WorksheetsMentor Sentence 6 Study Guide
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
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1.
Which quotation uses an ellipsis correctly to indicate Olive's incomplete thought?
a)
“I can't stand . . . Olive."
b)
“I can’t stand that . . . girl."
c)
“I can’t stand that girl . . ."
d)
“I can’t stand that girl,” Olive said. “She’s so . . . I hate her.”
2.
A reviewer wrote that the musical was "dazzling, colorful, beautifully performed, and had many outstanding special effects."
Which of the following shows how the author could correctly use an ELLIPSIS to shorten the quote?
Which of the following shows how the author could correctly use an ELLIPSIS to shorten the quote?
a)
A critic wrote that the musical was "dazzling, colorful, and beautifully performed. . . ."
b)
A critic wrote that the musical was "dazzling, colorful, . . . and beautifully performed."
c)
A critic wrote that the musical was "dazzling, colorful, and beautifully . . . performed."
d)
A critic wrote that . . . the musical was "dazzling, colorful, and beautifully performed."
3.
Which quotation used ellipses in a correct way?
a)
I should not have said that.
..I’m sorry.
b)
I should not have said that ...I'm sorry.
4.
Our teacher told us, "Andrew Lloyd Webber is a famous composer whose spectacularly interpreted stage version of Phantom of the Opera draws huge crowds."
Which of the following shows how the author could correctly use an ellipsis to shorten the quote?
Which of the following shows how the author could correctly use an ellipsis to shorten the quote?
a)
Our teacher told us, "Andrew Lloyd Webber is a famous composer whose version of Phantom of the Opera draws huge crowds. . . ."
b)
Our teacher told us, "Andrew Lloyd Webber is a famous composer whose version of Phantom of the Opera. . .draws huge crowds."
c)
Our teacher told us, . . . "Andrew Lloyd Webber is a famous composer whose version of Phantom of the Opera draws huge crowds."
d)
Our teacher told us, "Andrew Lloyd Webber is a famous composer whose . . . version of Phantom of the Opera draws huge crowds."
5.
The article I read said the following: "Author Gaston Leroux based his novel on stories he had long heard about ghosts in the opera house."
Which of the following shows how the author could correctly use an ellipsis to shorten the quote?
Which of the following shows how the author could correctly use an ellipsis to shorten the quote?
a)
The article I read said the following: "Author Gaston Leroux based his novel on stories about ghosts in the opera house" . . .
b)
The article I read said the following: "Author Gaston Leroux based his novel on stories about ghosts in the opera house. . . ."
c)
The article I read said the following: "Author Gaston Leroux based his novel on stories . . . about ghosts in the opera house."
d)
The article I read said the following: "Author Gaston Leroux based his novel on stories about ghosts . . . in the opera house."
6.
What does the stem re mean?
a)
read
b)
do
c)
again
d)
no
7.
What does the stems sub mean?
a)
over
b)
behind
c)
in front of
d)
under
8.
What does the stem un- mean?
a)
not
b)
hello
c)
bird
d)
foot
9.
You know you love me; I know you care.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
fragment
d)
run-on
10.
We sat directly behind home plate, wearing our new jerseys and enjoying the best nachos ever.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
fragment
11.
I don’t have season tickets, and my friend doesn’t have them either.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
fragment
d)
run-on
12.
Our dog will run away through the open gate.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
fragment
d)
run-on
13.
How many independent clauses are in a simple sentence?
a)
2 or more
b)
3
c)
1,657
d)
1
14.
A dependent clause by itself is...
a)
a simple sentence
b)
a compound sentence
c)
a complex sentence
d)
an imcomplete thought
15.
Because I am cool.
a)
Simple
b)
Compound
c)
Incomplete
16.
I am tired; I stayed up too late last night.
a)
Simple
b)
Compound
c)
Incomplete
17.
John and Brenda ran through the forest.
a)
Simple
b)
Compound
c)
Complex
18.
I am busy this weekend, but I will still get all of my work done.
a)
Simple
b)
Compound
c)
Complex
19.
Since she arrived.
a)
Simple
b)
Compound
c)
Incomplete
20.
I am.
a)
Simple
b)
Compound
c)
Incomplete
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