Active & Passive
What is the voice of the verb?
An anonymous donor gave thousands of dollars to the art program.
A. Active
B. Passive
A. Active
What figure of speech is used here?
The fierce fire flickered furiously in the forest.
A. personification
B. alliteration
C. hyperbole
B. alliteration
Every book, magazine, and research article ______ been removed from the library shelves.
A. has
B. have
A. has
Walking down the crowded street, the sudden rainstorm caught the tourists completely by surprise.
A. Correct
B. This sentence contains a dangling modifier
B. This sentence contains a dangling modifier
The capital of South Carolina is _____.
Columbia
Change the voice of the verb:
The sudden thunderstorm disrupted our outdoor soccer practice.
Passive: Our outdoor soccer practice was disrupted by the sudden thunderstorm.
What figure of speech is used here?
Opportunity knocked softly on his door, but he was too afraid to answer it.
Personification
Either the principal or the guidance counselors ____ the final schedule changes.
A. approves
B. approve
B. approve
Before submitting the final essay, the rubric should be thoroughly reviewed.
Revise the sentence to remove the dangling modifier.
Before submitting the final essay, you should thoroughly review the rubric.
Who is the first president of the United States?
George Washington
Rewrite and change the voice of the verb:
Three historical novels were selected for the summer reading list by the English teacher.
Active: The English teacher selected three historical novels for the summer reading list.
What figure of speech is used here?
Her apology felt like a Trojan horse; I knew there was a hidden motive behind her sudden kindness.
Allusion - Reference to Greek mythology
The strategy used by both political parties ___ a secret from the general public.
A. remains
B. remain
A. remains
Though frustrated by the difficult puzzle, the pieces finally started to come together.
Revise the sentence to remove the dangling modifier.
Though frustrated by the difficult puzzle, Tim finally started to put the pieces together.
"I pledge ________ to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, ________, with liberty and justice for all."
allegiance
indivisible