Language Focus: Word Choice and Voice Online Practice
Multiple Choice
Which proper noun should be capitalized in the sentence below?
My friend is taking a class at the local community college to learn french.
(1 point)
Responses
class
class
college
college
french
French
her
linking verb
Yikes!
the answer was sorry
I apologize for the mistake. Yes, "sorry" is the word modified by the adverb "very" in the sentence.
the answer was adverb
"Fine, do whatever you want." is the sentence that uses the word "fine" as an interjection.
Multiple Choice
My friend is taking a class at the local community college to learn french.
Which proper noun should be capitalized in the sentence below?(1 point)
Responses
class
class
college
college
french
dentify the pronoun in the sentence below.
The little girl took her wagon down the street to the park.
(1 point)
Responses
her
her
little
little
wagon
Determine whether the italicized verb in the sentence below is an action verb or a linking verb.
The weather today looks cold and dreary.
(1 point)
Responses
action verb
action verb
linking verb
linking verb
none of the above
dentify the interjection in the sentence below.
Yikes! I almost stepped on a snake in our backyard!
(1 point)
Responses
almost
almost
out
out
Yikes!
Which word is modified by the italicized adverb in the sentence below?
I am very sorry that I did not answer your letter sooner.
(1 point)
Responses
I
I
am
am
sorry
I am very sorry that I did not answer your letter sooner.
(Which word is modified by the italicized adverb in the sentence below?1 point)
Responses
I
I
am
am
sorry
Is the italicized word in the sentence below an adverb or a preposition?
Why don't you come over this evening?
(1 point)
Responses
adverb
adverb
preposition
preposition
none of the above
My apologies, you are correct. "Over" in the sentence is indeed an adverb modifying the verb "come."
Which sentence below uses the word fine as an interjection?
(1 point)
Responses
The weather is very fine today.
The weather is very fine today.
Did you pay your fine at the library?
Did you pay your fine at the library?
Fine, do whatever you want.