Types of Sentences

Parts of Speech

Fused or Comma Splice?

Modifiers Clauses/phrases

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QUESTION:

• What part of speech is underlined in this sentence?•Both men glanced up, for the rectangle of sunshine in the doorway was cut off.

ANSWER:

•noun

QUESTION:

•What part of speech is underlined in this sentence?•She had full rouged lips and wide-spaced eyes, heavily made up.

ANSWER:

•adjective

QUESTION:

•What part of speech is underlined in this sentence?•She had full rouged lips and wide-spaced eyes, heavily made up.

ANSWER:•pronoun

QUESTION:

•What part of speech is underlined in this sentence?•She had full rouged lips and wide-spaced eyes, heavily made up.

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•adverb

QUESTION:

•What part of speech is underlined in this sentence?•She had full rouged lips and wide-spaced eyes, heavily made up.

ANSWER:conjunction

QUESTION:Sima was so sleepy after her marathon studying session for calculus that she ordered a triple espresso before going to class once the caffeine kicked in, Sima knew that she wouldn't doze off on Dr. Ribley.

ANSWER:

•Fused sentence

QUESTION:

•Rachel painstakingly ironed her linen shirt all the while, she was thinking how pointless this chore was since linen begins to wrinkle the moment after the last button is fastened.

ANSWER:

•Fused sentence

QUESTION:

•Jeremiah likes to put peanut butter on his pancakes instead of syrup, the smell is appealing, but I wouldn't want to eat anything so sticky that early in the morning.

ANSWER:

•Comma splice

QUESTION:

•Clarence couldn't believe that the hardware store was selling garden rakes for only $1.99 each when he brought home twenty of them, his wife Marie just shook her head and squeezed them into a garage stuffed full of her husband's other "good buys."

ANSWER:

•Fused sentence

QUESTION:

•Orange juice, toast, and cereal might be a healthy breakfast, but Ricardo always hits the snooze button on his alarm too many times all he can grab is a stale pastry and soda.

ANSWER:

•Fused sentence

QUESTION:•Choose the option with no misplaced or dangling modifier

•A. Filling the shopping cart with D batteries and bottled water, we finally completed our hurricane preparation. •B. Filling the shopping cart with D batteries and bottled water, our hurricane preparation was finally complete. •C. Filling the shopping cart with D batteries and bottled water, the completion of our hurricane preparation soothed our anxiety.

ANSWER:

•A

QUESTION:•Choose the option with no misplaced or dangling modifier

•A. Michael rode his bike to the beach, which was squeaky with rust. •B. Squeaky with rust, Michael rode his bike to the beach. •C. Michael rode his squeaky, rusty bike to the beach.

ANSWER:

•C

QUESTION:•Choose the option with no misplaced or dangling modifier•A. After the librarian scolded the noisy teenagers, silence returned. •B. Scolding the noisy teenagers, the library returned to silence. •C. Scolding the noisy teenagers, silence returned to the library.

ANSWER:

•A

QUESTION:•Choose the option with no misplaced or dangling modifier•A. Knocking the baseball into the stands, the fans cheered the homerun. •B. Knocking the baseball into the stands, the homerun was cheered by the fans. •C. When Wesley knocked the baseball into the stands, the fans cheered the homerun.

ANSWER:

•C

QUESTION:

•A. Walking in the hot summer sun, sweat dripped from Kenny's face. •B. Walking in the hot summer sun, Kenny's face dripped sweat. •C. While Kenny walked in the hot summer sun, his face dripped sweat.

ANSWER:•C

QUESTION:Identify the type of phrase (gerund, appositive, prepositional)• A bald slight man, he reminded me of a baby bird.

ANSWER:

•appositive

QUESTION:

Identify the type of phrase (gerund, appositive, prepositional)• In the morning, the track team goes for a run.

ANSWER:

•prepositional

QUESTION:

Identify the type of clause (noun, adjective, adverb)• To my right is Gretchen, who’s got her chin jutting out as if it would win the race all by itself.

ANSWER:

•Adverb clauses

QUESTION:

Identify the type of clause (noun, adjective, adverb)• Not daring to glance at the books, I went out of the library, fearing that the librarian would call me back for further questioning.

ANSWER:

•Noun clause

QUESTION:

Identify the type of clause (noun, adjective, adverb)• I sleep with two cats, who sleep on my legs.

ANSWER:

•Adjective clause

QUESTION:

•Identify the type of sentence:•Resistance to antibiotics is a worldwide problem, but medical experts have found a way to help slow resistance and keep drugs effective.

ANSWER:

•compound

QUESTION:

•Identify the type of sentence:•When you go to the doctor with a cold, don’t automatically ask for antibiotics.

ANSWER:

•complex

QUESTION:

•Identify the type of sentence:•Going to the doctor’s office is frustrating.

ANSWER:

•simple

QUESTION:

•Identify the type of sentence:•When bacteria is resistant to antibiotics, the only option may be to remove the infection by surgery.

ANSWER:

•complex

QUESTION:

•Identify the type of sentence:•If the doctor prescribes antibiotics, follow directions and take all of the medicine

ANSWER:

•Compound complex