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Which element is incorrect in this sentence?

A
“Down the road” should be replaced by “until he stopped.”
B
The word “until” should be replaced by “so that.”
C
The pronoun “them” should be replaced by the pronoun “him.”
D
“A police officer” should be replaced by the words “the man.”
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Use the drop-down menus to indicate whether each sentence is simple, compound, or complex.

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I took the dog for a half-mile walk.:simple
The dog ran cheerfully through the park because he had been shut in the house all day.:complex
He stopped to smell several flowers, and he chased a squirrel.:compound
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simplecompound✔ complex

A
simple
B
compound
C
✔ complex
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simple✔ compoundcomplex

A
simple
B
✔ compound
C
complex
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Use the drop-down menus to identify the sentence parts based on this sentence.

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The subject::Camilla
The verb::wants
The noun phrase::a new jacket
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Camilla✔ wantsjacket

A
Camilla
B
✔ wants
C
jacket
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Camilla wants✔ a new jacketCamilla wants a new jacket

A
Camilla wants
B
✔ a new jacket
C
Camilla wants a new jacket
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Use the drop-down menus to choose the correct pronoun to complete each sentence. Remember, some could be reflexive pronouns.

Answers:
My sister is the kind of person who always has to do her homework as soon as she gets .:it
Whenever I get several tickets for a show, I have to decide whom I will give to.:them
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 invited him.:He
My sister is the kind of person who always has to do her homework .:herself
Whenever I get a ticket for a show, I have to decide if I want to go by .:myself
Maricella always swore cooking is so easy the food practically cooks:themselves
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✔ themithishers

A
✔ them
B
it
C
his
D
hers
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sheits✔ herhis

A
she
B
its
C
✔ her
D
his
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they✔ themtheirtheirs

A
they
B
✔ them
C
their
D
theirs
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SheIt✔ HeThey

A
She
B
It
C
✔ He
D
They
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Use the drop-down menus to identify the sentence parts in the complex sentence.

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The prepositional phrase::down the road
The independent clause::The man sped down the road
The dependent clause::until a police officer stopped him
The subordinate conjunction::until
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✔ The man sped down the roaduntil a police officerdown the road untiluntil a police officer stopped him

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✔ The man sped down the road
B
until a police officer
C
down the road until
D
until a police officer stopped him
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The man sped down the roaduntil a police officerdown the road until✔ until a police officer stopped him

A
The man sped down the road
B
until a police officer
C
down the road until
D
✔ until a police officer stopped him
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downroad✔ untilstopped

A
down
B
road
C
✔ until
D
stopped

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