39. Without her cat in her lap, she felt alone during the long train ride.

Question

simple sentence *****
compound sentence
complex sentence
compound-complex sentence

40. He steeled his nerve, and he walked into the police station to confess.

simple sentence
compound sentence *********
complex sentence
compound-complex sentence

42. She was not sure how to _discuss_ the sensitive topic.

had discussed
discussing
discuss******
have been discussed

43. Many community colleges have a policy of _granting_ admission to students who have obtained their
GED.

having granted
will grant
will be granting
granting********

44. She _understood_ what he was saying to her, but she did not grasp its significance.

understand
understands
understood*****
understanding

Thank you in advance - my choices are marked with ********

Answer 1

Your choices look good to me.

Answer 2

ok Thank you

Answer 3

Steve did you or Writeteacher ever read
Beowulf?

Answer 4

I read Beowulf a long, LONG time ago.

Here are some excellent websites for it:

http://lone-star.net/literature/beowulf/

http://www.mcgoodwin.net/pages/beowulf.html