Question 1

Use the following words to create an exclamation: wow, baby girl

Accepted Answer

"Wow, baby girl!"

Question 2

Use the following words to create a statement: tire, nail, blowout

Accepted Answer

A nail in the tire caused a blowout.

Question 3

Use the following words to create a command: look, monkeys, trees

Accepted Answer

"Look at the monkeys in the trees."

Question 4

Read the following sentence: I have always wanted a puppy.
Which one of the following sentences adds introductory words or phrases?

Accepted Answer

A)  Have I always wanted a puppy? 
B)  I have always wanted a puppy for as long as I can remember. 
C)  A puppy have I always wanted. 
D)  As far back as I can remember, I have always wanted a puppy? 
A)  Have I always wanted a puppy? 
B)  I have always wanted a puppy for as long as I can remember. 
C)  A puppy have I always wanted. 
D)  As far back as I can remember, I have always wanted a puppy?

Question 5

Which one of the following sentences is a statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Get out of the pool now 
B)  Who ate the last cookie 
C)  The sky is cloudy today 
D)  Watch out for that tree 
A)  Get out of the pool now 
B)  Who ate the last cookie 
C)  The sky is cloudy today 
D)  Watch out for that tree

Question 6

Read the following sentence: I am so glad to finally meet you.
Which one of the following reverses the words in that sentence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Am I ever glad to finally meet you. 
B)  It's about time that I get to meet you. 
C)  Yes, I am so glad to finally meet you. 
D)  Are we finally going to meet? 
A)  Am I ever glad to finally meet you. 
B)  It's about time that I get to meet you. 
C)  Yes, I am so glad to finally meet you. 
D)  Are we finally going to meet?

Question 7

Read the following sentence: To get to know one another, the students played a game at the beginning of class.
Which one of the following most effectively changes the word order in that sentence?

Accepted Answer

A)  The students played a game at the beginning of class to get to know one another. 
B)  At the beginning of class, a game was played by the students to get to know one another. 
C)  At the beginning of class, the students played a game to get to know one another. 
D)  To get to know one another and at the beginning of class, the students played a game. 
A)  The students played a game at the beginning of class to get to know one another. 
B)  At the beginning of class, a game was played by the students to get to know one another. 
C)  At the beginning of class, the students played a game to get to know one another. 
D)  To get to know one another and at the beginning of class, the students played a game.

Question 8

Use the following words to create a question: phone, directory, quarter

Accepted Answer

"Can you find a phone number i

Question 9

Vary the structure of the following sentences with at least three of the four ideas you learned in this chapter.
-was lonely in my new apartment. I decided to get a monkey to keep me company. I was so excited to bring him home. I thought he would make a good pet. I named him Spider because he was always jumping everywhere. He was so amusing to watch climbing the curtains and swinging from the ceiling fan. But then he got older and bigger, and he shredded the curtains and pulled the fan out of the ceiling. I had to give him to the local zoo where he could swing until his heart was content. I don't recommend a monkey as a pet.

Accepted Answer

Lonely in my new apartment, I made the d

Question 10

Which one of the following sentences is an exclamation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Take all the medicine 
B)  Please be quiet 
C)  What is that weird-looking contraption 
D)  Slow down 
A)  Take all the medicine 
B)  Please be quiet 
C)  What is that weird-looking contraption 
D)  Slow down

Question 11

Which one of the following sentences is a question?

Accepted Answer

A)  How is snow formed 
B)  My baby brother is always asking why 
C)  That's impossible 
D)  Taste this, and tell me if it needs salt 
A)  How is snow formed 
B)  My baby brother is always asking why 
C)  That's impossible 
D)  Taste this, and tell me if it needs salt

Question 12

Read the following sentence: I really crave chocolate from time to time.
Which one of the following most effectively changes that sentence into a question?

Accepted Answer

A)  Do I really crave chocolate? 
B)  Really do I crave chocolate? 
C)  From time to time I really crave chocolate? 
D)  Really I crave chocolate? 
A)  Do I really crave chocolate? 
B)  Really do I crave chocolate? 
C)  From time to time I really crave chocolate? 
D)  Really I crave chocolate?

Question 13

You can vary your sentence patterns by

Accepted Answer

A)  adding introductory words and phrases. 
B)  reversing the order of some subjects and verbs. 
C)  moving some parts of the sentence around. 
D)  doing any of the above. 
A)  adding introductory words and phrases. 
B)  reversing the order of some subjects and verbs. 
C)  moving some parts of the sentence around. 
D)  doing any of the above.

Question 14

Why is sentence variety important in your writing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sentence variety keeps the readers interested. 
B)  Sentence variety helps you use your vocabulary. 
C)  Sentence variety impresses your instructor. 
D)  Sentence variety helps with peer revision. 
A)  Sentence variety keeps the readers interested. 
B)  Sentence variety helps you use your vocabulary. 
C)  Sentence variety impresses your instructor. 
D)  Sentence variety helps with peer revision.

Question 15

Which one of the following sentences is a command?

Accepted Answer

A)  When was the War of 1812 
B)  Wipe your feet before entering 
C)  Wow, that ride was awesome 
D)  Who is the governor of California 
A)  When was the War of 1812 
B)  Wipe your feet before entering 
C)  Wow, that ride was awesome 
D)  Who is the governor of California

Question 16

Why is varying sentence patterns important in your writing?

Accepted Answer

It helps keep the re

Exam 35: Varying Sentence Structure

Use the following words to create an exclamation: wow, baby girl

Use the following words to create a statement: tire, nail, blowout

Use the following words to create a command: look, monkeys, trees

Read the following sentence: I have always wanted a puppy. Which one of the following sentences adds introductory words or phrases?

Which one of the following sentences is a statement?

Read the following sentence: I am so glad to finally meet you. Which one of the following reverses the words in that sentence?

Read the following sentence: To get to know one another, the students played a game at the beginning of class. Which one of the following most effectively changes the word order in that sentence?

Use the following words to create a question: phone, directory, quarter

Which one of the following sentences is an exclamation?

Which one of the following sentences is a question?

Read the following sentence: I really crave chocolate from time to time. Which one of the following most effectively changes that sentence into a question?

You can vary your sentence patterns by

Why is sentence variety important in your writing?

Which one of the following sentences is a command?

Why is varying sentence patterns important in your writing?

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