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Select the sentence that correctly uses a modifier:
A modifier is a word or phrase that modifies or describes, another word or phrase. A dangling modifier is a modifier that doesn’t actually modify the word it’s intended to modify. “Coming home late”. Who was doing this? The writer needs to add something to the sentence to inform the reader who was coming home late - she was.
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Select the sentence that correctly uses a modifier:
A modifier is a word or phrase that modifies or describes, another word or phrase. A dangling modifier is a modifier that doesn’t actually modify the word it’s intended to modify. “Driving down the dirt road”. Who was doing this? The writer needs to add something to the sentence to inform the reader who was driving down the dirt road - I was.
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What is a sentence fragment?
A sentence fragment is an incomplete sentence. Some fragments are incomplete because they lack either a subject or a verb, or both. Dependent clauses are also fragments because they cannot stand on their own.
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What is a run-on sentence?
A run-on is created when you put two complete sentences (a subject and its predicate and another subject and its predicate) together in one sentence without separating them properly.
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Choose the best clause to make this a grammatical sentence.
When you go bowling,
This clause completes the sentence so it has all of the necessary pieces. It has a subject and predicate (verb) and can now stand on its own as a complete thought.
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Combine the sentence and phrase provided to create the most logical option.
Sentence: She would go anywhere
Phrase: With her son
This combination of the sentence and phrase is the most logical and includes all parts (subject and predicate (verb)) to make a complete sentence.
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Combine the sentence and phrase provided to create the most logical option.
Sentence: I would do anything
Phrase: For my dog
This combination of the sentence and phrase is the most logical and includes all parts (subject and predicate (verb)) to make a complete sentence.
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Select the sentence that correctly uses a modifier:
A modifier is a word or phrase that modifies or describes, another word or phrase. A misplaced modifier is a modifier that appears to modify the wrong word or phrase because it is too far from the word or phrase that it should modify. “The woman walked into the building carrying a computer.” has a misplaced modifier. Because the modifier “carrying a computer” is adjacent to “the building”, the sentence wrongly suggests that the building is carrying the computer, not the woman.
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Select the answer choice that classifies the underlined portion of the sentence below:
We did the laundry at the laundry mat after practice.
A clause is a group of words that contains both a subject and predicate. A clause can function as a complete sentence or combine with other clauses to form compound or complex sentences.
A phrase is any group of words that function together in a sentence but lack a subject, a predicate, or both.
A simple sentence is made up of a single independent clause.
A compound sentence is made up of two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction such as and, but, or, or so.
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Select the answer choice that classifies the underlined portion of the sentence below:
Gabe was raised by two world class chiefs, so he can cook very well.
A clause is a group of words that contains both a subject and predicate. A clause can function as a complete sentence or combine with other clauses to form compound or complex sentences.
A phrase is any group of words that function together in a sentence but lack a subject, a predicate, or both.
A simple sentence is made up of a single independent clause.
A compound sentence is made up of two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction such as and, but, or, or so.
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Select the answer choice that classifies the underlined portion of the sentence below:
Blin and Matthew took detailed notes during the lecture on code creation.
A clause is a group of words that contains both a subject and predicate. A clause can function as a complete sentence or combine with other clauses to form compound or complex sentences.
A phrase is any group of words that function together in a sentence but lack a subject, a predicate, or both.
A simple sentence is made up of a single independent clause.
A compound sentence is made up of two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction such as and, but, or, or so.
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What is a clause?
A clause is a part of a sentence that includes a subject and a predicate (verb). An example of a clause is “I eat bananas”. This short sentence has a subject and a predicate (verb) so it is a complete thought. The subject is what’s “doing” the action of the sentence and the verb is the action that the subject completes.
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What is a phrase?
A phrase is a group of two or more words that do not contain both a subject and a predicate (verb). A phrase is a group (or pairing) of words in English. A phrase can be short or long, but it does not include the subject-verb pairing that makes a clause. An example of a phrase is: During the night…this phrase does not contain a verb and subject.
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Identify the clause in the sentence below.
After moving around quite a bit, Angela can speak two languages.
A clause is a group of words that contains both a subject and predicate. A clause can be a complete sentence or combine with other clauses to form a compound or complex sentences.
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Identify the phrase in the sentence below.
The new secretary in the office has been making a lot of mistakes.
The new secretary in the office… is the phrase in the provided sentence. A phrase is any group of words that function together in a sentence but lack a subject, a predicate, or both. This example is missing a predicate (verb) which can be found later in the sentence (making) as part of the clause.
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How is the group of underlined words classified?
Leeches are often associated with water, but one variety of the species can be found in the desert, where they crawl into the noses of camels.
A clause is a group of two or more words that do not contain both a subject and a predicate (verb). This underlined group of words contains the subject but does not have a predicate (verb).
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What is an independent clause?
An independent clause is a group of words that can stand on its own as a sentence: it has a subject, a verb, and is a complete thought. An example of an independent clause is: I was late to class. This short sentence contains a subject and verb so it can stand on its own.
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What is a dependent clause?
A dependent clause is a group of words that also contains a subject and a verb, but it is not a complete thought. It cannot stand as its own sentence. An example of a dependent clause is: When I arrived to work… this sentence cannot stand on its own, it trails off leaving the reader wondering what happened. It has a subject and a verb but is not complete - it depends on there being another clause to complete the sentence.
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Select the sentence that does not have a misplaced or dangling modifier
"Sarah saw palm trees and lizards on vacation in Florida." This sentence has a misplaced modifier. It wrongly suggests that the palm trees and lizards were on vacation.
"On vacation in Florida, Sarah saw palm trees and lizards. " This sentence does not have a misplaced modifier. This sentence correctly suggests that Sarah is on vacation in Florida.
"Trying to fall asleep, the bed felt uncomfortably lumpy." This sentence has a dangling modifier. It wrongly suggests that the bed was trying to fall asleep.
"Before doing pluming work, the water should be turned off." This sentence has a misplaced modifier. It wrongly suggests that the pluming is doing pluming work.
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Select the sentence the correctly uses a modifier
A modifier is a word or phrase that modifies, or describes, another word or phrase.
A misplaced modifier is a modifier that appears to modify the wrong word or phrase because it is too far from the word or phrase that it should modify.
"Molly created an all natural laundry detergent that could be used for washing clothes at the age of thirteen." has a misplaced modifier. Because the modifier at the age of thirteen is adjacent to washing clothes, this sentence wrongly suggests that the washing clothes should only be done at the age of thriteen.
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