Sentence Structure

Question 1

Refer to this sentence to answer the question.Antonio couldn’t go to the store because the road was closed. What is the purpose of the subordinate conjunction “because”?It signals that the sentence is about to explain why the road was closed.It signals that the sentence is about to explain why Antonio couldn’t go to the store.It separates the subject from the verb.It separates the subject from the predicate.

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It signals that the sentence is about to explain why Antonio couldn’t go to the store.

Question 2

I took the dog for a walk in the park because he had been shut in the house all day.[___]

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complex; I took the dog for a walk in the park because he had been shut in the house all day.: complex; He stopped to bark at several other dogs, and he chased a squirrel.: compound; We completed a half-mile walk.: simple; When we got home we were both tired; however, only the dog could take a nap.: complex

Question 3

My sister is the kind of person [___] always has to do her homework as soon as she gets it.

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who; My sister is the kind of person always has to do her homework as soon as she gets it.: who; Whenever I get several tickets for a show, I have to decide whether I want to give them to .: anybody; Maricella always swore cooking was tastier than Joseph's.: her; When I saw that Peter, Lydia, and Tristan were at the game, I went over to sit with .: them; joined the soccer team after Emilia warned everybody about the long hours in the sun.: Nobody

Question 4

The prepositional phrase:[___]

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down the road; The prepositional phrase:: down the road; The independent clause:: The dog raced down the road; The dependent clause:: until its owner stopped it; The subordinate conjunction:: until; The adverbial clause:: its owner stopped it

Question 5

[___]

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consequently; It explains what happens as a result of not cleaning the room.

Question 6

What is the appositive in the sentence?[___]

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an expert on wildlife

Question 7

Is the appositive essential or nonessential?[___]

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nonessential

Question 8

Is the appositive a single noun or an adjectival phrase?[___]

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adjectival phrase

Question 9

What is the purpose of the appositive?[___]

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to give more information about my father

Question 10

Nadine and Olivia [___] a trip to the zoo.

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are planning; Nadine and Olivia a trip to the zoo.: are planning; They all their research to plan out the best route.: have done; They to see the penguins, but the exhibit was shut down just this past week.: were hoping

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