Read the analogy.
tornado: destroys :: fire: burns
Which identifies the type of analogy?
cause and effect
part to whole
synonym
item and category
Identify the entire participial phrase.
Read the sentence.
Enjoying her new flute, Tammy smiled happily and skipped all the way home.
Which best identifies the participial phrase?
all the way home
smiled happily
Enjoying her new flute
Tammy smiled happily
Which best explains where the thesis statement appears in an essay?
It should be the very first sentence of the introduction paragraph.
It should be the last sentence of the introduction paragraph.
It should be the last sentence of the first body paragraph.
It should be summarized in the conclusion paragraph.
In each sentence, is the underlined participial phrase correctly placed or misplaced?
Read the sentence.
Continuing to stir the soup, the phone rang and my mother answered it.
Which best describes the placement of the underlined participial phrase?
The participial phrase is placed correctly.
This misplaced participial phrase should be placed after the word phone.
This misplaced participial phrase should be placed after the word mother.
This misplaced participial phrase should be placed after the word it.
Choose the answer.
Which best defines a misplaced modifier?
A word, phrase, or clause that modifies the verb in a sentence
A word, phrase, or clause that seems to refer to or modify an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence
A word, phrase, or clause that is incorrectly placed at the beginning of a sentence
A word, phrase, or clause that is incorrectly placed at the end of a sentence