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Parts of Speech and Types of Phrases Answers

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Which underlined phrases are participial phrases? Select two options.Succeeding at tennis requires getting a lot of practice on the court.Tired from practice, the quarterback returned to the locker room.To score a goal in the last minutes of a game is a thrilling experience.The volleyball team won the match, moving on to the state tournament.Spending too much time in preparation for a match can be counterproductive.

A
Succeeding at tennis requires getting a lot of practice on the court.
B
Tired from practice, the quarterback returned to the locker room.
C
To score a goal in the last minutes of a game is a thrilling experience.
D
The volleyball team won the match, moving on to the state tournament.
E
Spending too much time in preparation for a match can be counterproductive.
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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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Which underlined phrases are gerund phrases? Select two options.A healthy lifestyle requires getting regular exercise.To live a long life, it’s important to have a healthy diet.Watching too much television may contribute to depression.Gregarious by nature, monkeys are highly social creatures.The athlete’s ability to stay calm under pressure was legendary.

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A healthy lifestyle requires getting regular exercise.
B
To live a long life, it’s important to have a healthy diet.
C
Watching too much television may contribute to depression.
D
Gregarious by nature, monkeys are highly social creatures.
E
The athlete’s ability to stay calm under pressure was legendary.
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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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The following sentence has a misplaced modifier.The group members met on Saturday working on the project together.Which revision corrects the error in the sentence?

A
The group members who were working on the project together met on Saturday.
B
Working on the project together on Saturday, the group members met.
C
On Saturday, the group members who were working on the project met together.
D
The group members met working on the project together on Saturday.
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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.Noticing that it had been turned over by the storm, the patio table was flipped back on its feet.Which revision corrects the error in the sentence?

A
Flipped back on its feet by the storm, Anton noticed that the patio table had been turned over.
B
The patio table was flipped back on its feet, Anton noticing that it had been turned over by the storm.
C
Noticing that the patio table had been turned over by the storm, Anton flipped it back on its feet.
D
Noticing that it had been turned over by the storm, the patio table was flipped back on its feet by Anton.

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