Writing
In a 1954 Life magazine article, author John Hersey expressed concern that children in the United States were disengaged from learning how to read. Among other problems, Hersey noted, the reading material available to grade-schoolers had a hard time competing with television, radio, 1 and other media for children’s attention.
A) NO CHANGE
B) and with
C) and also
D) and competing with
Choice A is the best answer. The conjunction “and” appropriately separates the last two nouns in the series, “radio” and “other media.”
Punctuate this:
Besides my calculator I should bring a number two pencil to the test although I heard that the school will provide pencils
Besides my calculator, I should bring a number two pencil to the test, although I heard that the school will provide pencils.
Use 'Tentative' in sentence, please.
definition: not certain
Add the correct transition word in the following sentence: Everyone know that having his cellphone in class is unacceptable,_______ people still do it.
however
What is the name of the fictional town where Stranger Things is set?
Hawkins, Indiana
The story of The Cat in the Hat’s publication began when William 3 Spaulding, the director of the education division at the publishing company Houghton Mifflin, read Hersey’s article and had an idea.
A) NO CHANGE
B) Spaulding the director
C) Spaulding, the director,
D) Spaulding—the director
Choice A is the best answer. The comma after “Spaulding” is paired correctly with the comma after “Mifflin” to set off grammatically nonessential information.
Musicians should carefully craft a strategy for their online streaming - the ability for their music to be heard instantly via the internet through a computer or mobile device) to achieve maximum popularity.
B - Notice the close parentheses already given in the sentence after "mobile device." That close parentheses doesn't currently have a matching open parentheses to pair with, so it's our job to provide one by selecting Choice B.
Use the word 'Abrasive' in a sentence.
Definition: rough; coarse; harsh
Words that DO NOT mean "in addition":
Similarly
Conversely
Therefore
What are
Conversely
Therefore
Which musician has won the award for Top Female Artist four times?
Taylor Swift
Which choice most effectively combines the sentences at the underlined portion?
Spaulding agreed that there was a need for appealing books for beginning 4 readers. He thought he knew who should write one.
A) readers, and he
B) readers—namely, he
C) readers; and Spaulding
D) readers, and meanwhile he
Choice A is the best answer. This choice most effectively combines the sentences at the underlined portion because it’s concise and correctly indicates that Spaulding saw a need for appealing books for beginning readers at the same time that he thought he knew who should write one.
There are a wide variety of modern dance forms and styles to enjoy. That's one reason my hometown has many different dance studios.
A - NO CHANGE. This practice question is best left as a pair of complete, independent sentences, given our options
Define 'subjective' and 'objective'
biased and unbiased
What is the transition word in the following sentence: I haven't got my diner yet.
yet
Who is widely considered “The King of Rock and Roll”?
Elvis Presley
One recent study by Sara E. Helms, assistant professor of economics at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, did focus specifically on 18 mandatory volunteering.
A) NO CHANGE
B) coercive
C) forcible
D) imperative
Choice A is the best answer; “mandatory” is the most precise word to use when describing the volunteering that students are required to do.
David was surprised to learn that frogs were primarily carnivorous, he had assumed that they mostly ate plants and vegetables.
Choice D: a semicolon acts just like a period, and is effective for dividing two "complete sentences" or Independent Clauses, as we have in this situation.
Because she is a chef, she notices every ______ of flavor in the meal.
A. nuance
B. noxious
C. Abhor
D. Nullify
A. Nuance
In the following sentence how many transition(s) word(s) are in there: First I went to the wall, then I went back to my home where I also ate a pizza.
3. First, Then, Where.
What Austrian-American actor served as the 38th Governor of California from 2003 to 2011?
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Which choice most effectively sets up the point made in the next sentence?
Instead of requiring students to volunteer, schools 21 have to recognize that not all students are equally well suited to the same activities. Many studies show that when schools simply tell students about opportunities for community service and connect them with organizations that need help, more students volunteer of their own free will.
A) NO CHANGE
B) should allow students to spend their time participating in athletics and other extracurricular activities.
C) should focus on offering arrangements that make volunteering an easy and attractive choice.
D) are advised to recognize the limits of their ability to influence their students.
Choice C is the best answer. The idea that schools should focus on offering arrangements that make volunteering an easy and attractive choice most effectively sets up the point made in the next sentence: more students willingly volunteer when schools tell them about volunteering opportunities and connect them with organizations.
Brian Eno is the foremost composer of ambient music (a genre based in slow, evolving soundscapes that can be either ignored in the background or attended to carefully, as the listener may determine for himself or herself.
C - This question makes use of a dash mark acting like a colon. Imagine that the dash mark is a colon and evaluate according to the two colon criteria - you will see that the rules apply perfectly.
believing that people act only out of selfish motives
Cynical
In Japan, the oyster seed is ---- being cultured in nets to market size but also released on the bottom where good returns are being obtained two to three years later.
not only
What’s Spider-Man’s middle name?
Peter Benjamin Parker