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What is the SYNONYM of the word PECULIAR?

  1. strange
  2. similar
  3. ordinary

What is 1. strange?

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Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

  1. "Melissa do not say prose is boring," replied Callie.
  2. "Melissa, do not say prose is boring," replied Callie.
  3. "Melissa do not say prose is boring." replied Callie.
  4. "Melissa, do not say prose is boring" replied Callie.

What is 2. 

"Melissa, do not say prose is boring," replied Callie.

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adverb

  1. a word that modifies a noun
  2. the beginning of the sentence
  3. a word that takes the place of a noun
  4. a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb

What is 4. a word that modifies (answers a question about) a verb, adjective, or another adverb? 

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The words FORESIGHT and HINDSIGHT are:

  1. synonyms
  2. antonyms
  3. homonyms

What is 2. antonyms? 

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Which of the following best describes active voice?

  1. The subject receives the action
  2. There is no punctuation
  3. The subject performs the action
  4. There is only one subject

What is 3. The subject performs the action? 

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Identify the synonym for the word in all caps: You were given a PAINFUL test grade.

  1. heterogeneous
  2. drudgery
  3. rasping
  4. grievous

What is 4. grievous?

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Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

  1. The office was closed consequently, I could, not pay my bill.
  2. The office was closed, consequently, I could not pay my bill.
  3. The office was closed; consequently, I could not pay my bill.

What is 3? 

  • The office was closed; consequently, I could not pay my bill.
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A preposition is:

  1. a word that shows strong feeling
  2. a word that feels stuffy
  3. a word that connects other words
  4. a word that shows position

What is 4. a word that shows position? 

(The cat goes on the box; under the box; through the box; to the box; from the box; jumps at the box (and on and on).)

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generous, stingy

  1. synonyms
  2. antonyms

What is 2. antonyms? 

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The SUBJECT of this sentence is: 

Dora cut off the crust of bread. 

Who is Dora? 

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Synonym for wry:

  1. ironic
  2. stray
  3. snicker
  4. loot

What is 1. ironic? 

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Choose the sentence that is punctuated correctly.

  1. The storm struck with savage fury; it: demolished most of the coastal town.
  2. The storm struck with savage fury it demolished most of the coastal town.
  3. The storm struck with savage fury; it demolished most of the coastal town.

What is 3? 

  • The storm struck with savage fury; it demolished most of the coastal town.
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Identify the prepositional phrase *Hint 3 words: 

  1. The black dachshund under the bench is Henry’s dog.

What is "under the bench?"

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________________ sound the same. For example, to, two, and too.

  1. Homonyms 
  2. Synonyms
  3. Antonyms

What is 1. Homonyms? 

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The PREDICATE in this sentence is: 

My dad's cell phone has a funny ring.

What is: has a funny ring? 

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A synonym for DEXTEROUS is:

  1. ungainly
  2. agile
  3. awkward
  4. likable

What is 2. agile?

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8. Billboards are considered an important part of advertising for big business, ________________ by their critics.

a. but, an eyesore;
b. but, “ an eyesore,”
c. but an eyesore

What is C. but an eyesore? 

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In the following sentence, what type of pronoun is in all capital letters?

SHE gave a good book report.

  1. subject pronoun
  2. object pronoun
  3. possessive pronoun

What is 1. subject pronoun? 

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Which words are homonyms?

  1. kind, cruel
  2. chill, thrill
  3. crisp, clear
  4. colonel, kernel

What is 4. colonel, kernel? 

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My purse was stolen. 

This sentence is in active or passive voice. 

What is passive? 

The purse didn't act -- something happened to it. 

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A synonym for versatile is                .

  1. flexible
  2. stubborn
  3. ugly

What is 1. flexible? 

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 To _______________, Anne was on time for her math class.

a. everybody’s surprise
b. every body’s surprise
c. everybodys surprise
d. everybodys’ surprise

What is A. everybody's surprise?

Possessive pronouns ending in ‘s’ take an apostrophe before the ‘s’: one’s; everyone’s;
somebody’s, nobody else’s, etc.

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Which part of speech describes or modifies a noun?

  1. adverb
  2. nounifier
  3. verb
  4. adjective

What is 4. adjective?

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hyperbole

  1. the underlying idea
  2. very realistic art technique
  3. exaggeration, beyond what is real
  4. reach beyond

What is 3. exaggeration, beyond what is real? 

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Find the predicate: My friends and I are taking guitar lessons.

What is: are taking guitar lessons? 

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