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LA 706 Test
Question | Answer |
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If you wrote a sentence that had a complete subject and a complete predicate, could you use adjectives in both parts of that sentence? | yes |
True or false: Nouns, proper nouns, and personal pronouns cannot be mixed when using coordination. | false |
When you are using "coordination," you can only join _____ language parts together (such as a complete sentence with a complete sentence). | equal |
What are the coordinating conjunctions? | and, or, nor, for, so, yet, but |
True or false: Coordinating conjunctions operate in pairs. | false |
True or false: In a compound sentence, only the but conjunction may be replaced with a semicolon. | false |
What kind of punctuation is used with titles of songs and short stories? | Quotation marks |
What kind of punctuation is used with letter s to form the possessive case of singular nouns? | an apostrophe |
What kind of punctuation is used after an introductory word or phrase? | a comma |
What kind of punctuation is used to separate written fractions (like two thirds) | a hyphen |
Which of the following words should be capitalized? -english -sad -young -catholic | English Catholic |
Which of the following should be capitalized? -year -arbor day (that's a holiday) -easter sunday -peace | Arbor Day Easter Sunday |
Which words should be capitalized? -uncle bob -uncle -mr. -pastor rick | Uncle Bob Mr. Pastor Rick |
In the following sentence, which word(s) (if any) is/are an adjective? The huge dog barked loudly. | the huge |
In the following sentence, locate the adverb(s) (if any) The little boy jumped up and down. | up down |
Find all of the words which make up the PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE in the sentence below. Note: the sentence may not contain a prepositional phrase. The little boy jumped up and down. | none in the sentence |
Words like "the" and "an" are considered a special type of _______ called an _______. | adjective article |
Find all of the words which make up the PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE in the sentence below. Dad put the tools in the garage. | in the garage |
Find the ADJECTIVE(S) (including articles, if any) and adverb(s)(if any) in the sentence below. I am sad that you are leaving. | adjective = sad There are no adverbs in the sentence |
The word "to" can be a preposition, indicating a relationship between objects. But it can also be part of a verb phrase. In which sentence below is "to" being used as part of a prepositional phrase? -I went to the store. -I was happy to go. | -I went to the store |
"He is my brother, and he is my friend." The conjunction in the sentence above joins: _words _phrases _independent clauses | independent clauses (each clause could act as a complete sentence by itself.) |
Which of the following words can be used as prepositions? -above -across -after -and -at -before | above across after at before |
Which of the following words can be used as prepositions? -behind -below -beside -between -by -during | all of them can |
Which of the following words can be used as prepositions? -except -for -from -in -into -like | all of them can |
Which of the following words can be used as prepositions? -nor -of -on -or -out -over | of on out over |
Which of the following words can be used as prepositions? -so -the -through -to -toward -under | through to toward under |
Which of the following words can be used as prepositions? -until -up -upon -with -without -yet | until up upon with without |