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Indicate whether the following is a sentence fragment, a complete sentence, or a run on sentence:

This smart phone doesn't make sense to me, it came without a manual.

A.Fragment

B.Complete

C.Run-on

Question 1 of 15

Indicate which types of clauses are used in the following sentence:

She jumped.

A.Independent clause

B.Dependent clause

C.Adjective clause

D.Noun clause

Question 2 of 15

Identify the redundant part(s) of the sentence that can be removed to simplify or improve the sentence:

The vote for the new board member was not completely unanimous when Dr. Roberts refused to go along with the others.

A.unanimous

B.along

C.completely

D.member

Question 3 of 15

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

I would like to take vacation, yet there is too much work to be done.

A.Simple

B.Compound

C.Complex

D.Compound-Complex

Question 4 of 15

Indicate whether the underlined noun is correct or incorrect in the sentence below:

I was born and raised in the great State of New York.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 5 of 15

Indicate whether the underlined pronoun is an objective case pronoun or subjective case pronoun:

He jumped up and down.

A.Subjective case

B.Objective case

Question 6 of 15

Indicate whether the following is a sentence fragment, a complete sentence, or a run on sentence:

Deidra sat in the car seat, she fidgeted about in the seat.

A.Fragment

B.Complete

C.Run-on

Question 7 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 8 of 15

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

John ran, and he escaped her clutches, but not for long.

A.Simple

B.Compound

C.Complex

D.Compound-Complex

Question 9 of 15

10.

Indicate whether the underlined noun is correct or incorrect in the sentence below:

The State rests its case.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 10 of 15

11.

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

I so loved reading I was willing to walk 15 miles to the library in the snow, uphill.

A.Simile

B.Metaphor

C.Hyperbole

D.Personification

Question 11 of 15

12.

Indicate whether the underlined is a sentence fragment, a complete sentence, or a run on sentence:

I believe a lot of things. For example, that everyone should follow the golden rule.

A.Fragment

B.Complete

C.Run-on

Question 12 of 15

13.

Choose which of the following is the correct option for the missing word below?

I____ down to rest after a long day.

A.lied

B.laid

Question 13 of 15

14.

Indicate which of the following is an infinitive:

A.David walking the full distance...

B.To run is to get healthy.

C.I have run the race.

D.The running horse is fast.

E.She has asked already.

Question 14 of 15

15.

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

Maria, though she was excited, wanted to be somewhere else.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 15 of 15