COM 101 Final

From time to time there seems to be unusual lights in our neighbors' attic. Correct the sentence...

"Seems" should be "seem"

The passive voice is formed when a verb phrase contains

A "to be" helping verb and the past participle of a transitive verb

A fragment lacks one main component. Which of the following is it?

A main clause

If the "-ly" suffix is added to _________ the result is an adjective; if the "ly" suffix is added to _________ the result is an adverb

A noun, an adjective

At their concert, the middle-school orchestra's musicians seemed OUT OF TUNE. The word group in all caps is functioning as

A predicate adjective

ABOARD the sinking ship, the band played cheerfully into the night. The word in ALL CAPS is

A preposition

Which of the following sentences demonstrates CORRECT use of apostrophe

A27

Exasperated by his poor internet connection, Michael let Isabella order the textbook on his behalf. The word order is a/an

A88

Which of the following is an example of the CORRECT use of coordinate adjectives

Above us, the dark, rustling, fragrant, ageless tress stretched their canopy

Which of the following is NOT a way to correct a fused sentence

Adding an en-dash

Prepositional phrases may function as either

Adjectives or adverbs

Which of the following sentences demonstrates CORRECT modification

After guiding raft tours all day, Josh had little energy for nightlife

Which of the following demonstrates CORRECT use of pronoun case

After weighing both athletes, we found that Jared weighed more than he

What questions do adjectives answer?

All of the above

When is it acceptable to use fragments

All of the above are acceptable

Which is the most effective way to correct the following fused sentence. It was close to fall the trees were losing their leaves

All of the above are equally acceptable

Which of the following illustrates the acceptable use of a sentence fragment

All of the above illustrates acceptable uses of fragments

HIS FINGERS DRUMMING LOUDLY ON THE WOODEN TABLE, Professor Alvarez waited impatiently for Thomas to answer the question. The word group in ALL CAPS is

An absolute phrase

Rachel gave Susan the concert tickets yesterday morning. In the above sentence, the word Susan functions as

An indirect object

A verb phrase may include all of the following EXCEPT

Any adverbs modifying the main verb

Which of the following sentences illustrates proper subject-verb agreement

Bacon and eggs is my favorite breakfast meal

Which of the following sentences contains at least one aderb clause

Because Elaine looked so good at the wedding, her sister was piqued by jealousy

In a sentence in which the main verb is in the passive voice, the recipient of the verb's action is found

Before the verb

Which of the following contains a comma splice

Both cats are hunters, they bring their trophies home and leave them by the back door

Arnold gazed at the CHAIRS in his apartment as he considered the purchase of new FURNITURE. Which of the following statements is true regarding the nouns in ALL CAPS.

Chairs is common, concrete, and count. Furniture is common, concrete, and count. Furniture is common, concrete, and noncount

If a word can always be modified by an adjective, then that word must be a

Common noun

The film title My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Correctly punctuated non-coordinate adjectives

Which option correctly completes the final sentence: Every additional ice cube, piece of lettuce, and extra napkin _____ an extra 25 cents at Benjy's Grill

Costs

Which of the following is NOT a present particible

Darling

Phrases can function as all of the following EXCEPT

Demonstratives

I dislike going to the movies by myself. Going is a...

Direct object

Which of the following shows CORRECT pronoun-antecedent agreement?

Each of these suggestions must be taken only for what it is worth

Which of the following shows CORRECT subject-verb agreement

Everybody living in these states pays a state income tax

Included in the class called determiners are all of the following EXCEPT

Exclamations

Which of the following sentences includes a direct object

For the team dinner, I prepared chicken wings

The list of coordinating conjunctions may be remembered using the acronym FANBOYS

For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

By the time Maria finishes her assignment in the literature course, she will have been reading for 8 hours. The main verb of the preceding sentence is in the _____ tense

Future perfect progressive

The ________ tense is formed by the future tense of the verb "to be" followed by a verb in the present participle form

Future progressive

Which of the following sentences contains an infinitve

Grudgingly, she admitted that she would prefer to go with us

Which of the following does NOT include a descriptive adjective

Harvey the cat sat high in the branches waiting for the bird to return to its nest

Will felt free to ask Antonio for a ride into the city because he had recently done a favor for him

He and him have unclear antecedents

Which of the following sentences shows CORRECT parallel structure

He found acting in the theater more inspiring than acting in the movies

Which of the following is NOT a form of a linking verb

Hear

Which of the following sentences does NOT contain an adverb

Her friendly smile defused his sour attitude

Which of the following is NOT a correct way to punctuate a compound sentence

I looked up, and saw the bear in the tree and I worried for its safety

Which of the following sentences illustrates CORRECT usage

I would've done it sooner, but there weren't any envelopes left

Which of the following sentences uses quantifiers CORRECTLY

I'd like some carrots, please

Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT

If Alexandra was here, we would have already finished the project

Which of the following demonstrates CORRECT usage of Standard American English

If you have 15 items or fewer, you may use this checkout lane

To find a way to make a suitcase light is very difficult. The word group is a/an

Infinitive

A word like very or really that modifies a verb is called a/an

Intensifier

Using active voice instead of passive voice accomplishes all of the following EXCEPT

