English II STAAR Vocabulary

"I saw the car peeking through the window."

The given sentence is an example of:

• dependent clause

• dangling modifier

• poor parallel structure

• semicolon

"Except for when the weather is bad."

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• dependent clause

• dangling modifier

• poor parallel structure

• semicolon

"She loves to chew gum and watching cartoons."

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• dependent clause

• dangling modifier

• poor parallel structure

• colon

"After reading the book, the movie made sense."

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• dependent clause

• dangling modifier

• poor parallel structure

• colon

"Because she hadn't studied."

The given sentence is an example of:

• dependent clause

• dangling modifier

• poor parallel structure

• semicolon

"My son is a teacher; my daughter is a doctor."

The given sentence is an example of:

• dependent clause

• dangling modifier

• poor parallel structure

• semicolon

"He was there for one reason: his mother."

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• dependent clause

• dangling modifier

• poor parallel structure

• colon

"While walking to work, the police car was seen whizzing by"

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• dependent clause

• dangling modifier

• poor parallel structure

• colon

"The card read: 'thank you for the cookies!'."

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• dependent clause

• dangling modifier

• poor parallel structure

• colon

"Although I wouldn't prefer to do it that way."

The given sentence is an example of:

• dependent clause

• dangling modifier

• poor parallel structure

• colon