Question

6. The addition of which of the following sentences would create an effective paragraph?

Planning a party can be an easy task. First, the host should create a guest list. Second, decorations for the venue should be planned. Third, food should be ordered, keeping the number of guests in mind. (Select A, B, C, or D and place here.) Finally, once the big day comes and the guests arrive, the host should enjoy the company of family and good friends.

A. Fourth, the invitations should be sent.
B. Games should be planned.
C. Next, the colors of the decorations should be chosen.
D. The host should be sure to have various foods available for guests with different tastes.
Student Answer: D
Answer: Incorrect
Reference: Objective 3

12. Which of these is a run-on sentence?
A. Before lunch, I played volleyball; after lunch I did again.
B. You and I and the whole team will go.
C. I thought about what he'd said soon I realized he was right.
D. I went home and ate and ate.
Student Answer: A
Answer: Incorrect
Reference: Objective 2

14. John spends time writing down topic ideas for his research project. Which step of the writing process is he actively involved in?
A. Planning
B. Prewriting
C. Editing
D. Researching
Student Answer: A
Answer: Incorrect
Reference: Objective 5

15. Which of the following is a run-on sentence?
A. The players continue to work on both hitting and fielding, allowing them to improve both skill sets.
B. While the rain was drenching at times, the fans were dedicated and refused to leave.
C. The game was tied at halftime; each coach gave his team a pep-talk.
D. The game will be called if the storm continues, the weather is dangerous.
Student Answer: A
Answer: Incorrect
Reference: Objective 2

Answer 1

A

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

6. Fourth, the invitations should be sent.

The structure of the paragraph is organized as a numbered list that the host must do in order to have a great party. Each sentence that is part of the list begins with an ordinal number (first, second, third). It would make sense to have the next sentence begin with the word fourth. Also, the only thing left out to planning the party is inviting the guests.

12. C. I thought about what he'd said soon I realized he was right.

There are two independent clauses in this sentence: "I though about what he'd said" and "soon I realized he was right." These two indpendent clauses must be separated with a period or joined together with a semicolon or a comma and a conjunction.

14. Prewriting

John is doing some brainstorming of his topic ideas. Brainstorming is in the prewriting stage because he is still trying to figure out exactly what he wants his topic to be. The planning step would involve creating an outline.

15. The game will be called if the storm continues, the weather is dangerous.

This sentence is a runon because it has two independent clauses "The game will be called" and "the weather is dangerous". There is a dependent clause as well: "if the storm continues". The two independent clauses are only separated with a comma. This is not enough. There should be a conjunction as well as a comma or a semicolon.