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Writing a Narrative Application Essay Answers

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How should the sentence be revised to replace the infinitives with gerunds? Check all that apply.

A
by changing “To host” to “Hosting”
B
by changing “to clean” to “cleaning”
C
by changing “to organize” to “organizing”
D
by changing “to the part” to “parting”
E
by changing “to the rooms” to “rooming”
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Read the sentence.To the best of our knowledge, he decided that his major would be acting.

A
a conjunction
B
a gerund
C
an infinitive
D
a participle
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Which sentence contains a gerund?

A
During the night, the temperature plummeted twenty degrees.
B
To navigate the winding road safely, we concentrated intensely.
C
On the first torrid day of summer, we always enjoy swimming.
D
The contemptible birds singing in the yard annoyed us all night.
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Which sentence uses a participial phrase correctly?

A
She wrote the preliminary letter using her favorite pen.
B
Scrimmaging on the field, the coach watched the players.
C
Playing rambunctiously in the yard, the nanny laughed at the kids.
D
He laboriously studied the birds migrating to the local sanctuary.
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Read the sentence.Hiking along merrily, we maintained a sedate pace because we liked to heartily enjoy the stream bubbling its way beside us.

A
the infinitive phrase “to heartily enjoy”
B
the participial phrase “bubbling its way”
C
the gerund phrase “hiking along merrily”
D
the prepositional phrase “beside us”
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Read the sentence.Craving a more cosmopolitan lifestyle, the rural students were excited to travel to the city.

A
article.
B
gerund.
C
infinitive.
D
pronoun.
7

to practicethe practicing ofpractice forto do a practice on

A
to practice
B
the practicing of
C
practice for
D
to do a practice on
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When a sentence includes a participial phrase, the phrase functions as a(n):

A
noun
B
verb
C
adjective
D
adverb
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Read the sentence.Scheduled too hectically, the misbegotten tour zigzagging from state to state left the reporter weary from the road.

A
scheduled too hectically
B
the misbegotten tour
C
from state to state
D
weary from the road
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To avoid confusion from a misplaced modifier, a participial phrase should be placed

A
at the beginning of the sentence.
B
at the end of the sentence.
C
next to the noun it describes.
D
next to the verb it describes.

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