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Then Mrs. Change said, "In that case, I'll schedule our history test for Wednesday." The missing comma should be _____
What is between then and Mrs.?
100
After the exam, the group made sure their final project was finished before the deadline. The prepositional phrase(s) are ____.
What is after the exam and before the deadline?
100
Hair sprays damages the ozone layer. The sentence does not make sense because _____
What is the subject and verb do not agree?
100
Come to San Antonio! Here history is still living, happy and breathing. Come to explore our living past. Explore our city and experience a magical journey. You do not want to miss our treasures. We do not want to miss you either! Lots of tourists come here, and they absolutely love it! The purpose of the text is _____
What is to persuade?
100
Come to San Antonio! Here history is still living, happy and breathing. Come to explore our living past. Explore our city and experience a magical journey. You do not want to miss our treasures. We do not want to miss you either! Lots of tourists come here, and they absolutely love it! The propaganda technique used at the end is ____
What is bandwagon?
200
The happiest of there children always seemed to be Alex. The word used incorrectly is _____
What is there?
200
They shall dance the night away. The sentence's verb tense is _____.
What is future?
200
Although these may seem unrelated, they are all tied together. In this _____ sentence, the subordinate conjunction is ___.
What is complex and although?
200
Characterization is used to
What is help readers understand what kind of people the characters are?
200
The difference between the type of source an autobiography is and the type of source a biography is.
What is a primary source (autobiography) versus a secondary source (biography)?
300
The meaning of the root word dict
What is to speak or to talk?
300
The scholars studied extremely hard for their exams; consequently, they meet their goal for mastery. The connective adverb is _____.
What is consequently?
300
The girl was smart. The girl was kind. The girl felt important. Combine the sentences appropriately.
What is the smart, kind girl felt important? or What is the kind, smart girl felt important? or What is the girl was kind, smart, and felt important?
300
Donna likes to think of herself as curious. I like to think of her as nosy. Curious and nosy are connotative and denotative words. Which word is which?
What is curious is denotative and nosy is connotative?
300
On Saturday, June 14, 2003, the United States Army celebrated its 228th birthday. Soldiers handed out U.S. flags and "Support Your Soldier" postcards to people gathered at sporting events. The postcards were given to people as they entered the stadium. People were able to sign the postcard and sent it to a soldier overseas. The text is nonfiction because _____.
What is the events can be confirmed? or What is based on the date and the evidence given, the events actually happened?
400
We are ready to take the following test English, math, social studies, and science. A colon needs to be added _____
What is between test and English?
400
The most dangerous of these is the leopard seal. The verb in the sentence is a _____ verb.
What is a linking verb?
400
Carey baked a cake for the party. Michael made the decorations. Combine the sentences.
What is Carey baked a cake for the party, and Michael made the decorations? What is Carey baked a cake for the party; Michael made the decorations? What is Carey baked a cake for the party; likewise, Michael made the decorations?
400
The words heartless and selfish would create a _____ tone.
What is mean, evil, angry, mad, or upset?
400
Babe Ruth was considered on of the best baseball players in the history of the sport because he set scoring records during his career. The fact part of the sentence is _____, and the opinion part of the sentence is _____.
What is he set scoring records during his career and Babe Ruth was considered on of the best baseball players in the history of the sport?
500
He don't never get his family to stop buying gifts. To correct the sentence using an appropriate rule, _____
What is remove don't and change get to gets or got?
500
The father tucks the egg inside a loose flap of skin. The sentence uses ____ different noun jobs.
What is three?
500
The eager boy fished with his father they caught no fish. Create a compound sentence using a connective adverb.
What is the eager boy fished with his father; however, they caught no fish? or What is the eager boy fished with his father;nevertheless, they caught no fish?
500
My friend, my dad, and I were exploring a small stream next to my neighbor's house. I got a big stick to see how deep the water was, and then I decided to use it to propel myself to the other side. But as I jumped over the stream, the stick broke, and I fell in and got soaked. Everyone else thought it was funny! The point of view is
What is first person?
500
The difference between a main idea and a topic in a nonfiction text.
What is the topic is what the text is about and the main idea is the most important point the author wants you to know or is trying to make about the topic?