Standard English Conventions

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Mar 17, 2024

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Author Madeline L'Engle, ________ to create a suspenseful tone that draws the reader in, begins her novel A Wrinkle in Time with descriptions of "wraithlike shadows" and "the frenzied hashing of the wind." Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

Difficulty: Hard

looked

looks

is looking

looking

In 2000, Nora de Hoyos Comstock, herself an owner of a successful consulting firm, sought to increase Latina representation in corporate ________ founded Las Comadres para las Americas, an international community that for over two decades has served as a resource and information network for Latina business professionals. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

Difficulty: Easy

settings she

settings, she

settings and she

settings. She

The Progressive Era in the United States witnessed the rise of numerous Black women's clubs, local organizations that advocated for racial and gender equality. Among the clubs' leaders ________ Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, founder of the Women's Era Club of Boston. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

Difficulty: Medium

was

were

are

have been