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GED Essay Writing Exam - Topic 5 Question 5 Discussion

-- Exhibit ---- Exhibit --Sentence 16: If you live in a dry climate, consider, slow-growing, drought-tolerant plants as an alternative to grass.Which correction should be made to sentence 16?
B) remove the comma after consider
A) change live to living
C) remove the comma after slow-growing
D) insert a comma after drought-tolerant
E) no correction is necessary

GED Essay Writing Exam - Topic 5 Question 5 Discussion

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Question #: 5
Topic #: 5
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Sentence 16: If you live in a dry climate, consider, slow-growing, drought-tolerant plants as an alternative to grass.

Which correction should be made to sentence 16?

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Suggested Answer: B

by Wynell at May 31, 2026, 09:17 PM

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Jettie
10 days ago
I’m confused. Why are there so many options?
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Ceola
15 days ago
I think D is needed. The pause after drought-tolerant helps clarity.
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Mira
20 days ago
I like option C. The comma after slow-growing should go.
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Evette
25 days ago
I don’t see a problem with the original. E seems right to me.
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Amina
1 month ago
I’m leaning towards A. "Living" sounds more natural.
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Cathern
1 month ago
I agree with Jamie. It flows better without that comma.
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Rebbecca
1 month ago
I feel like option B makes sense. The comma after consider is unnecessary.
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Tammi
2 months ago
I think the sentence is fine as is.
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Viola
2 months ago
No correction needed, it reads well as is!
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Floyd
2 months ago
I’d say option C is the best choice!
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Paulene
2 months ago
Wait, are we sure about that? Seems fine to me.
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Alyce
2 months ago
Totally agree, that comma is unnecessary!
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Mollie
2 months ago
I think the comma after consider should go.
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Alva
3 months ago
I feel like there’s something off with the commas, but I can't decide if it's the one after "slow-growing" or "consider."
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Larae
3 months ago
I’m pretty confident that "living" would sound better than "live," but I can't recall if that's the main issue here.
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Ardella
3 months ago
I remember practicing questions about comma usage, and I feel like the comma after "consider" might be unnecessary.
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Sharee
3 months ago
I think the sentence has too many commas, but I'm not sure which one to remove.
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