NEXT GENERATION ACCUPLACER
WRITING EXAM WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Find cthe cerror, cif cany, cin cthis csentence:
"I ccannot cexcept cthat cyou cwon't cgo cto cthe cdance cwith cme!" c- ccorrect canswers c-I
ccannot caccept cthat cyou cwon't cgo cto cthe cdance cwith cme!
Explanation:
The ceasiest cway cto cremember cthe cdifference cin cmeaning cbetween cthese ctwo
cwords cis cto clook cat ctheir cletters—accept chas ctwo cc's cthat care clike copen carms,
cjust cwaiting cto chug cand cembrace cand caccept cwhatever cis cbeing coffered,
cwhereas cexcept chas ca cbig cX cjust cwaiting cto creject cand cexclude csomething c("I
cwill ctake call cof cthe ccookies cexcept cthat cone cwith cthe cbite ctaken cout cof cit").
Find cthe cerror, cif cany, cin cthis csentence:
, "It cis cclear cto csee cthat cthe cstock cmarket cis cgoing cto chave cit's cups cand cdowns; cit
cis cimportant cnot cto coverreact cto cthe cvolatility." c- ccorrect canswers c-It cis cclear cto
csee cthat cthe cstock cmarket cis cgoing cto chave cits cups cand cdowns; cit cis cimportant
cnot cto coverreact cto cthe cvolatility.
Explanation:
It's cis ca ccontraction cof cit cis cor cit chas; cit cnever cshows cpossession. cTo ctest
cwhether cyou cneed cit's cor cits, ctry csubstituting cthe cphrase cit cis cor cit chas. cIf ceither
cof cthose cwork, cyou cneed cthe capostrophe. cIf cneither cof cthem cmake csense cin
cyour csentence, cyou cdon't cneed cthe capostrophe.
Find cthe cerror, cif cany, cin cthis csentence:
"Heavy crains cand cthunderstorms ccontinue cto croll cthrough cthe carea; ctherefore, call
cflights care ccancelled cuntil ctomorrow." c- ccorrect canswers c-no cerror
Explanation:
This cquestion ctests cyour cknowledge cof csemicolon cuse. cIn cthis ccase, ca csemicolon
cis cused cto cjoin ctwo cindependent cclauses. cAll cis cwell!
Find cthe cerror, cif cany, cin cthis csentence:
"Katie cdid cnot chave cno ctime cto cpick cKevin cup cbefore cthe cgame." c- ccorrect
canswers c-Katie cdid cnot chave cany ctime cto cpick cKevin cup cbefore cthe cgame.
Explanation:
This csentence chad ca cdouble cnegative, cwhich cis ca cbig cno-no. cJust clike cin cmath,
cdouble cnegatives cactually ccreate ca cpositive, cwhich cwas cnot cthe cintent cof cthe
csentence.
Find cthe cerror, cif cany, cin cthis csentence:
"The cwily cfox cescape cthe cdogs cwho cwere cchasing cafter cit." c- ccorrect canswers c-
The cwily cfox cescaped cthe cdogs cwho cwere cchasing cafter cit.
Explanation:
The cverbs cneed cto cmatch cin csubject cand ctense. cIn cthis ccase, cthe cfirst cverb,
cescape, cdid cnot cmatch cits csubject cin cnumber c(fox c= csingular, cescape c= cplural)
cand cit cdid cnot cmatch cthe cother cverbs cin ctense c(escape c= cpresent ctense, cwere
cchasing c= cpast ctense).
Find cthe cerror, cif cany, cin cthis csentence:
"The cbook cwas cthrown con cthe cbed cby cMadi." c- ccorrect canswers c-No cerror, cbut
cthe csentence cwould cbe cstronger cif cwritten cin cactive cvoice: c"Madi cthrew cthe cbook
con cthe cbed."
WRITING EXAM WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Find cthe cerror, cif cany, cin cthis csentence:
"I ccannot cexcept cthat cyou cwon't cgo cto cthe cdance cwith cme!" c- ccorrect canswers c-I
ccannot caccept cthat cyou cwon't cgo cto cthe cdance cwith cme!
Explanation:
The ceasiest cway cto cremember cthe cdifference cin cmeaning cbetween cthese ctwo
cwords cis cto clook cat ctheir cletters—accept chas ctwo cc's cthat care clike copen carms,
cjust cwaiting cto chug cand cembrace cand caccept cwhatever cis cbeing coffered,
cwhereas cexcept chas ca cbig cX cjust cwaiting cto creject cand cexclude csomething c("I
cwill ctake call cof cthe ccookies cexcept cthat cone cwith cthe cbite ctaken cout cof cit").
Find cthe cerror, cif cany, cin cthis csentence:
, "It cis cclear cto csee cthat cthe cstock cmarket cis cgoing cto chave cit's cups cand cdowns; cit
cis cimportant cnot cto coverreact cto cthe cvolatility." c- ccorrect canswers c-It cis cclear cto
csee cthat cthe cstock cmarket cis cgoing cto chave cits cups cand cdowns; cit cis cimportant
cnot cto coverreact cto cthe cvolatility.
Explanation:
It's cis ca ccontraction cof cit cis cor cit chas; cit cnever cshows cpossession. cTo ctest
cwhether cyou cneed cit's cor cits, ctry csubstituting cthe cphrase cit cis cor cit chas. cIf ceither
cof cthose cwork, cyou cneed cthe capostrophe. cIf cneither cof cthem cmake csense cin
cyour csentence, cyou cdon't cneed cthe capostrophe.
Find cthe cerror, cif cany, cin cthis csentence:
"Heavy crains cand cthunderstorms ccontinue cto croll cthrough cthe carea; ctherefore, call
cflights care ccancelled cuntil ctomorrow." c- ccorrect canswers c-no cerror
Explanation:
This cquestion ctests cyour cknowledge cof csemicolon cuse. cIn cthis ccase, ca csemicolon
cis cused cto cjoin ctwo cindependent cclauses. cAll cis cwell!
Find cthe cerror, cif cany, cin cthis csentence:
"Katie cdid cnot chave cno ctime cto cpick cKevin cup cbefore cthe cgame." c- ccorrect
canswers c-Katie cdid cnot chave cany ctime cto cpick cKevin cup cbefore cthe cgame.
Explanation:
This csentence chad ca cdouble cnegative, cwhich cis ca cbig cno-no. cJust clike cin cmath,
cdouble cnegatives cactually ccreate ca cpositive, cwhich cwas cnot cthe cintent cof cthe
csentence.
Find cthe cerror, cif cany, cin cthis csentence:
"The cwily cfox cescape cthe cdogs cwho cwere cchasing cafter cit." c- ccorrect canswers c-
The cwily cfox cescaped cthe cdogs cwho cwere cchasing cafter cit.
Explanation:
The cverbs cneed cto cmatch cin csubject cand ctense. cIn cthis ccase, cthe cfirst cverb,
cescape, cdid cnot cmatch cits csubject cin cnumber c(fox c= csingular, cescape c= cplural)
cand cit cdid cnot cmatch cthe cother cverbs cin ctense c(escape c= cpresent ctense, cwere
cchasing c= cpast ctense).
Find cthe cerror, cif cany, cin cthis csentence:
"The cbook cwas cthrown con cthe cbed cby cMadi." c- ccorrect canswers c-No cerror, cbut
cthe csentence cwould cbe cstronger cif cwritten cin cactive cvoice: c"Madi cthrew cthe cbook
con cthe cbed."
