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Third Year Writing – Mid Term Autumn 2015
Analyze the following three sentences and identify the parts of speech.
Write down the parts of speech used in the sentence. If a particular category is absent, then write
‘none’ in the space. If a word occurs more than once, you only need to write it once.
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Although I like to go camping in the high mountains of central Taiwan, I
haven't had the time to go lately, and I haven't found anyone brave enough to go
with me.
What is the type of sentence, underline the correct answer:
Simple,
Compound,
Complex,
Compound-Complex.
Independent clause(s) :
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Dependent (Subordinate) clause(s) :
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Absolute Phrases:
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Appositive Phrases:
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Proper Nouns:
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Common Nouns:
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Pronouns:
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Descriptive Adjectives:
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Proper Adjectives:
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Predicate Adjectives:
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Adjectival Phrases:
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Action Verbs:
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Copula (Linking) Verbs:
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Auxiliary Verbs:
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Adverbs:
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Adverbial Phrases:
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Prepositions:
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Prepositional Phrases:
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Co-ordinating Conjunctions:
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Correlative Conjunctions:
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Adverbial Conjunctions:
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Subordinating Conjunctions:
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Interjections:
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2.
We decided that the movie was too violent, but our children, who like
watching scary movies, thought that we were wrong.
What is the type of sentence, underline the correct answer:
Simple,
Compound,
Complex,
Independent clause:
Compound-Complex.
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Dependent (Subordinate) clause:
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Absolute Phrases:
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Appositive Phrases:
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Proper Nouns:
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Common Nouns:
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Pronouns:
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Descriptive Adjectives:
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Proper Adjectives:
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Predicate Adjectives:
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Adjectival Phrases:
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Action Verbs:
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Copula (Linking) Verbs:
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Auxiliary Verbs:
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Adverbs:
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Adverbial Phrases:
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Prepositions:
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Prepositional Phrases:
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Co-ordinating Conjunctions:
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Correlative Conjunctions:
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Adverbial Conjunctions:
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Subordinating Conjunctions:
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Interjections:
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3.
Sociology emerged about the middle of the nineteenth century when
European social observers began to use scientific methods to test their ideas.
What is the type of sentence, underline the correct answer:
Simple,
Compound,
Complex,
Compound-Complex.
Independent clause:
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Dependent (Subordinate) clause:
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Absolute Phrases:
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Appositive Phrases:
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Proper Nouns:
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Common Nouns:
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Pronouns:
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Descriptive Adjectives:
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Proper Adjectives:
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Predicate Adjectives:
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Adjectival Phrases:
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Action Verbs:
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Copula (Linking) Verbs:
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Auxiliary Verbs:
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Adverbs:
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Adverbial Phrases:
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Prepositions:
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Prepositional Phrases:
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Co-ordinating Conjunctions:
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Correlative Conjunctions:
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Adverbial Conjunctions:
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Subordinating Conjunctions:
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Interjections:
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