Grammar Practice Test

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

A historian is comparing two translations of an ancient poem, and she notes that both translators preserved the original’s imagery. However, neither of the translations _______ the poem’s meter exactly, because the rhythm depends on features of the original language.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

The novelist invited Marisol and me to review the early chapters before she sent the manuscript to her editor. She asked that _______ focus on whether the narrator’s voice stayed consistent from scene to scene.