Multiple Choice
My sister ran quickly to reach the bus stop in time.
a.) Independent Clause
b.) Dependent Clause
c.) Phrase
a.) Independent Clause
a group of words that contains a verb and its subject and is used as a part of a sentence
clause
Choose the sentence that maintains parallel structure throughout
a.) The mysterious stranger hailed a cab, hopped in, and disappeared into traffic.
b.) The mysterious stranger hailed a cab, hopped in, and was disappearing into traffic.
c.) The mysterious stranger hailed a cab, to hop in, and disappeared into traffic.
a.) The mysterious stranger hailed a cab, hopped in, and disappeared into traffic.
The author of the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
J. R. R. Tolkien
Although he broke his leg
a.) Independent Clause
b.) Dependent Clause
c.) Phrase
b.) Dependent Clause
a word that links one clause to another
Finish this sentence in a way that makes sense:
After finishing his toast,
a.) Marvin went outside.
b.) Jill told him to go outside.
A. After finishing his toast, Marvin went outside.
The sixth planet from the sun.
Saturn
The running water
a.) Independent Clause
b.) Dependent Clause
c.) Phrase
c.) Phrase
a word, phrase, or clause that describes, defines, or qualifies something else in a sentence
Modifier
What is the error in this sentence?
Each of the apples are rotten.
Subject-verb agreement: "Each" is singular, so the verb should be "is", not "are".
The number of bones in a shark.
None!
will have finished
a.) Independent Clause
b.) Dependent Clause
c.) Phrase
c.) Phrase
a group of words that together perform one function within a sentence
Phrase
Identify the misplaced modifier in this sentence:
Mr. Carroll observed a raven looking up from his writing desk.
"Looking up from his writing desk"
The capital city of Spain
Madrid
Since I could not make it to the wedding
a.) Independent Clause
b.) Dependent Clause
c.) Phrase
b.) Dependent Clause
A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or an adverb
Adverb
What is wrong with this sentence?
Letting go of the top of the rock wall, the rope held him up.
Dangling Modifier
"Dry Ice" is not ice, but actually a compressed form of this gas
Carbon Dioxide