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>> represents my chosen answer.
1. Having studied small engine repair in night school, fixing the lawn mower was easy.
misplaced modifier
>>dangling modifier
faulty predication
incomplete comparison
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
3. I always think linen napkins are nicer.
midplaced modifier
dangling modifierfa
faulty predication
>>incomplete comparison
4. The reason she is not here is because she is ill.
misplaced modifier
dangling modifier
>>faulty predication
incomplete comparison
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
6. The bulldozer clanked into the woods and the ground was disturbed. This sentence shifts in
number
mood
>>voice and subject
discourse
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
8. If one smokes cigarettes, you run the risk of getting lung cancer.
number
mood
tense
>>person
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
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
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
12. He wrote a hot check. The word hot is used
>>poorly
clearly
connotatively
denotatively
13. Hot flames poured out of the grill. The word hot is used
>>poorly
clearly
connotatively
denotatively
14. Have you booted the disk? The word booted is
>>jargon
sexist language
euphemism
regional
15. When is the blessed event supposed to take place? Blessed event is
jargon
sexist language
>>euphemism
colloquial
16. The male nurse left the room. Male nurse is
jargon
>>sexist language
euphemism
colloquial
17. Mortality weighs heavily upon me like an unwilling sleep. Samuel Johnson
metaphor
>>simile
personification
hyperbole
18. He flunked the chemistry test. Flunked is
jargon
sexist language
euphemism
>>colloquial
19. But time did beckon to the flowers. Herbert
metaphor
simile
>>personification
hyperbole
20. Here the once embattled farmers stood and fired the shot heard round the world.
metaphor
simile
personification
>>hyperbole
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.
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
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
24. I am ____ distraught over my horrible love life ____ commiserate with you over yours.
to, too
to, to
>>too, to
too, too
They all look good, except 7 and 11.
Here are the correct answers for each question:
1. >>Dangling modifier
2. Misplaced modifier
3. Incomplete comparison
4. >>Faulty predication
5. Tense
6. >>Voice and subject
7. Mood
8. >>Person
9. >>Number
10. Discourse
11. Mixed metaphor
12. Clearly
13. Clearly
14. >>Jargon
15. >>Euphemism
16. Sexist language
17. Simile
18. Colloquial
19. Personification
20. Hyperbole
21. >>Baxter felt a pang of existential anxiety when he contemplated his English exam.
22. >>Coordination
23. >>Subordination
24. >>Too, to
To review these answers, you can analyze the sentence structure and identify any errors or shifts in various elements such as modifiers, tense, voice, and so on. Additionally, understanding the definitions and functions of literary devices and language use can help you choose the correct answers for questions related to figurative language and word usage.