Map Test - Language Usage Exam

Is the following a complete sentence or a fragment? "Walking through the park on a sunny day."

• Complete sentence

• Fragment

• Run-on sentence

• Complex sentence

Which of the following is a run-on sentence?

• "She loves reading, and her brother enjoys painting."

• "The sun is shining let's go outside."

• "We studied hard for the test."

• "After we finished eating, we left."

Identify the sentence type: "Because he was late, he missed the bus."

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

• Complex sentence

• Compound-complex sentence

Which of the following is a clause?

• "Running in the park"

• "After she finished her homework"

• "Singing loudly"

• "Without hesitation"

What is an appositive in the sentence: "My friend Sarah loves to paint"?

• My friend

• Sarah

• Loves to paint

• The entire sentence

How can you combine these sentences using a relative clause? "The boy is my cousin. He won the race."

• "The boy won the race my cousin."

• "The boy, who won the race, is my cousin."

• "My cousin the boy won the race."

• "The boy who my cousin won the race."

Which sentence uses parallel structure correctly?

• "She likes dancing, to swim, and running."

• "She likes to dance, swim, and run."

• "She likes to dance, swimming, and run."

• "She likes dancing, to swim, and she runs."

Which sentence has correct subject-verb agreement?

• "The team are playing well today."

• "The dogs barks loudly every morning."

• "She always brings her lunch to work."

• "They was going to the park."

Which indefinite pronoun agrees with the verb? "Each of the students _____ responsible for their work."

• are

• were

• is

• be

Which sentence has a misplaced modifier?

• "She nearly drove her car for ten hours."

• "She drove her car for nearly ten hours."

• "The boy ran quickly to school."

• "After dinner, we watched a movie."