1. Enrico had to work from home and take care of his two-year-old son. They walked over to the park, and while there, Enrico planned to make a call to his co-worker Paul. Enrico, helping his son on the playground slide, talked to him using a hands-free headset. Revise the passage to correct any unclear antecedents.
A. Enrico had to work from home and take care of his two-year-old son. They walked over to the park, and while there, Enrico planned to make a call to his co-worker Paul. Helping his son on the playground slide, Enrico talked to him using a hands-free headset.
B. Enrico had to work from home and take care of his two-year-old son. They walked over to the park, and while there, Enrico planned to make a call to his co-worker Paul. Enrico, helping his son on the playground slide, talked to Paul using a hands-free headset.
C. Enrico had to work from home and take care of his two-year-old son. They walked over to the park, and while there, Enrico planned to make a call to his co-worker Paul. Enrico talked to Paul using a hands-free headset while helping him on the playground slide.
D. Enrico had to work from home and take care of his two-year-old son. Enrico planned to make a call to his co-worker Paul while they walked over to the park. Enrico, helping his son on the playground slide, talked to Paul using a hands-free headset.
2. Enrico had to work from home and take care of his two-year-old son. Enrico planned to make a call to his co-worker Paul while they walked over to the park. Enrico, helping his son on the playground slide, talked to Paul using a hands-free headset.
independent clause or dependent clause
She drove from Washington, DC to New York
since Adam likes to play soccer
my friend tin teachers at the local business college
after I finish my homework
3. The radio played a new program. The new program featured live performances by local musicians. Which sentence combines these two sentences by replacing the first sentence with a prepositional phrase?
A. Featuring live performances by local musicians, a new radio program played.
B. The new program on the radio featured live performances by local musicians.
C. The radio played a new program, and this new program featured live performances by local musicians.
D. The new radio program, which featured live performances by local musicians, played.
4. Leslie set a goal and began working toward it. Her goal is to become a math teacher. Which sentence correctly uses a relative pronoun to combine the sentences?
A. Leslie, which is to become a math teacher, set a goal and began working toward it.
B. Leslie set a goal, which is to become a math teacher, and began working toward it.
C. To become a math teacher, Leslie set a goal and began working toward it.
D. Leslie set a goal and began working toward it, which is to become a math teacher.
answer with the letters
1. C
2.
- Independent clause: She drove from Washington, DC to New York
- Dependent clause: since Adam likes to play soccer
- Independent clause: my friend tin teachers at the local business college
- Dependent clause: after I finish my homework
3. B
4. C