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2011-07-06 14:49:57 UTC
We had hoped the baseball game would not be cancelled today.: *
A. past perfect
B. simple past
C. past progressive
D. None of the above
2. Which of the following sentences is written in active voice?: *
A. The poem was written by my friend.
B. Many great plays were written by William Shakespeare.
C. The hurricane left a trail of destruction as it tore through the city.
D. The movie was enjoyed by everyone.
3. Where would the underlined word below go in a sentence diagram?
Juan works quickly.: *
A. on the same line as the verb with a line between it and the verb
B. on a parallel line under “works”
C. on a slanted line under “works”
D. on a slanted line under “Juan”
4. Identify the underlined phrase:
Swimming in the ocean is my favorite summer activity.: *
A. appositive phrase
B. infinitive phrase
C. adverbial phrase
D. gerund phrase
5. Which sentence is correctly punctuated?: *
A. The basketball team’s major concerns this year, however, are finding good draft picks, developing a good defensive strategy and maintaining the team’s safety on the court.
B. The basketball team’s major concerns this year however are finding good draft picks, developing good defensive strategy and maintaining the teams safety on the court.
C. The basketball teams major concerns this year however are; finding good draft picks, developing good defensive strategy and maintaining the teams safety on the court.
D. The basketball team’s major concerns this year, however are finding good draft picks, developing good defensive strategy and maintaining the team’s safety on the court.
6. What is the function of the underlined part of the following word?
polygamy: *
A. suffix
B. root word
C. prefix
D. None of the above
7. Identify the underlined literary device being used in the following passage from William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.
“But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.": *
A. personification
B. metaphor
C. irony
D. simile
8. What kind of phrase is the underlined part of the sentence:
The dog hid under the table.: *
A. prepositional phrase
B. noun phrase
C. verb phrase
D. adjective phrase
9. What is the direct object of the verb in the following sentence:
Matt tossed the football to Bob.: *
A. Matt
B. Bob
C. football
D. tossed
10. What is the subject complement in the following sentence:
The meal was delicious.: *
A. meal
B. delicious
11. Identify the underlined part of the sentence:
The children walked through the park and picked flowers.: *
A. simple subject
B. compound predicate
C. compound subject
D. simple predicate
12. Which of the following famous quotes demonstrates parallel structure?: *
A. “I have not yet begun to fight.” (John Paul Jones)
B. “What is essential is invisible to the eye.” (Antoine de Saint Exupery)
C. “The eagle has landed.” (Neil Armstrong)
D. “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” (John F. Kennedy)
13. Choose the word which best fits the blank in the sentence below:
Jill decided to ________ Mary’s heartfelt apology.: *
A. accept
B. except
14. Which sentence is incorrectly written?: *
A. The new neighbors have invited my husband and me to dinner.
B. George, Bill and I went to the library after class.
C. Me and my friends went to a movie last night.
D. It was I who drew the picture.