Literature
How did Tom convince Huck to go to the haunted house?
He told him that ghosts only appear at night.
What word has the nearest meaning to the expression inside the quotation marks?
heart began to "beat quickly" at the sight of her
A. iterate
B. palpitate
C. mitigate
D. propitiate
B. palpitate
What is faulty parallelism?
A failure to create grammatically parallel structures when they are appropriate
Identify the voice of the sentence.
The science class viewed the comet.
Active Voice
What is a sentence fragment?
Sentence fragments are groups of words that don't express a complete thought.
THE KEY
What did the Pasterniks do to make sure that Mrs. Homka would not be able to enter the house again?
CHANGE THE LOCKS
Choose the letter of the word that is a synonym of the word "recant."
A. debase
B. obscure
C. scatter
D. renounce
D. renounce
Choose the LETTER that would make the sentence PARALLEL.
After Amanda cashes her paycheck, the money goes to her savings account, cappuccino fund, and __________.
A. paying her credit card bill
B. toward her credit card balance
C. credit card balance
C. credit card balance
Change the following sentence to its opposite voice.
The homeowners remodeled the house to help it sell.
The house was remodeled by the homeowners to help it sell.
Which is NOT an example of a SENTENCE FRAGMENT?
A. Many of his customers coming back three or four times over the summer.
B. My brother has been running a charter fishing boat for five years.
C. His business been so busy that he has very little time for anything else.
B. My brother has been running a charter fishing boat for five years.
What occurrence in American history is inspired by the story of Grapes of Wrath?
Select the word that will complete the sentence.
After Bill forgot his wife’s birthday, he tried to ______ her by purchasing her the pearl necklace she always wanted.
A. prevaricate
Select the word that will complete the sentence.
After Bill forgot his wife’s birthday, he tried to ______ her by purchasing her the pearl necklace she always wanted.
A. prevaricate
B. propitiate
C. palliate
C. palliate
B. propitiate
Which sentence expresses CORRECT PARALLELISM?
A. The strikers read the offer, discussed it, and unanimously decided to reject it.
B. The strikers read the offer, discussing it, and unanimously decided to reject it.
C. The strikers read the offer, discussed it, and unanimously to decide to reject it
A. The strikers read the offer, discussed it, and unanimously decided to reject it.
Choose the sentence that DOES NOT EXPRESS passive voice.
A. The car has been fixed by the mechanic.
B. A girl from Chennai won the first prize.
C. Everyone was impressed with the polite manners of the child.
D. The marvelous performance delivered by the children enthralled us.
B. A girl from Chennai won the first prize.
SENTENCE or FRAGMENT?
The opinion that when times are thoroughly bad a wise man will merely stand by the wall.
In Gettysburg Address, What kind of government is expressed in the line "government of the people, by the people, for the people"?
Democratic Form of Government
Define profusion. Then, give a sentence example.
Lizards occur in great profusion and variety.
Which example avoids faulty parallelism?
A. You come to understand what to expect when you tease a cat, or toss a pebble in a pool, or touch a hot stove.
B. You come to understand what to expect when you tease a cat, or tossing a pebble in a pool, or touch a hot stove.
C. You come to understand what to expect when you tease a cat, or toss a pebble in a pool, or touching a hot stove.
A. You come to understand what to expect when you tease a cat, or toss a pebble in a pool, or touch a hot stove.
Which sentence uses the active voice?
A. Unfortunately, the festival was not enjoyed by most of the students.
B. The report was filed in that cabinet.
C. We should paint the bedroom this weekend.
D. The sun is totally eclipsed by the moon.
C. We should paint the bedroom this weekend.
1. Supply the missing subject/verb
2. Combine the fragment with the previous/next sentence
What did Maya mean in the sentence "I know why the caged bird sings?"
She felt like a caged bird as she wanted the Negro community to get to experience freedom. A caged bird cannot enjoy freedom.
Choose the antonym of "disseminate"
A. conceal
B. degrade
C. contaminate
D. flash
Choose the antonym of "disseminate"
A. conceal
Cite two ways on How To Correct Faulty Parallelism?
Once you discover a nonparallel item, you have two options.
1. You can make it conform to the other grammatical items in the sentence or
2. You can alter the first two items.
Differentiate ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE.
In the Active Voice, the subject (noun) of a sentence performs an action (verb) on an object. In the Passive Voice, the subject (noun) is acted upon (Verb) by an object. ... Active voice emphasizes the doer of the action; passive voice emphasizes the recipient of the action.
Eliminate the following sentence fragment by making it a complete thought.
Just like my older sister Megan.
Just like my older sister Megan, I wish to go to Mars.