Answer all of the following questions.
7) Choose the best answer.
Which word does the participle modify in this sentence?
I turned off the annoying alarm and quickly fell back to sleep.
quickly
alarm
turned off
sleep
8) Choose the best answer.
Which is the participial phrase in this sentence?
Known by many at the party, the song “La Macarena” was performed by Stephan’s band.
at the party
the song
Known by many at the party
by Stephan’s band
9) Choose the best answer.
Which word does the participial phrase describe in this sentence?
Known by many at the party, the song “La Macarena” was performed by Stephan’s band.
song
performed
Known
party
10) Choose the best answer.
Which is the infinitive phrase in this sentence?
To be prosperous and independent is my goal after I get a college degree and obtain a good job.
and obtain a good job
is my goal
after I get a college degree
To be prosperous and independent
11) Choose the best answer.
The infinitive phrase acts as a(n) ____ in this sentence.
To be prosperous and independent is my goal after I get a college degree and obtain a good job.
prepositional phrase
subject and noun phrase
subject
adjective and prepositional phrase
12) Choose the best answer.
Which is the best combination of these two sentences?
An interior decorator company painted the living room and gave us a discount on new window shades if we want them. The paint updated our home.
An interior decorator company painted the living room and gave us a discount on new window shades updating our home if we want them.
To update our home, an interior decorator company painted the living room and gave us a discount on new window shades if we wanted them.
The paint updated our home by an interior decorator company in the living room and gave us a discount on new window shades if we wanted them.
An interior decorator company painted the living room and gave us a discount on new windows if we want them to update our home.
13) Choose the best answer.
Which is the best way to combine these sentences?
After much revision, Macy turned in her essay with more development. Macy turned it in on Friday.
After much revision, Macy turned in her developed essay on Friday.
After much revision, Macy turned in her essay with more development; turning it in on Friday.
Developing and revising, Macy turned in her essay on Friday.
Macy turned in her essay with more development Friday after much revision.
14) Choose the best answer.
Which is the best revision of this sentence?
Revving their engines, the enormous crowd in Australia cheered for their favorite race car drivers at the Formula 1 Grand Prix.
The enormous crowd in Australia cheered for their favorite race car drivers at the Formula 1 Grand Prix and they revved their engines.
The enormous crowd in Australia cheered for their favorite race car drivers revving their engines at the Formula 1 Grand Prix.
Revving their engines, the enormous crowd in Australia cheered for their favorite race car drivers at the Formula 1 Grand Prix.
When they revved their engines, the enormous crowd in Australia cheered for their favorite race car drivers at the Formula 1 Grand Prix.
15) Choose the best answer.
Which is the best revision of this sentence?
Searching for a new home and to buy one take much time and effort.
It takes much time and effort searching for a new home and to buy one.
Searching for a new home and buying one take much time and effort.
Searched to buy a new home and buy one take much time and effort.
My searching for a new home and to buy one take much time and effort.
1 answer
8) Known by many at the party
9) song
10) To be prosperous and independent
11) subject and noun phrase
12) To update our home, an interior decorator company painted the living room and gave us a discount on new window shades if we wanted them.
13) After much revision, Macy turned in her developed essay on Friday.
14) Revving their engines, the enormous crowd in Australia cheered for their favorite race car drivers at the Formula 1 Grand Prix.
15) Searching for a new home and buying one take much time and effort.