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THE SENTENCE AND ITS PARTS
Writer’s Craft, McDougal-Little, Mastery Test Handbook 29: Mastery, Form B: Page 39
A. Recognizing Complete Sentences
Read the paragraph. Then choose the correct answer to each question.
(1) Dublin, the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland. (2) The Irish
city on the River Liffey celebrated its millennium, or one-thousandth birthday,
in 1988. (3) Dubliners and visitors from al over the world joyfully took part. (4)
With street fairs, sport events, tours, carnivals, exhibits, musical performances,
plays, and religious services – a thousand events in all. (5) Looking forward
eagerly to the celebration of Dublin’s second millennium in 2988.
1. What is group 1 called?
О A. complete sentence
2. What is group 2 called?
О A. complete sentence
3. What is group 3 called?
О A. complete sentence
4. What is group 4 called?
О A. complete sentence
5. What is group 5 called?
О A. complete sentence
О B. Sentence fragment
О B. Sentence fragment
О B. Sentence fragment
О B. Sentence fragment
О B. Sentence fragment
D. Finding Simple Subjects and Predicates
Choose the answer that identifies the boldfaced word or words in each sentence.
6. The first national United States flag was called the Continental Colors.
О A. Simple subject
О B. Verb
О C. object of a preposition
7. Ms. Freeman served at the United Sates Embassy in Israel.
О A. Simple subject
О B. Verb
О C. appositive
8. After the game, all five players received small trophies.
О A. Simple subject
О B. Verb
О C. complete subject
9. Workers have been picking cherries for two weeks.
О A. Simple subject
О B. Verb
О C. complete subject
10. The hard-working firefighters finally brought the blaze under control.
О A. Simple subject
О B. Verb
О C. appositive
E. Finding Subjects in Unusual Positions.
Choose the subject of each sentence.
11. Under the bookshelf in the corner hid a terrified gray mouse.
О A. bookshelf О B. corner
О C. mouse
12. There is the crow with the injured wing.
О A. There
О B. crow
О C. wing
13. Where is the spot with the lowest elevation on Earth?
О A. spot
О B. elevation
О C. Earth
14. Climb to the torch of the Statue of Liberty for a magnificent view
О A. torch
О B. (you)
О C. view
15. Did the campers take a photograph of Bigfoot?
O A. campers O B. photographO C. Bigfoot
16. High in the air soared the kite made by Hiroshi and his sister.
O A. air
O B. kite
O C. sister