Language Review 2.4

Aristotle, a famous Greek __________ and scientist, wrote many essays on ethics. Miles did not want to __________, so he declined Mr. Randall’s invitation to stay for dinner.

What tense is used in this sentence: past, present, or future? Kelly entered her mini organic garden in this year’s science fair.

Replace the underlined verb with a verb that shows more action.

Trey ate the quarter pound burger in about two seconds flat.

What sentence uses two coordinate adjectives.

What word is the vague pronoun.

Lisa talked to her new volleyball coach for a while, but then she had to leave.

Identify the tense of the following sentence: Kelly entered her mini organic garden in this year’s science fair.

Determine the function of the prepositional phrase in the sentence: The dishes in the dishwasher need to be put in the cabinet.

Correct the sentence by identifying the dangling modifier: Fixing her hair in the restroom, the first song for the school dance began to play.

Write a simple sentence. Then, turn the simple sentence into a compound sentence. (answers will vary)