PARCC Sentence Correction Practice Questions

Question 1

1. If the books have been cataloged last week, why haven't they been placed on the shelf?

Accepted Answer

were cataloged

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have been cataloged

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would have been cataloged

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was cataloged

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had been cataloged

Question 2

2. Jessica Mitford wrote The American Way of Death, a best-selling book that led eventually to an official investigation of the funeral industry.

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that eventually led

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that led eventually

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that had led eventually

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which eventually led

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who eventually led

Question 3

3. Sabotage came from the French saboter, which means "to clatter with wooden shoes (sabots)."

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which means "to

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which means, "to

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that means "to

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that means-"to

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that means, "to

Question 4

4. When studying an assignment, it is wise to read it over quickly at first, than see the major points, and finally outline the material.

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first, then

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first, than

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first: then

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first-then

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first-than

Question 5

5. To judge the Tidy City contest, we picked an uninterested party.

Accepted Answer

picked a disinterested party.

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picked an uninterested party.

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picked an interested party!

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are in the process of picking an uninterested party.

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picked an disinterested party.

Question 6

6. Linda decides they had better scram before the killers find them.

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had better leave

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had better scram

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should hurry and scram

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could hurry and leave

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had better get out

Question 7

7. I really dug the character of Brutus.

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admired

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dug

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thought about

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thought of

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gazed at

Question 8

8. Once upon a point a time, a small person named Little Red Riding Hood initiated plans for the preparation, delivery and transportation of foodstuffs to her Grandmother.

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and transportation of foodstuffs to her grandmother.

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and transportation of foodstuffs to her Grandmother.

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and transportation of food stuffs to her Grandmother.

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and transportation of food supplies to her Grandmother.

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and, transportation of food supplies to her grand mother.

Question 9

9. The setting of a story effects the story's plot.

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affects the story's plot.

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effects the story's plot.

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effects the stories plot.

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affect the story's plot.

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affects the story's plots.

Question 10

10. Arctic trees are scrubbiest than trees in milder climates.

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scrubbier than trees

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scrubbiest than trees

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scrubbier then trees

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scrubbiest than are trees

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scrubbier than are trees