Vocabulary A
After the new policy was introduced, pollution dropped by 40%. The mayor said the program had a major ______ on the city.
A. uproar B. impact C. taboo D. rumor E. pace
B. impact
Simple, compound, complex, compound-complex, run-on, or fragment?
The real estate agent answered all his clients’ queries, and he encouraged them to ask even more.
COMPOUND
After threatening a classmate with a knife, Ozoda was permanently removed from the school. She was ______.
A. expelled D. appreciative
B. bewildered E. ridiculed
C. aloof
A. expelled
The package that was delivered yesterday contained the documents we needed.
— Can you omit the relative pronoun?
omit NO
What was the name of August's Halloween costume?
Bleeding Screem
The decision to cut all arts programs caused parents to argue for weeks. Many called it a ______ policy.
A. controversial D. legacy
B. ritual E. irritable
C. code
A. controversial
Simple, compound, complex, compound-complex, run-on, or fragment?
Maryam tried to stay calm, but she ran out of the room when the snake moved.
COMPOUND-COMPLEX
When Camila realized she had stepped on a snake, she screamed and jumped back, completely ______.
A. reminiscent D. devilish
B. deliberate E. compliant
C. horrified
C. horrified
Put this in the passive voice:
She will give the final on Monday.
The final will be given on Monday.
A bunch of wild turkeys ____ (are/is) outside my house right now taking revenge on Thanksgiving!
is
Sayed created a fake website to make people donate money to a non-existent charity. His goal was to ______ them.
A. deceive D. reminisce
B. appreciate E. release
C. constitute
A. deceive
Simple, compound, complex, compound-complex, run-on, or fragment?
When the truth crystalized in her mind, Khrystyna finally understood why he had acted so aloof.
COMPLEX
Students kept whispering that Eve was leaving CCP for another job, even though no one had confirmed it. It was just a ______.
A. mode D. heritage
B. rumor E. harmony
C. connotation
B. rumor
Put this in the passive voice:
Someone has taken my bag.
My bag has been taken.
I am _______________ that people steal from self-checkout stations in the grocery story.
A. disgusting
B. disgusted
B. disgusted
Instead of answering quickly, Margaret took a slow breath and responded in a calm, ______ manner.
A. controversial D. instinctive
B. deliberate E. devilish
C. scandalous
B. deliberate
Simple, compound, complex, compound-complex, run-on, or fragment?
The rumor spread quickly through the office, everyone was talking about it.
RUN-ON
When the senator’s secret payments were exposed, the news created a national ______.
A. controversial D. taboo
B. scandal E. deceive
C. code
B. scandal
Combine these sentences using an adjective clause:
The people are always friendly to us.
They live next door.
The people who live next door are always friendly to us.
What was the name of Miranda's character in the school play that Via ended up playing on opening night?
Emily
Bringing all the required documents ______ a complete application.
A. constitutes D. deceives
B. invades E. implicates
C. reminisces
A. constitutes
Simple, compound, complex, compound-complex, run-on, or fragment?
While younger generations are able to navigate a complex and evolving online environment.
FRAGMENT
After the accident, he had to ______ several medical tests before returning to work.
A. undergo D. constitute
B. invade E. rationalize
C. appreciate
A. undergo
Put this sentence into the passive voice:
They are repairing the road.
The road is being repaired.
$20 ______ (was/were) enough to buy a dozen donuts last year but not this year.
was