1.Having studied small engine repair in night school, fixing the lawn mower was easy.
misplaced modifier
dangling modifier
faulty predication
incomplete comparison
Question 2
When I asked for a submarine, the convenience store clerk said he didn't have kits for making model ships with a confused look.
misplaced modifier
dangling modifier
faulty predication
incomplete comparison
Question 3 I always think linen napkins are nicer.
midplaced modifier
dangling modifierfa
faulty predication
incomplete comparison
Question 4
The reason she is not here is because she is ill.
misplaced modifier
dangling modifier
faulty predication
incomplete comparison
Question 5
The wind was howling and blowing a hundred miles an hour when suddenly there is a big crash, and a tree falls into Rocky's living room. The sentence shifts in
person
tense
discourse
voice and subject
Question 6
The bulldozer clanked into the woods and the ground was disturbed. This sentence shifts in
number
mood
voice and subject
discourse
Question 7
Some used car salesmen twist the truth. Be careful when you talk to them. This sentence shifts in
mood
voice and subject
person
number
Question 8
If one smokes cigarettes, you run the risk of getting lung cancer.
number
mood
tense
person
Question 9
Anyone who rides a bicycle every day will discover that they develop some muscles not developed by jogging. This sentence shifts in
person
number
mood
discourse
Question 10
The person sat down at the counter and asked did we have any scruples. This sentence shifts in
mood
discourse
tense
voice and subject
Question 11
He brought home a new car - large, fire-engine red, fast, and which he could not afford.
unclear pronoun reference
lack of parallelism
mixed metaphor
simile
Question 12
He wrote a hot check. The word hot is used
poorly
clearly
connotatively
denotatively
Question 13
Hot flames poured out of the grill. The word hot is used
poorly
clearly
connotatively
denotatively
Question 14
Have you booted the disk? The word booted is
jargon
sexist language
euphemism
regional
Question 15
When is the blessed event supposed to take place? Blessed event is
jargon
sexist language
euphemism
colloquial
Question 16
The male nurse left the room. Male nurse is
jargon
sexist language
euphemism
colloquial
Question 17 Mortality weighs heavily upon me like an unwilling sleep. Samuel Johnson
metaphor
simile
personification
hyperbole
Question 18
He flunked the chemistry test. Flunked is
jargon
sexist language
euphemism
colloquial
Question 19
But time did beckon to the flowers. Herbert
metaphor
simile
personification
hyperbole
Question 20
Here the once embattled farmers stood and fired the shot heard round the world.
metaphor
simile
personification
hyperbole
Question 21
Select the most effective sentence.
Baxter worried about his English exam when he thought about it.
Baxter felt a pang of existential anxiety when he comtemplated his English exam.
When Baxter thought of his English test, he freaked out.
Thinking about the English exam, worry came over Baxter.
Question 22
Identify the type of organization used in the following sentence: I went to the buffet six times, and I still saved room for dessert.
subordination
coordination
religious
secular
Question 23
Identify the type of organization in the following sentence: Since I was hungry again in an hour, I went to Whataburger.
secular
religious
subordination
coordination
Question 24
I am ____ distraught over my horrible love life ____ commiserate with you over yours.
to, too
to, to
too, to
too, too
Question 25
I wonder ____ jacket this is. Does it belong to Jennie, ____ absent today?
whose, whose
who's, who's
who's, whose
whose, who's
my answers
1.B
2.B
3.B
4.B
5.D
6.C
7.C
8.C
9.D
10.B
11.C
12.A
13.B
14.A
15.D
16.B
17.A
18.D
19.A
20.A
21.A
22.B
23.C
24.C
25.D
I'll check this and post my response within an hour.
I got through your first 10 answers before I gave up. Only three of these (1, 6, 10) are correct.
It's obvious to me that you haven't read or comprehended your text materials. Are you trying to finish an online class in a week? If so, it won't work!
After this, please study your text before you post. Also -- include no more than five questions and answers in each post.
1. The correct answer is B) Dangling modifier.
Explanation: A dangling modifier occurs when the words or phrases in a sentence do not clearly and logically modify the intended subject. In this sentence, the phrase "Having studied small engine repair in night school" is a modifier, but it is not clearly modifying the subject "fixing the lawn mower." The sentence could be rewritten as "Fixing the lawn mower was easy because I studied small engine repair in night school."
2. The correct answer is B) Dangling modifier.
Explanation: Similar to the previous sentence, the phrase "When I asked for a submarine" should logically modify the subject "the convenience store clerk." However, it is not clearly described who had a confused look - the store clerk or the model ship kits. The sentence could be rewritten as "With a confused look, the convenience store clerk said he didn't have kits for making model ships when I asked for a submarine."
3. The correct answer is A) Misplaced modifier.
Explanation: A misplaced modifier occurs when the modifying word or phrase is not placed next to the word it is intended to modify. In this sentence, the phrase "I always think" does not clearly modify "linen napkins." It should be placed after "linen napkins" to properly convey the intended meaning. The sentence could be rewritten as "I think linen napkins are always nicer."
4. The correct answer is A) Misplaced modifier.
Explanation: In this sentence, the phrase "The reason she is not here" is a modifier that is not placed next to the intended subject it should modify. The sentence could be rewritten as "She is not here because she is ill."
5. The correct answer is C) Discourse.
Explanation: The sentence shifts in discourse, which refers to a change in tone or style of writing. In this case, the shift occurs when the sentence goes from describing the wind and its speed to suddenly describing a tree falling into Rocky's living room.
Note: The rest of the questions and answers provided seem to be missing.