Accuplacer Sentence Skills Practice Test, questions and answers| A+ content

Accuplacer Sentence Skills Practice Test, questions and answers| A+ content He had just come to the bridge; and not looking where he was going; he tripped over something. A: where he was going; he tripped B: where he was going: he tripped C: where he was going. He tripped D: where he was going, he tripped D. Only a comma is needed to separate the dependent clause. 'That doesn't make sense at all', he said. A: at all', he B: at all,' he C: at all, he D: at all, he' B. The comma should come inside the end quotation mark. 00:07 01:42 It went on raining, and every day it got a little higher. A: on raining, and every day B: on raining: and every day C: raining on, and every day D: on raining, every day A. The original sentence is correct. Suddenly she, laughed as she remembered a story she had been told. A: she, laughed as she B: laughed as she C: she laughed; as she D: she laughed as she D. No punctuation is necessary. When began the snow he was asleep. A: began the snow B: the snow, began C: the snow began D: began, the snow C. The word order should be altered to remove awkwardness. There will be a wide path, almost big enough for a car. A: There will be a wide path, B: Will there be a wide path, C: There will be a wide path D: There will not be a wide path, A. The original sentence is correct. Then he dropped them both, and the big one landed first--which he had thought it would do, and the little one landed second, which he had thought it would do. A: one landed first-#8221;which B: one landed first, which C: one landed first: which D: one landed first; which B. The punctuation should be the same for both of the parallel clauses. 'I didn't hear you.' she exclaimed. A: hear you.' she B: hear you!' she C: hear you,' she D: hear you:' she C. A comma is necessary if an attribution is going to be made. They hopped down off the table; and went to go pick up the napkins. A: off the table; and went B: off the table: and went C: off the table, went D: off the table and went D. There is no need for punctuation to separate these two continuous actions. 'I'm not sure about that,' he said. 'I can't really remember.' A: about that,' he said. 'I can't B: about that,' he said! 'I can't C: about that.' He said. 'I can't D: about that,' he said, 'I can't A. The original sentence is correct.