We need a _____, someone who will donate money to us out of the kindness of their heart, and someone who doesn't need a receipt for their donation.
(Unit 5)
What is a benefactor?
100
pretext, show, semblance, appearance
What is guise?
100
It's quite ______ that if I keep eating chocolate at this rate, I'll be an Oompa-Loompa soon!
What is feasible?
100
Restrictive or nonrestrictive?
Pizza which most people love is unhealthy.
If nonrestrictive, where do the commas go?
What is nonrestrictive?
Commas around "which most people love"
100
What is the difference between a dependent clause and an independent clause?
A dependent clause has a subject and verb but no complete thought. An independent clause has a subject, a verb, and a complete thought.
200
The _________ manager listened indifferently as the employee talked about his lateness being due to a car accident.
(Unit 1)
What is stolid?
200
treachery, betrayal, deception, deceit
What is duplicity?
200
When the walls started closing in on us, we began to _______ on each other until Brian used a paperclip and a rubber band to somehow stop the walls from moving.
What is converge?
200
Once I started reading The Shining I couldn’t put it down, but now I sleep with the lights on.
Does The Shining need to be italicized or places in quotation marks?
What is italicized?
200
Restrictive or nonrestrictive?
The book that he wrote has just been published.
What is restrictive?
adjective clauses that begin with "that" are always restrictive.
300
I believed his actions were _____ because he had such a truthful smile on his face, but I later found out the jewelry salesman sold me a fake diamond!
(Unit 5)
Many people may try to _________ you into doing drugs, but just say "No" to those bullies.
What is coerce?
300
Combine the following sentences.
I went to the mall.
I bought new shoes.
What is "I went to the mall and bought new shoes."
300
The air was beautifully clear it was a lovely day.
Run-on, fragment or comma splice?
What is a run-on sentence?
400
We thought about giving you ________, but decided against any sort of mercy because of that scar on your face that makes you look like you'll do some crime again.
What is clemency?
400
relax; lounge; recline; rest
(Unit 5)
What is repose?
400
Many people seem to _______ my charity work at the soup kitchen, and why shouldn't they admire all my hard work?
What is esteem?
400
Riding a bicycle is excellent exercise I ride mine every day.
What punctuation is missing?
What is a semicolon between exercise and I?
400
When she went home.
Run-on, fragment or comma splice?
What is a fragment.
How can we fix it?
500
The girl was all excited about going to prom with her boyfriend but he was acting _____ like he didn't care one way or another.
(Unit 4)