Vocabulary
Respectable due to age.
Vernerable
To be clear of blame.
Vindicate
Famous or Respected
Eminent
Very attentive to details
Fastidious
Put the semicolon in the correct place in the following sentences.
We needed to go to the store the store specifically on Egan Avenue.
We needed to go to the store; the store specifically on Egan Avenue.
Incapable of failure or error.
Infallible
Acceptable to the taste or mind.
Palatable
Identify if this is an independent (I) or dependent clause (D)
Walked slowly to the store because of the heat.
Dependent (who walked)
Correct this dependent clause.
The girl who had worked all day and night
The girl who had worked all day and night, collapsed into bed when she got home.
Put the colon in the correct place in the following sentences
At target they grabbed the following things sunglasses, beach towels, and umbrellas.
At Target they grabbed the following things: sunglasses, beach towels, and umbrellas.
Belonging to another time.
Anachronistic
Excessive flattery
The court __________ the cat of any wrongdoing.
Vindicated
The cat was __________, so the other cats left him alone.
Venerable
Identify if the modifier as dangling or misplaced or correctly used.
They bought a kitten for my brother they call Shadow
They bought a kitten they call Shadow for my brother.
Large, heavy, difficult
Cumbersome
Demean
The rabbit had much_________ at the rabbit show.
Adulation
The food was___________.
Palatable
The students had an_______ plan to get extra credit.
Infallible
The penguin needed to be _________ to the meeting to take good notes.
Fastidious
The sassy penguin was _________ in the igloo.
Eminent
The pandas fought after they _________ each other.
Demeaned
The panda was __________ after her meal.
Cumbersome
The rabbit had an__________ watch that he kept time on.
Anachronistic