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Which of the following contains a vague pronoun reference?

A.Icelandic sheep dogs look like foxes, and they belong to the same family Canidae.

B.Icelandic sheep dogs look like foxes, and foxes belong to the same family Canidae.

Question 1 of 15

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

My older brother found himself in trouble for three weeks after disobeying our parents.

A.Subject

B.Object

C.Complement

Question 2 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 3 of 15

Which of the following punctuation marks is required for the underlined word in the sentence:

John the fireman wears a blue suit after work?

A.Single comma

B.Brackets

C.Dashes

D.Parentheses

Question 4 of 15

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

Painted a brilliant white, the small room appeared bigger.

A.Appositive phrase

B.Gerund phrase

C.Participial phrase

D.Absolute phrase

Question 5 of 15

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

Neither all the students nor Jack runs.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 6 of 15

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

Neither Jack nor all the students run.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 7 of 15

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

The cascading waterfall poured down over the rocks.

A.Appositive phrase

B.Gerund phrase

C.Participial phrase

D.Absolute phrase

Question 8 of 15

Which of the following displays better sentence variation?

A.John likes to run so John went out for the football team and John did well.

B.John likes to run so he went out for the football team and he did well.

Question 9 of 15

10.

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

He was happy.

A.Adjective

B.Adverb

C.None of the above

Question 10 of 15

11.

Identify the following as a paradox, equivocation, irony or oxymoron:

The dealership tried to sell me a pre-owned car yesterday.

A.Paradox

B.Equivocation

C.Irony

D.Oxymoron

Question 11 of 15

12.

Check the following words that are spelled correctly:

A.Thiefs

B.Dwarfs

C.Rooves

D.Gratefully

Question 12 of 15

13.

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

Diane smelled of strawberries and cream.

A.Noun phrase

B.Gerund phrase

C.Prepositional phrase

D.Infinitive phrase

Question 13 of 15

14.

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 14 of 15

15.

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

The news are currently on.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 15 of 15