Principle and principal can both be adjectives.
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Ques. 2All of the following strategies can help you handle difficult sentences except:
a. ignore terms or information the writer assumes you know but you do not.
b. try pronouncing unfamiliar words to figure out their meanings.
c. try expressing the sentence in your own words.
d. read the sentence aloud.
Ques. 3The following sentence contains no error in wording: You had better get home before it's too late and you miss your dinner.
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Ques. 4The elements of a sentence that should be parallel include
a. nouns, adjectives, or verbs in a series.
b. clauses within a sentence.
c. items being compared or contrasted.
d. all of the above.
Ques. 5The following sentence contains no error in wording: I don't feel so good today so I will stay home from school and not make my classmates sick.
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Ques. 6The grammatical term that refers to words or phrases that do not clearly describe or explain any part of the sentence is
a. misplaced modifier.
b. dangling modifier.
c. independent modifier.
d. indefinite modifier.
Ques. 7Brake and break can each be used either as a verb or as a noun.
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Ques. 8All of the following types of modifiers are used to modify nouns and pronouns except:
a. adjectives.
b. prepositional phrases.
c. dependent clauses.
d. adverbs.
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