It uses weaker verbs

Be, Become, and Feel are

Linking and irregular verbs

Which of the following sentences is CORRECTLY punctuated

Marcel, who wasn't sure if she wanted to stay, called a cab

Alphonse wants to tell Miranda that he cares for her and for no one else. Which of the following sentences expresses that idea most clearly

Miranda, I care for you only

Which of the following is NOT a function of a noun

Modifier

Identify the sentence which uses a phrasal preposition

Most seashore animals make their own shells out of lime from the water

Which of the following are NOT a clause

My house overlooking the valley

Which of the following sentences illustrates CORRECT pronoun usage

Natasha was surprised that an argument had begun between Kaitlyn and her

Which of the following acceptable completes the following sentence

Needs

Which of the following sentences contains a correlative conjunction

Neither peanut butter nor jelly tastes as good individually as they do together

Normally, when a subordinate clause follows a main clause

No punctuation is used to separate them

Which of the following uses on interjections is INCORRECT

None of the above is incorrect

Some phrases end with objects. By definition, an object must be which part of speech

Noun or pronoun

Every complete sentence consists of at least

One independent clause

Which of the following sentences does NOT contain a gerund

Partying at the club, she saw him walk in the room with her best friend on his arm

ACCORDING TO his mother, Nelson spend his evenings studying INSTEAD OF browsing social media. The word groups in ALL CAPS in the preceding sentence are examples of...

Phrasal preposition

A conjunction may connect two or more

Phrases, subordinate clauses, words, independent clauses

Which of the following sentences contains a noun clause

Please, whoever is interested should attend the informal meeting

Which of the following is NOT a classification of verb tense in Standard American English

Plural tenses

Contentedly sunning itself on the window sill, the incredibly obese cat paid no attention to the birds feeding just inches from its nose. The word sunning is a...

Present participle

A verb tense that shows that an action was finished recently or that an action was completed at an indefinite time in the past is called

Present perfect

I am buying all of my family's holiday gifts early this year. The main verb of this sentence is in the _________ tense

Present progressive

Which of the following does NOT provide an example of a dangling modifier

Relieved to have arrived at work on time, Sonya smiled confidently at her supervisor

Near forests, residents must always put their garbage securely in bear-proof trash cans. In this sentence, which word is an adverb, and which is the word it modifies

Securely/Put

Which of the following sentences does NOT contain an example of an irregular verb

She had walked off the pier without looking

I think he is hoping that it will actually work.The main verb of this sentence is in the _______ tense

Simple present

A girl in my class, Sophia, didn't learn to ride a bike until she was 18. Which of the following is an appositive

Sophia

Which of the following illustrates a complete sentence

Stop it!

A ________ NEVER introduces an independent clause

Subordinating conjunction

Which of the following is NOT a term by which nouns are classified

Syntactic

In which of the following sentences are commas used CORRECTLY

The application period will run from Thursday, August 15, 2019 through the entire month of July 2020

In which of the following sentences are semicolons used appropriately

The available color combinations are red, yellow, and blue; orange and purple; and brown, black, and gray

Which of the following sentences includes an indirect object

The blizzard brought us an unexpected vacation

Which of the following demonstrates the CORRECT use of a colon

The car's trunk was large enough for everything: golf clubs, fishing tackle, suitcases, towels, lax sticks, and sleeping bags.

Identify the sentence written in passive-not active-voice

The city manager was appointed to office by the mayor

Which of the following sentences demonstrates CORRECT modification

The coach said she would make no substitutions while the game was in progress

Which of the following sentences contains an action verb

The cow jumped over the moon

The cable company cut off our internet service because we didn't pay the bills. Which of the following statements is true regarding the preceding sentence

The main verb of the sentence is the phrasal verb cut off our internet service is its direct object

Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct use of "who" and "whom"

The professor whom I met today had previously taught at Carnegie Melon

The past, present, and future forms of perfect and progressive tenses are indicated by

The tense of the primary helping verb or preliminary auxiliary verb in the verb phrase

Which of the following contains an example of a sentence of a sentence fragment

Then we saw Pete. Running down the road as fast as he could

Demonstratives include all of the following EXCEPT

There

What is the CORRECT way to connect the clauses in the following sentence. Edwin had spent all month training however an emergency had come up that didn't allow him to run the marathon

Training; however

Which of the following is NOT a type of verb used in Standard American English

Transitive linking verb

All of the following are classifies as quantifiers EXCEPT

Very

In which of the following sentences is the main verb in the past progressive tense

Whenever it rained, the clogged gutters were overflowing

A word or word group functions as an adverb if it answers any of the following questions EXCEPT

Which?

Which of the following verb phrases is in perfect tense

Would have given