Phrases and Clauses — Unit test Answers

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Read the sentence.Salim and Anna met when they were in first grade, and they have been best friends for 10 years.Which part of this sentence is a clause?

A
Salim and Anna met
B
in first grade
C
best friends for
D
10 years
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Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?

A
On his way to school, Ricky counted eleven blue cars.
B
After dinner, I went to my room to do my homework.
C
During winter, the birds eat at the feeder on the porch.
D
As it glowed in the sky, the wolf howled at the moon.
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Read the sentence.Emily ate popcorn while she watched the movie in her living room about President Lincoln.Which is the best revision of this sentence?

A
About President Lincoln, Emily ate popcorn while she watched the movie in her living room.
B
Emily ate popcorn in her living room while she watched a movie about President Lincoln.
C
While she watched the movie in her living room about President Lincoln Emily ate popcorn.
D
Watching the movie, Emily ate popcorn in her living room about President Lincoln.
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Which sentence paints the most vivid picture using the most examples of figurative language?

A
The colorful leaves looked like dancers as a storm approached from the north.
B
The tiny green plants broke through the soil's surface, looking for a hug from the sun.
C
Winter paints a masterpiece with stars of ice that float like feathers to a frozen canvas.
D
Summertime usually welcomes a host of flying insects and flowers as pretty as peacocks.
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It would have been the best dance ever if the seventh-grade fashion police weren't there, staring at me all night like a bunch of eagles.Which part of the sentence is a metaphor?

A
the best dance ever
B
the seventh-grade fashion police
C
staring at me all night
D
like a bunch of eagles
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Read the excerpt from The Red Umbrella.After we got our bags, George made a quick call on a nearby pay phone, and then took us outside to his light green station wagon. It was a sunny day in Miami, exactly the same as in Cuba, but there was a difference. In Cuba, the air seemed to taste sweeter, as if there were mangoes growing nearby or your mother had just cooked your favorite dish. Here, although I was only a couple hundred miles away, everything felt more sterile, like I’d just walked into an office building. The rhythm of life was different, too. The pulsing sound of people speaking Spanish around me, or the music that would surprise your ears as you passed by an open window, was missing. In Miami, the sounds of cars filled the air, but I couldn’t get the pulse of the city. I was sure it was there, so maybe I wasn’t listening close enough. Maybe I just didn’t want to hear. . . .George had been talking about American life and telling stories since we’d left the airport, but I couldn’t concentrate on his words. I was grateful that we all spoke Spanish, so it wasn’t that I couldn’t understand. I just couldn’t listen. My mind was elsewhere.

A
She is relieved to meet a friendly person in a new area.
B
She protects Frankie from a suspicious person in a new place.
C
She feels distant and separate from this stranger in a new place.
D
She trusts him because he knows the area well and she does not.
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Which is an element of a setting?

A
a character’s age
B
the story’s theme
C
the time period
D
illustrations
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Read the sentence.Some hamburgers are made with thick slices of bacon.Which word in the sentence is an example of an adjective?

A
hamburgers
B
made
C
thick
D
bacon
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Which is an element of setting?

A
culture
B
dialogue
C
plot
D
character
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Which is an example of the environment of a setting?

A
late October
B
the early 1980s
C
a sandy beach
D
an interesting book
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Which sentence contains an underlined clause?

A
My two large dogs happily chased each other around the backyard.
B
Because of their size, my dogs must be fed three meals daily.
C
I wash my dogs outside near the garage once every two weeks.
D
After walking my dogs, I sat down to do my homework assignment.
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Read the sentence.Jordan sings loudly in the bleachers at the game.Choose the correct part of speech for the underlined word.

A
adjective
B
adverb
C
noun
D
verb

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