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Language and Sentence Skills

Grade 12 · Stretch challenge · 8 questions · Version PG-1X0OJRJ-RDRP

1.

Choose the correct pronoun agreement.A. Each student should bring his, her, or their notes. B. The committee approved the proposal. C. The data were incomplete; the team repeated the trial. D. Walking through the museum, Elena studied the portraits.

2.

Which sentence maintains parallel structure?A. The collection of maps is on the shelf. B. The role requires planning, writing, and revising. C. The kit contains three tools: a ruler, a compass, and a protractor. D. After the meeting, we revised the plan.

3.

Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?A. After the meeting, we revised the plan. B. The data were incomplete; the team repeated the trial. C. Walking through the museum, Elena studied the portraits. D. The role requires planning, writing, and revising.

4.

Which sentence uses the active voice?A. Each student should bring his, her, or their notes. B. After the meeting, we revised the plan. C. The role requires planning, writing, and revising. D. The committee approved the proposal.

5.

Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.A. The collection of maps is on the shelf. B. Each student should bring his, her, or their notes. C. Walking through the museum, Elena studied the portraits. D. After the meeting, we revised the plan.

6.

Which sentence uses a colon correctly?A. The kit contains three tools: a ruler, a compass, and a protractor. B. The collection of maps is on the shelf. C. After the meeting, we revised the plan. D. Walking through the museum, Elena studied the portraits.

7.

Choose the correctly punctuated introductory phrase.A. The kit contains three tools: a ruler, a compass, and a protractor. B. Walking through the museum, Elena studied the portraits. C. After the meeting, we revised the plan. D. The collection of maps is on the shelf.

8.

Which sentence avoids a misplaced modifier?A. Walking through the museum, Elena studied the portraits. B. The collection of maps is on the shelf. C. The kit contains three tools: a ruler, a compass, and a protractor. D. The data were incomplete; the team repeated the trial.

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  1. Choose the correct pronoun agreement.Each student should bring his, her, or their notes.
  2. Which sentence maintains parallel structure?The role requires planning, writing, and revising.
  3. Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?The data were incomplete; the team repeated the trial.
  4. Which sentence uses the active voice?The committee approved the proposal.
  5. Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.The collection of maps is on the shelf.
  6. Which sentence uses a colon correctly?The kit contains three tools: a ruler, a compass, and a protractor.
  7. Choose the correctly punctuated introductory phrase.After the meeting, we revised the plan.
  8. Which sentence avoids a misplaced modifier?Walking through the museum, Elena studied the portraits.

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