Q4U1 Cumulative Writing Skills Review

Which sentence uses an appositive phrase correctly?

• My brother's car, a sporty, red convertible, is the envy of my friends.

• My brother's car, a sporty red convertible, is the envy of my friends.

• My brother's car a sporty red convertible, is the envy of my friends.

Identify the appositive in the sentence.

Her brother, Jimmy, is going to Purdue next year.

• Her brother

• Jimmy

• is going to Purdue next year

Maggie was tired, but she wanted to stay up for the party.

• compound-complex sentence

• complex sentence

• compound sentence

Although he was hiding from me, I found my brother under the pillows.

• complex sentence

• compound sentence

• compound-complex sentence

My friend was absent today; I ate alone at lunch.

• simple sentence

• complex sentence

• compound sentence

The money was counted by the cashier.

• This sentence is written in active voice.

• This sentence is written in passive voice.

Researchers showed that high stress can cause heart attacks.

• This sentence is written in active voice.

• This sentence is written in passive voice.

The Statue of Liberty honors freedom from oppression.

• This sentence is written in active voice.

• This sentence is written in passive voice.

My cat’s favorite activity is sleeping.

• Sleeping is used as an adjective; a participle.

• Sleeping is used as a noun; a gerund.

A ____ is a verb form acting as a noun and ALWAYS ends in "ing"

• gerund

• participle