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Can you please check my Parts of Speech answers.?

1. Choose the sentence that has a subject complement.

A. I felt much better. ANSWER

B. The nurse felt my pulse.

C. We can't leave without seeing her.

D. The day ended with many surprises.

2. Choose the simple subject in the following sentence. The tallest contestant won the prize.

A. tallest

B. contestant ANSWER

C. won

D. prize

3. Choose the simple predicate in the following sentence. The men finished the game in a short time.

A. finished ANSWER

B. in

C. game

D. men

4. Which of the following sentences contains three prepositions?

A. Ben has done without a car for six months.

B. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs.

C. Jamila crept down the stairs, through the hall, and into the kitchen. ANSWER

D. The boys might have cooperated if they had not been chosen last.

5. Which sentence below contains a correctly used modifier in italics?

A. Joe looked sad at his broken bike.

B. The sauce tasted bitterly, and I couldn't swallow it.

C. He spoke sharply to his sister. ANSWER

D. I feel badly because I lost the race.

6. Choose the sentence that contains an indirect object.

A. I worked hard each day.

B. They gave me a bonus. ANSWER

C. I spent it immediately.

D. It is difficult to save money.

7. Which of these is a run-on sentence?

A. Before lunch, I played volleyball; after lunch, I played again.

B. You and I and the whole team will go. ANSWER

C. I went home and ate and ate.

D. I thought about what he'd said soon I realized he was right.

8. Choose the sentence that's written in the passive voice.

A. Watch for the turn at the corner of the block.

B. The president was trying to develop his country's economy.

C. To Kill a Mockingbird was written by Harper Lee. ANSWER

D. Alan and James know how to tell a story.

9. Which of the following sentences uses a preposition properly?

A. I might of lent him the book, if he had asked.

B. Connor waited in line while Ava parked the car. ANSWER

C. Where is David at?

D. There was a big argument between Megan, Abira, and Lena.

10. Which of the following groups of words is a sentence fragment?

A. We stopped; she didn't.

B. Take the flowers to your mother.

C. When did you go?

D. When we stopped by the garden. ANSWER

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  • 8 years ago
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    All of your answers are correct except for number 7. The correct answer for number 7 is D. To make that sentence so it is not a run-on you need a conjunction between "said" and "soon". Example: I thought about what he'd said and soon I realized he was right.

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