2024 NEXT GENERATION
ACCUPLACER WRITING EXAM
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Find the error, if any, in this sentence:
"He's drowning, Lindsay shouted!" - CORRECT ANSWERS-"He's drowning!"
Lindsay shouted.
Explanation:
Lindsay is doing the shouting, so whatever she said should be punctuated by
the exclamation mark. The narrator is calmly telling us what Lindsay shouted
so the entire sentence just ends with a period.
Find the error, if any, in this sentence:
"Toys and books scattered around the child's room." - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Toys and books were scattered around the child's room.
Explanation:
There are a variety of ways to fix the sentence, but the point is to identify
that it is an incomplete sentence because it is missing a verb and, therefore,
doesn't express a complete thought.
Find the error, if any, in this sentence:
"Sarah loves to read books she reads at least three every week." - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Sarah loves to read books. She reads at least three every week.
Explanation:
There are a variety of ways to fix the sentence, but the point is to identify
that it is a run-on sentence. There are too many complete thoughts present,
so it needs to be broken down into two separate sentences. You could also
fix it by using a semicolon ("Sarah loves to read books; she reads at least
three every week.") or a comma and a coordinating conjunction ("Sarah
loves to read books, and she reads at least three every week.").
Find the error, if any, in this sentence:
ACCUPLACER WRITING EXAM
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Find the error, if any, in this sentence:
"He's drowning, Lindsay shouted!" - CORRECT ANSWERS-"He's drowning!"
Lindsay shouted.
Explanation:
Lindsay is doing the shouting, so whatever she said should be punctuated by
the exclamation mark. The narrator is calmly telling us what Lindsay shouted
so the entire sentence just ends with a period.
Find the error, if any, in this sentence:
"Toys and books scattered around the child's room." - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Toys and books were scattered around the child's room.
Explanation:
There are a variety of ways to fix the sentence, but the point is to identify
that it is an incomplete sentence because it is missing a verb and, therefore,
doesn't express a complete thought.
Find the error, if any, in this sentence:
"Sarah loves to read books she reads at least three every week." - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Sarah loves to read books. She reads at least three every week.
Explanation:
There are a variety of ways to fix the sentence, but the point is to identify
that it is a run-on sentence. There are too many complete thoughts present,
so it needs to be broken down into two separate sentences. You could also
fix it by using a semicolon ("Sarah loves to read books; she reads at least
three every week.") or a comma and a coordinating conjunction ("Sarah
loves to read books, and she reads at least three every week.").
Find the error, if any, in this sentence:
