Question

Help with a few questions about participial phrases?

1. Recall that a participle is a verb form that is used as an adjective. A participial phrase is a participle with its modifiers and complements used as an adjective.

Read the following sentence.

Frosted with gooey icing, the cinnamon rolls were impossible to resist.

Identify the present participle in the sentence. (1 point)icing
were
resist
Frosted

Answer 1

Frosted

Answer 2

I don't think it's that.

Answer 3

it would be frosted because its a past-verb and it also explains the roll

Answer 4

need help with the first coupple of questions

Answer 5

1. Recall that a participle is a verb form that is used as an adjective. A participial phrase is a participle with its modifiers and complements used as an adjective.

Read the following sentence.

Frosted with gooey icing, the cinnamon rolls were impossible to resist.

Identify the present participle in the sentence. (1 point)icing
were
resist
Frosted

2. Read the following sentence.

Clapping wildly, the audience shouted for the band to come back on stage for an encore.

Identify the participial phrase in the sentence. (1 point)for an encore
Clapping wildly
shouted for the band
to come back on stage

3. Read the following sentence.

Struggling to its feet, the newborn deer wobbled in the grass next to its mother.

Which word does the participial phrase modify? (1 point)feet
grass
deer
mother

4. Read the following sentence.

The knight, blushing under his visor, tried to ignore the jeers from the spectators.

The participial phrase blushing under his visor is set off with commas because it is (1 point)essential.
nonessential.
introductory.
nonintroductory.

5. Identify the gerund phrase in the sentence below.

Becoming a movie star is a difficult goal for most actors to achieve. (1 point)Becoming a movie star
is a difficult goal
for most actors
to achieve

6. Decide whether the sentence below contains a misplaced and/or dangling modifier or no error.

They spotted a pod of killer whales driving along the ocean highway. (1 point)dangling
misplaced
both misplaced and dangling
no error

7. Identify the underlined portion of the following sentence.

Many people use bamboo screens that roll up and down. (1 point)noun clause
adverb clause
subordinate clause
independent clause

8. Identify the underlined portion of the following sentence.

Cross-country skiing is one of the best cardiovascular activities that you can do. (1 point)noun clause
adverb clause
subordinate clause
independent clause

9. Which two events were major influences on modernist writers? (1 point)the Great Depression and World War I
World War I and World War II
the Great Depression and World War II
the Civil War and World War I

10. In Ernest Hemingway’s short story “In Another Country,” why does the narrator see himself as different from the other wounded soldiers who visit the hospital? (1 point)He views himself as better than the other soldiers.
He thinks the other soldiers are weak.
He believes the wounded soldiers are heroic and he is not.
He feels the wounded soldiers have a higher standard of morality.

11. Identify the definition of renaissance. (1 point)rebirth
reentry
recreation
reiteration

12. What motivates the narrator in Ralph Ellison's "The Black Ball" to stretch the truth, or tell lies, throughout the story? (1 point)It is a fun diversion.
It is a survival mechanism.
It is a way to create havoc for others.
It is a means of maintaining self-respect.

13. Which word sums up why the narrator in Langston Hughes's short story "Why, You Reckon?" helps rob a white person? (1 point)revenge
hunger
outrage
boredom

14. In "Mending Wall," the speaker does not see the necessity of the wall. What does the speaker do that could be considered ironic? (1 point)He argues against fixing the wall.
He helps his neighbor fix the wall.
He points out that there are no cows.
He thinks of the work as just a game.

15. Which is an example of metaphor in the story "Babylon Revisited" by F. Scott Fitzgerald? (1 point)creating the character of Marion to imply strength and wisdom
choosing Paris as the setting of the story to suggest a carefree life
including children in the story to recall the innocence of youth
using "Babylon" in the story title to represent a life of wealth and excess

16. Read the following passage from "In Another Country" by Ernest Hemingway.

"It was cold in the fall in Milan and the dark came very early. Then the electric lights came on, and it was pleasant along the streets looking in the windows. There was much game hanging outside the shops, and the snow powdered in the fur of the foxes and the wind blew their tails."

