible is much more important than getting enough sleep.
Tonya has included an extraneous sentence in the third paragraph (sentences 10 - 13). Which sentence should be deleted from this paragraph?
Sentence 10
Sentence 11
Sentence 12
Sentence 13
Sentence 11 has a problem with parallel structure. Which two changes need to be made to correct this sentence?
Change accountant to accountants, and financial analyst to financial analysts
Change position to worker, and arrive to arrives
Change any to few, and position to positions
Change most likely to more likely, and arrive to arrived
Which of these corrects the comma splice error in Sentence 16 by using a conjunctive adverb?
They would have trouble concentrating on the task at hand, and they wouldn’t accomplish the requirements for the position.
They would have trouble concentrating on the task at hand. Therefore, they wouldn’t accomplish the requirements for the position.
They would have trouble concentrating on the task at hand, otherwise, they wouldn’t accomplish the requirements for the position.
The sentence is written correctly.
Sentence 17 has a problem with a word used incorrectly. What change needs to be made to correct this error?
