Question 1

Which of the following correctly identifies the prepositional phrase in the following sentence? "After she searched all day, my sister located her lost ring underneath her bed."

Accepted Answer

The prepositional phrase in this sentence is "underneath her bed," which starts with the preposition "underneath" and ends with the object "bed."

Question 2

Which of the following sentences contains a noun clause?

Accepted Answer

The clause "Whoever catches a virus" is a noun clause because it functions as the subject of the sentence.

Question 3

Adjectives answer any of these basic questions about the nouns they modify except

Accepted Answer

Adjectives do not answer the question "Where?" This question is typically answered by adverbs. Adjectives answer "Which?", "What kind of?", and "How many?"

Question 4

Which of the following words or phrases act as adverbs in this sentence? "Yesterday, the player dribbled all around the court from one side to the other."

Accepted Answer

Yesterday modifies when the action happened; all around the court modifies where the player was dribbling; from one side to the other modifies how the player moved. Therefore, all three options act as adverbs.

Question 5

Adverbs can answer all of the following questions about the verb they modify except

Accepted Answer

Adverbs cannot answer questions related to quantity or degree, such as "how many" or "how much". Adverbs typically answer questions related to time, manner, frequency, or place.

Question 6

All of the following are true about special predicates except

Accepted Answer

A compound predicate is not defined by being passive; it involves multiple verbs or verb phrases that share the same subject.

Question 7

Which of the following correctly underlines the complete subject?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which of the following correctly underlines the...

Question 8

A compound subject

Accepted Answer

A compound subject is when two or more subjects are connected by "and" or "or." For example, "John and Mary went to the store" has a compound subject consisting of "John" and "Mary."

Question 9

A direct object

Accepted Answer

A direct object is a noun or pronoun that answers the question "who" or "what" receives the action of the verb in a sentence with a transitive verb. For example, in the sentence "She ate the apple," "apple" is the direct object because it is receiving the action of the verb "ate."

Question 10

Which of the following sentences is passive?

Accepted Answer

The sentence "The study questions were given to us at the beginning of the class" is in passive voice because the focus is on the object (the study questions) and not the subject (who gave the questions). In passive voice, the receiver of the action becomes the subject of the sentence, whereas in active voice, the doer of the action is the subject.

Question 11

What is the function of the underlined part of this sentence? "The college will pay the transportation costs for any students who want to travel to Greece for a summer internship program ."

Accepted Answer

The underlined part "who want to travel to Greece for a summer internship program" is an adjective clause that modifies the noun "students" by providing more information about which students are being referred to.

Question 12

Which of the following can function as a special type of subject?

Accepted Answer

All of the above can function as a special type of subject. An infinitive can function as a subject, as in "To err is human." A gerund can also function as a subject, as in "Running is my favorite activity." A noun clause, which is a group of words functioning as a noun, can also function as a subject, as in "That she is a good athlete is not surprising."

Question 13

Which of the following sentences contains both a direct and an indirect object?

Accepted Answer

In sentence D, "my psychology professor" is the subject, "gave" is the verb, "me" is the indirect object, and "an autographed copy of her latest book" is the direct object.

Question 14

What is the subject of this sentence? "Please show these new students around our campus."

Accepted Answer

The subject of the imperative sentence is the implied "you," which is the person being addressed and instructed to perform the action.

Question 15

Which of the following sentences contains a noun clause as a subject?

Accepted Answer

The sentence "Whatever form of cancer you have will determine the kind of treatment you need" contains a noun clause "Whatever form of cancer you have" which functions as the subject of the sentence.

Question 16

A prepositional phrase includes

Accepted Answer

A prepositional phrase includes a preposition (such as about, above, etc.), an object of the preposition that is a noun or pronoun, and any modifiers of the object of the preposition. Therefore, all of the options (A, B, and C) are correct, making D the best choice.

Question 17

All of the following statements about subjects and predicates are true except

Accepted Answer

In sentences that begin with here or there, the subject comes after the predicate, not before it. Therefore, statement D is false. The other statements are true.

Question 18

Application of Skills
Directions:
Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 13 to select the best answer for the following questions.
Which of the following choices shows the correct simple subject and simple predicate underlined?

Accepted Answer

The simple subject is "One" and the simple predicate is "will develop".

Question 19

All of the following statements are true about clauses except

Accepted Answer

A dependent clause cannot stand alone as a sentence because it does not express a complete thought. It relies on an independent clause to complete its meaning.

Question 20

The only type of sentence that can have an implied subject is a

Accepted Answer

A command can have an implied subject, as the subject is usually "you" and is understood without it being explicitly stated.

Quiz 13: Sentence Basics

Which of the following correctly identifies the prepositional phrase in the following sentence? "After she searched all day, my sister located her lost ring underneath her bed."