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Word for genuine, authentic, valid
legitimate
Where is the missing punctuation in the following sentence?
You can also learn about the sun moon, and planets.
You can also learn about the sun, moon, and planets.
Jane's comforter has a_________________ floral design on one side and bold stripes on the other.
intricate
What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence?
The phrase can also mean having a grudge against someone.
against someone.
Many people are _______________ because they never had the opportunity to go to school.
illiterate
Word for empty, deserted, bleak
desolate
Where is the verb in the following sentence?
You also learn about our galaxy, the Milky Way.
Verb is: learn
We had a _________________ amount of rain last spring, but not enough to cause flooding.
moderate
What is the article in the following sentence?
Bombs that destroyed an entire block were called blockbusters.
an
To get bigger; increase twofold, threefold, etc. (verb)
multiply
Word for partner, colleague, coworker
associate
What word in the following sentence should be capitalized?
Gerhard glickselig suggested spreading butter on loaves of bread.
Capitalize: glickselig
We learned how to plot points during our ___________
graphing unit.
coordinate
Which word is spelled correctly?
hiddeous
hideus
hideous
hideous
Fully expressed and obvious; "unfolded" (adjective)
explicit
inanimate
What is the missing punctuation in the following sentence?
However, its luck ran out on November 20 1820.
November 20, 1820.
Bob has been an ________________ for lost pets.
advocate
synonym for "loving"
affectionate
implicit
It would be______________ to wear pajamas to a job interview.
inappropriate
What is the missing punctuation in the sentence?
Have you ever wondered what tempest in a teapot means
means?
Layered with difficulty
complicated
What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence?
By the 1960's, people had begun to buy more color televisions.
by the 1960's
An animal of a large group distinguished by the possession of a backbone or spinal column, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.
vertebrate