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01. An adjective modifies a:02br
00A. verb. B. noun. C. pronoun. D. both b & c.02br
00Answer D.02br
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002. Adverbs modify:02br
00A. verbs. B. adjectives. C. other adverbs. D. all the above02br
00Answer D.02br
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003. The purpose of a preposition is to connect:02br
00A. nouns to other words in the sentence. B. pronouns to other words in the sentence. C. a group of words acting as a noun to another word in the sentence. D. all of the above02br
00Answer D.02br
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004. Which of the following words is not a preposition?02br
00A. aboard B. by C. beside D. himself02br
00Answer D.02br
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005. The main parts of a sentence are:02br
00A. the subject and the predicate. B. an adjective and adverb. C. a verb and adverb. D. the capital and punctuation.02br
00Answer A.02br
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006. A sentence fragment may be lacking :02br
00A. a subject. B. a verb. C. both a subject and a verb. D. all of the above.02br
00Answer D.02br
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007. Phrases and clauses are incorrectly used when they are:02br
00A. deleted. B. left dangling. C. misplaced. D. both b & c02br
00Answer D.02br
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008. A dangling modifier is a word or group of words that:02br
00A. does not seem to modify any word in a sentence. B. can be placed anywhere in a sentence. C. both a & b D. neither a nor b02br
00Answer A.0-
  

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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 001. An adjective modifies a:02br 00A. verb.

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 001.
  • An adjective modifies a:02br 00A.
  • verb.
  • B.
  • noun.
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0Hi,02br
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01font001. An adjective modifies a:02br
00A. verb. B. noun. C. pronoun. D. both b & c.02br
00Answer D. 00The traditional definition is B.00 02font00Can you think of examples where it modifies a pronoun? I can, but not many.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0 In my book it says "01b00Adjectives modify nouns and pronouns02b00." Also Do not use an adjective without a noun or pronoun, or to modify a verb, an adverb, or another adjective. 0-
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0Hi,02br
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00If you are doing a test for your teacher, he/she will expect you to give the answer in the book. But apart from whatever you answer, you should still think about these matters yourself as much as you can, because that is how you truly learn.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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