English Quiz 10-9-13

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High School English Quiz on English Quiz 10-9-13, created by katielovesnessie on 09/10/2013.
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Question 1

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"To get the whole house clean in time for grammas arrival" proves to be too much to ask. The italicized phrase in this sentence is a(an) _____ phrase and a ____.
Answer
  • Participle & verb
  • Infinitive & noun.

Question 2

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For some reason, Vince didn't like "falling in the mud puddle." The phrase in the quotation marks is a(an) _____ phrase and a ____.
Answer
  • Appositive & noun
  • Gerund phrase & noun

Question 3

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"Running out of gas," the car came to a stop. The phrase in the quotation marks is a _____ phrase and a ____.
Answer
  • Participle phrase & adjective.
  • Appositive phrase and noun

Question 4

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Lenny went to Peter's house "to borrow his shovel." The phrase in the quotation marks is a(an) _____ phrase and a ____.
Answer
  • Participial phrase and an adverb.
  • Infinitive phrase and adverb.

Question 5

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A noun or pronoun that follows another noun or pronoun in a sentence to identify or explain it is a(an)_____.
Answer
  • Appositive
  • Participial

Question 6

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A prepositional phrase can function in a sentence as a(an) _____ phrase.
Answer
  • Adverb
  • Appositive

Question 7

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Jolene went to the city "to find a new job."
Answer
  • Adverb
  • Adjective

Question 8

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A gerund phrase functions in a sentence as a(an) ____.
Answer
  • Adverb
  • Noun

Question 9

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A participial phrase in a sentence functions as a(an)_____
Answer
  • Adjective
  • Adverb

Question 10

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An infinitive phrase can function in a sentene as a(an) _____ ______ ______.
Answer
  • Noun, Verb, Adjective.
  • Noun, Adjective, Adverb.

Question 11

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Main clauses express a complete thought & can appear in ____ sentences.
Answer
  • Compound
  • Complex
  • Compound-complex
  • All of the above

Question 12

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A prepositional phrase modifies a word & relates that word to the prepositions ______.
Answer
  • Object
  • Noun

Question 13

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How are subordinate clauses and prepositional phrases similar?
Answer
  • Both can stand by themselves. Neither can be used as adjectives or adverbs.
  • Neither can stand by itself Both can be use as adjectives & adverbs.

Question 14

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A prepositional phase...
Answer
  • Contains a preposition Contains an object & any modifiers of the object
  • Contains a preposition Contains noun and adjectives of the subject

Question 15

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The security of state sent the PRESIDENT a full account for his mission.
Answer
  • Direct object
  • Indirect object

Question 16

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All of the operators are ERRCIENT.
Answer
  • Predicate Adjective
  • Predicate Noun

Question 17

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The subjects listed here are the elective COURSES for secondary schools.
Answer
  • Subject predicate
  • Predicate noun

Question 18

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An interrogative SENTENCE is sentence that asks a question.
Answer
  • Subject
  • Indirect object

Question 19

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The guy "who ran out of the clinic" is running late.
Answer
  • Adverb
  • Adjective

Question 20

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"If we remember to brush our teeth" we will get fewer cavities.
Answer
  • Adverb
  • Adjective

Question 21

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I guess "what you did last night wasn't really" that interesting.
Answer
  • Pronoun
  • Noun
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