Take this Quiz: GED and HiSET language arts — grammar, usage and punctuation | Zestly

Question 1

Two complete sentences have been run together here with nothing between them: 'The landlord inspected the apartment for damages he found a crack in the kitchen floor.' Which version repairs it?

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The landlord inspected the apartment for damages; he found a crack in the kitchen floor.

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The landlord inspected the apartment for damages then he found a crack in the kitchen floor.

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The landlord inspected the apartment for damages he found, a crack in the kitchen floor.

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The landlord inspected the apartment for damages, he found a crack in the kitchen floor.

Question 2

The first of these two is not a complete sentence: 'Because the clinic moved its walk-in hours to the evening. Many patients missed their appointments last week.' Which version repairs it?

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Because the clinic moved its walk-in hours to the evening, many patients missed their appointments last week.

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Because the clinic moved its walk-in hours to the evening; many patients missed their appointments last week.

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Because the clinic moved its walk-in hours to the evening, and many patients missed their appointments last week.

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The clinic moved its walk-in hours to the evening. Because many patients missed their appointments last week.

Question 3

In this sentence it is impossible to tell who is responsible: 'Mark told David that he was responsible for the invoice.' Which version makes clear that DAVID is the one responsible?

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Mark told David, 'You are responsible for the invoice.'

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Mark told David that he, Mark, was responsible for the invoice.

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He told David that Mark was responsible for the invoice.

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Mark told David that the invoice was his responsibility.

Question 4

Identify the version that corrects the unnecessary shift in verb tense: 'The student finished the exam, stands up, and leaves the classroom.'

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The student finishes the exam, stands up, and left the classroom.

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The student finished the exam, stands up, and left the classroom.

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The student finishes the exam, stood up, and leaves the classroom.

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The student finished the exam, stood up, and left the classroom.

Question 5

A notice reads: 'The office only accepts cash on Fridays.' As written, it could mean several things. Which version says that Friday is the only day on which the office accepts cash?

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The office accepts only cash on Fridays.

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The office accepts cash only on Fridays.

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The office only accepts cash on Fridays, and not on other days.

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Only the office accepts cash on Fridays.

Question 6

Which revision corrects the dangling modifier in this sentence: 'Walking into the office, the files were already on the desk.'

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As I walked into the office, I saw the files already on the desk.

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The files were already on the desk, walking into the office.

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Walking into the office, the files were seen on the desk.

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Walking into the office, the desk had the files on it.