1. which word in the sentence does the underlined phrase modify?

(after sunrise,) marta jogs to the city park.

a.
marta

b.
city

c.
park

d.
jogs

2. which word in the sentence does the underlined phrase modify?

in the shade of its mother stands the smallest (of the elephants.)

a.
shade

b.
stands

c.
mother

d.
smallest

3. which sentence uses punctuation correctly?

a.
on tuesdays, i have a violin lesson.

b.
on tuesdays i have, a violin lesson.

c.
on, tuesdays i have a violin lesson.

d.
on tuesdays i have a violin lesson.

4. which sentence uses punctuation correctly?

a.
in my humble opinion the trunk is the most amazing part of the elephant.

b.
in my humble opinion, the trunk is the most amazing part of the elephant.

c.
in my humble, opinion the trunk is the most amazing part of the elephant.

d.
in my humble opinion the trunk is, the most amazing part of the elephant.

When i was young enough to still spend a long time buttoning my shoes in the morning, i'd listen toward the hall: daddy upstairs was shaving, in the bathroom, and mother downstairs was frying the bacon. they would begin whispering back and forth to each other up and down the stairwell. my father would whistle his phrase, my mother would try to whistle, then hum hers backi drew my buttonhook in and out and listened to it -know it was "the merry widow." the difference was, their song almost floated with laughter. how different from the record, which growled from the beginning, as if the victrola were only slowly being wound up. they kept it running between them, up and down the stairs where i was now just about ready to run clattering down and show them my shoes. what is the effect of the parallelism used in the above excerpt? it establishes the rhythm of a duet to echo the song. it expresses the same ideas. it mirrors opposite ideas. it is a paradox.

Me with this questions i really need them right 4. any complex sentence contains a. independent clauses only b. dependent clauses only c. one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses d. neither independent clauses nor dependent clauses 5. an appositive is a phrase or clause that a. is a noun or group of words acting as a noun b. is placed right next to a noun c. gives more information about a noun d. all of the above 6. select the correctly punctuated sentence containing appositve. a. the vocational counselor an experienced placement specialist has agreed to me get a job. b. the vocational counselor, an experienced placement specialist has agreed to me get a job. c. the vocational counselor an experienced placement specialist, has agreed to me get a job. d. the vocational counselor, an experienced placement specialist, has agreed to me get a job.

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