Worked examples
Two examples
Example 1
From a notice: The work is ______ however, it may take longer.Choices: planned for one day, / planned for one day; / planned for one day
- Each sentence in the passage tests one thing from Parts 1 to 5. First ask what this one tests: a transition joining two sentences.
- Between two sentences, however takes a semicolon before it.
Answer: The work is planned for one day; however, it may take longer.
Example 2
From a newsletter: The ______ raise is three percent a year. (all the workers)Choices: workers / workers’ / worker’s
- The choices differ only by an apostrophe, so this tests belonging.
- All the workers: plural, ending in s. Add only the apostrophe.
Answer: The workers’ raise is three percent a year.
Where this is taught: Punctuation: Start Here
In your Kaplan book: Unit 1, Chapter 9, Lessons 1 to 3, with Chapter 4, Lesson 3, and Chapter 5, Lesson 3
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.