AnswersPA-Common Core ELA 10 AComparing Genres: Biography and Editorial

Parts of Speech and Types of Phrases Answers

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The following sentence has a dangling modifier.After reading the book it was based on, several key plot elements were missing from the movie.Which revision best corrects the error in this sentence?

A
Several key elements were missing from the movie, I noticed, after I read the book it was based on.
B
I noticed that several key plot elements were missing from the movie after I read the book it was based on.
C
After reading the book that the movie was based on, I noticed that the movie was missing several key plot elements.
D
I noticed, after I read the book it was based on, that several key plot elements were missing from the movie.
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Which underlined phrases give specific details about place? Select two options.The grade I earned in trigonometry last year required a lot of time and effort.The student council’s goal is to raise enough money for the homecoming dance.Last week, construction workers began building a new fire station around the corner.Generous and hardworking, the volunteers built the playground over there.Sometime last summer, the fruit stand down the street was replaced with a car wash.

A
The grade I earned in trigonometry last year required a lot of time and effort.
B
The student council’s goal is to raise enough money for the homecoming dance.
C
Last week, construction workers began building a new fire station around the corner.
D
Generous and hardworking, the volunteers built the playground over there.
E
Sometime last summer, the fruit stand down the street was replaced with a car wash.
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The following sentence has a dangling modifier.Having been taught to cook by her grandmother, most recipes were found easy to follow.Which revision corrects the error in the sentence?

A
Most recipes taught by her grandmother found cooking easy to follow.
B
Most recipes were easy to follow, having been taught to cook by her grandmother.
C
Having been taught to cook by her grandmother made most recipes easy to follow.
D
Having been taught to cook by her grandmother, she found most recipes easy to follow.
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Read the paragraph.Attending career day this spring will be helpful to all seniors, regardless of their future plans. By talking to potential future employers, students can learn about careers they have never heard of before. They can also learn which college degrees may be the most useful to them later in life.

A
The phrase helps to conclude the text and does not add to the writing.
B
The phrase adds details to the text by summarizing the main idea.
C
The phrase adds a specific detail about time that is relevant to the text’s topic.
D
The phrase helps to introduce the text’s topic by providing a direct object.
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Read the paragraph.Last night I was startled. A raccoon crawled into one of the trash cans behind my house. It couldn’t escape, and it hissed at me when I was taking out the trash. I was so surprised that I ran back into the house! I was relieved when a park ranger was able to rescue the raccoon and return it to its natural habitat.

A
Startling me, a raccoon crawled into one of the trash cans behind my house last night.
B
A raccoon last night startled me when it crawled into one of the trash cans behind my house.
C
Last night, when it crawled into one of the trash cans behind my house, a raccoon startled me.
D
Last night, I was startled by a raccoon that had crawled into one of the trash cans behind my house.
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Read the paragraph.The event lasted two days and was even more successful than we had anticipated. We washed more than one hundred cars and raised almost $1,000. Now we are well on our way to finalizing our plans—a trip to the city to see a Broadway play!

A
It helps convey meaning about what happened in the past.
B
It provides a specific detail about time and the topic of the text.
C
It introduces the topic of the text by providing a direct object.
D
It adds a specific detail about place that is relevant to the text’s topic.

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