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Simple Sentences: Sentence Parts, Verb Tense, and Verb Voice Answers

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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.Unfazed by the morning frenzy before school, dad gave us our lunches before we left.

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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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direct object
B
indirect object
C
predicate
D
subject
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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 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 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.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.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) 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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Which verbs would be appropriate to use in an essay that is written in the past tense? Choose three answers.

A
arose
B
dealt
C
misled
D
exclude
E
overpower

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