Sentence Skills Test

Mr. Wilson planning to teach a course in physics next fall.

Using the spell checker, she eliminated a number of errors on her paper. When rephrased beginning with 'She eliminated a number of errors on her paper...', the next words will be?

For the first three problems, select the answer that is the best version of the quoted part of the sentence. The first choice is the same as the original. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the first one.

Working as a receptionist for my uncle’s business taught me "to handle customer complaints, answering the telephone, and how to maintain a Rolodex."

Judy is dating "a man that has a seven hundred-acre ranch near the foothills outside of town."

These "books, which was published in the late eighteenth century," are very valuable.

For the following three problems, think through the sentences for a good revision. A new sentence beginning is provided. Your new sentence should be well written and should have basically the same meaning as the original sentence.

The hikers were at the bottom of the canyon, and they discovered an abandoned mineshaft.

When rephrased beginning with 'After the hikers were...', the next words will be?

Good money managers control their present expenses, and they invest surplus dollars to meet their future needs.

Rephrase the sentence using 'because' and select the best choice from below:

In a large city, you may have massive traffic jams on your daily commute to work.

When rephrased by omitting 'you', the best option will be?

In the next three problems, select the best version of the quoted part. The first choice is the same as the original. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the first one.

'Panting, the cab pulled away' just as Judy arrived.

We could watch 'the stars sitting on the balcony'.

If a person wants to succeed in school, 'they have to study'.

For the following three problems, think through the sentences for a good revision. A new sentence beginning is provided. Your new sentence should be well written and should have basically the same meaning as the original sentence.

We ordered lobster since it was our anniversary.

When rephrased beginning with 'Since it was our anniversary...', the sentence should read?

Tornadoes are winds which rotate in a counterclockwise direction and look like a funnel at the bottom of a cloud, as anyone who is familiar with Oklahoma weather knows.

Rephrase beginning with 'Anyone who is...' and your new sentence will include?

Our supervisor, Betty White, handles all of the personnel problems that arise because she is an extremely diplomatic person in working with people.

Rewrite, beginning with 'Being extremely diplomatic in working with people,' the next words would be?

In the next three problems, select the best version of the quoted part of the sentence. The first choice is the same as the original. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the first one.

'Chief Harrigan was invited to our safety meeting, he can demonstrate the correct use of fire extinguishers'.

Coming in from Fourth Street, the 'Student Union is seen by students who are arriving on campus'.

Because modern machinery can function unattended, the unemployment rate may increase, 'this could possibly cause the poverty rate to be higher'.

For the following four problems, think through the sentences for a good revision. A new sentence beginning is provided. Your new sentence should be well written and should have basically the same meaning as the original sentence.

Due to the fact it was raining on the scheduled day of the picnic, the drama club had to cancel and reschedule a new date for the event.

When rephrased beginning with 'The drama club had to...', your next words will be?

While it was raining, we decided to play cards.

When rephrased beginning with 'We decided to play...', your next words should be?

While we were in Illinois, we visited General Grant’s home.

When rephrased beginning with 'We toured General Grant’s...', the next words should be?

Tornadoes are made up of winds with speeds of 30 or 40 miles an hour or higher, and they cause the most deaths.

When rephrased beginning with 'Because tornadoes are made up of winds with speeds of 30 or 40 miles an hour or higher,...', the next words should be?

In the next problem, select the best version of the quoted part of the sentence. The first choice is the same as the original. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the first one.

If you want to create a beautiful room, having a large sum of money is not nearly so important to the finished setting "as is the knowledge of basic decorating."