Worked examples
Two examples
Example 1
From a notice: Fill a few pots with water, ______ and keep a jug in the bathroom.Choices: storing them in the fridge, / store them in the fridge, / they should be stored in the fridge,
- Each sentence in the passage tests one thing from Parts 1 to 6. First ask what this sentence is doing: it is a list of three things to do.
- Fill and keep are commands. The middle item should be a command too.
- Same job, same shape: store them in the fridge.
Answer: Fill a few pots with water, store them in the fridge, and keep a jug in the bathroom.
Example 2
From a letter: I reported it to the super on September ______ nothing has been done.Choices: 12, / 12, but / 12 but,
- Two complete sentences: I reported it / nothing has been done.
- A comma alone would be a comma splice. A comma before but joins them, and but fits: you expect a report to lead to a repair.
- The comma goes before the joining word.
Answer: I reported it to the super on September 12, but nothing has been done.
Where this is taught: Sentences: Start Here
In your Kaplan book: Unit 1, Chapter 4, Lessons 1 to 6
The drill
Ten questions
How many:
The questions are the sentences of a short passage, in order: one passage in a set of five, two in a set of ten. Read each one, open its drop-down, and choose the words that make it correct. Then press Check my answers at the bottom.Read the passage in order. In each sentence, circle the choice in the brackets that makes it correct. The answer key, with the reasoning, is on the last page.