Grammar
Fix the misplaced modifier in the sentence.
Scrubbing the tile grout with bleach and an old toothbrush, the mildew stains began to fade
or
While Jacob scrubbed the tile grout with bleach and an old toothbrush, the mildew stains began to fade.
Define "dejected"
“He goes up the stairs, a little dejected. Katie looks after him for a moment, loving and worried.”
A type of figurative language:
His soul swooned slowly as he heard the snow falling faintly through the universe.
Fix the misplaced modifier in the sentence.
Slathering the popcorn with melted butter, the calorie count skyrocketed
Define "presumably"
He glanced back, far below, down at the water where a group was huddled, presumably around the victim.
A type of figurative language.
My teacher has put me in a pickle with this homework tonight.
A clause that starts with an AAAWWUUBBIS word. A clause that cannot stand on its own.
Marked looked under the bed, in the hamper, and _________, but he could not find his favorite University of Florida T-Shirt.
A. he even searched his brother’s closet
B. searched in the closet
C. in his brother's closet
C.
Each item in the series begins with a preposition.
Define "ominous"
In the horror movie, the stupid teenagers ignore the ominous warnings and go inside the mysterious house on the hill.
Threatening or foreshadowing evil
1. The author's attitude toward the subject, the readers, or the characters.
2. How the reader feels after reading the author's words.
2. What is mood?
A type of figurative language.
Above all was the sense of hearing acute. I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth.
Ironing a clean shirt, __________, and buying a pack of gum for fresh breath were the tasks Aaron completed before the first day of spring semester.
A. the printout of a course schedule
B. printing a course schedule
C. making sure that he had printed a course schedule
Define "paramount"
Even though there was danger, my feelings of loyalty toward her were still paramount. I had to help her.
More important than anything else; supreme
1. A complete thought that expresses a message, idea, or truth the author wants you to know about society, human-nature, etc.
2. The topic/idea that becomes the focus for an informational text.
2. What is central idea?
A type of figurative language.
Your backyard is a Garden of Eden.
Fix one of the italicized parts of the sentence.
Belinda hates her psychology class, although her professor is an interesting lecturer, the auditorium is right next to the copy center, and the whump, whump, whump of the machines always makes Belinda drowsy.
What is class, although? There should be a period between the two words because it is a comma splice. "Although" is the beginning of a transitional phrase.
Change the sentence to active voice.
The computers were shipped early in September.
Define "transcend"
The engineers were able to transcend the restrictions of technology and create a robot that was indistinguishable from a human.
Go beyond the range or limits of something; surpass
2. The exact definition of a word.
2. What is denotation?
A type of figurative language.
Death has reared himself a throne / In a strange city lying alone