Which term best describes "in the corner"?
The term that best describes "in the corner" is "located in a specific position at the corner of a room or space".
Which term best describes "in the corner"?
clause
phrase
sentence
pronoun
phrase.
Which of the following choices is a dependent clause?
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He kept the swallow in a cage.
in the corner of the house
until the bird's leg healed
Until the bird's leg healed.
Which of the following choices is an independent clause?
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As he watched his friend swoop and circle and then fly away,
he felt happy and proud
but sad, too.
As he watched his friend swoop and circle and then fly away, he felt happy and proud.
Use the following passage to answer the question: Only one pumpkin grew from the plant, but it soon became the largest pumpkin anyone had ever seen.
What does the conjunction "but" signal?
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a choice
additional information
rejection
outcome
contrast.
Which sentence type shows a relationship between two or more ideas of equal importance and provides at least one additional detail about one or both ideas?
(Example: As she took a deep breath, Christine scored the winning goal, and her team won the game 12-10.)
Compound sentence.
Which sentence type adds detail to a more important single idea?
(Example: As she took a deep breath, Christine scored the winning goal at the last second.)
Complex sentence.
Which sentence shows a relationship between two or more ideas of equal importance?
(Example: Christine scored the winning goal, so her team won the game 12-10.)
Compound sentence.
Which sentence type emphasizes one single point clearly?
(Example: Christine scored the winning goal.)
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Simple sentence.
Which choice is an example of a modifier?
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At the last second
Christine scored the winning goal
and
her team won the game 12-10.
At the last second.
"After being hit by a car, I ran over to see if Steve was still breathing." This sentence may contain a dangling modifier. If so, choose the correct revision.
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After Steve had been hit by a car, I ran over to see if he was still breathing.
If breathing, I rushed over to see Steve had been hit by a car.
After being hit by a car, if Steve was still breathing I rushed over to see.
Running over to see, Steve was hit by a car.
After Steve had been hit by a car, I ran over to see if he was still breathing.
Choose the correctly punctuated compound sentence.
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The girl ran across the street and got the mail.
The girl ran across the street, and she got the mail.
The girl ran across the street because she wanted to get the mail.
The girl ran across the street, got the mail, and returned to the house.
The girl ran across the street, and she got the mail.
Choose the correctly punctuated complex sentence.
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After Diego left SCCA he enlisted in the Peace Corp.
After Diego left SCCA, he enlisted in the Peace Corp.
After Diego, left SCCA he enlisted in the Peace Corp.
After Diego left SCCA he enlisted in, the Peace Corp.
After Diego left SCCA, he enlisted in the Peace Corp.
Choose the correctly punctuation compound-complex sentence.
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After they cleaned their rooms the boys planned to go swimming but it started to rain.
After they cleaned their rooms. The boys planned to go swimming. But it started to rain.
After they cleaned their rooms, the boys planned to go swimming, but it started to rain.
After they cleaned their rooms the boys planned to go swimming, but it started to rain.