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Why do writers often make mixed sentence structure errors in timed essays?
Why do writers often make mixed sentence structure errors in timed essays?
- Because they have a team of personal editors to review their work
- Because they have endless hours to craft their writing assignments
- Because they are trying to get their sentences out quickly and lose track of structure (correct)
- Because they are prone to writer's block and grammatical mistakes
What is the main issue with the sentence 'Although I'm a busy person, but I love to take time to study'?
What is the main issue with the sentence 'Although I'm a busy person, but I love to take time to study'?
- The sentence is grammatically correct
- The sentence has a mixed structure (correct)
- The sentence is unclear and lacks meaning
- The sentence is too long and complicated
How can rearranging a sentence help fix a mixed structure error?
How can rearranging a sentence help fix a mixed structure error?
- It can make the sentence more complex and confusing
- It can make no difference in the sentence's structure
- It can change the meaning of the sentence entirely
- It can make the sentence more concise and clear (correct)
Why do students often neglect to proofread their papers?
Why do students often neglect to proofread their papers?
What is the reason for avoiding mixed structure sentences in writing?
What is the reason for avoiding mixed structure sentences in writing?
What is one way to catch mixed sentence structure errors when proofreading?
What is one way to catch mixed sentence structure errors when proofreading?
What is a characteristic of mixed structure sentences?
What is a characteristic of mixed structure sentences?
What is the second method for catching mixed sentence structure errors?
What is the second method for catching mixed sentence structure errors?
What can happen when you combine two different sentence structures in one sentence?
What can happen when you combine two different sentence structures in one sentence?
Why is it not necessary to understand clauses and conjunctions to fix mixed structure sentences?
Why is it not necessary to understand clauses and conjunctions to fix mixed structure sentences?
Why do standardized tests and English instructors often focus on mixed sentence structure errors?
Why do standardized tests and English instructors often focus on mixed sentence structure errors?
What is the result of not fixing mixed structure sentences in writing?
What is the result of not fixing mixed structure sentences in writing?
What is the term for a sentence that starts off being structured one way but switches to a different structure halfway through?
What is the term for a sentence that starts off being structured one way but switches to a different structure halfway through?
Why are mixed structure sentences easy to identify and fix?
Why are mixed structure sentences easy to identify and fix?
What is the main difference between mixed structure sentences and other sentence errors?
What is the main difference between mixed structure sentences and other sentence errors?
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