Exam 11: Identifying Parts of Speech in Sentences

If the sentence is correct, write OK in the blank. If the sentence has a problem with pronoun reference, write the incorrect pronoun in the blank. On television it said that the weather would be fair on Saturday.

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Question 241

Insert all necessary commas or semicolons in the following sentences. The characters in the novel Charlotte's Web include Charlotte, a spider Wilbur, a pig Templeton, a rat and Fern, an 8-year-old girl.

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Question 242

Write the appropriate identification in each blank. OK correct CS comma splice RO run-on FRAG fragment He was old; nevertheless, he decided to become a knight.

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Question 243

Combine each group of sentences into a single sentence. Use coordination, subordination, or one of the other ways of combining ideas. Many police departments consider their dogs to be officers. The dogs have their own police badges, ID cards, and bullet-proof vests.

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Question 244

Write the simple subject, without modifiers, in the first blank; write the verb in the second blank. Some sentences have compound subjects, compound verbs, or both. Two important items on the agenda were salaries and a pension plan. _, _.

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Question 245

Write the correct verb in the blank. The psychologist at our school believes a child's environment (is, are) more important than anything else.

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Question 246

In each blank, write D for dangling modifier or M for misplaced modifier. Connie walked the dog wearing high heels.

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Question 247

One punctuation mark or capital letter is omitted in each of the following sentences. Insert them as needed. (Pairs of quotation marks are considered one unit.) Tiffany tried to justify her prejudice by getting out Huxleys Collected Essays and quoting from them.

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Question 248

Write the correct verb in the blank. When Gloria said her balloon (busted, burst), the other employees sympathized.

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Question 249

Combine each group of sentences into a single sentence. Use coordination, subordination, or one of the other ways of combining ideas. At first his victim said it was surely a joke. He begged to be freed.

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Question 250

In each blank, write D for dangling modifier, M for misplaced modifier, or OK for correct sentence. We heard that the Dodgers had won on the radio.

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Question 251

If the sentence is correct, write OK in the blank. If the sentence has a problem with pronoun reference, write the incorrect pronoun in the blank. I finally found the tailor's shop who pressed my suit.

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Question 252

Write the appropriate identification in each blank. OK correct CS comma splice RO run-on FRAG fragment First, we'll run through the second scene then we will rehearse the entire act.

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Question 253

One punctuation mark or capital letter is omitted in each of the following sentences. Insert them as needed. (Pairs of quotation marks are considered one unit.) We never felt that central Park was really centrally located in New York City.

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Question 254

In each blank, write D for dangling modifier, M for misplaced modifier, or OK for correct sentence. They attempted to communicate secretly when no one was looking.

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Question 255

Combine each group of sentences into a single sentence. Use coordination, subordination, or one of the other ways of combining ideas. Edgar Allan Poe wrote a short story titled "The Cask of Amontillado." In that story the narrator tells of his experience fifty years earlier.

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Question 256

Write the incorrect pronoun in the blank. In this hotel, they don't allow pets.

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Question 257

Indicate the kind of sentence by writing the appropriate abbreviation in each blank. S simple CP compound CX complex CC compound-complex. Dropped from the fifth-story window, the flowerpot shattered on the sidewalk.

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Question 258

Insert all necessary commas or semicolons in the following sentences. In December, Tonya completed her associate's degree in January she obtained a graphic design job.

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Question 259

Write the incorrect pronoun in the blank. Donald told his grandfather that he had been selfish.

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Question 260

If the sentence is correct, write OK in the blank. If the sentence has a problem with pronoun reference, write the incorrect pronoun in the blank. On television it said that the weather would be fair on Saturday.

Insert all necessary commas or semicolons in the following sentences. The characters in the novel Charlotte's Web include Charlotte, a spider Wilbur, a pig Templeton, a rat and Fern, an 8-year-old girl.

Write the appropriate identification in each blank. OK correct CS comma splice RO run-on FRAG fragment He was old; nevertheless, he decided to become a knight.

Combine each group of sentences into a single sentence. Use coordination, subordination, or one of the other ways of combining ideas. Many police departments consider their dogs to be officers. The dogs have their own police badges, ID cards, and bullet-proof vests.

Write the simple subject, without modifiers, in the first blank; write the verb in the second blank. Some sentences have compound subjects, compound verbs, or both. Two important items on the agenda were salaries and a pension plan. _, _.

Write the correct verb in the blank. The psychologist at our school believes a child's environment (is, are) more important than anything else.

In each blank, write D for dangling modifier or M for misplaced modifier. Connie walked the dog wearing high heels.

One punctuation mark or capital letter is omitted in each of the following sentences. Insert them as needed. (Pairs of quotation marks are considered one unit.) Tiffany tried to justify her prejudice by getting out Huxleys Collected Essays and quoting from them.

Write the correct verb in the blank. When Gloria said her balloon (busted, burst), the other employees sympathized.

Combine each group of sentences into a single sentence. Use coordination, subordination, or one of the other ways of combining ideas. At first his victim said it was surely a joke. He begged to be freed.

In each blank, write D for dangling modifier, M for misplaced modifier, or OK for correct sentence. We heard that the Dodgers had won on the radio.

If the sentence is correct, write OK in the blank. If the sentence has a problem with pronoun reference, write the incorrect pronoun in the blank. I finally found the tailor's shop who pressed my suit.

Write the appropriate identification in each blank. OK correct CS comma splice RO run-on FRAG fragment First, we'll run through the second scene then we will rehearse the entire act.

One punctuation mark or capital letter is omitted in each of the following sentences. Insert them as needed. (Pairs of quotation marks are considered one unit.) We never felt that central Park was really centrally located in New York City.

In each blank, write D for dangling modifier, M for misplaced modifier, or OK for correct sentence. They attempted to communicate secretly when no one was looking.

