The sentence that includes a participial phrase is:
"Staring down the mountain, Jack was excited for a day of skiing."
The phrase "Staring down the mountain" acts as a participial phrase describing Jack's state or action.
Which sentence includes a participial phrase?(1 point)
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Would you help our planning the trip?
Would you help our planning the trip?
Staring down the mountain, Jack was excited for a day of skiing.
Staring down the mountain, Jack was excited for a day of skiing.
I would like to go to the new mountain resort.
I would like to go to the new mountain resort.
I looked in the closet for my sweater.
I looked in the closet for my sweater.
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Which sentence includes a prepositional phrase?(1 point)
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The test was moved to Wednesday.
The test was moved to Wednesday.
I will try to memorize the poem.
I will try to memorize the poem.
The cat is swishing its tail.
The cat is swishing its tail.
Monday is the last day to sign up.
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The test was moved to Wednesday.
The test was moved to Wednesday.
I will try to memorize the poem.
I will try to memorize the poem.
The cat is swishing its tail.
The cat is swishing its tail.
Monday is the last day to sign up.
The sentence that includes a prepositional phrase is:
"The test was moved to Wednesday."
The phrase "to Wednesday" is a prepositional phrase, with "to" being the preposition.
Which sentence has correct pronoun and antecedent agreement?(1 point)
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Because the brothers were tired, he forgot to shut the gate and the dog ran out.
Because the brothers were tired, he forgot to shut the gate and the dog ran out.
While the neighbors were walking to the store, they dropped their money and the wind blew it away.
While the neighbors were walking to the store, they dropped their money and the wind blew it away.
Carol wanted to go outside, but it was raining and she could not find our rain jacket.
Carol wanted to go outside, but it was raining and she could not find our rain jacket.
When the teachers arrived at school, she saw the students writing with chalk.
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Because the brothers were tired, he forgot to shut the gate and the dog ran out.
Because the brothers were tired, he forgot to shut the gate and the dog ran out.
While the neighbors were walking to the store, they dropped their money and the wind blew it away.
While the neighbors were walking to the store, they dropped their money and the wind blew it away.
Carol wanted to go outside, but it was raining and she could not find our rain jacket.
Carol wanted to go outside, but it was raining and she could not find our rain jacket.
When the teachers arrived at school, she saw the students writing with chalk.
The sentence that has correct pronoun and antecedent agreement is:
"While the neighbors were walking to the store, they dropped their money and the wind blew it away."
In this sentence, the pronoun "they" correctly refers to the plural antecedent "the neighbors," and "their" appropriately refers back to "the neighbors" as well.
Which sentence includes a dependent clause?(1 point)
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When looking out the window, they saw the first leaf fall.
When looking out the window, they saw the first leaf fall.
The boy received a dog named Rover for his birthday.
The boy received a dog named Rover for his birthday.
On the way to the store, Nicole saw a lost cat.
On the way to the store, Nicole saw a lost cat.
They gave sandwiches to the children on paper plates.
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When looking out the window, they saw the first leaf fall.
When looking out the window, they saw the first leaf fall.
The boy received a dog named Rover for his birthday.
The boy received a dog named Rover for his birthday.
On the way to the store, Nicole saw a lost cat.
On the way to the store, Nicole saw a lost cat.
They gave sandwiches to the children on paper plates.
The sentence that includes a dependent clause is:
"When looking out the window, they saw the first leaf fall."
The phrase "When looking out the window" is a dependent clause because it cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and relies on the main clause "they saw the first leaf fall" to give it meaning.
Use the sentence to answer the question.
“Many mistakes were made today,” the coach said after the team’s loss.
Which option turns the sentence that is written in passive voice into active voice?
(1 point)
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The team lost the game because the players made mistakes.
The team lost the game because the players made mistakes.
The team's loss was caused by mistakes being made.
The team's loss was caused by mistakes being made.
The coach said the mistakes made the team lose.
The coach said the mistakes made the team lose.
The coach said the team lost by making many mistakes.
“Many mistakes were made today,” the coach said after the team’s loss.
Which option turns the sentence that is written in passive voice into active voice?
(1 point)
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The team lost the game because the players made mistakes.
The team lost the game because the players made mistakes.
The team's loss was caused by mistakes being made.
The team's loss was caused by mistakes being made.
The coach said the mistakes made the team lose.
The coach said the mistakes made the team lose.
The coach said the team lost by making many mistakes.
The option that turns the sentence written in passive voice into active voice is:
"The coach said the team lost by making many mistakes."
In this sentence, the subject "the team" is performing the action of losing, which shifts it into active voice.
The triumphant tennis player [to feel] proud of himself. He [to see] all of his efforts pay off in this one match. The fans [to cheer], the cameras [to flash], and victory [to claim].
Here is a revision of your sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses:
The triumphant tennis player feels proud of himself. He sees all of his efforts pay off in this one match. The fans cheer, the cameras flash, and victory is claimed.
This maintains the active voice for most of the verbs and adjusts the last one for proper agreement with the subject.
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