2024 ACCUPLACER SENTENCE
SKILLS PRACTICE TEST EXAM
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-A. The original sentence
is correct.
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
SKILLS PRACTICE TEST EXAM
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-A. The original sentence
is correct.
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
