1-Select the sentence that is parallel in structure.

Not only did Kroger add a bank to its store, but also offers more organic food.

Kroger added not only a bank to its store, but also more organic food on its shelves are offered.

Kroger added not only a bank to its store, but also more organic food options.

2-One of the following items contains a comma splice, another is a run-on (or fused) sentence, and a third is correct. Select the item that is correct.

I am on a diet, yet I keep thinking about the chocolate cake in the kitchen.

I am on a diet, I keep thinking about the chocolate cake in the kitchen.

I am on a diet I keep thinking about the chocolate cake in the kitchen.

3-One of the items that follow is a fragment. Select the fragment.

During the chemistry examination on Tuesday morning, the room was silent and all of the students concentrated hard on the difficult problems Professor Mendoza had written.

During the chemistry examination on Tuesday morning, while the students concentrated hard on the difficult problems Professor Mendoza had written.

It was Tuesday morning, and the room was silent as the students concentrated hard on the difficult problems on the chemistry examination which Professor Mendoza had written.

4-Select the clearest, most concise sentence.

The reason the office manager hired a new clerk is for the reduction of many pages of data that she was typing into the database.

The manager of the office needed help typing data into the database, so she hired a new clerk to lighten her work load.

The office manager hired a new clerk to help her add data to the database.

5-Select the clearest, most grammatically correct sentence.

When the baby cried, his mother changed his diaper and fed him a bottle.

When the baby cried, his diaper needed changing and his mother fed him a bottle.

Crying loudly, the mother picked up the baby to change his diaper and then fed him a bottle.

6-Select the best topic sentence.

I am going to explain what happened during the battle of Gettysburg.

The battle of Gettysburg was the turning point of the Civil War.

The battle of Gettysburg, which was led by generals Mead and Lee, and in which there were 51,000 casualties over the course of three days, was the turning point in the Civil War.

7-Select the sentence that is NOT parallel in structure:

Can you think of anything better to do on a hot day than relaxing and drinking cold lemonade in the shade?

Can you think of anything better to do on a hot day than relaxing and to drink cold lemonade in the shade?

Can you think of anything better to do on a hot day than to relax and drink cold lemonade in the shade?

8-Select the clearest, most grammatically correct sentence.

A stomach ache from laughing so much was the result of a movie that was so funny to the audience.

The movie was so funny that everyone in the audience had a stomach ache from laughing so much.

At the movies, the funny movie caused stomach aches from so much laughter by the audience.

9-Select the sentence that best expresses a clear, logical and complete comparison.

Jerry did worse on the chemistry final than anyone else in the class because he studied the least.

Jerry did more badly on the chemistry final than anyone else in the class because he studied less.

Jerry did worse on the chemistry final than anyone in the class because he studied the least.

10-Select the clearest, most concise sentence.

George was really late to work due to the fact that his car broke down on the freeway while he was driving to work.

George was late to work because his car broke down on the freeway.

While George was in his car driving to work on the freeway, his car broke down, so he was late to work.

11-Select the sentence that uses commas correctly.

Albert Einstein who was a mathematical genius, performed very poorly in school.

Albert Einstein, who was a mathematical genius performed very poorly in school.

Albert Einstein, who was a mathematical genius, performed very poorly in school.

12-Select the sentence that contains a dangling modifier.

Touching Annas hand, Enrique felt his heart pounding.

Touching Annas hand, Enriques heart pounded.

Enriques heart pounded as he touched Annas hand.

13-Select the sentence that is parallel in structure.

Grace is going to the pharmacy, returning a book to the library, and picking up her dry cleaning on her way home.

On her way home, Grace is going to the pharmacy, then she has a book to take back to the library, and after that she will be stopping by to pick up her dry cleaning.

Picking up her dry cleaning on her way home, Grace will also stop at the pharmacy, followed by returning a book to the library.

14-Select the clearest, most grammatically correct sentence.

A foul is when a batter hits a ball directly into the stands.

A foul is where a batter hits a ball directly into the stands.

A foul occurs when a batter hits a ball directly into the stands.

15-Select the sentence that contains no misplaced modifiers.

Walking down the street, Vinnie sang Italian songs.

Vinnie sang Italian songs walking down the street.

Walking down the street, Italian songs were sung by Vinnie.

16-Select the sentence that uses semicolons correctly.

Garys favorite teams are; the Pittsburgh Steelers, who have won six Super Bowls, the New York Giants, who have won eleven conference championships, and the Green Bay Packers, who have made the playoffs twenty-nine times.

Garys favorite teams are the Pittsburgh Steelers, who have won six Super Bowls; the New York Giants, who have won eleven conference championships; and the Green Bay Packers, who have made the playoffs twenty-nine times.

Garys favorite teams are the Pittsburgh Steelers; who have won six Super Bowls; the New York Giants; who have won eleven conference championships; and the Green Bay Packers; who have made the playoffs twenty-nine times.

17-Select the best transitional sentence.

Not only did George Washington Carver create food recipes from peanuts, but he also created household products from peanuts as well.

George Washington Carver created a special massage oil made from peanuts to treat polio patients.

18-Select the sentence that has no problems with pronoun reference.

If you park in a no-parking zone, the store managers will have your car towed away.

If you park in a no-parking zone, they will have your car towed away.