Asplit infinitive is an infinitive that a. is used without the word "to." b. has a word between "to" and the verb. c. must have a subject. d. is used as an adjective or a noun. 3. identify the sentence that contains a noun clause in italics. a. what betty wants is to harvest the corn. b. betty wants to harvest the corn. c. betty would like to harvest the corn. d. when should betty harvest the corn? 4. which of the following is a fragment? a. the dancer floated across the stage. b. the rams locked horns, and the tourists watched them from far away. c. the canoe with the blue stripes. d. the truth can be unpleasant. 5. which sentence contains words in italics that form a gerund phrase? (a gerund is a verb form used the same way as a noun.) a. an interesting novel provides good entertainment. b. the laughing boy sat down. c. winning the race demanded speed and endurance. d. i

She took up a scalpel and slit the monkey's abdomen, making a slow and gentle cut, keeping the blade well away from her gloved fingers. the spleen was puffed up and tough, leathery, like a globe of smoked salami. she did not see any bloody lesions inside this monkey. she had expected that the monkey's interior would be a lake of blood, but no, this monkey looked all right, it had not bled into itself. if the animal had died of ebola, this was not a clear case. she opened up the intestine. there was no blood inside it. the gut looked okay. then she examined the stomach. there she found a ring of bleeding spots at the junction between the stomach and the small intestine. this could be a sign of ebola, but it was not a clear sign. it could also be a sign of simian fever, not ebola. therefore, she could not confirm the presence of ebola virus in this animal based on a visual inspection of the internal organs during necropsy.