Exam 11: Identifying Parts of Speech in Sentences

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Write the correct pronoun in the blank. Nevertheless, we were just as careful as (they, them).

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​ In each blank, write P for good parallel structure or NP for nonparallel structure. ​ My 100-year-old grandmother enjoys playing poker, swapping jokes, and bluegrass music.

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​ In each blank, write D for dangling modifier, M for misplaced modifier, or OK for correct sentence. They only worked for three days in the mountain resort. ​

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Write the appropriate identification in each blank.               OK         correct             CS          comma splice             RO         run-on               FRAG      fragment Just because Alexandra did not like her boss. ​

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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. Cadaver dogs are capable of detecting bodies under water. A drug dog can sniff out cocaine or heroin sealed in strong-smelling foods or perfume.

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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.) It was something Truman said about the kitchen-was it about too many cooks.

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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. But then she discovers she will never see him again. She returns to her glass menagerie and her music. ​

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Insert all necessary commas or semicolons in the following sentences. Artists help us see the world in new ways; in addition they capture and give form to ideas and feelings.

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Insert all necessary commas or semicolons in the following sentences. The new $20 bill includes security features difficult for counterfeiters to replicate for example, the color of the number in the bottom right corner changes from copper to green when the bill is tilted.

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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. The Joad family lived in Oklahoma. The time was the 1930s, during the Great Depression.

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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. Brandi and I spend our summer vacations in Massachusetts, for we like their many beautiful lakes. ​

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​ In each blank, write P for good parallel structure or NP for nonparallel structure. ​ "I am neither a witch nor devilish," Rhonda retorted.

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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. For Lauren higher math is easy; for me it is difficult. ​

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Identify the part of speech of each italicized and bold-printed word or group of words by placing the appropriate abbreviations in the blanks. ​ Identify the part of speech of each italicized and bold-printed word or group of words by placing the appropriate abbreviations in the blanks. ​     The order for those machines was never received.   _________, _________. ​ The order for those machines was never received.   _________, _________. ​

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​ In each blank, write D for dangling modifier or M for misplaced modifier. I read about the missing child who was found in yesterday's newspaper. ​

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​ In each blank, write D for dangling modifier or M for misplaced modifier. After dieting and exercising for two weeks, Phil's weight began to decrease. ​

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Write the correct pronoun in the blank. The group of hikers carried a two-day supply of food in (its, their) knapsacks.

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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. Then she meets a young man she has long admired. He offers kindness to her. ​

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Write the appropriate identification in each blank.               OK         correct             CS          comma splice             RO         run-on               FRAG      fragment There was no other entrance, Erik had to pass by the door. ​

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Write the appropriate identification in each blank.               OK         correct             CS          comma splice             RO         run-on               FRAG      fragment Those were not excuses those were reasons. ​

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