Which sentence includes a prepositional phrase?(1 point)
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The dog is wagging its tail
The dog is wagging its tail
Thursday is the final day to buy tickets
Thursday is the final day to buy tickets
The game was moved to Friday
The game was moved to Friday
I will try to catch the ball
I will try to catch the ball
Which sentence has the correct pronoun and antecedent agreement?(1 point)
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Because the football players were tired, he forgot to pick up the footballs after practice.
Because the football players were tired, he forgot to pick up the footballs after practice.
When the construction workers arrived at the site, he saw people digging holes.
When the construction workers arrived at the site, he saw people digging holes.
While the kids were running to the ice cream truck, they dropped their money and the wind blew it away.
While the kids were running to the ice cream truck, they dropped their money and the wind blew it away.
Jenny wanted to go to the park, but it was sunny and she could not find our sunscreen.
While the kids were running to the ice cream truck, they dropped their money and the wind blew it away.
Which sentence below is written in the active voice?(1 point)
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Paper plates and cups were being thrown into the wrong recycling bin during the party.
Paper plates and cups were being thrown into the wrong recycling bin during the party.
At the party, paper plates and cups were thrown into the wrong recycling bin.
At the party, paper plates and cups were thrown into the wrong recycling bin.
Paper plates and cups were put into the wrong recycling bin by careless partiers.
Paper plates and cups were put into the wrong recycling bin by careless partiers.
At the party, people put paper plates and cups into the wrong recycling bin.
Paper plates and cups were put into the wrong recycling bin by careless partiers.
Which of the following options correctly changes the following sentence to active voice?
The people were commanded to stand up by the king.
(1 point)
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The king, who begged the people to stand up.
The king, who begged the people to stand up.
The king commanded the people to stand up.
The king commanded the people to stand up.
The people, by the king, were commanded to stand up.
The people, by the king, were commanded to stand up.
The people were begged to stand up by the king.
The king commanded the people to stand up.
Which of these is a proper way to change the following sentence to passive voice?
Geologists determined that the shine coming from the rocks had a greater frequency than they thought.
(1 point)
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The shine coming from the rocks had a greater frequency than geologists thought.
The shine coming from the rocks had a greater frequency than geologists thought.
The shine coming from the rocks was determined to have a greater frequency than geologists thought.
The shine coming from the rocks was determined to have a greater frequency than geologists thought.
Geologists determined shine coming from the rocks with a greater frequency than they thought.
Geologists determined shine coming from the rocks with a greater frequency than they thought.
Geologists determined that the shine from the rocks had a greater frequency than they thought.