Homework Help: Reading

Posted by Lily on Friday, December 7, 2012 at 9:44am.

Choose the option that correctly identifies the words in () in each sentence.

5. (Stretching for 210 miles) , the Thames is in England. (1 point)
prepositional phrase
gerund phrase
participial phrase
appositive phrase

6. (Eating flesh with razor-sharp teeth) is how piranhas survive. (1 point)
prepositional phrase
gerund phrase
participial phrase
appositive phrase

7. (Caleb was a basketball player from Knoxville High School). (1 point)
simple sentence
complex sentence
subordinate clause
compound sentence

8. The sisters snuggled together( so that they would stay warm). (1 point)
independent clause
noun clause
adverbial clause
adjectival clause

9. (When she returned from Paris, she took up baking on a regular basis. )
misplaced modifier
subordinate clause
compound sentence
complex sentence

10. (As soon as the rain stopped,) a flood of children appeared. (1 point)
independent clause
adverbial clause
noun clause
adjectival clause

11. The musical metal wind chimes are hanging on the porch (that my sister made.) (1 point)
misplaced modifier
simple sentence
noun clause
adverbial clause

12. The young girl was not pressured by what (other children said.) (1 point)
noun clause
adverbial clause
misplaced modifier
adjectival clause

Reading - Lily, Friday, December 7, 2012 at 9:54am
I think the answers are
5a
6d
7c
8d
9a
10b
11c
12b
Reading - Writeacher, Friday, December 7, 2012 at 10:09am
Correct: #10

All the others are incorrect. Go back and study (= memorize) all these terms and try again.
Reading - Juian, Friday, December 7, 2012 at 10:22am
5b
6a
7d
8a
9b
10b
11d
12c i think this is the answer
Reading - Jenet, Friday, December 7, 2012 at 10:27am
no i think it's
5c
6b
7a
8b
9c
10b
11a
12d
Reading - Writeacher, Friday, December 7, 2012 at 10:28am
Stop switching names. It's completely unnecessary.
Reading - Writeacher, Friday, December 7, 2012 at 10:30am
5c - correct
6b - correct
7a - correct
8b - correct
9c - incorrect
10b - correct
11a - correct
12d - Double-check what should be in parentheses.
Reading - chloe', Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 11:13am
so it is
c
b
a
b
b or d
b
a
a or b
Reading - chloe', Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 11:13am
so it is
c
b
a
b
b or d
b
a
a or b
Reading - DUDE01, Thursday, December 20, 2012 at 3:07pm
i am doing the same test and i am just about to turn it in but i think 9 is d and 12 is a
Reading - John, Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at 7:07pm
Can anyone help me with 12?
Reading - Jewlz, Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 9:43pm
I just got 21/22 on that test(:
answers:
5.c
6.b
7.a
8.c
9.d
10.b
11.a
12.a

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