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

Parts of Speech and Types of Phrases Answers

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Read the paragraph.Volunteering at the animal shelter in my neighborhood has been a very rewarding experience. I started volunteering with a good friend of mine during summer vacation last year. Volunteering at the shelter is a lot of hard work, and it isn’t always fun. Volunteers spend a lot of time cleaning out cages.

A
The phrase conveys significant interest and variety.
B
The phrase adds a specific detail about time and place.
C
The phrase acts as a noun that is the subject of the sentence.
D
The phrase adds more details by providing a direct object.
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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.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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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.

A
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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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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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 sentence.The teacher offered to lend me the book as often as needed.Which word does the underlined phrase modify?

A
teacher
B
lend
C
book
D
me
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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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Read the sentence.The hair-care product is now available in all of our stores.Which word does the underlined phrase modify?

A
hair
B
product
C
now
D
available

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