Place an S above the subject in each sentence and a V above the verb. Place parentheses around each prepositional phrase.
Matthew’s little brother nearly drowned in the wave pool.
S-Matthew’s little brother V-drowned P- in the wave pool
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For each of the following sets of subject, audience, and purpose, select the appropriate answer for the blank.
Subject: steps to follow to obtain a passport for international travel Audience: _____________________________________ Purpose: to explain the procedure for obtaining a passport A) people who plan to travel outside the United States B) people who do not plan to travel outside the United States C) people who have a passport
Some of the people riding in the jeeps have to leave by 6:00
Correct any subject–verb agreement errors in the following sentences by crossing out the incorrect verb form and writing in the correct form above it. If the sentence is correct, do nothing to it.
A process essay
A) describes the steps in a process. B) explores the varieties of something by breaking it down into categories. C) uses thought details to reveal personal thoughts and feelings. D) all of these.
Leaving the trees to find water, the sky is filled with butterflies.
This sentence form a paragraph. Proofread them for run-ons, comma splices, semicolon errors, relative pronoun errors, and -ING modifier errors. Identify the type of each error in each sentence, or select “correct” if the sentence is free of errors. A) correct B) run-on C) comma splice D) semicolon error E) relative pronoun error F) -ING modifier error