Indicate which of the key ideas or analyses best supports the following topic sentence: The life of an amphibian is spent in wat
er and on land.
-A frog is born as a tadpole
-The world amphibian means double life, which exactly what an amphibian lives.
-Begin born in the water, Timmy the tadpole looked forward to his future.
-Amphibians and reptiles are often confused, but they are very different creatures
How is the pronoun "they" used in the second sentence?
Sarah and Michelle competed for top honors in their high school class. They were both excellent students; however, Michelle took the top spot in the end.
-to replace nouns
-to replace verbs
-to describe a verb
-to describe when an action took place
How would you correct the following sentence fragment?
Sang at the concert.
-Add a verb to the end of the sentence to tell what happens next.
-Add a noun to the beginning of the sentence tell who sang.
-Add an adverb to the end of the sentence to tell how they sang.
-Add an adjective to describe the concert.
You are given a writing assignment to determine the best college to attend based on pros and cons. What is the appropriate pattern of writing the use?
-Compared and contrast
-Cause and effect
-Definition
-Argument
Revise the punctuation error in the following sentence;
-A healthy lifestyle, requires a healthy diet exercise, and regular physicals.
-A healthy lifestyle requires a healthy diet, exercise, and regular physicals.
-A healthy lifestyle requires a healthy, diet, exercise, and regular physicals.
-A healthy lifestyle requires a healthy diet, exercise, and regular physicals.
How would you correct the following sentence.
matthew rode every ride at the amusement park and ate three funnel cakes?
-Check that the writing has demonstrated an understanding of the audience.
-Check that the writing has responded to the required task.
-Ensure all spelling and grammatical errors are eliminated.
-Check that the writing is focused.
How would you correct the following run-on sentence?
The students completed the exam they failed because they did not study.
-Add a semicolon between the two independent clauses where the second independent clause begins with a capitalized letter.
-Join the two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction followed by a comma.
-Add a semicolon followed by a dependent clause.
-Add a semicolon, then transition, then a comma between the two independent clauses.
List the verb(s) in the following sentence:
The principal shook each of the graduates' hands as they walked across the stage.
-shook, graduates'
-principal, shook
-shook, walked
-hands, stage
What is the most likely audience for an essay about the advantages and disadvantages of student cell phone use in classrooms?
-school administration considering cell phone policy
-high school students considering a new phone
-high school teachers planning a unit on a computer use
-parents considering buying a cell phone for their child
In the following sentence. which word(s) signify order in the paragraph?
Finally, with the last brush stroke the artist finished painting.
-with
-last
-finished
-Finally
