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Which of the following versions of the sentence is written correctly?
- A. Because she wanted to reduce unnecessary waste, Cicily decided to have the television repaired instead of buying a new one.
- B. Cicily decided to have the television repaired because she wanted to reduce unnecessary waste instead of buying a new one.
- C. Cicily decided to have the television repaired because she wanted to reduce unnecessary waste, instead of buying a new one.
- D. Because Cicily decided to have the television repaired instead of buying a new one, she wanted to reduce unnecessary waste.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Option A is the correct version of the sentence. It is written in a clear and grammatically correct way. The conjunction 'because' is correctly placed to show the reason for Cicily's decision, and the structure of the sentence flows logically. Choices B, C, and D have issues with sentence structure, placement of conjunctions, or unnecessary commas, making them grammatically incorrect. Choice B places 'because' in an awkward position, disrupting the flow of the sentence. Choice C introduces a comma after 'wanted to reduce unnecessary waste' unnecessarily, causing a punctuation error. Choice D shifts the focus of the sentence by placing 'she wanted to reduce unnecessary waste' at the end, making the sentence less coherent and grammatically incorrect.
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- A. suffix; good/on top of/over
- B. prefix; before/forward/front
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- D. prefix; against/under/below
Correct Answer: B
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- A. Compound-complex
- B. Compound
- C. Complex
- D. Simple
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The correct answer is C, complex. This sentence contains an independent clause ('Bess loves art') and a dependent clause ('who can draw beautifully'). The dependent clause relies on the independent clause for context and cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. The connection between the clauses is established by the relative pronoun 'who.' Choices A, B, and D are incorrect. It is not a compound-complex sentence as it lacks multiple independent clauses and a dependent clause, respectively. It is not a compound sentence since it does not have two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction. Lastly, it is not a simple sentence because it contains both an independent and a dependent clause, making it more complex than a simple sentence.
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- A. piqued
- B. peaked
- C. peked
- D. peeked
Correct Answer: A
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- A. "as a class"
- B. "when we arrive"
- C. "into small groups"
- D. (a) and (c) but not (b)
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The prepositional phrases in the sentence are 'as a class' and 'into small groups,' making choices (a) and (c) correct. The phrase 'when we arrive' is not a prepositional phrase but rather a subordinate clause indicating a time. Prepositional phrases typically begin with a preposition (as, into) and end with a noun, pronoun, gerund, or clause. Therefore, the correct answer is option D, as it correctly identifies the prepositional phrases in the sentence.
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- A. call
- B. earlier
- C. could
- D. phone
Correct Answer: B
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