Identify each italicized word as gerund or participle The dog, (trained) to do tricks, entertained the children for an hour.

Participle or Gerund?

Which best identifies a defining characteristic of a manual? -quotations from expert -flowery color illustrations -a thesis statement -a section for troubleshooting

What does scout's childish attempt at conversation accomplish?

In the following sentence, what is the complete predicate? Our neighbors across the street are remodeling their kitchen.

Which of these themes do the poems "Dover Beach" by Matthew Arnold and "Recessional" by Rudyard Kipling have in common? a) Nothing is certain in this world. b) History repeats itself. c) People have become too proud. d) War is a terrible evil.

Which sentence contains an unclear, a missing, or a confusing antecedent? Maurice and Ellie said they were looking for a new apartment. Aunt Ellie and I love quilting, but she prefers to use a machine instead of a needle.

If the volume of the cylinder is represented by 5x2 + 15x + 2 and the height is 5x, which expression represents the area of the base?

based on the story Chaucer had her tell which of these would the narrator of the wife of baths tale consider an ideal marriage

Choose all of the adjectives that are in the following sentence. Do NOT choose the articles. The tall, strange visitor quickly jumped the high rail fence. the tall strange visitor quickly jumped the high rail fence

The original thesis statement may need to be modified if the available information does not support it. a. True b. False

hamper / HAM puhr / 1. (verb) to block or prevent 2. (noun) a basket-style container for clothes or food Use the drop-down menus and the dictionary entry to answer the questions about this sentence: I struggled to carry the large hamper of food.