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Cards in this guide (19)
Is there going to be an accumulation snow of this winter in new york

It snows every winter everywhere in New York state.

What is a term that is as the substitution of a pleasant word or phrase for a more direct one

A+ Students: euphemism

Edging her way excitedly through the crowd the noise was deafening

no

What is the participle or participial phrase in this sentence The treasure hunters searched for buried treasure

buried

Hummingbirds and barn swallows migrate each year bluejays live in one place all year

Add a semicolon after year.

Of course you had to try the specialty of the restaurant otherwise you would miss part of the East Indian experience

no changes are needed

Roland's best skill is hammering nails with accuracy and force

predicate nominative

The great humorist Will Rogers is famous for saying I never met a man I didn't like

No changes are needed.

The battered old car was sitting in the body shop

batterd

Lying in pieces on the floor the broken vase was irreparable

yes

Spilling a drink onto the customers head the waitress was horrified

yes

Participial phrase in the boy washing his car left his lights on is what

washing his car

Approaching quickly from the west the front looked ominous

yes

What is the participial phrase of the cattle grazing in the evening dusk headed toward the barn

grazing in the evening dusk

What is the function of the gerund phrase in this sentence By using common sense Austin will make the right choice

Object of Preposition

Which punctuation change will correct this sentence From 800 am until 600 pm Mr Downs sells hardware

From 8:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m., Mr. Downs sells hardware.

add a colon between 6 and 00

How would this punctuation be correct You hate to be late in fact you rush to arrive early

You hate to be late, in fact you rush to arrive early.

Is one possibility, omitting the comma altogether is another.

What type of correctional program is used to plan the best way to control or prevent hazards in the event of an emergency

Emergency Preparation

Which punctuation change is correctThe composer had a preponderance for large scale musical forms

no change needed

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