Which literary technique is used in this passage? (1 point)simile
imagery
foreshadowing
personification

17. Read the following passage from "The Chrysanthemums" by John Steinbeck.
"I'm off my general road, ma'am," he said. "Does this dirt road cut over across the river to the Los Angeles highway?"

Elisa stood up and shoved the thick scissors in her apron pocket. "Well, yes, it does, but it winds around and then fords the river. I don't think your team could pull through the sand."

He replied with some asperity: "It might surprise you what them beasts can pull through."


The word asperity suggests that the man felt __________ Elisa. (1 point)sorry for
curious about
insulted by
attracted to

18. The __________ resulted in the cultural movement known as the Harlem Renaissance. (1 point)Civil War
Stock Market Crash of 1929
Great Migration
Great Depression

For questions 19-23, match the literary term with its correct definition.

19. when a story begins in the middle of the action
(1 point)allegory
aphorism
diction
in medias res
metaphor

20. an author's word choice (1 point)allegory
aphorism
diction
in medias res
metaphor

21. when objects, persons, or objects in a story are used as symbols (1 point)allegory
aphorism
diction
in medias res
metaphor

22. a direct comparison that does not use the words like, as, or than (1 point)allegory
aphorism
diction
in medias res
metaphor

23. a clever statement that communicates a truth (1 point)allegory
aphorism
diction
in medias res
metaphor

24. Read the following passage from “Babylon Revisited” by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

“I’m delighted,” Marion said vehemently. “Now at least you can go into a store without their assuming you’re a millionaire.”

What does the word vehemently indicate about Marion’s tone?

(1 point)She spoke dishonestly.
She spoke quietly.
She spoke forcefully.
She spoke persuasively.

Matching

Match the author with the description.

A. Ernest Hemingway
B. John Steinbeck
C. Robert Frost
D. Langston Hughes

25. Summers spent in Pacific Grove, California, influenced the symbolism in his literature. (1 point)

26. His poetry includes simple, direct language. Many of his poems are dramatic monologues written in free verse that are about life on New England farms. (1 point)

27. The mood and tone of his literature was largely shaped by his experience as a soldier in World War I. (1 point)

28. His poetry and short stories include dialect and colloquialisms that give his primarily African American characters distinctive voices. (1 point)

For questions 29–32, match the meaning with the correct prefix.

A. ambi-
B. ex-
C. re-
D. sym-

29. out of, from (1 point)

30. on both sides (1 point)

31. same (1 point)

32. again, back (1 point)

Read the following passage from “The Chrysanthemums” by John Steinbeck to answer questions 33–35.

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33. The passage suggests that in Elisa's time and place, men and women (1 point)had equal status in society.
were judged by the work they did.
had to choose work based on their gender.
were equally dissatisfied with their life's work.

34. The author uses personification in lines 15–16 when he describes how "The wagon turned and crawled out the entrance road." Why does he use this technique? (1 point)to show how slow the wagon was
to hint at later events in the story
to suggest that the wagon needed repair
to convey the fixer's reluctance to leave

35. Line 3 describes a gesture in which Elisa’s “upper lip raised a little, showing her teeth.” Considering the context of the passage, this gesture might be best interpreted to show an attitude of (1 point)shock.
challenge.
discouragement.
relief.

Answer 6

i understood it as one of the only adj's in the sentence, but thanks for elaborating @Alimara

Answer 7

(oh my geez thats alot of questions)

Answer 8

I need help on the first 8 questions....and yea the first one is frosted thanks!

Answer 9

i will give a medal to anyone who helps with the most questions

Answer 10

ill try to help, and
for 2 i think its 'shouted for the band'?

Answer 11

3. is deer

Answer 12

Oh okay, I understand why it's frosted now.

Answer 13

4. nonessential
5. becoming a movie star

Answer 14

and im happy that I could help you understand @KyanTheDoodle

Answer 15

6. misplaced
7. which one is underlined?
8. ^

Answer 16

@undertheweather2244

Answer 17

@Alimara
7. Many people use bamboo screens
8. that you can do