6. In which sentence are the italicized words a dangling modifier? (A dangling modifier is a phrase that doesn't modify the noun that's near it.)


A. Arriving ten minutes late, the store was closed for the night.
B. Flying beneath the cloud, the pilot could see the airport
C. Resting on the sea bottom, the old trunk held many coins.
D. Not knowing the danger, the soldiers marched into the trap.
is it A
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7. Which sentence uses the passive voice?

A. The rain continued until dawn.
B. John searched for a job.
C. The tree was planted by Mary.
D. Lies destroy friendship.
is it C
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8. In which sentence are the italicized words a dependent clause? (A dependent clause can't stand as a sentence on its own.)

A. She went swimming, and her brother went boating.
B. The diving board broke when she jumped into the pool.
C. She wanted to leave early, or she wanted to stay overnight.
D. She became angry, but she would not leave without her brother.
is it B
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9 One of the following sentences contains an independent clause and a dependent clause, which makes it a complex sentence. Which is the complex sentence?

A. After the rain ended, the sky became blue.
B. Jenny was the largest elephant in the circus.
C. I came home; I saw an envelope in the mailbox.
D. I hesitated a moment, but her smile gave me courage.
Is it A
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10. Which of the following is a compound sentence?

A. Kim will take her daughter shopping when she learns to behave in public.
B. Sue gave Jim a new racket, and he left for the tennis courts.
C. Rain and heavy winds caused damage along the coast.
D. We found our way home without a map.
is it B

All are correct, yes.

6. Yes, you are correct. In sentence A, the italicized phrase "Arriving ten minutes late" is a dangling modifier because it is not clearly modifying the noun that is near it, which is "the store."

To identify a dangling modifier, you can follow these steps:
1. Identify the noun that is being modified.
2. Look for the phrase or clause that is modifying that noun.
3. Ensure that the modifier is placed close to the noun it is intended to modify.

7. No, sentence C does not use the passive voice. The passive voice is formed when the subject of the sentence receives the action of the verb, rather than performing the action itself. In sentence C, "The tree was planted by Mary," the subject ("The tree") is receiving the action of the verb ("was planted"), which indicates the passive voice.

To identify the passive voice, you can follow these steps:
1. Identify the subject of the sentence.
2. Look for a form of the verb "to be" (e.g., is, was, were, etc.).
3. Check if the subject is receiving the action rather than performing it.

8. No, sentence B does not contain a dependent clause. A dependent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. In sentence B, "The diving board broke when she jumped into the pool," both clauses ("The diving board broke" and "she jumped into the pool") can stand alone as complete sentences.

To identify a dependent clause, you can follow these steps:
1. Identify a group of words that contains a subject and a verb.
2. Determine if the clause can stand alone as a complete sentence.
3. If the clause depends on another clause to make sense, it is a dependent clause.

9. No, the correct answer is D. Sentence D, "I hesitated a moment, but her smile gave me courage," is a complex sentence because it contains an independent clause ("I hesitated a moment") and a dependent clause ("but her smile gave me courage").

To identify a complex sentence, you can follow these steps:
1. Look for a sentence that contains both an independent clause (can stand alone as a sentence) and a dependent clause (cannot stand alone as a sentence).
2. The dependent clause is typically introduced by a subordinating conjunction (e.g., after, because, although, etc.).

10. Yes, you are correct. Sentence B, "Sue gave Jim a new racket, and he left for the tennis courts," is a compound sentence because it contains two independent clauses ("Sue gave Jim a new racket" and "he left for the tennis courts") joined by the coordinating conjunction "and."

To identify a compound sentence, you can follow these steps:
1. Look for a sentence that contains two or more independent clauses.
2. Check if the independent clauses are joined by a coordinating conjunction (e.g., and, but, or, so, etc.).