4. identify the word or words that the underlined phrase modifies. the cool, blue water in the pool attracts everyone on these hot summer days.(points : 3)
a. cool
b. water
c. everyone
d. days
5. identify the word or words that the underlined phrase modifies.
with a strong kick, the diver jumped off the board and into the pool. (points : 3)
a. diver
b. jumped
c. board
d. off
6. identify the word or words that the underlined phrase modifies.
actually, few of the townspeople welcomed the new development outside the city limits. (points : 3)
a. actually
b. few
c. development
d. limits
7. identify the word or words that the underlined phrase modifies.
mom told us to be cautious about websites that ask for personal information.(points : 3)
a. to be
b. cautious
c. ask
d. information
8. identify the word or words that the underlined phrase modifies.
immediately after the big storm, city workers cleaned up tree limbs and other debris.(points : 3)
a. immediately
b. city
c. up
d. other
12. choose the best description of the underlined phrase in the sentence. if no choice is a good description, choose none of the above.
do not talk about the research you are doing during the piano recital.(points : 3)
a. misplaced phrase
b. appositive phrase
c. adjective phrase
d. none of the above
13. choose the best description of the underlined phrase in the sentence.
her neat, gray hair curled in precise waves around her face. (points : 3)
a. adjective phrase
b. adverb phrase
c. appositive phrase
d. misplaced phrase
14. choose the best description of the underlined phrase in the sentence.
the people in the long line couldn't wait for a chance to ride the new roller coaster.(points : 3)
a. misplaced phrase
b. appositive phrase
c. adjective phrase
d. adverb phrase
question 16.16. the following sentence may have an error in grammar or usage. parts of the sentence are underlined. choose the underlined part of the sentence that contains an error. if there is no error, choose no error. stack the dishes, from largest to smallest, in the kitchen in the cabinet.
(points : 3)
a. stack the dishes,
b. from largest to smallest,
c. in the cabinet.
d. no error
18. the following sentence may have an error in effective writing. the sentence or part of the sentence is underlined.
choose the best revision for the underlined part.
if no revision is necessary, choose the first answer. i play a computer role-playing game on line in my bedroom.(points : 3)
a. i play a computer role-playing game on line in my bedroom.
b. i play a computer role-playing game in my bedroom on line.
c. in my bedroom i play a computer role-playing game on line.
d. i play in my bedroom on line a computer role-playing game.
19. the following sentence may have an error in effective writing. the sentence or part of the sentence is underlined.
choose the best revision for the underlined part. if no revision is necessary, choose the first answer.
my father wrote a letter to the city manager, a complaint about the changes to the city pool hours.(points : 3)
a. my father wrote a letter to the city manager, a complaint about the changes to the city pool hours.
b. my father wrote a letter, a complaint about the changes to the city pool hours, to the city manager.
c. a complaint about the changes to the city pool hours, my father wrote a letter to the city manager.
d. my father wrote a complaint about the changes to the city pool hours to the city manager, a letter.