Use the sentence to answer the question, Because she was tired, Becky failed the test. Which group of words is included in the sentence? (1 point)
infinitive phrase
gerund phrase
dependent clause
participle phrase
dependent clause
Which sentence includes a prepositional phrase?(1 point)
I will try to catch the ball
The dog is wagging its tail
Thursday is the final day to buy tickets
The game was moved to Friday
I will try to catch the ball
Which sentence has the correct pronoun and antecedent agreement?(1 point)
While the kids were running to the ice cream truck, they dropped their money and the wind blew it away.
When the construction workers arrived at the site, he saw people digging holes.
Jenny wanted to go to the park, but it was sunny and she could not find our sunscreen.
Because the football players were tired, he forgot to pick up the footballs after practice.
While the kids were running to the ice cream truck, they dropped their money and the wind blew it away.
Read the following sentence. Which choice correctly fills in the blanks to complete the sentence in the active voice? (Illuminate) _____________, but we knew the game was a success when the crowd cheered loudly when the game was over. (1 point)
Some players on the football team had mistakes happen
Some of the football players made mistakes
Mistakes were made by some players of the football team
Mistakes being made by some players of the football team
Some of the football players made mistakes.
Read the paragraph. The backyard playhouse was assembled by Ted and loved by his kids, Eliza and Elliot. The house was built with plywood and nails, mostly, after it was designed by Ted with input from his kids. After the structure of the house was built, the outside of the house was painted pink because the coin toss was won by Eliza. Once the outside was finished by Ted, the inside was decorated by Eliza and Elliot. (Illuminate) Of the following choices, which changes all of the verbs to active voice? (1 point)
Eliza and Elliot love their backyard playhouse. Their dad, Ted, designed it with input from them and built it with plywood and nails. After Ted built the structure of the house, the outside of the house was painted pink because the coin toss was won by Eliza. Once the outside was finished by Ted, Eliza and Elliot decorated the inside.
Ted will assemble the backyard playhouse and Eliza and Elliot will love it. The house will be built with plywood and nails, mostly, after it is designed by Ted with input from his kids. After the structure of the house is built, the outside of the house will be painted pink because Eliza will win the coin toss. Once the outside is finished by Ted, the inside will be decorated by Eliza and Elliot.
The backyard playhouse will be assembled by Ted and loved by his kids, Eliza and Elliot. The house will be built with plywood and nails, mostly, after it is designed by Ted. After the structure of the house is built, the outside of the house will be painted pink because the coin toss will be won by Eliza. Once the outside is finished by Ted, the inside will be decorated by Eliza and Elliot.
Eliza and Elliot loved the backyard playhouse that their dad, Ted, built. Eliza and Elliot gave Ted input to design the house. Ted built the house with plywood and nails. Eliza won the coin toss, so Ted painted the outside of the house pink once he had finished building its structure. Once Ted finished the outside, Eliza and Elliot decorated the inside.
Eliza and Elliot love their backyard playhouse. Their dad, Ted, designed it with input from them and built it with plywood and nails. After Ted built the structure of the house, the outside of the house was painted pink because the coin toss was won by Eliza. Once the outside was finished by Ted, Eliza and Elliot decorated the inside.
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)
The king commanded the people to stand up.
The people were begged to stand up by the king.
\The king, who begged the people to stand up.
The people, by the king, were commanded to stand up.