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Effective Writing Quiz

1. Choose the better sentence.

      A) We are no longer able to reconcile; therefore, attorneys will be used to effect the dissolution of our marriage.
      B) We have hired attorneys to help us with our divorce.

2. Choose the better sentence.

      A) Our boat capsized in the storm so we needed rescuing.
      B) The weather had adverse impacts on our boat resulting in the necessity to rescue us from the water.

3. Choose the better sentence.

      A) The boat leaked because the crew did not maintain it.
      B) The leak in the bottom of the boat was due to poor maintenance on the part of the crew.

4. Choose the better sentence.

      A) Our marriage ended in a divorce.
      B) We divorced.

5. Choose the better sentence.

      A) The girl threw the pie and it hit the boy's face.
      B) The boy was struck in the face by the pie as it flew from the girl's hand.

6. Choose the better sentence.

      A) Someone will most likely want to claim ownership of the new sports car.
      B) It was not likely that no one would want to claim ownership of the new sports car.

7. Choose the better sentence.

      A) There are many ideas that are worth exploring by us at this meeting.
      B) Let's explore the many worthwhile ideas at this meeting.

8. Choose the better sentence.

      A) Martin could not find time to work, shop, and go for walks with the dogs.
      B) Martin could not find time to work, shop, and walk the dogs.

9. Choose the better sentence.

      A) Jordan believed that Serena had embarrassed him intentionally.
      B) Jordan did not believe that Serena had embarrassed him unintentionally.

10. Choose the better sentence.

      A) It is a shame that there are so many holidays that go uncelebrated.
      B) It is a shame that so many holidays go uncelebrated.

11. Choose the better sentence.

      A) While singing in the shower, the bar of soap slipped from her hands.
      B) The bar of soap slipped from her hands while she sang in the shower.

12. Choose the better sentence.

      A) When we looked back, we saw the dog following us.
      B) Looking back, the dog was following us.

13. Choose the better sentence.

      A) Lying on a stretcher, they carried him out.
      B) He was carried out on a stretcher.

14. Choose the better sentence.

      A) He grabbed the papers as they flew out the window.
      B) Flying out the window, he grabbed the papers.

15. Choose the better sentence.

      A) As I stepped off the bus, I saw the shopping center just ahead.
      B) Stepping off the bus, the shopping center was just ahead.


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