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

Until spring comes, we have to prepare for more snow.

A.Simple

B.Compound

C.Complex

D.Compound-Complex

Question 1 of 15

Which of the following contains a vague pronoun reference?

A.David took on his friend George in the video game competition and, as a result, he advanced to the finals.

B.David took on his friend George in the video game competition and, as a result, George advanced to the finals.

C.David took on his friend George in the video game competition and, as a result, David advanced to the finals.

Question 2 of 15

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

John will _____ the offer to go to high school at Stuyvesant.

A.except

B.accept

Question 3 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 4 of 15

Choose the best meaning for the following prefixes (a group of letters added to the beginning of a word):

de, dis, un, re

A.Negative, not , opposite

B.Reverse, back, again

C.Wrong, under, lowly, too much

D.Very big, very small, extreme

Question 5 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 6 of 15

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

John ran the race; he won with ease.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 7 of 15

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 8 of 15

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 9 of 15

10.

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

John's ideas expanded the range of option available to us.

A.Action verb

B.Linking verb

C.Auxiliary (Helping) verb

Question 10 of 15

11.

Check the following words that are spelled correctly:

A.Duly

B.Livly

C.Idley

D.Gently

Question 11 of 15

12.

Choose the appropriate definite or indefinite article to insert for the underlined in the sentence below:

______ Teachers are like ______ weather, one minute they’re good, ______ other they’re bad.

A.Definite article - The

B.Indefinite article - A

C.Indefinite article - An

Question 12 of 15

13.

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

The broken window needed to get repaired quickly.

A.Appositive phrase

B.Gerund phrase

C.Participial phrase

D.Absolute phrase

Question 13 of 15

14.

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

Men work together whether they work together or apart.

A.Paradox

B.Equivocation

C.Irony

D.Oxymoron

Question 14 of 15

15.

Identify the following as a euphemism, synecdoche, or metonymy:

If we do not stand up for our rights, the authorities could send certain people to relocation camps based on their ethnicity or religion.

A.Euphemism

B.Synecdoche

C.Metonymy

Question 15 of 15