Standards and Skills Questions (Without Text Selections) Identify the choice that best answers the question.
Which revision best corrects the faulty parallelism in this sentence?
Athletes benefit from regular practice, a healthful diet, and they should have a positive attitude.
O A. Change regular practice to practicing regularly.
B. Add eating before a healthful diet.
C. Change they should have a positive attitude to positive in their attitude.
D. Omit they should have.

The following sentence contains what type of conjunction? he is not only a great player but also an exceptional coach

Which statement best describes how these paragraphs develop the central idea of the article? a- they elaborate on the idea that the offer has been made with youngsters in mind. b- they provide additional information as to why the prize is a wagon instead of something else. c- they support the idea that the wagon is attractive to youngsters and is a worthy prize. d- they introduce the idea that the newspaper is a generous organization. read paragraphs 4 and 5. the disc wheel coaster wagon is thirty-six inches long and sixteen inches wide. the coaster is built exactly like a high-powered automobile. the disc wheels have rubber tires and true roller bearings. it runs as smoothly as an eight-cylinder automobile. it is built of the strongest wood and is equipped with a reliable hand brake, enabling the owner to stop in an instant. the tongue—usually the first thing about a wagon to break and render the wagon unserviceable—is so stout that a man can jump on it without breaking it.

Ead the excerpt and answer the question. joey was three years younger than i, and a boy, and therefore vastly inferior. this sentence tells readers how the family treats its children what lizabeth thinks of her brother how miss lottie acts toward children what the community thinks of young males