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Choose whether the following sentence is correct or a dangling modifier:

Drinking a beer, the feeling was a familiar one.

A.Correct

B.Dangling

Question 1 of 15

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

I was exhausted, so I went to bed.

A.Independent clause

B.Dependent clause

C.Adjective clause

D.Noun clause

Question 2 of 15

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 3 of 15

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

The team put their gloves on and took the field.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 4 of 15

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

She approached stealthily like a cat.

A.Simile

B.Metaphor

C.Personification

D.Hyperbole

Question 5 of 15

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

I brushed my teeth before I went to bed.

A.Simple

B.Compound

C.Complex

D.Compound-Complex

Question 6 of 15

Does the following sentence need a question mark?

Would anyone who has not taken the exam please report to school on Saturday(. or ?)

A.Question mark

B.Period

Question 7 of 15

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

Ivan was fighting hard; however it did not look like he would win.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 8 of 15

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

I'm heading out to the mall. If you want to come with me.

A.Fragment

B.Complete

C.Run-on

Question 9 of 15

10.

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

The girl is unhappy her homework is still in her locker.

A.Direct object

B.Indirect object

C.Subject complement

Question 10 of 15

11.

Indicate the connotation of the following word:

Chicken

A.A domestic fowl

B.Coward

Question 11 of 15

12.

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

My boss's goal is to increase our sales quota by 20%.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 12 of 15

13.

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 13 of 15

14.

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

Ivan was fighting hard; yet it did not look like he would win.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 14 of 15

15.

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

‘Max, is that the suit we purchased?’

A.Interrogative Pronoun

B.Reflexive Pronoun

C.Relative Pronoun

D.Possessive Pronoun

Question 15 of 15