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1. a clause from sentence (i) has been turned into a(n) in sentence (ii).
(i) since she knew what the lecture was about, she didn't attend the meeting. (ii) knowing what the lecture was about, she didn't attend the meeting.
a. infinitive
b. relative pronoun
c. compound predicate
d. phrase

2. which one of these statements would be considered inappropriate in formal writing?
a. next, he prepares to conduct his experiments.
b. he hates to be late.
c. he reviews the reports of his assistants.
d. dr. thomson arrives promptly each morning.

3. choose the connective that belongs in the blank.
she left the party early. next she went to a movie. she went home.
a. finally
b. meanwhile
c. next
d. first

4. what is the complete predicate of the sentence below?
looking up from his computer monitor, jason mopped his brow, exhaled sharply, and picked up his phone.
a. mopped his brow, exhaled sharply, and picked up his phone.
b. looking up from his computer monitor, —— mopped his brow, exhaled sharply, and picked up his phone.
c. picked up the phone
d. mopped his brow

5. two things to keep in mind when you're deciding whether to use formal or informal english are the
a. reader and the audience.
b. occasion and the audience.
c. opinion and the occasion.
d. reader and the location.

6. which one of the following sentences contains two ideas joined by a connecting word?
a. frank went fishing on saturday he caught many fish.
b. mike ran after the bus.
c. sally lives with her parents, although she could afford her own apartment.
d. tina arrived at work earlier than usual.

7. which of the following groups of words is a sentence fragment?
a. we stopped; she didn't.
b. stop by the garden.
c. when we stopped by the garden.
d. stopping by the garden, we saw that the flowers were in bloom.

8. sentence (i) has been shortened in sentence (ii) by using a(n)
(i) she likes a location that is in the sun. (ii) she likes a sunny location.
a. adjective
b. prefix
c. phrase
d. connective

9. which of these is a run-on sentence?
a. you and i and the whole team will go.
b. before lunch, i played volleyball; after lunch i did again.
c. i went home and ate and ate.
d. i thought about what he'd said soon i realized he was right.

10. an interjection is always
a. followed by an exclamation point.
b. intended to show feeling.
c. related to another word in the sentence.
d. preceded by preposition.