High School English Mechanics

choose the sentences that best join the sentences below by using an adjective clause with 'who'.

The man apologized to the police officer.

The police officer listened carefully.

• The man apologized to the police officer who he listened carefully.

• The man apologized to the police officer who listened carefully.

• The man apologized to the police officer but who listened carefully.

• The man apologized to the police officer and who listened carefully.

Choose the word or phrase with the correct verb tense for the underlined section of the sentence below. “In the future, I study harder.”

• Studied

• had studied

• will study

• correct as is

Choose the phrase that correctly uses past perfect tense for the underlined section of the sentence below.

I had went to meet friends, but was distracted.

• had gone

• have gone

• has gone

• have been going

Choose the phrase that uses correct punctuation in the underlined section in the sentence below. There are many answers to this question, but there is one skill that is more important than all of them; communication.

• question: but there is one skill that is more important than all of them: communication.

• question, but there is one skill that is more important than all of them: communication.

• Correct as is.

Which revision of the sentence below includes a dependent clause.

He is a rich man, but he lives in an old house.

• He is a rich man; however, he lives in B an old house.

• He is a rich man; he lives in an old house.

• Althfhough he is a rich man, he lives in an old house.

• He i s a rich man, yet he lives in an old house.

Which revision correctly combines the two sentences below. The test had already begun. I wanted to finish the whole test.

• I wanted to finish the whole test, so it had already begun.

• Even though the test had already begun, I wanted to finish the whole thing.

• The test had begun; but I wanted to finish the whole test.

• I wanted to finish the whole test; even though it had already begun.

Which adverb phrase can replace the underlined part in the sentence to adds necessary information. Its glassy eyes barely protruding, he was perfectly camouflaged.

• protruding from the surface

• eyes of yellow

• was in essence

• camouflaged in the green water

Which sentence correctly uses an adverbial clause to combine the two sentences below. School let out early last June.

My family traveled to New Orleans, Louisiana, for vacation.

• Early last June, my family traveled to New Orleans, Louisiana, for vacation.

• My family traveled to New Orleans, Louisiana, for vacation last June after school.

• When school let out early last June, my family traveled to New Orleans, Louisiana, for vacation.

• School let out early last June, and my family traveled to New Orleans, Louisiana, for vacation.

Which revision of the sentence below contains a dependent clause that is properly punctuated? Mr. Brennan was waiting for me the next day.

• The next day when I went to class Mr. Brennan was waiting for me.

• When I went to class the next day, Mr. Brennan was waiting for me.

• The next day, when I went to class, Mr. Brennan was waiting for me.

• When I went to class the next day Mr. Brennan was waiting for me.

Choose the phrase that correctly uses parallel structure to replace the underlined section in the sentence below.                                                                                                                         

It is the primary resource for humans, fish, and all forms of life.

• for humans, fish, and for all forms of life

• for humans, for fish, as well as all forms of life

• for humans and fish, and of all forms of life

• correct as is