Identify the sentence that is in the future progressive tense, with action that continues in a future time.
Multiple choice question.
The Hubble telescope mission was delayed by the Challenger shuttle disaster.
Reason:
Incorrect. This sentence is in the past progressive tense (was).
The periodic table has undergone revisions almost constantly since its creation.
Reason:
Incorrect. This sentence is in the present perfect tense (has undergone).
According to the press release, the mayor will be reconsidering the proposed zoning change.
Reason:
Correct.
The future progressive tense will be reconsidering shows continuing action in the future.
My grandparents are dressing as Romeo and Juliet for the Halloween charity ball.
Reason:
Incorrect. This sentence is in the present progressive tense (are dressing).
Correct Answer
According to the press release, the mayor will be reconsidering the proposed zoning change.
Choose which verb correctly completes the sentence in the future tense. Be sure your choice is logical and conveys appropriate meaning.
We (will/were going to/have to/did not) did notBlank 1Blank 1 did not , Incorrect Unavailable hire the managing director next Thursday.
Correct Answer
Blank 1: will
Indicate the appropriate category for each answer option based on whether the sentence correctly uses a modal with the main verb.
Uses a modal correctly.
Uses a modal correctly. Drop zone 1 of 2 My feet look bigger than yours. incorrect Toggle Button Unavailable.
My feet look bigger than yours.
Uses a modal correctly. Drop zone 2 of 2 I could not believe what I was hearing. correct Toggle Button Unavailable.
I could not believe what I was hearing.
Uses a modal incorrectly.
Uses a modal incorrectly. Drop zone 1 of 2 Lucas should empty the trash. incorrect Toggle Button Unavailable.
Lucas should empty the trash.
Uses a modal incorrectly. Drop zone 2 of 2 We were sorry to see Caleb go. correct Toggle Button Unavailable.
We were sorry to see Caleb go.
Correct Answer
• Uses a modal correctly.
matches
Choice, Lucas should empty the trash.
Lucas should empty the trash.
, Choice, I could not believe what I was hearing.
I could not believe what I was hearing.
• Uses a modal incorrectly.
matches
Choice, My feet look bigger than yours.
My feet look bigger than yours.
, Choice, We were sorry to see Caleb go.
We were sorry to see Caleb go.
Identify the sentence that uses the correct helping verb to add emphasis.
Multiple choice question.
Pierre and Celine would take their grandmother out for dinner.
Reason:
Incorrect. Would is a helping verb and a modal verb, but it is not used to add emphasis. Use the past tense helping verb did before a verb (take) in its basic form to add emphasis.
Pierre and Celine did take their grandmother out for dinner.
Reason:
Correct. The verb did is a past tense helping verb used before a verb in its basic form (take) to add emphasis.
Pierre and Celine may take their grandmother out for dinner.
Reason:
Incorrect. May is a helping verb and a modal verb, but it is not used to add emphasis. Use the past tense helping verb did before a verb (take) in its basic form to add emphasis.
Pierre and Celine do take their grandmother out for dinner.
Reason:
Incorrect. The verb do is a helping verb, but it is in present tense so it does not agree with the past tense action verb (take). Use the past tense helping verb did before the action verb (take) to add emphasis.
Correct Answer
Pierre and Celine did take their grandmother out for dinner.
Read the sentence below. Choose the adjectives within the sentence. Select all that apply.
Naturalist Hal Borland said, “Sometimes, the January wind seems to come from the farthest star . . . so remote and so impersonal is its voice.”
Multiple select question.
farthest
Reason:
Correct. The word farthest modifies, or describes, the noun star.
Sometimes
Reason:
Incorrect. The word Sometimes is an adverb, not an adjective.
remote
Reason:
Correct. The word remote modifies, or describes, the noun voice.
voice
Reason:
Incorrect. The word voice is a noun, not an adjective.
Correct Answer
farthest
remote
Identify the sentence in which adjectives are placed correctly.
Multiple choice question.
Paige’s transcription of the yellowed census records helped us learn about our ancestry.
Reason:
Correct. The adjective yellowed modifies, or describes, the noun census records, so its correct placement is before the noun.
Jamison worked hard on animation cutting-edge for a musician’s video.
Reason:
Incorrect. The adjective cutting-edge modifies, or describes, the noun animation. The adjective should be placed before the noun.
The bird brown sang outside my window this morning.
Reason:
Incorrect. The adjective brown modifies, or describes, the subject bird. The adjective should be placed before the noun.
The water was infused with lemon and cucumber fresh.
Reason:
Incorrect. The adjective fresh modifies, or describes, the noun cucumber. The adjective should be placed before the noun.
Correct Answer
Paige’s transcription of the yellowed census records helped us learn about our ancestry.
Identify which adjective in the following sentence follows the noun it modifies and acts as a subject complement.
Toronto is often described as cosmopolitan because of the diverse backgrounds, languages, and cultural traditions of its residents.
Multiple choice question.
described
Reason:
Incorrect. In this sentence, described is part of the verb.
traditions
Reason:
Incorrect. In this sentence, the word traditions does not describe another noun. It therefore functions as a noun rather than an adjective.
cosmopolitan
Reason:
Correct. Cosmopolitan describes the noun Toronto. The adjective appears after the noun, connected by a linking verb, which makes it a subject complement.
diverse
Reason:
Incorrect. Diverse does function as an adjective in this sentence, but because it appears before the noun it modifies (backgrounds), it is not a subject complement.
Correct Answer
cosmopolitan
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