Midterm Examination in Study and Thinking Skills Name: _________________________ I. Identify what kind of Phrases are the underlined.

Steven's book, which made Oprah's Book Club this month, is not in any stores. a. prepositional phrase b. participial phrase c. gerund phrase d. infin itive phrase 2. While preparing for the speech, Joe couldn't help but worry about his entranc e. a. prepositional phrase b. participial phrase c. gerund phrase d. infin itive phrase 3. Ahmad wants to visit Quebec, but he will need to wait for his next vacation. a. prepositional phrase b. participial phrase c. gerund phrase d. infin itive phrase 4. Hoping for a miracle, the doctors continued the surgery. a. prepositional phrase b. participial phrase c. gerund phrase itive phrase 5. Our boss supports donating time to charity. a. prepositional phrase b. participial phrase itive phrase c. gerund phrase d. infin

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6. Melanie hoped to find a cure for the disease, but she tried to be realistic. a. prepositional phrase b. participial phrase c. gerund phrase d. infin itive phrase 7. After the banquet, the cooks will take a well-deserved break. a. prepositional phrase b. participial phrase c. gerund phrase itive phrase 8. Joey is hoping for a change to play pool with his uncle. a. prepositional phrase b. participial phrase c. gerund phrase itive phrase 9. The dog that Sam chose from the litter seems to be healthy. a. prepositional phrase b. participial phrase c. gerund phrase itive phrase d. infin

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10. Sam Smith, who recently spoke to the youth group, excels at motivating young people. a. prepositional phrase b. participial phrase c. gerund phrase d. infin itive phrase 11. Pushed beyond endurance, the runner dropped the baton. a. prepositional phrase b. participial phrase c. gerund phrase itive phrase 12. The shoes he saw in the catalogue are available down the street. a. prepositional phrase b. participial phrase c. gerund phrase itive phrase d. infin

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13. The reporter crouched behind that tree got the best picture of the arrest. a. prepositional phrase b. participial phrase c. gerund phrase d. infin itive phrase

14. Keith tried supporting both teams, but his heart was with Oregon. a. prepositional phrase b. participial phrase c. gerund phrase itive phrase

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15. Katrina, who resented being left at home, drew on the walls with her crayons . a. prepositional phrase b. participial phrase c. gerund phrase d. infin itive phrase 16. Arnold hoped to find an answer to the funding shortfall. a. prepositional phrase b. participial phrase c. gerund phrase itive phrase 17. Pressed for time, the agent ran the red light. a. prepositional phrase b. participial phrase c. gerund phrase itive phrase d. infin

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18. His uncle thinks that working for the government is the key to stability. a. prepositional phrase b. participial phrase c. gerund phrase d. infin itive phrase 19. Richard's chance to make his point slipped away. a. prepositional phrase b. participial phrase c. gerund phrase itive phrase 20. Is it possible that Joshua will compete against that man? a. prepositional phrase b. participial phrase c. gerund phrase itive phrase d. infin

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II. Determine whether the underlined word groups are dependent clauses, independ ent clauses, or not a clause. 1. Although it was raining, Maria went for a jog at Civitan Park. 2. Brianna eats chocolate whenever she gets a poor grade in math. 3. After the flood, the family moved into a temporary shelter. 4. While walking at the park, John saw a raccoon eating potato chips. 5. If you don't fix the car, it will continue to leak oil. 6. I can't go to the movies since I don t have any money. 7. When you finish your homework, please take the dog for a walk. 8. After Juan completed the assignment, he swam laps at the gym. 9. Christa left home at 4:00 a.m. since she had to drive to Atlanta for a meetin g. 10. Before completing the assignment, Evan decided to eat a quick lunch. III. Each of the following quotations contains either an adjective or an adverb clause. Underline the adjective clause once and the adverb clause twice. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. He serves his party best who serves his country best. He who conquers his wrath overcomes his greatest enemy. Conscience is a thing that cannot be produced by compulsion. If eyes were made for seeing, then beauty is its own excuse for being. When much dispute has past, we find our tenets just the same as last.

IV. Indicate the type of sentence by writing on the blank S for simple, CD for c ompound, CX for complex, or CC for compound-complex. ______ 1. Viola and Cora, who were surprised to see her, planned to give her a p arty the next day. ______ 2. All of Carol s friends were invited, and they agreed that it should be a s

wimming party. ______ 3. Finally, all plans were finished and they went to sleep. ______ 4. Everybody was excited, but suddenly there was a downpour of rain. ______ 5. Carol was somewhat getting disappointed. ______ 6. When they were near the resort, the rain stopped. ______ 7. They shouted with joy and went on singing and laughing. ______ 8. The tempo of life has been accelerated. ______ 9. She planned that she would visit her friend in their hometown, but she wasn t sure because she may not have enough time. ______ 10. I would be thee last to discourage you or to place obstacles in your way. V. Underline the Independent clause once and the Dependent clause twice. 1. Whether he attends the party or not, I have decided to go. 2. I will stop playing the drums when you go to sleep. 3. Since you ve taken your exam in biology, you probably don t feel like studying f or tomorrow s exam in math. 4. Until he apologizes to me for his behavior, I refuse to see him. 5. I wore my boots because it looked like it might snow. VII. Break down the sentences using the tree analysis. 1. 2. Nothing is more fatal to health than an overcare of it. The team was very hopeful of winning the game.

VIII. Essay: 1. How will you adopt SQ3R in your study skills? Do you Believe that this m ethod of studying can improve your intellectual capabilities? Why?