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WorksheetsAP Language Style Academy Exam Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Legs quivering
a)
absolute phrase
b)
verb phrase
c)
independent clause
d)
dependent clause
2.
After the show
a)
prepositional phrase
b)
verb phrase
c)
noun phrase
d)
adjective phrase
3.
was watching
a)
absolute phrase
b)
noun phrase
c)
verb phrase
d)
prepositional phrase
4.
The crazy old lady in the park
a)
adverb phrase
b)
adjective phrase
c)
verb phrase
d)
noun phrase
5.
baking cakes
a)
gerund Phrase
b)
Infinitive Phrase
c)
adverb phrase
d)
dependent clause
6.
to bake cakes
a)
participial phrase
b)
infinitive phrase
c)
absolute phrase
d)
prepositional phrase
7.
on the table
a)
absolute phrase
b)
infinitive phrase
c)
participial phrase
d)
prepositional phrase
8.
my best friend
a)
absolute phrase
b)
infinitive phrase
c)
participial phrase
d)
noun phrase
9.
crushed to pieces
a)
absolute phrase
b)
infinitive phrase
c)
participial phrase
d)
prepositional phrase
10.
Dave walking his dog
a)
verb phrase
b)
gerund phrase
c)
participial phrase
d)
absolute phrase
11.
ran
a)
verb
b)
noun
c)
adjective
d)
adverb
12.
cat
a)
verb
b)
noun
c)
adjective
d)
adverb
13.
lovely
a)
verb
b)
noun
c)
adjective
d)
adverb
14.
elusive
a)
verb
b)
noun
c)
adjective
d)
adverb
15.
constantly
a)
verb
b)
noun
c)
adjective
d)
adverb
16.
The word "running" CANNOT act as a(n) . . .
a)
participle
b)
noun
c)
adjective
d)
adverb
17.
A prepositional phrase CANNOT act as a . . .
a)
verb
b)
noun
c)
adjective
d)
adverb
18.
I ate soup
a)
independent (main) clause
b)
dependent (subordinate) clause
c)
verb phrase
d)
noun phrase
19.
before I ate soup
a)
independent (main) clause
b)
dependent (subordinate) clause
c)
verb phrase
d)
noun phrase
20.
before the show
a)
independent (main) clause
b)
dependent (subordinate) clause
c)
verb phrase
d)
adverb phrase
21.
although he wept
a)
independent (main) clause
b)
dependent (subordinate) clause
c)
verb phrase
d)
adverb phrase
22.
he wept
a)
independent (main) clause
b)
dependent (subordinate) clause
c)
verb phrase
d)
adverb phrase
23.
has been running
a)
independent (main) clause
b)
dependent (subordinate) clause
c)
verb phrase
d)
adverb phrase
24.
"when I run out of money" is a dependent clause of this type:
a)
noun clause
b)
adjective clause
c)
adverb clause
25.
"that you told me about" is a dependent clause of this type:
a)
noun clause
b)
adjective clause
c)
adverb clause
26.
"which they built in San Francisco" is a dependent clause of this type:
a)
noun clause
b)
adjective clause
c)
adverb clause
27.
"while I do the laundry" is a dependent clause of this type:
a)
noun clause
b)
adjective clause
c)
adverb clause
28.
"if his parents bought him what he wanted for Christmas" is a dependent clause of this type:
a)
noun clause
b)
adjective clause
c)
adverb clause
29.
"whenever he sleeps" is a dependent clause of this type:
a)
noun clause
b)
adjective (relative) clause
c)
adverb clause
30.
"which he eats with" is a dependent clause of this type:
a)
noun clause
b)
adjective (relative) clause
c)
adverb clause
31.
Vampires suck blood.
a)
simple sentence
b)
compound sentence
c)
complex sentence
d)
compound-complex sentence
32.
Life is a bed or roses, but sometimes we prick our fingers on the thorns.
a)
simple sentence
b)
compound sentence
c)
complex sentence
d)
compound-complex sentence
33.
If two teams are physically equal, the winner will probably be decided by mental preparedness.
a)
simple sentence
b)
compound sentence
c)
complex sentence
d)
compound-complex sentence
34.
We are winners, and they are losers although some might disagree.
a)
simple sentence
b)
compound sentence
c)
complex sentence
d)
compound-complex sentence
35.
Although some might disagree, we are winners; they are losers.
a)
simple sentence
b)
compound sentence
c)
complex sentence
d)
compound-complex sentence
36.
A compound sentence can also be called a ___ sentence.
a)
balanced
b)
interrupted
c)
loose
d)
periodic
37.
High soared the eagle as it rose into the sunrise.
a)
balanced
b)
interrupted
c)
inverted
d)
periodic
38.
"Will you allow me, or do I ask too much, to introduce my sister?"
a)
balanced
b)
interrupted
c)
inverted
d)
periodic
39.
He who goes to sleep without homework goes to sleep a happier person.
a)
balanced
b)
interrupted
c)
inverted
d)
periodic
40.
Adding an appositive at the beginning of a sentence makes the sentence
a)
balanced
b)
interrupted
c)
loose
d)
periodic
41.
Adding an appositive at the end of a sentence makes the sentence . . .
a)
balanced
b)
interrupted
c)
loose
d)
periodic
42.
Adding an appositive between the subject and verb in a sentence makes the sentence . . .
a)
balanced
b)
interrupted
c)
loose
d)
periodic
43.
Another word for a "loose" sentence is a ___ sentence.
a)
imbalanced
b)
cumulative
c)
frozen
d)
periodic
44.
“Better the occasional faults of a Government that lives in a spirit of charity than the constant omission of a Government frozen in the ice of its own indifferences."
a)
balanced
b)
cumulative
c)
loose
d)
periodic
45.
A jolly old soul was he.
a)
balanced
b)
cumulative
c)
inverted
d)
periodic
46.
Which of these is most likely the effect of a loose sentence?
a)
to convey a break in thought or the thought in the middle of a thought
b)
to be more upfront with meaning and thus less artificial
c)
to create greater formality and suspense
d)
to create an artificial but more original tone
47.
Which of these is most likely the effect of a periodic sentence?
a)
to convey a break in thought or the thought in to convey a break in thought or the thought in the middle of a thought
b)
to be more upfront with meaning and thus less to be more upfront with meaning and thus less artificial
c)
to create greater formality and suspense
d)
to create an artificial but to emphasize a particular part of a sentence by moving it to the front
48.
Identify the word modified by the participial phrase: "Hitting the bag, Kate practiced for the Karate match."
a)
hitting
b)
practiced
c)
match
d)
Kate
49.
What type of phrase is found at the end of this sentence?: "Steve never picks up hitchhikers, worrying that one might murder him and take his car.
a)
gerund phrase
b)
appositive phrase
c)
absolute phrase
d)
participial phrase
50.
What is the verb of the main clause of this sentence?: "Jiggling his foot nervously, Ronald sat in the provost's office to explain why he had brought Squeeze, his seven-foot pet python, to Mr. Parker's English class."
a)
jiggling
b)
explain
c)
brought
d)
sat
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