Grammar Test Answers
Grammar Test Answers
A. Sentence Pattern
1. Compound-Complex
2. Complex
3. Compound
4. Compound-Complex
5. Complex
6. Complex
7. Compound
8. Compound
9. Complex
10. Compound
11. Simple
12. Compound-Complex
B. Verbal Phrase
1. Infinitive
2. Present Participle
3. Infinitive
4. Infinitive
5. Present Participle
C. Preposition Phrases
1. Prepositional Phrase
("Flecks of mica glittered in the new granite floor.")
2. Prepositional Phrase
("Because of his great fitness, William completed the five-kilometer hike through
the thick forest with ease.")
3. Prepositional Phrase
("To my boss’s dismay, I was late for work again.")
4. Prepositional Phrase
("The traveling exhibit of Mayan artifacts gave viewers new insight into pre-
Columbian culture.")
5. Prepositional Phrase
("In 2002, the euro became the official currency in twelve European countries.")
D. Sentence Problems
1. Comma Splice
2. Fragment
3. Run-on
4. Fragment
5. Fragment
6. Mixed Construction
E. Appositives
1. Appositive
("The X-Men comic books and Japanese woodcuts of kabuki dancers, all part of
Marlena’s research project on popular culture, covered the tabletop and the
chairs.")
2. Appositive
("Laura Thackray, an engineer at Volvo Car Corporation, addressed women’s
safety needs by designing a pregnant crash-test dummy.")
3. Appositive
("I always wanted to be more like Bill, my best friend in university.")
4. Appositive
("He consulted his uncle, a very famous lawyer, about whether he should pursue
law as a career.")