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Grammar Challenge: Varying Sentences

Quiz by Maggie Hampton

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  • Q1
    Artists and writers have often used lions as symbols of courage, and lions have been portrayed in many paintings, statues, stories and movies. (rewrite as a more direct sentence)
    Artists and writers have portrayed lions in paintings, statues, stories, and movies as a symbol of courage.
    Artists and writers have often used lions in paintings, statues, stories, and movies.
    30s
  • Q2
    The lion is a universal symbol in literature an art, and it is featured in works from China, Greece, and Rome. (break into 2 sentences)
    The lion is a universal symbol in literature and art. It is featured in works from China, Greece, and Rome.
    30s
  • Q3
    A popular fable by Aesop is about a lion, and the fable teaches a good lesson. (rewrite as a more direct sentence)
    A popular fable teaches a good lesson.
    A popular fable by Aesop is about a lion; it teaches a good lesson.
    30s
  • Q4
    The Sphinx is a character from Greek and Egyptian mythology, and it has the head of a human, and it also has the body of a lion. (rewrite as a more direct sentence)
    The Sphinx is a character from Greek and Egyptian mythology; it has the head of a human and the body of a lion.
    The Sphinx has the head of a human and the body of a lion.
    30s
  • Q5
    Even today, the lion is a popular subject and it has been featured in movies such as "The Lion King." (break into two sentences)
    Even today the lion is popular. It has been featured in movies such as "The Lion King."
    30s
  • Q6
    Aesop used the fable "The Fox and the Crow" to teach a lesson. (begin this sentence with an infinitive)
    To teach a lesson, Aesop used the fable "The Fox and the Crow."
    "The Fox and the Crow" was a fable Aesop used to teach a lesson.
    30s
  • Q7
    A crow is sitting in a tree with a piece of cheese in her beak. (begin this sentence with a participle)
    A crow is sitting in a tree with a piece of cheese in her beak.
    Sitting in a tree is a crow with a piece of cheese in her beak.
    30s
  • Q8
    A fox nearby spies on the crow. (begin this sentence with an adverb)
    Spying on the crow is a nearby fox.
    Nearby, a fox spies on the crow.
    30s
  • Q9
    To trick the crow is the fox's plan. (begin this sentence with an article and noun)
    The fox's plan is to trick the crow.
    30s
  • Q10
    His goal is to get her cheese. (begin this sentence with an infinitive)
    To get her cheese is the goal.
    30s
  • Q11
    The fox flatters her to distract the crow's attention. (begin this sentence with an infinitive)
    To distract her attention, the fox flatters the crow.
    Flattering the crow is how the fox distracts her.
    30s
  • Q12
    He asks her slyly to sing just one song. (begin this sentence with an adverb)
    Singing just one song is what he asks her.
    Slyly he asks her to sing just one song.
    30s
  • Q13
    The crow drops the cheese on opening her mouth to sing. (begin this sentence with a participle)
    Opening her mouth to sing, the crow drops the cheese.
    Dropping the cheese, the crow opens her mouth to sing.
    30s
  • Q14
    The fox snaps up the cheese in a flash. (begin this sentence with a preposition)
    The cheese in snapped up in a flash by the fox.
    In a flash, the fox snaps up the cheese.
    30s
  • Q15
    Aesop adds a moral to end of the fable. (begin this sentence with an infinitive)
    The fable is ended by Aesop with a moral.
    To end the fable, Aesop adds a moral.
    30s

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