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Which of the following points of view is indicated by the word 'she' in the sentence: 'She went to the store after school'?
- A. first-person singular
- B. third-person plural
- C. second-person plural
- D. third-person singular
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The correct answer is 'third-person singular.' In the sentence 'She went to the store after school,' the word 'she' is a third-person pronoun, indicating that the narrator is talking about someone else (not themselves) in singular form. First-person singular involves the narrator talking about themselves, second-person plural would involve addressing a group of people, and third-person plural would refer to multiple individuals, which are not the case in this sentence.
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Which of the following is not a simple sentence?
- A. Agatha Christie was the author of more than sixty detective novels.
- B. Her most famous detectives were Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.
- C. She also wrote over fifteen collections of short stories about these detectives.
- D. Most readers favor Poirot, but Christie preferred Miss Marple. Hercule Poirot is remembered not only for his genius in solving mysteries, but also for his fastidious habits and his commitment to personal grooming.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Option D is not a simple sentence because it contains multiple independent clauses joined by conjunctions ('but' and 'and'). Simple sentences consist of a single independent clause, which is a complete sentence with a subject and a verb that expresses a complete thought on its own. In contrast, option D includes multiple independent clauses about Hercule Poirot, his habits, and Miss Marple, making it a compound sentence rather than a simple one. Choices A, B, and C are all simple sentences as they each express a single complete thought with a subject and a verb, without joining multiple independent clauses together.
What kinds of clauses does the following sentence contain? "Although Ted had an impressive education, he had little experience working with individuals, which made him less effective at relating to them."
- A. Two dependent clauses and one independent clause
- B. One dependent clause and two independent clauses
- C. Two independent clauses and no dependent clauses
- D. One dependent clause and one independent clause
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The sentence consists of one dependent clause, 'Although Ted had an impressive education,' which introduces a condition. It also contains two independent clauses: 'he had little experience working with individuals,' which presents a fact, and 'which made him less effective at relating to them,' which provides additional information. Therefore, the correct answer is B. Choice A is incorrect because it incorrectly identifies the number of independent and dependent clauses. Choice C is incorrect as it wrongly states that there are no dependent clauses in the sentence. Choice D is incorrect as it does not accurately represent the structure of the sentence.
Based on the sentence contexts, which is true about the word bark?
- A. It is impossible to tell its meaning because its spelling and pronunciation are the same in both.
- B. The references to the dog in the first sentence and to the tree in the second define its meaning.
- C. "Bark" refers to a sound in the second sentence, and it refers to a plant covering in the first sentence.
- D. The meaning of this word is different in each sentence, but in one of them it is spelled wrong.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The word "bark" is used in two different contexts in the sentences provided. In the first sentence, "bark" refers to the covering of a tree, while in the second sentence, it refers to a sound made by a dog. Therefore, option C correctly states that "bark" has different meanings in each sentence - plant covering in the first sentence and a sound in the second. Option A is incorrect because the meanings are clear from the context. Option B is incorrect as the meaning is not defined by the references to the dog or the tree but by the context of the sentences. Option D is incorrect because there is no misspelling of the word in either sentence.
Which of the following structures is present in the sentence: "The tall man wearing a black raincoat, a yellow hat, and one red shoe entered the restaurant, walked to the back, and sat down alone at the smallest table farthest away from the staff and other patrons."?
- A. Simple
- B. Complex
- C. Compound
- D. Compound-complex
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The sentence is considered a complex sentence because it consists of an independent clause ('The tall man entered the restaurant, walked to the back, and sat down alone at the smallest table farthest away from the staff and other patrons') and a dependent clause beginning with 'wearing a black raincoat, a yellow hat, and one red shoe.' The dependent clause cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. Choice A is incorrect because a simple sentence contains only one independent clause. Choice C is incorrect as a compound sentence consists of two or more independent clauses. Choice D is incorrect as a compound-complex sentence contains two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.
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.