Combine each group of sentences into a single sentence. Use coordination, subordination, or one of the other ways of combining ideas. Edgar Allan Poe wrote a short story titled "The Cask of Amontillado." In that story the narrator tells of his experience fifty years earlier.

Write the incorrect pronoun in the blank. In this hotel, they don't allow pets.

Indicate the kind of sentence by writing the appropriate abbreviation in each blank. S simple CP compound CX complex CC compound-complex. Dropped from the fifth-story window, the flowerpot shattered on the sidewalk.

Insert all necessary commas or semicolons in the following sentences. In December, Tonya completed her associate's degree in January she obtained a graphic design job.

Write the incorrect pronoun in the blank. Donald told his grandfather that he had been selfish.

The Writing Process: Stage One

Descriptive Narration: Moving Through Space and Time

Exemplification: Writing With Examples

Analysis by Division: Examining the Parts

Process Analysis

Cause and Effect: Determining Reasons and Outcomes

Classification

Comparison and Contrast: Showing Similarities and Differences

Definition: Clarifying Terms

Writing to Persuade

Filters

Exam 11: Identifying Parts of Speech in Sentences

If the sentence is correct, write OK in the blank. If the sentence has a problem with pronoun reference, write the incorrect pronoun in the blank. On television it said that the weather would be fair on Saturday.

Insert all necessary commas or semicolons in the following sentences. The characters in the novel Charlotte's Web include Charlotte, a spider Wilbur, a pig Templeton, a rat and Fern, an 8-year-old girl.

Write the appropriate identification in each blank. ​ OK correct CS comma splice RO run-on FRAG fragment He was old; nevertheless, he decided to become a knight. ​

Combine each group of sentences into a single sentence. Use coordination, subordination, or one of the other ways of combining ideas. Many police departments consider their dogs to be officers. The dogs have their own police badges, ID cards, and bullet-proof vests.

Write the simple subject, without modifiers, in the first blank; write the verb in the second blank. Some sentences have compound subjects, compound verbs, or both. ​Two important items on the agenda were salaries and a pension plan. _________, _________. ​

Write the correct verb in the blank. The psychologist at our school believes a child's environment (is, are) more important than anything else.

​ In each blank, write D for dangling modifier or M for misplaced modifier. Connie walked the dog wearing high heels. ​

One punctuation mark or capital letter is omitted in each of the following sentences. Insert them as needed. (Pairs of quotation marks are considered one unit.) Tiffany tried to justify her prejudice by getting out Huxleys Collected Essays and quoting from them.

Write the correct verb in the blank. When Gloria said her balloon (busted, burst), the other employees sympathized.

Combine each group of sentences into a single sentence. Use coordination, subordination, or one of the other ways of combining ideas. At first his victim said it was surely a joke. He begged to be freed. ​

​ In each blank, write D for dangling modifier, M for misplaced modifier, or OK for correct sentence. We heard that the Dodgers had won on the radio. ​

If the sentence is correct, write OK in the blank. If the sentence has a problem with pronoun reference, write the incorrect pronoun in the blank. I finally found the tailor's shop who pressed my suit.

Write the appropriate identification in each blank. OK correct CS comma splice RO run-on FRAG fragment First, we'll run through the second scene then we will rehearse the entire act.

One punctuation mark or capital letter is omitted in each of the following sentences. Insert them as needed. (Pairs of quotation marks are considered one unit.) We never felt that central Park was really centrally located in New York City.

​ In each blank, write D for dangling modifier, M for misplaced modifier, or OK for correct sentence. They attempted to communicate secretly when no one was looking. ​

Combine each group of sentences into a single sentence. Use coordination, subordination, or one of the other ways of combining ideas. Edgar Allan Poe wrote a short story titled "The Cask of Amontillado." In that story the narrator tells of his experience fifty years earlier.

Write the incorrect pronoun in the blank. In this hotel, they don't allow pets.

Indicate the kind of sentence by writing the appropriate abbreviation in each blank. ​ S simple CP compound CX complex CC compound-complex. Dropped from the fifth-story window, the flowerpot shattered on the sidewalk. ​

Insert all necessary commas or semicolons in the following sentences. In December, Tonya completed her associate's degree in January she obtained a graphic design job.

Write the incorrect pronoun in the blank. Donald told his grandfather that he had been selfish.

The Writing Process: Stage One

Descriptive Narration: Moving Through Space and Time

Exemplification: Writing With Examples

Analysis by Division: Examining the Parts

Process Analysis

Cause and Effect: Determining Reasons and Outcomes

Classification

Comparison and Contrast: Showing Similarities and Differences

Definition: Clarifying Terms

Writing to Persuade

Filters

Write the appropriate identification in each blank. OK correct CS comma splice RO run-on FRAG fragment He was old; nevertheless, he decided to become a knight.

Write the simple subject, without modifiers, in the first blank; write the verb in the second blank. Some sentences have compound subjects, compound verbs, or both. Two important items on the agenda were salaries and a pension plan. _, _.

In each blank, write D for dangling modifier or M for misplaced modifier. Connie walked the dog wearing high heels.

Combine each group of sentences into a single sentence. Use coordination, subordination, or one of the other ways of combining ideas. At first his victim said it was surely a joke. He begged to be freed.

In each blank, write D for dangling modifier, M for misplaced modifier, or OK for correct sentence. We heard that the Dodgers had won on the radio.

In each blank, write D for dangling modifier, M for misplaced modifier, or OK for correct sentence. They attempted to communicate secretly when no one was looking.

Indicate the kind of sentence by writing the appropriate abbreviation in each blank. S simple CP compound CX complex CC compound-complex. Dropped from the fifth-story window, the flowerpot shattered on the sidewalk.