- In the sentence “Hortense was furious when the judges overlooked her rhubarb omelet,” the underlined word is an example of which of the following parts of speech?
- participle
- verb
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- none of the above
- In the sentence, “Hortense vowed, ‘There will be repercussions,” the underlined phrase is an example which of the following verb forms?
- the simple future tense
- the present tense, passive voice
- the future tense, passive voice
- the future perfect tense
- the future perfect tense, passive voice
- In the sentence, “As she spoke, Hortense’s face turned an alarming shade of crimson,” the underlined word is what part of speech?
- a past participle
- a past tense verb
- a linking verb
- a causative verb
- (b) and (c)
- (a) and (b)
- Which accurately describes the following sentence: “German shepherds are great problem solvers, and basset hounds never let go of a grudge”?
- run-on
- fragment
- compound sentence
- comma splice
- (c) and (d)
- (a) and (d)
- none of the above
- In the sentence, “Infuriated bassets often exact revenge days after the perceived offence,” the underlined word is what part of speech?
- past tense verb
- gerund
- present participle
- past participle
- none of the above
- Fill in the blanks: “A basset hound’s ideal afternoon consists of __________ on his back in the sun with _______ tongue hanging out.”
- laying, its
- lying, it’s
- laying, it’s
- lying, its
- lying, their
- What punctuation does this sentence need? “Because of the city-wide truffle shortage Chef Monsoun will be unable to prepare Coquilles St. Jacques and patrons will have to make do with Coquilles San Souci.”
- a semicolon after “Jacques”
- a comma after “shortage”
- a colon after “shortage”
- a comma after “Jacques”
- both (b) and (d)
- none of the above
- In the sentence “Coquilles San Souci” is prepared from bizarre, literally nauseating ingredients,” what are the two underlined parts of speech?
- past tense verb, past participle
- past participle, present participle
- past tense verb, present tense verb
- none of the above
- Which accurately describes the sentence “Basset hounds will eat almost anything, however even a basset will turn up its enormous nose at Coquilles San Souci”?
- a run-on
- a fused sentence
- a comma splice
- none of the above
- In the sentence “On the other hand, to a discerning basset with refined taste buds, Hortense’s rhubarb omelet is the bomb,” the underlined words are what parts of speech?
- preposition, adjective
- adverb, indefinite article
- preposition, definite article
- none of the above
