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A good synonym for compatible
a) parched
b) congruent
c) irrefutable
d) grouchy

_________________my sister admitted I was right. Fill in the blank with a participial phrase.
a) To make me feel better
b) During the game
c) Rolling her eyes
d) Because my mom told her to

In the past, many people _____________at the idea that the Earth was round.
a) wanton
b) scoffed
c) quipped
d) deplored

Jill likes climbing hills, but Jack is afraid to go with her. Identify the gerund phrase.
a) likes
b) to go
c) is
d) climbing

Parts of Australia are arid becuase it hasn't rained there in years. Based on this sentence, arid means...
a) temperate
b) hot
c) dry
d) cool

If you get angry pretty easily, then you might be this..
a) quip
b) volatile
c) ornate
d) arid

A participle looks like a verb, but acts like a(n)...
a) adjective
b) noun
c) adverb
d) verb

I hope to try my best this year. Identify the infinitive
a) hope
b) best
c) year
d) to try

A good word to describe a talkative person
a) loquacious
b) deplore
c) petulant
d) volatile

A gerund will
a) always include the word to
b) always end in -ed
c) always end in -ing
d) none of these

A good antonym for fraught
a) support
b) soothing
c) reserved
d) praise

Gerunds look like verbs, but always act like __________
a) adverbs
b) adjectives
c) prepositions
d) nouns

The best way to combine these sentences using an infinitive phrase: The team has a captain. He leads other team members.
a) Leading other members, the team has a captain.
b) The team has a captain who leads other members.
c) A captain leads other members on the team.
d) A team has a captain to lead other members.

Choose the best way to combine these sentences using a participial phrase. I stood on the roof of my apartment building at dawn. I watched the sun rise through gray clouds.
a) Standing on the roof of my apartment at dawn, I watched the sun.
b) To stand on the roof of my apartment at dawn, I watched the sun.
c) I stood on the roof of my apartment at dawn, and I watched the sun.
d) Watching the sun and standing on the roof of my apartment at dawn.

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