RLA GED READY QUICK QUIZ #8

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1. Read these sentences.

Jan drove to work. Jan witnessed an accident on the highway.

What is the best way to combine the sentences?

Jan, driving to work, witnessed an accident while on the highway.

While driving to work, Jan witnessed an accident on the highway.

Jan witnessed an accident on the highway; Jan drove to work.

Jan drove to work; and she witnessed an accident on the highway.

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2. All the managers, including Juan, wanting to hear your ideas.

Which of these is the most accurate and effective revision to the sentence?

Including Juan and the managers, all are wanting to hear your ideas.

All the managers, including Juan, wants to hear your ideas.

All the managers, including Juan, want to hear your ideas.

Including Juan, all the managers wanting to hear your ideas.

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3. Which of these sentences is punctuated correctly?

The Mariana Trench is 1.6 kilometers deeper beneath the sea’s surface, than Mount Everest is tall.

Located in the western Pacific Ocean near Guam, the Mariana Trench is about 1,580 miles long.

The ocean floor has its own complex, geography.

Only two expeditions, have traveled to the deepest part of the Mariana Trench.

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4. Which of these sentences contains a grammatical error?

Large single-celled organisms, including a four-inch amoeba, has been observed there.

Undersea organisms often seem alien in both their appearance and movement.

In the future, we may find more diverse creatures living in the depths of the sea.

The deepest areas of the ocean are still mysterious, and scientists continue to discover new life forms

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5. Read the following sentence.

The Mariana Trench is difficult to explore, our information about the trench comes from only a few expeditions.

Which of these is the most accurate and effective revision to the sentence?

The Mariana Trench is difficult to explore our information about the trench, it comes from only a few expeditions.

Although the Mariana Trench is difficult to explore, our information about the trench comes from only a few expeditions.

Because the Mariana Trench is difficult to explore, our information about the trench comes from only a few expeditions.

For the Mariana Trench to be difficult to explore, our information about the trench, it comes from only a few expeditions.

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6. Read this sentence.

Juan has two goals: to improve service for our customers and creating an effective process for our employees.

Which of these is the most accurate and effective revision to the sentence?

Juan has two goals: to improve service for our customers and to creating an effective process for our employees.

Juan has two goals: to improve service for our customers and to create an effective process for our employees.

Juan has two goals: to improve service for our customers and having to create an effective process for our employees.

Juan has two goals: to improve service for our customers and for creating an effective process for our employees.

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7. Read this sentence.

When I approached the room, I was pretty nervous ahead of time for I had not taken a yoga class (or even really stretched, to be honest) in over a year.

Which of these is the most concise and correct revision to the sentence?

Pretty nervously I approached the room, having not taken a yoga class for at least a year, or even really stretched, to be honest.

I approached the room nervously, not having, to be honest, really even stretched nor taken a yoga class in over a year.

I was pretty nervous as I approached the room because I had neither taken a yoga class nor stretched in over a year.

Because I hadn’t taken a yoga class in over a year, I was pretty nervous as I approached the room; I hadn’t even really stretched, to be honest.

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8. Kate opened the door. Kate found a room filled with file cabinets. The cabinets contained secret documents.

What is the best way to combine the sentences?

Opening the door, the room that Kate found was filled with file cabinets that contained secret documents.

Opening the door, Kate found a room filled with file cabinets that contained secret documents.

Kate opened the door and found a room; filled with file cabinets that contained secret documents.

Kate found a room filled with file cabinets, when she opened the door, they contained secret documents.

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9. Which of the following sentences contains an error in punctuation?

Weather is often changeable this time of year, however, so it’s best to be prepared

Luckily, the weather forecast is mild and temperatures are not expected to drop below 50 degrees.

In anticipation of the coming winter, a local department store is having a sale on coats.

It’s wise to check your heater before the cold weather arrives; a broken heater can be expensive and inconvenient in winter.

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10. Read this sentence.

In gratitude, I thank you for your patience.

Which of these is the most concise and effective revision of this sentence?

For your patience, I thank you in gratitude.

To summarize, I thank you for your patience.

I am thanking you for your patience.

Thank you for your patience.

RLA GED READY QUICK QUIZ #8

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* 1. Read these sentences.Jan drove to work. Jan witnessed an accident on the highway.What is the best way to combine the sentences?

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* 2. All the managers, including Juan, wanting to hear your ideas.Which of these is the most accurate and effective revision to the sentence?

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* 3. Which of these sentences is punctuated correctly?

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* 4. Which of these sentences contains a grammatical error?

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* 5. Read the following sentence.The Mariana Trench is difficult to explore, our information about the trench comes from only a few expeditions.Which of these is the most accurate and effective revision to the sentence?

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* 6. Read this sentence.Juan has two goals: to improve service for our customers and creating an effective process for our employees.Which of these is the most accurate and effective revision to the sentence?

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* 7. Read this sentence.When I approached the room, I was pretty nervous ahead of time for I had not taken a yoga class (or even really stretched, to be honest) in over a year.Which of these is the most concise and correct revision to the sentence?

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* 8. Kate opened the door. Kate found a room filled with file cabinets. The cabinets contained secret documents.What is the best way to combine the sentences?

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* 9. Which of the following sentences contains an error in punctuation?

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* 10. Read this sentence.In gratitude, I thank you for your patience.Which of these is the most concise and effective revision of this sentence?

1. Read these sentences.

Jan drove to work. Jan witnessed an accident on the highway.

What is the best way to combine the sentences?

2. All the managers, including Juan, wanting to hear your ideas.

Which of these is the most accurate and effective revision to the sentence?

3. Which of these sentences is punctuated correctly?

4. Which of these sentences contains a grammatical error?

5. Read the following sentence.

The Mariana Trench is difficult to explore, our information about the trench comes from only a few expeditions.

Which of these is the most accurate and effective revision to the sentence?

6. Read this sentence.

Juan has two goals: to improve service for our customers and creating an effective process for our employees.

Which of these is the most accurate and effective revision to the sentence?

7. Read this sentence.

When I approached the room, I was pretty nervous ahead of time for I had not taken a yoga class (or even really stretched, to be honest) in over a year.

Which of these is the most concise and correct revision to the sentence?

8. Kate opened the door. Kate found a room filled with file cabinets. The cabinets contained secret documents.

What is the best way to combine the sentences?

9. Which of the following sentences contains an error in punctuation?

10. Read this sentence.

In gratitude, I thank you for your patience.

Which of these is the most concise and effective revision of this sentence?