Question:* "The woman smiled sadly." What part of speech is "sadly"?
Answer: • adverb
Question:* Indentify the object in the following sentence: "He threw the ball across the field."
Answer: • the ball
Question:* Which sentence appears to contain a misplaced modifier?
Answer: • (All of these)
Question:* Which is an example of a subordinating conjunction?
Answer: • if
Question:* What is a coordinating conjunction?
Answer: • (All of these)
Question:* All of the following prepositions could complete the sentence EXCEPT: "We finally found him sitting ____ the house."
Answer: • upon
Question:* Which part of the following sentence is incorrect– "Because of she got the job, they moved to London, in spite of the weather."
Answer: • The first preposition
Question:* "Jennifer, not her brothers, are at fault." What type of error is present in this sentence?
Answer: • subject-verb agreement
Question:* Indentify the direct object in the following sentence: "Did he send you a letter?"
Answer: • a letter
Question:* "Avery liked peaches, but Jason liked plums." Based on its structure, what type of sentence is this?
Answer: • compound
Question:* What is a predicate?
Answer: • what the subject of a sentence does
Question:* "Wind whistled through the trees." What part of speech is "through"?
Answer: • preposition
Question:* Identify the subject in the following sentence: "Did you send him a letter?"
Answer: • you
Question:* "Be more careful." Based on its purpose, what type of sentence is this?
Answer: • imperative
Question:* An imperative sentence:
Answer: • states a demand or order, or gives instructions
Question:* True or false: the adverbs "better" and "best" can correctly be used to extremify both the adjective "good" and the adjective "well."
Answer: • True
Question:* "Because this situation needs to change as soon as possible." Which best describes this example?
Answer: • fragment
Question:* "He is the very model of a diplomat." What part of speech is "is"?
Answer: • verb
Question:* "While we were gone, Jason cleaned the house." Which best describes this example?
Answer: • sentence
Question:* "I missed my train!" Based on its purpose, what type of sentence is this?
Answer: • exclamatory
Question:* Correct the following sentence: "First thing in the morning, Joe likes to make coffee, to exercise, and then taking a shower."
Answer: • First thing in the morning, Joe likes to make coffee, exercise, and then take a shower.
Question:* Which is a way of correcting a comma splice?
Answer: • (All of these)
Question:* True or false: A compound sentence is always longer than a complex sentence.
Answer: • False
Question:* "The abandoned puppy climbed out of the box." What part of speech is "abandoned"?
Answer: • adjective
Question:* A complex sentence requires an independent clause and one or more ...
Answer: • dependent clauses
Question:* "Hey, where'd you get that dress?" What part of speech is "Hey"?
Answer: • interjection
Question:* "Isabelle was very angry." Based on its purpose, what type of sentence is this?
Answer: • declarative
Question:* Which sentence implies that Kate is the only person who cares about Jason?
Answer: • Only Kate cares about Jason.
Question:* Which sentence implies that the only thing Kate does is care about Jason?
Answer: • Kate only cares about Jason.
Question:* True or false: A complex sentence always contains a dependent clause.
Answer: • True
Question:* "Choose me! He may be more handsome, but my love for you is greater than ____"
Answer: • his
Question:* Which type of clause can stand by itself?
Answer: • an independent clause
Question:* "The day was bright and cold." What part of speech is "and"?
Answer: • conjunction
Question:* Which of the following is a complex sentence
Answer: • Students study in the morning because it gives them free time in the afternoon.
Question:* True or false: A compound sentence is always longer than a compound-complex sentence.
Answer: • False
Question:* What is a subordinating conjunction?
Answer: • a word that joins a dependent clause to an independent clause
Question:* "Which of these three possible explanations is ___ likely?"
Answer: • the least
Question:* What is a subject?
Answer: • who or what a sentence is about
Question:* "My boyfriend ____ attacked by a group of hooligans."
Answer: • was
Question:* A sentence that ends in a question mark is most likely:
Answer: • an interrogative sentence
Question:* What is the following an example of? "George goes to the gym."
Answer: • Simple sentence
Question:* "Who wants to know?" Based on its purpose, what type of sentence is this?
