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Which sentence uses two prepositional phrases?

A
The swarm of killer bees was reportedly migrating north.
B
The helicopter landed among the cars in the parking lot.
C
The case mystified the detectives through the long winter.
D
The camera monitoring the perimeter was hidden under the ivy.
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Which sentence contains an adverbial phrase?

A
The hopeful actors agreed to meet in the dressing room before the audition.
B
The persistent rain left large, rippling puddles and soggy front lawns.
C
The ongoing delay really infuriated the cranky, grumbling audience.
D
The oblivious pedestrian encountered loud car horns blaring at him.
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Read the sentence.With the pounding rain and blowing wind, driving to the game was an exciting adventure.

A
pounding
B
blowing
C
driving
D
exciting
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Which sentence uses a prepositional phrase?

A
Given the economic and political unrest, the family decided to emigrate.
B
Ruling brutally, the harsh dictator caused many people to flee the country.
C
Increasing tensions required that international diplomats begin to negotiate.
D
Some editorials exposing government corruption were leaked to the public.
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A
affirm
B
affirmation
C
affirmative
D
affirmatively
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Which words in the sentence are adverbs? Choose four answers.

A
lonely
B
quite
C
slowly
D
new
E
eventually
F
really
G
overjoyed
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Read the sentence.The skyscraper that was built last year has the most extraordinary architecture.

A
an adverbial phrase.
B
a noun phrase.
C
a prepositional phrase.
D
a verb phrase.
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Read the sentence.The honeymooners visited the vineyard.

A
To realize their dream, the honeymooners planned to visit the beautiful vineyard to enjoy its scenic beauty.
B
To visit the vineyard, the honeymooners allowed extra time to travel the long distance and enjoy the countryside.
C
To appreciate the vineyard, the honeymooners realized that they needed to slowly explore the beautiful rolling hills.
D
To complete their trip, the honeymooners decided that they should pay a visit to the vineyard and its lovely grounds.
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Read the sentence.In a feeding frenzy, the pigeons descended upon the breadcrumbs that the kindly old man on the park bench continued to toss.

A
The prepositional phrase “in a feeding frenzy” acts as a gerund phrase.
B
The prepositional phrase “upon the breadcrumbs” acts as a verb phrase.
C
The prepositional phrase “on the park bench” acts as an adjectival phrase.
D
The prepositional phrase “to toss” acts as an adverbial phrase.
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Which word is an example of a demonstrative adjective?

A
that
B
the
C
them
D
then

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