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- 1. Multiple ChoiceA phrase that contains a noun/pronoun, its participle, and any modifiers. It modifies an entire clause rather than just one word.adjective clausedependent phraseabsolute phrasenoun clause
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the absolute phrase in the following sentence: The backyard filling with lightning bugs, the children shouted with delight.The backyard filling with lightning bugsthe children shouted with delight
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the absolute phrase in the following sentence: The sun hovering with anticipation on the horizon, Dexter waited for his date to arrive.The sun hovering with anticipation on the horizonDexter waited for his date to arrive
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the absolute phrase in the following sentence: The heat of the day relenting, the sun set beyond the sparkling lake.The heat of the day relentingthe sun set beyond the sparkling lake
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the absolute phrase in the following sentence: The road never seemed to end, the center stripe stretching into the distance beyond sight.The road never seemed to endthe center stripe stretching into the distance beyond sight
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the absolute phrase in the following sentence: School vacation having just ended, the test was more difficult than we expected.School vacation having just endedthe test was more difficult than we expected
- 7. Multiple ChoiceQuestions that do no require a reply because the answer is obvious or self-evident.Effective questionOpen ended questionRhetorical questionAnalysis question
- 8. Multiple ChoiceUsing the same pattern of words to show that two or more words or ideas are of equal importance and to help the reader comprehend what is being written is called:parallel structureobtuse structureperpendicular structureacute structure
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following sentences has parallel structure?Erin loved basketball and to play hockey.Erin loved basketball and hockey.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following sentences contains parallel structure?The production manager was asked to write his report quickly, accurately, and in a detailed manner.The production manager was asked to write his report quickly, accurately, and thoroughly.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following sentences has parallel structure?He wanted to rent an apartment, a new car, and traveling around the country.He wanted to rent an apartment, to drive a new car, and to travel around the country.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the absolute phrase in the following sentence: A teenager in a black tank top, a greenish tattoo flowing across her broad back, hoisted a toddler onto her shoulderA teenager in a black tank topa greenish tattoo flowing across her broad back
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the absolute phrase in the following sentence: He looked over to where the huge, filthy birds sat, their naked heads sunk into their hunched feathers.He looked over to where the huge, filthy birds sattheir naked heads sunk into their hunched feathers
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the absolute phrase in the following sentence: Two hard-faced men, both cradling submachine guns, stood watching him closely from the guard station.Two hard-faced menboth cradling submachine gunsstood watching him closely from the guard station
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