1. In the sentence “Hortense was furious when the judges overlooked her rhubarb omelet,” the underlined word is an example of which of the following parts of speech?

1. participle
2. verb
3. noun
4. adjective
5. adverb
6. none of the above

2. In the sentence, “Hortense vowed, ‘There will be repercussions,’” the underlined phrase is an example which of the following verb forms?

1. the simple future tense
2. the present tense, passive voice
3. the future tense, passive voice
4. the future perfect tense
5. the future perfect tense, passive voice

3. In the sentence, “As she spoke, Hortense’s face turned an alarming shade of crimson,” the underlined word is what part of speech?

1. a past participle
2. a past tense verb
3. a linking verb
4. a causative verb
5. (2) and (3)
6. (1) and (2)

4. Which accurately describes the following sentence: “German shepherds are great problem solvers, and basset hounds never let go of a grudge”?

1. run-on
2. fragment
3. compound sentence
4. comma splice
5. (3) and (4)
6. (1) and (4)
7. none of the above

5. In the sentence, “Infuriated bassets often exact revenge days after the perceived offence,” the underlined word is what part of speech?

1. past tense verb
2. gerund
3. present participle
4. past participle
5. none of the above

6. Fill in the blanks: “A basset hound’s ideal afternoon consists of __________ on his back in the sun with _______ tongue hanging out.”

1. laying, its
2. lying, it’s
3. laying, it’s
4. lying, its
5. lying, their

7. What punctuation does this sentence need? “Because of the city-wide truffle shortage Chef Monsoun will be unable to prepare Coquilles St. Jacques and patrons will have to make do with Coquilles Sans Souci.”

1. a semicolon after “Jacques”
2. a comma after “shortage”
3. a colon after “shortage”
4. a comma after “Jacques”
5. both (2) and (4)
6. none of the above

8. In the sentence “Coquilles Sans Souci” is prepared from bizarre, literally nauseating ingredients,” what are the two underlined parts of speech?

1. past tense verb, past participle
2. past participle, present participle
3. past tense verb, present tense verb
4. none of the above

9. Which accurately describes the sentence “Basset hounds will eat almost anything, however even a basset will turn up its enormous nose at Coquilles Sans Souci”?

1. a run-on
2. a fused sentence
3. a comma splice
4. none of the above

10. In the sentence “On the other hand, to a discerning basset with refined taste buds, Hortense’s rhubarb omelet is the bomb,” the underlined words are what parts of speech?

1. preposition, adjective
2. adverb, indefinite article
3. preposition, definite article
4. none of the above

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