Incorrect: 1, 4, 5, 6.
2 and 3 and 7 and 8 and 9 -- without the whole paragraph, who can tell?
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1. Read the sentence from paragraph 1 below.
It looms menacingly over the road from the roof of a farmhouse, a flying reptile with a seven-foot wingspan.
Which of the following correctly describes this sentence?
A. Simple sentence
B. Complex sentence
C. Compound sentence
*D. Compound-complex sentence
2. In paragraph 1, the words beating like a pair of brass cymbals constitute
*A. A nominal clause
B. An adjectival clause
C. A gerund phrase
D. A participial phrase
3. In paragraph 3, the author uses repetition and parallelism to
A. emphasize the variety of Ramirez’s work.
B. Support Ramirez’s statement in paragraph 4.
*C. Suggest that she finds Ramirez’s work boring
D. Convey a vivid description of Ramirez’s work.
4. In paragraph 3, the word alien most likely comes from which of these origins?
A. Greek alexein, to ward off
*B. Arabic, al-ghul, demon
C. French aliéné, insane
D. Latin alius, other
5. Read this sentence from paragraph 6 below.
By the time he had mastered the power sander and oxyacetylene torch, Ramirez knew he didn’t want to be just another body-and-fender man.
Which of the following correctly describes this sentence?
A. Simple sentence
B. Complex sentence
C. Compound sentence
*D. Compound-complex sentence
6. In paragraph 6, the author uses an ellipsis (…)
*A. To prepare the reader for a change in topic
B. To show Ramirez’s pride in discussing his work
C. To show that words were omitted from the quoted passage
D. To suggest that what follows it is less important than what precedes it.
7. Which of the following is an adverbial clause in this article?
A. that Ramirez salvaged from auto junkyards (paragraph 3)
B. in a body shop owned by his father (paragraph 5)
C. by the time he had mastered the power sander and oxyacetylene torch (paragraph 6)
*D. that didn’t have anything to do with cars (paragraph 7)
8. Read the sentence from paragraph 10 below.
“I’d done a car for one of her patients, who told her about me.”
Which of the following describes the underlined words in this sentence?
A. A nominal clause
B. An adjectival clause
*C. An infinitive phrase
D. A gerund phrase
9. What is the purpose of the colon (:) in paragraph 12?
A. To introduce a list
*B. To introduce a formal statement
C. To separate two clasuses in a compound sentence
D. To indicate a sequence of thought between two clauses
Thank you so much.
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