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Grade 8 Phrases and Clauses
Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?
  1. While on its way to Jupiter, the Starship Enterprise flew through a powerful dust storm.
  2. The spaceship will orbit Jupiter for six months.
  3. The spaceship's warriors battled the Klingon Empire for many years.
  4. The grateful soldier relaxed after years of battle in his living room.
Continuing Education Phrases and Clauses
Which is the best definition of the term "sentence opener?"
  1. A sentence opener is any word, phrase, or clause - or mixture of words, phrases, or clauses - at the beginning of a sentence.
  2. A sentence opener is any word, phrase, or clause - or mixture of words, phrases, or clauses - at the end of a sentence.
  3. A sentence opener is a complete sentence occurring at the beginning of a sentence.
  4. A sentence opener is a prepositional phrase occurring at the beginning of a sentence.
Grade 7 Phrases and Clauses CCSS: CCRA.L.1, L.7.1
Which of the following sentences DOES NOT contain an appositive?
  1. San Francisco, the City by the Bay, is pretty.
  2. All the way from San Jose, I ran the marathon.
  3. City Hall, the red brick building, is going to be torn down.
Grade 3 Phrases and Clauses
This is a complete sentence:

My father went to the store.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 10 Phrases and Clauses
Everything was beautiful and nothing hurt.

Which sentence describes the use of clauses in the sentence?
  1. The sentence contains one dependent clause.
  2. The sentence contains one independent clause.
  3. The sentence contains one independent clause and one dependent clause.
  4. The sentence contains two independent clauses separated by a coordinating conjunction.
Grade 10 Phrases and Clauses CCSS: CCRA.L.2, L.9-10.2b
Which part of the sentence is a participial phrase?
The plates, brought from Denmark by my grandmother, are on display in the dining room.
  1. the plates
  2. are on dispaly
  3. brought from Denmark
  4. in the dining room
Grade 8 Phrases and Clauses
Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?
  1. The battery in my car died.
  2. The man in the brown suit ran toward the taxi.
  3. The man in the drawer found his handkerchief.
  4. The mouse was caught in the trap.
Grade 5 Phrases and Clauses
The doctor stood beside the patient's bed.

In the sentence above, which word or group of words makes up a prepositional phrase?
  1. stood beside
  2. beside the patient's bed
  3. The doctor stood
  4. beside
Grade 8 Phrases and Clauses CCSS: CCRA.L.1, L.8.1, L.8.1a
Which sentence has a gerund phrase?
  1. I love eating blueberries.
  2. I love to eat blueberries.
  3. I love blueberries.
  4. I love it when blueberries are good.
Grade 9 Phrases and Clauses
The claws of the eagle were sharp.

In the sentence above, what is the function of the prepositional phrase?
  1. It functions as a pronoun.
  2. It functions as an adjective.
  3. It functions as an adverb.
  4. It functions as an infinitive.
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