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Indicate whether the underlined verb is an action verb, linking verb, or auxiliary (helping) verb:

You look great and the guitar sounds amazing.

A.Action verb

B.Linking verb

C.Auxiliary (Helping) verb

Question 1 of 15

Indicate whether the underlined gerund phrase is a subject, object or complement:

Tracy is enjoying every second of her vacation in Hawaii.

A.Subject

B.Object

C.Complement

Question 2 of 15

Indicate which type of phrase is underlined in the following sentence:

My idea, to recycle the paper, will help improve the environment.

A.Appositive phrase

B.Gerund phrase

C.Participial phrase

D.Absolute phrase

Question 3 of 15

Which of the following displays better sentence variation?

A.I plan to help make our team better. I am going to practice every day.

B.In order to make the team better, I am practicing every day.

Question 4 of 15

Indicate whether the underlined pronoun is an interrogative, reflexive, relative, indefinite, or possessive pronoun:

I built the car myself.

A.Interrogative Pronoun

B.Reflexive Pronoun

C.Relative Pronoun

D.Possessive Pronoun

Question 5 of 15

Indicate which type of phrase is used in the following sentence:

Washed with my clothes, my cell phone no longer worked.

A.Participial phrase

B.Absolute phrase

C.Prepositional phrase

D.Appositive phrase

Question 6 of 15

Which of the following contains a vague pronoun reference?

A.David took on his friend George in the video game competition and, as a result, he advanced to the finals.

B.David took on his friend George in the video game competition and, as a result, George advanced to the finals.

C.David took on his friend George in the video game competition and, as a result, David advanced to the finals.

Question 7 of 15

Which of the following words might be removed and replaced with ellipses?

Today, after hours of careful thought, we rejected the plan.

A.After hours of careful thought

B.Today, after hours of careful thought,

C.Today

D.We rejected the plan

Question 8 of 15

Indicate whether the following is a simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex sentence:

When carrying his phone with GPS, Dave can hide in the city.

A.Simple

B.Compound

C.Complex

D.Compound-Complex

Question 9 of 15

10.

Identify the following as simile, metaphor, personification, or hyperbole:

He did not realize his last chance was walking out the door.

A.Simile

B.Metaphor

C.Hyperbole

D.Personification

Question 10 of 15

11.

Indicate if the following sentence makes correct or incorrect use of commas:

I like organic, romaine lettuce.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 11 of 15

12.

Precise words help convey ideas with more meaning and less verbose text. Identify which word best replaces the underlined:

Some soldiers refused to obey orders and left behind their comrades in the firefight.

A.forgot

B.sacrificed

C.abandoned

D.ignored

Question 12 of 15

13.

Indicate if the subject-verb agreement is correct or incorrect in the following sentence:

The very scary guys has destroyed the place.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 13 of 15

14.

Indicate if the underlined word is comparative or superlative:

Muhammad Ali is the greatest boxer ever.

A.Comparative

B.Superlative

Question 14 of 15

15.

Indicate if the following sentence makes correct or incorrect use of commas:

The guy was excited, almost crazy.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 15 of 15