Bell work week 8 review

What is an ambiguous pronoun?

• A sentence that uses two pronouns.

• When a pronoun could refer to more than one subject in the sentence.

• A pronoun that is also a verb.

How do you fix a sentence so that it does not have an ambiguous pronoun?

• Just remove the pronoun

• Replace the pronoun with the correct noun in the sentence

• Add an extra pronoun to the sentence.

What is a gerund?

• a verb

• a verb that uses the word to

• a verb that acts like a noun and ends in ing

What is the gerund in the following sentence? Swimming is a terrific way to unwind after work.

• swimming

• terrific

• unwind

What does active voice mean?

• The subject is actively doing the action of the sentence.

• The subject is not actively doing the action of the sentence.

What does passive voice mean?

• The subject is actively doing the action.

• The subject is not actively doing the action.

Is the following sentence written in active or passive voice? Jack carefully sliced the onion into narrow rings.

• active

• passive

Is the following sentence written in active or passive voice? The onion rings were then dredged in flour and dipped into a mixture of milk and egg by Jack.

• active

• passive

What is the infinitive in this sentence?

• to buy

• stopped

• summer

• a new

What does the term allusion mean?

• a comparison of two objects

• putting two ideas together to develop a new meaning

• a reference to a well known person, place, or thing in history