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2. George Orwell - A Identify the gerund in the following sentence: Singing requires good breathing. Answer: Singing

3. George Orwell - B Identify the gerund in the following sentence: My favorite activity is singing. Answer: singing

4. George Orwell - C Identify the gerund in the following sentence: I give singing my best effort. Answer: singing

5. J.D. Salinger - A Change the boldface words to a gerund. To spend time with friends is important. Answer: Spending

6. J. D. Salinger - B Change the boldface words to a gerund. To play bluegrass music has always been my goal. Answer: Playing

7. J.D. Salinger - C Change the boldface words to a gerund. The difficulty is to find time to practice. Answer: finding

8. F. Scott Fitzgerald - A Identify the adjective phrase in the following sentence. The room with many doors was confusing. Answer: with many doors

9. F. Scott Fitzgerald - B Identify the adjective phrase in the following sentence. Tucson has been the locale of many Westerns. Answer: of many Westerns

10. F. Scott Fitzgerald - C Identify the adjective phrase in the following sentence. Many of the tourists like historical places. Answer: of the tourists

11. William Golding - A Identify the adverb phrase in the following sentence. I stepped into a huge hall. Answer: into a huge hall

12. William Golding - B Identify the adverb phrase in the following sentence. The mountain range was awesome in its beauty. Answer: in its beauty

13. William Golding - C Identify the adverb phrase in the following sentence. The doorknob turned easily for its age. Answer: for its age

14. Harper Lee - A Identify the present participle in the following sentence. A cheering crowd distracts him. Answer: cheering

15. Harper Lee - B Identify the present participle in the following sentence. The moving car gathered speed rapidly. Answer: moving

16. Harper Lee - C Identify the present participle in the following sentence. They saw their children sleeping. Answer: sleeping

17. Ray Bradbury - A Identify the past participle in the following sentence. Stunned, she didn’t know what to say. Answer: stunned

18. Ray Bradbury - B Identify the past participle in the following sentence. The disappointed crow went hungry that day. Answer: disappointed

19. Ray Bradbury - C Identify the past participle in the following sentence. The frightened rabbits, in turn, frightened the frogs. Answer: frightened

20. Stephanie Meyer - A Identify the infinitive in the following sentence. To exercise is essential for good health. Answer: to exercise

21. Stephanie Meyer - B Identify the infinitive in the following sentence. A plan to exercise is necessary. Answer: to exercise

22. Stephanie Meyer - C Identify the infinitive in the following sentence. To exercise regularly, John made a schedule. Answer: to exercise

23. Alexandre Dumas - A Identify the appositive in the following sentence. Your friend Tina is in town. Answer: Tina

24. Alexandre Dumas - B Identify the appositive in the following sentence. The Daily News, a tabloid, has the largest circulation in the city. Answer: tabloid.

25. Alexandre Dumas - C Identify the appositive in the following sentence. A beautiful collie, Skip was my favorite dog. Answer: collie.

26. Oscar Wilde - A Write how each boldfaced infinitive is used: noun, adjective, or adverb. To play basketball with grace is Michael’s gift. Answer: Noun

27. Oscar Wilde - B Write how each boldfaced infinitive is used: noun, adjective, or adverb. The team struggled to make the playoffs. Answer: Adverb

28. Oscar Wilde - C Write how each boldfaced infinitive is used: noun, adjective, or adverb. Their desire to win the city championship is admirable. Answer: Adjective

29. John Steinbeck - A Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence. Stopping too often for naps, the hare lost his race with the tortoise. Answer: Stopping too often for naps

30. John Steinbeck - B Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence. Running to the pond, the rabbits scared the frog. Answer: Running to the pond

31. John Steinbeck - C Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence. The fox, expecting a nice meal, arrived at the crane’s home. Answer: Expecting a nice meal

32. Homer - A Identify the appositive phrase in the following sentence. My brother’s car, a sporty red convertible with bucket seats, is the envy of my friends. Answer: a sporty red convertible with bucket seats

33. Homer - B Identify the appositive phrase in the following sentence. A beautiful collie, Skip was my favorite dog. Answer: A beautiful collie

34. Homer - C Identify the appositive phrase in the following sentence. The Milford Times, a weekly newspaper, has a circulation over five hundred. Answer: a weekly newspaper

35. Joseph Heller - A Identify the independent clause in the following sentence. Your check register is a record of your checks and their amounts. Answer: Your check register is a record of your checks and their amounts.

36. Joseph Heller - B Identify the independent clause in the following sentence. Each month the banks sends you a statement that shows what came into or went out of the account. Answer: Each month the banks sends you a statement

37. Joseph Heller - C Identify the independent clause in the following sentence. Before Andrew opened his checking account, he asked about the bank’s fees. Answer: He asked about the bank’s fees

38. Jane Austen - A Identify the boldfaced group of words as an independent OR subordinate (dependent) clause in the following sentence. Anyone with a checking account keeps track of the checks that he or she writes. Answer: Subordinate (dependent)

39. Jane Austen - B Identify the boldfaced group of words as an independent OR subordinate (dependent) clause in the following sentence. Veronica, who is a very organized person, keeps good financial records. Answer: Subordinate (dependent)

40. Jane Austen - C Identify the boldfaced group of words as an independent OR subordinate (dependent) clause in the following sentence. A bad check is called bad because there is no money in your account to pay it. Answer: Subordinate (dependent)

41. Jack London - A Identify the adjective clause in the following sentence. The house where he was born has been made a national shrine. Answer: where he was born

42. Jack London - B Identify the adjective clause in the following sentence. She is one who earned her honors. Answer: who earned her honors

43. Jack London - C Identify the adjective clause in the following sentence. This composition, which I wrote last year, received a grade of C. Answer: which I wrote last year

44. Herman Melville - A Identify the adverb clause in the following sentence. She plays golf as though she were in a hurry. Answer: as though she were in a hurry

45. Herman Melville - B Identify the adverb clause in the following sentence. She plays golf because she enjoys it. Answer: because she enjoys it

46. Herman Melville - C Identify the adverb clause in the following sentence. She plays golf wherever she travels. Answer: wherever she travels

47. Fyodor Dostoyevsky - A Identify the noun clause in the following sentence. Whoever wins the election will have many problems. Whoever wins the election

48. Fyodor Dostoyevsky - B Identify the noun clause in the following sentence. This is what she does. Answer: what she does

49. Fyodor Dostoyevsky - C Identify the noun clause in the following sentence. Do you know what the score is? Answer: what the score is

50. Charlotte Bronte - A Which of the following sentences can be classified as a simple sentence? • Greg shoveled snow, and his brother began a snow sculpture. • The boat nosed up to the dock; our trip was finally over. • Tom and Gail quickly cut and stacked the firewood. Answer: #3