Answer: • interrogative
Question:* Choose the correct word order:
Answer: • Steve is almost never late.
Question:* "If I only had a brain." is an example of:
Answer: • sentence fragment
Question:* Which part of the following sentence is incorrect– "I have been thinking on my parents ever since I received their letter."
Answer: • preposition
Question:* What is a comma splice?
Answer: • (All of these)
Question:* Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence: "Since Jim lost his job, he has taken up painting."
Answer: • Since Jim lost his job
Question:* "It's over, let's go home." Which best describes this example?
Answer: • run-on
Question:* What is a clause?
Answer: • a group of words containing a subject and a predicate
Question:* "The music is playing, it's time to dance." is an example of:
Answer: • run-on sentence
Question:* "George went to the bookstore and the laundromat." Based on its structure, what type of sentence is this?
Answer: • simple
Question:* "Andrea had gone to France; George was dumbfounded." Based on its structure, what type of sentence is this?
Answer: • compound
Question:* The 'comma splice' is a kind of:
Answer: • run-on sentence
Question:* Which part of this sentence is incorrect: "Only one of the seven countries that participate have any objections."
Answer: • have
Question:* Which is an example of a noun phrase?
Answer: • The long and arduous journey
Question:* Identify the indirect object in the following sentence: "Did he send you a letter?"
Answer: • you
Question:* "She did not take his concern that seriously." What part of speech is "that"?
Answer: • adverb
Question:* Which part of the following declarative sentence is incorrect? "That horses refuses to be saddled."
Answer: • noun number
Question:* "She accepted the punishment with dignity." What part of speech is "dignity"?
Answer: • noun
Question:* "We looked in the mailbox, the garden, the shed, and behind a tree." What type of error is present in this sentence?
Answer: • parallel structure
Question:* A dependent clause:
Answer: • is a sentence fragment without an independent clause.
Question:* Identify the predicate in the following sentence: "Jim is going to the store to buy eggs."
Answer: • is going to the store
Question:* Identify the dependent clause: "Should we clean up together, are you going to do it yourself, or do you expect me to do it for you?
Answer: • sentence does not contain a dependent clause
Question:* Which sentence contains an error of subject-verb agreement?
Answer: • Either the senators or the president were responsible.
Question:* "He had no comment concerning the scandal." What part of speech is "concerning"?
Answer: • preposition
Question:* Which of the following CANNOT correctly be used between two independent clauses?
Answer: • a comma
Question:* A compound-complex sentence always contains:
Answer: • two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
Question:* "Each piece of data should be recorded, so the scientists can learn from them." What type of error is present in this sentence?
Answer: • pronoun-antecedent agreement
Question:* "Having fallen in the sink, John found his phone no longer worked." What type of error is present in this sentence?
Answer: • modifier placement
Question:* "While I was at work, Jack cleaned the bathroom." Based on its structure, what type of sentence is this?
Answer: • complex
Question:* Which is an example of a coordinating conjunction?
Answer: • yet
Question:* "Which shoes did she wear yesterday?" What part of speech is "Which"?
Answer: • adjective
Question:* "He adored the kitten that Jane had rescued." Based on its structure, what type of sentence is this?
Answer: • complex
Question:* Is this question grammatically correct? "If my sister can come too, I'll go to the party."
Answer: • Yes
Question:* Which sentence contains an error of pronoun-antecedent agreement?
Answer: • Every hiker should watch their step.
Question:* "He loved the gift that his mother sent us, but I abhorred it." Based on its structure, what type of sentence is this?
Answer: • compound-complex
Question:* A predicate adjective:
Answer: • modifies a sentence's subject
Question:* True or false– In English, an interrogative sentence will always begin with either a verb or with one of the following words: where, why, how, who, what, where, when.
Answer: • False
Question:* "His boss can be overbearing: she sometimes makes him come in on weekends, and he thinks he should be compensated for the extra hours of work." This is an example of:
Answer: • Compound sentence
Question:* Identify the predicate adjective in the following sentence: "The thankless, arduous task left him feeling miserably tired.
Answer: • tired
