Exam 11: Identifying Parts of Speech in Sentences

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Write the correct pronoun in the blank. Someone in this class forgot (his or her, their) books yesterday.

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Indicate the kind of sentence by writing the appropriate abbreviation in each blank. ​             S           simple             CP        compound             CX        complex             CC        compound-complex. I believe that he is honest; therefore, I gave him my wallet to hold. ​

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Write the correct verb in the blank. It is now warm enough for you to (sit, set) your potted plants outside.

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Combine each group of sentences into a single sentence. Use coordination, subordination, or one of the other ways of combining ideas. Laura is one of the main characters. She has tried to escape into the world of her glass menagerie and her music.

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Combine each group of sentences into a single sentence. Use coordination, subordination, or one of the other ways of combining ideas. In California the Joads were not welcome. Thousands of poor people had gone to California. ​

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Insert all necessary commas or semicolons in the following sentences. He pitted Freud against Darwin and Freud won.

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​ In each blank, write D for dangling modifier, M for misplaced modifier, or OK for correct sentence. Soon after I arrived, I was told on holidays that the school is always closed. ​

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​ In each blank, write P for good parallel structure or NP for nonparallel structure. I excel at researching a subject, gathering relevant information, and preparing a written  summary.

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Write the correct pronoun in the blank. All of (we, us) residents signed the petition.

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Identify the part of speech of each italicized word or group of words by placing the appropriate abbreviations in the blanks. ​ Identify the part of speech of each italicized word or group of words by placing the appropriate abbreviations in the blanks. ​     For the winter formal, he bought himself a new tuxedo.   _________, _________. ​ For the winter formal, he bought himself a new tuxedo.   _________, _________. ​

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Insert all necessary commas or semicolons in the following sentences. Her career has taken her to Tulsa, Oklahoma Phoenix, Arizona and Seattle, Washington.

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Indicate the kind of sentence by writing the appropriate abbreviation in each blank. ​             S           simple             CP        compound             CX        complex             CC        compound-complex. The wait seemed endless to the lovers, but at last the wedding day came. ​

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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.) The technological innovations of just a few decades ago consider the record player, the VCR, and the floppy disc are now as useless as the horse-drawn carriage. ​

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Write the correct pronoun in the blank. Between you and (I, me), I am not interested in the idea.

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​ Indicate the kind of sentence by writing the appropriate abbreviation in each blank. ​             S          simple             CP        compound             CX        complex             CC        compound-complex. Dante will do the job well, for he received the best training that his instructors could provide. ​

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Write the correct verb in the blank. The river (rises, raising)  at least three feet every spring.

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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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Write the correct verb in the blank. Ten years (is, are) a long time to be away from one's family.

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Insert all necessary commas in the following sentences. They help themselves and they meet others in similar circumstances on the road.

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​ In each blank, write P for good parallel structure or NP for nonparallel structure. News of the jury's verdict was broadcast over the airwaves, in the newspapers, and television. ​

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