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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which is the participle in the sentence? It was so peaceful to sit under the tree and hear the rustling leaves. A. sit B. rustling C. hear D. peaceful

OpenStudy (barrelracer011):

Do you know what a participle is?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (barrelracer011):

Ok so what is your guess at this question?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

D

OpenStudy (barrelracer011):

Participle- a word formed from a verb (e.g., going, gone, being, been ) and used as an adjective (e.g., working woman, burned toast ) or a noun (e.g., good breeding ). In English, participles are also used to make compound verb forms (e.g., is going, has been ).

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So A.

OpenStudy (barrelracer011):

No sit is just a verb.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

B

OpenStudy (barrelracer011):

Yess!!! very good! Do you see why it is B?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which sentence contains a misplaced or dangling modifier? A. Tired of waiting for someone to come to the door, the cat lay down and went to sleep. B. Some people might not like a quiet life with few surprising events. C. To work in a library, a training course must be passed. D. Learning to cook is well worth the time spent.

OpenStudy (barrelracer011):

What is your guess?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

A

OpenStudy (barrelracer011):

Very good!! and what is your misplaced or dangling modifier?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the cat lay down and went to sleep.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which sentence contains a misplaced or dangling modifier? A. To exit the program, simply press the escape key. B. Maintaining a steady speed, the fan now worked perfectly. C. Long, slender trees ranging from 20 to 30 feet stretched to the skies. D. Finished with our lunch, the thought of dessert did not enter our minds.

OpenStudy (barrelracer011):

Which is your guess?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

C

OpenStudy (barrelracer011):

I would also say C

OpenStudy (barrelracer011):

But its definitely not A or B

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which sentence contains a misplaced or dangling modifier? A. We watched the sun set contentedly thinking back on a wonderful day. B. Suddenly, the toy animal sitting on the shelf fell over. C. To speed the process, have correct change ready. D. The little girl seemed quite proud to be pushing the cart through the grocery store.

OpenStudy (barrelracer011):

Ok close this one and start a new feed ok. this one is getting a bit long. And when you make a new one just tag me in it like this @barrelracer011

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