Subskill #15 Sentence Formation: Sentence Clarity II

Read the sentences below. Choose the sentence you think is written most clearly and correctly.

1. A. Bob failed his math test because 5. A. I am writing a short story, which he did not study for it. is nearly finished. B.Because Bob did not study, he B.I am nearly finished with the short failed his math test. story that I am writing. C.Failing his math test was because C.The short story is nearly finished Bob did not study. that I am writing. D.Not studying was why Bob failed D.The short story I am writing is his math test. nearly finished.

2. A. Sharon loved the dog that her 6. A. The decision was a good one that I father brought for her. made. B.Sharon’s father bought a dog for B.The decision I made I felt was her which she loved. good. C.The dog Sharon’s father brought C.I feel I made a good decision. for her she loved. D.I feel that the decision I made was D.Sharon loved the dog her father good. brought for her. 7. A. Jane called her kitten, opening the 3. A. On his way to school Jack lost his can of food and filled the food notebook. bowl. B.On his way to school Jacks’ B. Opening the can of food, Jane notebook was lost. called her kitten and filled the C.Jack lost his notebook on his way food bowl. to school. C. Jane called her kitten and opened D.Jacks’ notebook was lost on the the can of food and filled the food way to school. bowl. D. Filling the food bowl, Jane called 4. A. I called Donna and told her the her kitten and opened the can of good news, because I learned I food. had passed my exam. B.I called Donna because I learned I 8. A. Carol loves to go to the beach and had passed my exam and told swim. her the good news. B. Going to the beach and C.Upon learning I had passed my swimming are what Carol loves. exam, I called Donna and told C. Swimming when she goes to the her the good news. beach is what Carol loves. D.The good news that I called and D. What Carol loves is going to the told Donna was because I beach and swimming. learned I had passed my exam.

Vocational Preparatory Instruction Language Subskill #15 Sentence Formation: Sentence Clarity II

9. A. She always gets sunburned, and 13. A. The point I am trying to make is because of that my friend Jana that sometimes students suffer hates going to beach. from test anxiety. B. Jana, my friend, always gets B. Sometimes students suffer from sunburned and hates going to the test anxiety. beach. C. Students’ suffering from test C. My friend Jana hates going to the anxiety is the point I am trying to beach; she always gets make. sunburned. D. Sometimes students suffering D. Hating the beach because she from test anxiety is the point I always gets sunburned is my am trying to make. friend Jana. 14. A. What I mean to say is that some 10. A. Another test is not needed. people are happier with the new B. As far as I am concerned, there rules. is no need for another test. B. The new rules made some people C. There is no need for another test happier is what I meant to say. as far as I am concerned. C. Some people are happier with the D. For another test as far as I am new rules. concerned, there is no need. D. Some people are happier with the new rules is what I meant to say. 11. A. Being abrupt is a tendency she has with people. 15. A. All things considered, smoking B. She tends to be abrupt with cigarettes is unhealthy and people. unpleasant. C. Her tendency with people is to be B. Smoking cigarettes, all things abrupt. considered, is unhealthy and D. Being abrupt with people is what unpleasant. she has a tendency to do. C. Cigarette smoking is unhealthy and unpleasant, all things considered. 12. A. In the event enough people turn out, the fundraiser should be a D. Cigarette smoking is unhealthy success. and unpleasant. B. The fundraiser should be a success in the event enough 16. A. More jobs require computer skills people turn out. now at the present time. C. It should be a successful B. More jobs require computer skills fundraiser in the event enough at the present time. people turn out. C. Computer skills at the present D. If enough people turn out, the time are required by more jobs. fundraiser should be a success. D. At the present time more jobs require computer skills.

17. A. Due to the fact that I missed my 19. A. There was twenty-five students last test, I may fail the class. in my Biology class. B. I missed my last test and due to B. There were a total of twenty-five that fact I may fail the class. students in my biology class. C. Because I missed my last test I C. In my biology class there was a may fail the class. total of twenty-five students. D. I may fail my class due to the D. Twenty-five was the total of fact that I missed the last test. students in my Biology class.

18. A. We began to use the new voting 20. A. In spite of the fact that I was system in the last election. late; they still let me take my B. The new voting system we began test. to use in the last election. B. I was late and in spite of the fact C. In the last election we began to they let me take my test. use the new voting system. C. They let me take my test in spite D. The last election we began to use of the fact that I was late. the new voting system. D. Although I was late, they let me take my test.

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