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...nice of you? Which of the following sentences does NOT illustrate correct verb and verb tense usage?
a. These repetitive and misleading guidelines could easily be interpreted in several different ways.
b.Clarabelle's mother absolutely hated nicknames and always calls her daughter by full name.
c.The imagist movement in poetry is commonly regarded as having begun in the early twentieth-century
d. We all danced across the lawn and lifted Zoe above our heads in triumph.
Which of the following is NOT punctuated correctly?
a. We only expect three things from our dog: loyalty, affection, and tail wagging.
b. I need you to pick up several boxes of paperclips, pens, and pencils; three pounds each of potatoes, carrots, and peas; and my dry cleaning.
c. Marcy, my parrot, squawked for an hour, before finally calming down.
d. All of the above are punctuated correctly.
Choose the series of verbs that best completes the following passage
I find it very hard to remember___________ letters that are entrusted to me. In fact, I remember ______ to do so dozens of times!
a. to mail, forgetting
b. mailing, to forget
c. to mail, to forget
d. mailing, forgetting
Read the following questions and choose the response that uses the correct corresponding verb tense.
Did you see the show last night?
a. No, because by the time I got there all the tickets had already been sold.
b. Yes, and it was one of the best shows I had ever seen.
c. Yes, but my seat was behind a pole so I couldn't barely see anything.
d. No, but I am hope to see it tonight.
Which of the following sentences illustrates correct verb and verb tense usage?
a. Let's wait until seven to leave; the traffic should be much lighter by then.
b. My boss says I have to stay late tonight because I was sleeping during office hours.
c. I would call them, but I think they have left for the day.
d. Have you seen the cookies that were on my desk? They seem to have disappeared.
e. All of the above
Choose the series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes the following sentence.
While _______ of our relatives live on the ____________ hill in the county, _________ of our friends live in the __________ ___________ areas of the valley.
a. more, windy, many, most, protection
b. most, windier, more, most, protective
c. many, windiest, most, more, protected
d. many, winding, more, most, protected
Which of the following sentences illustrates proper use of parallel construction?
a. Terry hoped to find a new job that would let him earn extra cash in the summer and to work fewer hours.
b. Although Tommy was failing his biology class at college, he was passing his chemistry class.
c. Trina loved to sail, skate, swim, and surfing.
d. Tatiana declared that the people in her office are smarter than the people who work in Tad's office.
Somebody explain answers it is very nice of you. Is difficult this exercise, thanks for helping me.
perfect my english? I copy questions from the exercise, I am proud then my perfect English!
Mizz- My English perfect? if English perfect I answer question from the teacher to myself.
a. These repetitive and misleading guidelines could easily be interpreted in several different ways.
b.Clarabelle's mother absolutely hated nicknames and always calls her daughter by full name.
c.The imagist movement in poetry is commonly regarded as having begun in the early twentieth-century
d. We all danced across the lawn and lifted Zoe above our heads in triumph.
Which of the following is NOT punctuated correctly?
a. We only expect three things from our dog: loyalty, affection, and tail wagging.
b. I need you to pick up several boxes of paperclips, pens, and pencils; three pounds each of potatoes, carrots, and peas; and my dry cleaning.
c. Marcy, my parrot, squawked for an hour, before finally calming down.
d. All of the above are punctuated correctly.
Choose the series of verbs that best completes the following passage
I find it very hard to remember___________ letters that are entrusted to me. In fact, I remember ______ to do so dozens of times!
a. to mail, forgetting
b. mailing, to forget
c. to mail, to forget
d. mailing, forgetting
Read the following questions and choose the response that uses the correct corresponding verb tense.
Did you see the show last night?
a. No, because by the time I got there all the tickets had already been sold.
b. Yes, and it was one of the best shows I had ever seen.
c. Yes, but my seat was behind a pole so I couldn't barely see anything.
d. No, but I am hope to see it tonight.
Which of the following sentences illustrates correct verb and verb tense usage?
a. Let's wait until seven to leave; the traffic should be much lighter by then.
b. My boss says I have to stay late tonight because I was sleeping during office hours.
c. I would call them, but I think they have left for the day.
d. Have you seen the cookies that were on my desk? They seem to have disappeared.
e. All of the above
Choose the series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes the following sentence.
While _______ of our relatives live on the ____________ hill in the county, _________ of our friends live in the __________ ___________ areas of the valley.
a. more, windy, many, most, protection
b. most, windier, more, most, protective
c. many, windiest, most, more, protected
d. many, winding, more, most, protected
Which of the following sentences illustrates proper use of parallel construction?
a. Terry hoped to find a new job that would let him earn extra cash in the summer and to work fewer hours.
b. Although Tommy was failing his biology class at college, he was passing his chemistry class.
c. Trina loved to sail, skate, swim, and surfing.
d. Tatiana declared that the people in her office are smarter than the people who work in Tad's office.
Somebody explain answers it is very nice of you. Is difficult this exercise, thanks for helping me.
perfect my english? I copy questions from the exercise, I am proud then my perfect English!
Mizz- My English perfect? if English perfect I answer question from the teacher to myself.