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1. A clause from sentence (i) has been turned into a(n) _______ in sentence (ii).
(i) Since she knew what the lecture was about, she didn't attend the meeting. (ii) Knowing what the lecture was about, she didn't attend the meeting.
Ainfinitive
Brelative pronoun
Ccompound predicate
Dphrase
- Which one of these statements would be considered inappropriate in formal writing?
ANext, he prepares to conduct his experiments.
BHe hates to be late.
CHe reviews the reports of his assistants.
DDr. Thomson arrives promptly each morning.
- Choose the connective that belongs in the blank.
She left the party early. Next she went to a movie. _______ she went home.
AFinally
BMeanwhile
CNext
DFirst
- What is the complete predicate of the sentence below?
Looking up from his computer monitor, Jason mopped his brow, exhaled sharply, and picked up his phone.
Amopped his brow, exhaled sharply, and picked up his phone.
BLooking up from his computer monitor, —— mopped his brow, exhaled sharply, and picked up his phone.
Cpicked up the phone
Dmopped his brow
- Two things to keep in mind when you're deciding whether to use formal or informal English are the
Areader and the audience.
Boccasion and the audience.
Copinion and the occasion.
Dreader and the location.
- Which one of the following sentences contains two ideas joined by a connecting word?
AFrank went fishing on Saturday he caught many fish.
BMike ran after the bus.
CSally lives with her parents, although she could afford her own apartment.
DTina arrived at work earlier than usual.
- Which of the following groups of words is a sentence fragment?
AWe stopped; she didn't.
BStop by the garden.
CWhen we stopped by the garden.
DStopping by the garden, we saw that the flowers were in bloom.
- Sentence (i) has been shortened in sentence (ii) by using a(n) _______.
(i) She likes a location that is in the sun. (ii) She likes a sunny location.
Aadjective
Bprefix
Cphrase
Dconnective
- Which of these is a run-on sentence?
AYou and I and the whole team will go.
BBefore lunch, I played volleyball; after lunch I did again.
CI went home and ate and ate.
DI thought about what he'd said soon I realized he was right.
- An interjection is always
Afollowed by an exclamation point.
Bintended to show feeling.
Crelated to another word in the sentence.
Dpreceded by preposition.
(i) Since she knew what the lecture was about, she didn't attend the meeting. (ii) Knowing what the lecture was about, she didn't attend the meeting.
Ainfinitive
Brelative pronoun
Ccompound predicate
Dphrase
ANext, he prepares to conduct his experiments.
BHe hates to be late.
CHe reviews the reports of his assistants.
DDr. Thomson arrives promptly each morning.
AFinally
BMeanwhile
CNext
DFirst
Amopped his brow, exhaled sharply, and picked up his phone.
BLooking up from his computer monitor, —— mopped his brow, exhaled sharply, and picked up his phone.
Cpicked up the phone
Dmopped his brow
Areader and the audience.
Boccasion and the audience.
Copinion and the occasion.
Dreader and the location.
AFrank went fishing on Saturday he caught many fish.
BMike ran after the bus.
CSally lives with her parents, although she could afford her own apartment.
DTina arrived at work earlier than usual.
AWe stopped; she didn't.
BStop by the garden.
CWhen we stopped by the garden.
DStopping by the garden, we saw that the flowers were in bloom.
Aadjective
Bprefix
Cphrase
Dconnective
AYou and I and the whole team will go.
BBefore lunch, I played volleyball; after lunch I did again.
CI went home and ate and ate.
DI thought about what he'd said soon I realized he was right.
Afollowed by an exclamation point.
Bintended to show feeling.
Crelated to another word in the sentence.
Dpreceded by preposition.
