AnswersEDG English 2AAnalyzing Author's Purpose and Perspective in a Travelogue

Parts of Speech and Types of Phrases Answers

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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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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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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 sentences.Alaskan brown bears are known to be fierce and protective parents. Encountering a bear and its cub could be dangerous, and hikers should be particularly cautious.Which phrase is a gerund phrase?

A
Alaskan brown bears
B
and protective parents
C
encountering a bear
D
particularly cautious
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Which underlined phrases are infinitive phrases? Select two options.It is important to measure all ingredients by weight when you bake.Being able to bake a perfect loaf of bread is rewarding for novice bakers.Being a successful chef requires attention to detail and a lot of practice.To work in a professional kitchen, it is necessary to learn about food safety.Diced celery, carrots, and onions are the ingredients in a traditional mirepoix.

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It is important to measure all ingredients by weight when you bake.
B
Being able to bake a perfect loaf of bread is rewarding for novice bakers.
C
Being a successful chef requires attention to detail and a lot of practice.
D
To work in a professional kitchen, it is necessary to learn about food safety.
E
Diced celery, carrots, and onions are the ingredients in a traditional mirepoix.
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Read the sentence.After the thunderstorm, the sky was bright, and the open barrels were brimming with rainwater.What type of phrase is the underlined phrase?

A
a gerund phrase
B
an infinitive phrase
C
a participial phrase
D
a prepositional phrase
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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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Read the sentences.My goal when visiting Alaska is to see the northern lights. I learned that the city of Fairbanks and Denali National Park are the two best locations in the state for viewing and photographing the lights.Which phrase is an infinitive phrase?

A
my goal when visiting Alaska
B
to see the northern lights
C
two best locations in the state
D
for viewing and photographing
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Read the paragraph.Neighbors are already looking forward to the grand opening of the Englewood Aquatic Center and the recreation that the center’s Olympic-sized pool will provide. With proof of address, residents will be able to sign up for discounted swimming lessons and attend weekly open swim sessions for free. The new swimming facility will take two years to build. It will be state of the art.

A
Constructing this new state-of-the-art swimming facility will take two years.
B
The two-year construction of the swimming facility will be state of the art.
C
Taking years to complete, construction of the state-of-the-art swimming facility will be complete.
D
Construction of the new swimming facility will take two years and be state of the art.
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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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