vocabulary
figurative language
homonyms
revise/edit
sentence fragments/run on sentences
100
an inherited disorder of the blood where clotting does not occur normally a. heatstroke b. hemoglobin c. hemophilia D. hemorrhage
What is c. hemophilia
100
And they still danced, until the moon sank low, blushing a little. a. hyperbole b. idiom c. simile d. personification
D. Personification
100
Mr. Jones had a (reseeding, receding) hair line.
receding
100
Because the past is such a wonderful place to imagine. This is incomplete because it a. contains no subject b. contains no predicate c.is only a dependent clause d. begins with subordinate conjunction
c. only a dependent clause
100
I love to write papers, I would write one everyday. complete, fragment. run on
run on
200
a feeling of melancholy f. anger g. unhappiness h. solitude j. bitterness a strange aroma f. taste g. event h. fragrance j. atmosphere
g. unhappiness
200
All books are either dreams or swords. You can cut, or you can drug with words. a. idiom b. hyperbole c. metaphor d. personification
c. metaphor
200
The proper name for a female sheep is the word (you, yew, ewe).
ewe
200
Even though modern books can usually be read more easily than older ones and are preferred by many people, I sometimes end up disatisfied with them. a. change more easily to easier b. change preferred to prefered c. change disastified to dissatisfied d. make no change
c. change disastified to dissatisfied
200
Showed no remorse for the victim run-on complete sentence fragment
fragment
300
to show vigilance A. fear B. anger C. alert attention D. polite behavior
D. polite behavior
300
That meat stayed in the freezer so long it was freezer burned. a. idiom b. hyperbole c. metaphor d. oxymoron
d oxymoron
300
After selling lemonade, we made a (prophet, profit) of 100 dollars.
profit
300
When I read an old book, I feel carried away to another world and am barely aware of where I really am. a. change the comma to a semi-colon b. change barely to barly c. change carried to carryied d. make no change
d. make no change
300
Shows no improvement in any of the vital signs. fragment run on complete sentence
sentence fragment
400
bartered with farmers a. worked b. talked c. swapped d. fought
c, swapped
400
The moon came with a blinding glow a. hyperbole b. simile c. metaphor d. idiom
a. hyperbole
400
The novel was (paired, pared, peared) down to 200 pages
pared
400
And uses it to take himself and a teammate from his basketball team back in time. a. change teammate to teamate b. change And to He c. change basketball to basket ball d. make no change
b. change And to He
400
I attended the conference last July I also attended the symposium last summer. fragment complete run-on sentence
run-on sentence
500
making claims to excellence or importance a. prodictivity b. preferable c. pretentions d. pretentious
d. pretentious
500
In peaceful noises of the farm, and watch the pastoral fields burned by the setting sun. a. simile b. oxymoron c. hyperbole d. personification
c. hyperbole
500
The (flew, flu, flue) pipe on the organ was stopped up with dust.
flue
500
This been going on for months. What revision if any is needed. a. This has been going on for months b. This have been going on for months. c. This be going on for months. d. no revision needed
a. this has been going on for months
500
Employee morale had a great impact of productivity,every employee got a raise. complete run on sentence fragment
run on
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