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

I currently reside in Brooklyn where I have plans to attend Brooklyn Tech for high school.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 1 of 15

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

I was lost in a sea of nameless faces.

A.Simile

B.Metaphor

C.Personification

D.Hyperbole

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

Indicate if the the following sentence has a mixed structure

Although I’m training for the olympics, yet I am not sure I can win a medal.

A.Mixed

B.Correct

Question 4 of 15

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

I have traveled some distance to get to this place.

A.Adjective

B.Adverb

C.None of the above

Question 5 of 15

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

Jerome punched him.

A.Subjective case

B.Objective case

Question 6 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 7 of 15

Meaning is oftentimes inferred from the context of the story. Read the following and infer the best conclusion below:

Elizabeth is walking confidently along Wall Street while wearing an expensive suit and she turns to enter the Citibank building.

A.Elizabeth is a high school dropout.

B.Elizabeth is an experienced finance professional.

C.Elizabeth is a lawyer commuting from New Jersey.

D.Elizabeth is a serious person.

Question 8 of 15

Before which of the following words would you place a colon to make the sentence grammatically correct?

My dad told my brother “get your homework done.”

A.brother

B.dad

C.get

D.told

Question 9 of 15

10.

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

Not only does the boy need to travel west, but he also needs to bring his computer to school.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 10 of 15

11.

Indicate whether the underlined word is a direct object, indirect object, or a subject complement:

On the day before yesterday, Jack was too tired to get up in time.

A.Direct object

B.Indirect object

C.Subject complement

Question 11 of 15

12.

Identify if the following underlined dependent clause is a noun clause, adjective clause or adverb clause:

Marie dates a boy who looks like Brad Pitt in the movie Meet Joe Black.

A.Noun Clause

B.Adjective Clause

C.Adverb Clause

Question 12 of 15

13.

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

The race car driver is obsessed with becoming faster.

A.Action verb

B.Linking verb

C.Auxiliary (Helping) verb

Question 13 of 15

14.

Is the underlined group of word(s) correctly combined or separated as appropriate or does it need to be changed?

Some one will help us with the flat tire.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 14 of 15

15.

Find the complete predicate in the following sentence below:

She is on ______ diet, so she ordered ______ calorie-free dinner.

A.Definite article - The

B.Indefinite article - A

C.Indefinite article - An

Question 15 of 15