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Check the following words that are spelled correctly:

A.Mispell

B.Irresponsible

C.Unecessary

D.Immaculate

Question 1 of 15

Indicate if the underlined word is adjective, adverb, or neither:

The doctor placed his instruments down very slowly.

A.Adjective

B.Adverb

C.None of the above

Question 2 of 15

The passive voice occurs when the subject of the sentence becomes the object. Most often the active voice provides more clarity, but the passive voice can be preferable if the focus is on the object and not the subject. Identify the preferred sentence structure between the following choices:

A.John hit the ball.

B.The ball was hit by John.

Question 3 of 15

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

I want to study Japanese, and I want to visit Tokyo.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 4 of 15

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

Jack and Jill was heading up the hill when the pail fell to the ground.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 5 of 15

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

Does your brother speak English?

A.Action verb

B.Linking verb

C.Auxiliary (Helping) verb

Question 6 of 15

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

I am really excited, considering all the people that will be there.

A.Appositive phrase

B.Gerund phrase

C.Participial phrase

D.Absolute phrase

Question 7 of 15

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

His tail between his legs, the dog walked out the door.

A.Absolute phrase

B.Gerund phrase

C.Prepositional phrase

D.Appositive phrase

Question 8 of 15

Indicate which of the following words should be capitalized if any?

I studied very hard for the math competition this month.

A.competition

B.math

C.month

D.none of the above

Question 9 of 15

10.

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

My wife, the love of my life, is also my best friend.

A.Appositive phrase

B.Gerund phrase

C.Participial phrase

D.Absolute phrase

Question 10 of 15

11.

Determine the best meaning for the underlined word based on the context of the sentence:

Donald's face grimaced in pain when the doctor popped his shoulder back into its socket.

A.smiled

B.ugly, twisted expression

C.turned beat red

D.appear flushed

Question 11 of 15

12.

Choose whether the following use of a semicolon in the sentence is correct or incorrect:

Her eyes were strikingly blue; but her features were gentle.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 12 of 15

13.

Identify the gerund phrase and indicate if it is acting as a subject, object or subject complement:

Naom’s favorite winter activity is snowshoeing across the golf course.

A.Subject

B.Subject Complement

C.Object

Question 13 of 15

14.

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

Dave, who we found in the restaurant, will be playing the piano.

A.Interrogative Pronoun

B.Reflexive Pronoun

C.Relative Pronoun

D.Possessive Pronoun

Question 14 of 15

15.

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 15 of 15