Pvhs English 3_4 Final
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This test will contain information from the PVHS English 3/4 coursework section 2
- 1.Pauline and Bruno have a big argument every summer over where they should spend their summer vacation.
- A.
Simple Sentence
- B.
Compound Sentence
- C.
Complex Sentence
- D.
Compound-Complex Sentence
- 2.Pauline loves to go to the beach and spend her days sunbathing.
- A.
Simple Sentence
- B.
Compound Sentence
- C.
Complex Sentence
- D.
Compound-Complex Sentence
- 3.Bruno, on the other hand, likes the view that he gets from the log cabin up in the mountains, and he enjoys hiking in the forest.
- A.
Simple Sentence
- B.
Compound Sentence
- C.
Complex Sentence
- D.
Compound-Complex Sentence
- 4.Bruno dislikes sitting on the beach; he always gets a nasty sunburn.
- A.
Simple Sentence
- B.
Compound Sentence
- C.
Complex Sentence
- D.
Compound-Complex Sentence
- 5.Spring begins early in Tennessee. First, the forsythia bursts into blossom; then the dogwood trees _______ to bloom, and the redbud is soon in its glory.
- A.
Begins
- B.
Began
- 6.The poetry of Robert Frost (1874-1963) often seems to suggest some kind of fate controls our lives. His essays, too, ____________ a similar malignant presence.
- A.
Indicate
- B.
Indicated
- 7.We have never seen this kind of impatience in the media before. ________ think it has something to do with the weather.
- A.
You
- B.
We
- 8.The climate of New Zealand can be a pleasure for you if _______ don't mind a little rain.
- A.
We
- B.
He
- C.
You
- 9.Aunt Mina wrote to tell us of her recent trip to California. She said it was a delightful journey on the plane. Seeing her brother again _________ a real treat.
- A.
Is
- B.
Was
- 10.When NYPD Blue went off the air in May, many viewers felt they had lost a friend in ________ own family.
- A.
His
- B.
Our
- C.
Their
- 11.There are four possible answers to this question.Click on the word or phrase that is the simple subject in sentence one.
- A.
There
- B.
Question
- C.
Possible
- D.
Answers
- 12.After she had purchased all her Christmas gifts, Juliza felt much better about the upcoming holidays.How would you describe "After she had purchased all her Christmas gifts"?
- A.
An introductory adverb clause
- B.
A dangling participle
- C.
A misplaced modifer
- D.
An adjective clause
- E.
A tasteful infraction
- 13.His hair greased down and his comb sticking out of his back pocket, Jerzi looked like a rock star out of the early 50s.How would you describe "His hair greased down and his comb sticking out of his back pocket"?
- A.
An introductory adverb clause
- B.
A prepositional phrase
- C.
An absolute phrase
- D.
A dependent clause modifying Jerzi
- E.
An idiom
- 14.Laughter is the best medicine.What term describes the word "laughter"?
- A.
A collective noun
- B.
A mass noun
- C.
A count noun
- D.
A proper noun
- E.
A supernomial
- 15.For three months now, he's been learning to bunt his way onto first base.How would you describe "to bunt his way onto first base"?
- A.
An absolute phrase
- B.
The indirect object of this sentence
- C.
A reflexive pronoun
- D.
An infinitive phrase acting as the object of this sentence
- E.
Both (b) and (d)
- 16.Dr. Pepinsky is the last of those professors who wears a tie in the classroom.This sentence illustrates a problem in
- A.
Pronoun-antecedent agreement
- B.
Punctuation
- C.
Spelling
- D.
Subject-verb agreement
- E.
This sentence has no grammatical problems.
- 17.Tashonda wanted to calmly and deliberately and without prejudice make up her own mind.This sentence illustrates a problem referred to as
- A.
Inconsistency in tense
- B.
Subject-verb agreement
- C.
A split infinitive
- D.
Sexist language
- E.
Both (c) and (d)
- 18.The students knew that Professor Villa teaches molecular biology at the university.This sentence illustrates a problem in
- A.
Pronoun-antecedent agreement
- B.
A run-on sentence or fused sentence
- C.
Verb tense consistency
- D.
Squinting modifier
- E.
Both (a) and (b) above
- 19.Calixta gave her professor the best paper she had ever written.In this sentence, "her professor" is
- A.
The indirect object
- B.
The direct object
- C.
A predicate noun
- D.
An absolute phrase
- 20.After the invention of television, small movie theaters began closing down.The phrase "After the invention of television" could be described as
- A.
An introductory adverbial clause
- B.
An absolute phrase
- C.
A prepositional phrase acting as an adjective
- D.
A cliché
- E.
A prepositional phrase acting as an adverb
- 21.Coach Espinoza met with her new recruits and tried to instill in them the drive to win that had characterized her teams in the past.We could categorize this sentece as
- A.
A run-on sentence
- B.
A compound-complex sentence
- C.
A complex sentence
- D.
A compound sentence
- E.
Both (a) and (d)
- 22.Young patients who are visited by their parents often get released earlier.We could describe this sentence as
- A.
Having a squinting modifier
- B.
Being a run-on sentence
- C.
Having a comma-splice
- D.
Being a compound sentence
- E.
Either (b) or (c)
- 23.Although he had been an often decorated soldier during World War II and had fought many battles for the losing cause of liberalism in Congress.
- A.
There is nothing wrong with the structure of this sentence.
- B.
Run-on: put a comma after World War II.
- C.
Run-on: put a semicolon after World War II.
- D.
Fragment: put a comma after Congress and finish the sentence.
- 24.This is going to be the most difficult exam of your college career, you had better start studying for it immediately.
- A.
There is nothing wrong with the structure of this sentence.
- B.
Fragment: put a comma after immediately and finish the sentence.
- C.
Run-on: replace that comma with a semicolon.
- 25.My grandmother really loved Juan. She left all her money to Federico and _______ .
- A.
He
- B.
Him
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