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Structure of English
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Both commas and parentheses are used to set off parenthetic expressions. | True |
| The first word of a direct quotation is capitalized. | True |
| All words in titles are capitalized. | False |
| All pronouns are capitalized. | false |
| Proper nouns and proper adjectives are not capitalized. | False |
| Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. | true |
| Adjectives modify nouns and pronouns | true |
| A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and ends with a verb. | false |
| Used to modify the simple predicate: | adverb |
| Use to modify the simple subject: | adjective |
| What the simple subject is: | noun |
| What the simple predicate is: | verb |
| Examples are to, in, around and by: | preposition |
| Tells which one, how many, or what kind: | adjective |
| Tells when, where, how, or how much: | adverb |
| A word that joins a noun or pronoun to some other word in a sentence: | preposition |
| Other than a subject, what a clause must have: | verb |
| Often used with coordinating conjunctions: | comma |
| Often used with conjunctive adverbs: | semicolon |
| And, but are examples of: | coordinating conjunctions |
| The joining of equal language parts: | coordination |
| Nevertheless and therefore are examples of: | conjunctive adverbs |