AnswersEN091 Freshman English ASimple Sentences: Sentence Parts, Verb Tense, and Verb Voice

Punctuating Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Elements Answers

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Read the sentence.The pirate who sailed his ship in the Atlantic Ocean pilfering from British naval ships and irritating the British navy.

A
The sentence is incomplete because it lacks a complete subject.
B
The sentence is incomplete because it lacks a complete predicate.
C
The sentence is incomplete because it lacks a direct object.
D
The sentence is incomplete because it lacks a indirect object.
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Read the list of verbs.foretold, overtook, will inflict, will petition

A
the present and past tenses.
B
the future and present tenses.
C
the future and past tenses.
D
the past, present, and future tenses.
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receivingsentworriedaccepted

A
receiving
B
sent
C
worried
D
accepted
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active voicefuture tensepassive voicepresent tense

A
active voice
B
future tense
C
passive voice
D
present tense
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Read the sentence.Before the main performance, the audience was entertained by a comedian.

A
Before the main performance, the comedian was entertained by the audience.
B
Before the main performance, the comedian entertained the audience.
C
Before the main performance, the audience was amused by the comedian.
D
Before the main performance, the audience and comedian laughed.
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The predicate of a sentence is

A
a group of words that is acted upon by the subject.
B
what is said about the subject or what the subject does.
C
the form of a verb used to show when an action happened.
D
a verb quality that tells if its subject performs or receives action.
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Read the sentence.The dusk was filled by the coyote's eerie howl.

A
The coyote’s eerie howl filled the dusk.
B
The coyote’s dusk was filled by the coyote's eerie howl.
C
The coyote’s howl was filling the eerie dusk.
D
The coyote's howl was filling the dusk eerily.
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Read the sentence.As part of my presentation, I read my class the final stanza of the poem and then performed a critique.

A
class
B
stanza
C
poem
D
critique
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Read the sentence.The forgery ________ so exquisite that it hung in the museum for the past two decades without discovery.

A
should be
B
is being
C
was
D
will be
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Read the sentence.Unfazed by the morning frenzy before school, dad gave us our lunches before we left.

A
The sentence is built around the simple subject “school” and simple predicate “left.” It also contains an indirect object “us,” but not a direct object.
B
The sentence is built around the simple subject “morning” and simple predicate “left.” It also contains a direct object “us,” but not an indirect object.
C
The sentence is built around the simple subject “frenzy” and simple predicate “gave us.” But, it does not contain either a direct or indirect object.
D
The sentence is built around the simple subject “dad” and simple predicate “gave.” It also contains both a direct object “lunches” and indirect object “us.”
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receivingsentworriedaccepted

A
receiving
B
sent
C
worried
D
accepted
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Read the sentence.Before taking any drastic measures, the writer decided to carefully review his novel to see if there was anything he could salvage.

A
Before taking any drastic measures, the writer
B
the writer decided to carefully review his novel
C
decided to carefully review his novel to see if there was anything he could salvage
D
the writer decided to carefully review his novel to see if there was anything he could salvage
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Read the paragraph.(1) Last week, our English class watched a hilarious movie based on a novel. (2) In it, a couple of incompetent thieves bungle their way through a heist. (3) After several escapades, a priceless painting is stolen by the thieves. (4) But then, the thieves make an impressive blunder and accidentally return it.

A
Sentence 1
B
Sentence 2
C
Sentence 3
D
Sentence 4
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Read the sentence.Tomorrow night when we take the ghost tour of the city, I ________ in my boots, hoping we don’t actually see anything too spooky!

A
quake
B
quaking
C
have quaked
D
will be quaking
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direct objectindirect objectpredicatesubject

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direct object
B
indirect object
C
predicate
D
subject
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Read the paragraph.(1) After our trip, the skyscraper visit was unanimously voted as our favorite. (2) The museum was supposed to be the highlight of the trip. (3) But those works of art were completed a long time ago. (4) At the skyscraper, we watched them in action building their masterpiece.

A
Sentence 1
B
Sentence 2
C
Sentence 3
D
Sentence 4

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