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English Quiz 10-9-13
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1"To get the whole house clean in time for grammas arrival" proves to be too much to ask. The italicized phrase in this sentence is a(an) _____ phrase and a ____.
- AParticiple & verb
- BInfinitive & noun.
2For some reason, Vince didn't like "falling in the mud puddle." The phrase in the quotation marks is a(an) _____ phrase and a ____.
- AAppositive & noun
- BGerund phrase & noun
3"Running out of gas," the car came to a stop. The phrase in the quotation marks is a _____ phrase and a ____.
- AParticiple phrase & adjective.
- BAppositive phrase and noun
4Lenny went to Peter's house "to borrow his shovel." The phrase in the quotation marks is a(an) _____ phrase and a ____.
- AParticipial phrase and an adverb.
- BInfinitive phrase and adverb.
5A noun or pronoun that follows another noun or pronoun in a sentence to identify or explain it is a(an)_____.
- AAppositive
- BParticipial
6A prepositional phrase can function in a sentence as a(an) _____ phrase.
- AAdverb
- BAppositive
7Jolene went to the city "to find a new job."
- AAdverb
- BAdjective
8A gerund phrase functions in a sentence as a(an) ____.
- AAdverb
- BNoun
9A participial phrase in a sentence functions as a(an)_____
- AAdjective
- BAdverb
10An infinitive phrase can function in a sentene as a(an) _____ ______ ______.
- ANoun, Verb, Adjective.
- BNoun, Adjective, Adverb.
11Main clauses express a complete thought & can appear in ____ sentences.
- ACompound
- BComplex
- CCompound-complex
- DAll of the above
12A prepositional phrase modifies a word & relates that word to the prepositions ______.
- AObject
- BNoun
13How are subordinate clauses and prepositional phrases similar?
- ABoth can stand by themselves.
Neither can be used as adjectives or adverbs. - BNeither can stand by itself
Both can be use as adjectives & adverbs.
- ABoth can stand by themselves.
14A prepositional phase...
- AContains a preposition
Contains an object & any modifiers of the object - BContains a preposition
Contains noun and adjectives of the subject
- AContains a preposition
15The security of state sent the PRESIDENT a full account for his mission.
- ADirect object
- BIndirect object
16All of the operators are ERRCIENT.
- APredicate Adjective
- BPredicate Noun
17The subjects listed here are the elective COURSES for secondary schools.
- ASubject predicate
- BPredicate noun
18An interrogative SENTENCE is sentence that asks a question.
- ASubject
- BIndirect object
19The guy "who ran out of the clinic" is running late.
- AAdverb
- BAdjective
20"If we remember to brush our teeth" we will get fewer cavities.
- AAdverb
- BAdjective
21I guess "what you did last night wasn't really" that interesting.
- APronoun
- BNoun
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- High School English Quiz on English Quiz 10-9-13, created by katielovesnessie on 09/10/2013.
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