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Use the sentence to answer the question.

Millie might not be able to attend the play tonight because she still has to find someone to watch her two year old daughter for the night.

Which version of the sentence corrects the error in the compound adjective?

(1 point)
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Millie might-not be able to attend the play tonight because she still has to find someone to watch her two year old daughter for the night.
Millie might-not be able to attend the play tonight because she still has to find someone to watch her two year old daughter for the night.

Millie might not be able to attend the play tonight because she still has to find someone to watch her two year old-daughter for the night.
Millie might not be able to attend the play tonight because she still has to find someone to watch her two year old-daughter for the night.

Millie might not be able to attend the play to-night because she still has to find someone to watch her two year old daughter for the night.
Millie might not be able to attend the play to-night because she still has to find someone to watch her two year old daughter for the night.

Millie might not be able to attend the play tonight because she still has to find someone to watch her two-year-old daughter for the night.
Millie might not be able to attend the play tonight because she still has to find someone to watch her two-year-old daughter for the night.
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The correct version of the sentence is: Millie might not be able to attend the play tonight because she still has to find someone to watch her two-year-old daughter for the night.
Which sentence demonstrates correct placement of an adverb modifying an adjective?(1 point)
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The redwood tree was incredibly tall.
The redwood tree was incredibly tall.

The energetic dog very barked.
The energetic dog very barked.

The organized drawer made her smile perfectly.
The organized drawer made her smile perfectly.

Never, the lost driver checked the map.
The sentence that demonstrates correct placement of an adverb modifying an adjective is: The redwood tree was incredibly tall.
Grammar and Punctuation Unit Test
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Question
Use the sentence to answer the question.

Her red pen in hand, the math teacher very carefully graded the tests.

What is the adverb intensifier in the sentence?

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math
math

carefully
carefully

red
red

very
The adverb intensifier in the sentence is "very."
We saw a bear that's paw had been damaged by a hunting trap.

What correction should be made to the underlined word in the sentence?

(1 point)
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whose
whose

who's
who's

who
who

whom
The correct correction that should be made to the underlined word in the sentence is "whose."
Use the sentence to answer the question.

The letter carrier brought my brother two large envelopes last Monday.

Which word is the direct object in the given sentence?

(1 point)
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envelopes
envelopes

brother
brother

two
two

carrier
The direct object in the sentence is "envelopes."
Which option always requires a comma before the conjunction?(1 point)
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appositive
appositive

items in a series
items in a series

long introductory element
long introductory element

compound sentence
The option that always requires a comma before the conjunction is "compound sentence."