Show:
"This Or That"
"Multiple Choice"
"Correct Or Incorrect"
"Fill In The Blank"
"Miscellaneous"
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I have a headache, so I'm going to _____ down for a while. A. Lie B. Layed C. Lay
A. Lie
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Match the following commonly confused words with the correct blanks in the correct order in the following sentence. Those are ______ books on the table a) Their b)There c)They're
"Those are their books on the table."
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"Last night I drank chocolate milk with my desert." Correct or Incorrect?
Incorrect. Last night I drank chocolate milk with my dessert. Desert-dry, arid lands
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_____ a great day.
It's a great day.
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1. _____ is gold in those hills. 2. ______ the nicest people I know. a. They’re b. There c. Their
1. B. There is gold in those hills. 2. A. They’re the nicest people I know.
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______ going through these courses, I am learning a lot about the English language. A. Bye B. Buy C. By
By-a preposition that means: near, beside or through.
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1. "My bicycle has ___ wheels." 2. "I will go ___ school tomorrow." 3. "I like pizza." "Me ___!" a) to/too/two b) two/too/to c) two/to/too d) too/two/to e) to/two/too
c) two/to/too "My bicycle has two wheels." "I will go to school tomorrow." "I Like pizza." "Me too!"
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They saw a mirage: that is a type of allusion one sees in the desert. Correct or Incorrect
Incorrect. Illusion- A false perception of reality. Allusion- An indirect inference.
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"He accepts defeat well, Lets all go _____ for you because someone has to clean up." A) Accept B) Except C. Egcept
Except
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1.______ interior decorating ability is outstanding. 2. ______ going to lose five points for each run-on and fragment in the essay. A. You're B. Your
1. B Your interior decorating ability is outstanding. 2. A. You're going to lose five points for each run-on and fragment in the essay.
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A long nap ______ my busy weekend. A. compliments B. Accents C. complements
C. complements. compliments-noun, praise; verb, to praise complements-noun, something that completes;
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1."I can _____ the ten quotes from the same author in my paper." 2. "The new office building was built on the _____ of a cemetery." 3."The ______ of Disneyland's castle makes me feel uplifted with joy." a)sight/site/cite b)cite/site/sight c)cite/sight/site
b) cite/site/sight 1."I can cite the ten quotes from the same author in my paper." 2. "The new office building was built on the site of a cemetery." 3."The sight of Disneyland's castle makes me feel uplifted with joy."
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"Under your reign, I have enjoyed my life as a servant." CORRECT or INCORRECT.
Correct. Reign-a noun means the period during which one occupies the throne; royal rule; dominating power. As a verb, reign means to rule or to possess supreme power over something or someone.
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Tony, ______ responsibility was to lead the expedition, mislaid the map. Who's going to lead now? A) Who's B. Whoose C) Whose
C. Whose
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1. _____ a wonderful day in the neighborhood. 2. The school needs ____ roof fixed. A. Its B. It’s C. They're
1. B It's a wonderful day in the neighborhood. 2. A The school needs its roof fixed.
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When it was time for the bride to walk the aisle to the (altar/ alter), she began to tremble because she was so nervous.
Altar-a platform at the front of a house of worship.
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1. I found her patronizing attitude towards my ideas _____ insulting. 2. It is rare to see a high school student who is superior at sports and _____ after school. 3. The soldiers were very _____ for the opening ceremony. a)quiet/quite/quit b)quit/quiet/quite c)quite/quiet/quit d)quit/quite/quiet e)quite/quit/quiet
e)quite/quit/quiet 1. I found her patronizing attitude towards my ideas quite insulting. 2. It is rare to see a high school student who is superior at sports and quit after school. 3. The soldiers were very quiet for the opening ceremony.
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Lack of sleep affects the quality of your work. Correct or Incorrect
Correct. Affect- to influence Effect-the result
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Em's father advised her not to see Sam. She should have followed his _______.
Advice.
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1. I want some candy from the store ____. 2. My teacher has _____ children. 3. I have _____ eat garlic and hot sauce every day of my life. A. to B. two C. too.
1. C. I want some candy from the store too. 2. B My teacher has two children. 3. A I have to eat garlic and hot sauce every day of my life.
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When the evidence revealed the actual events of the case, the defendant, a public servant who once had earned great respect from his constituents, experienced a fast (decent/descent/ dissent) into painful notoriety.
descent-is a noun that means a decline or the act of moving downward. The verb is descend. To pronounce , relax the first syllable and stress the second.
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Match the following commonly confused words with the correct blanks in the correct order in the following sentences: 1."The _______ podiatrist won the Physician of the Year award." 2."The meaning of the poem was ______, and not easily recognized." 3."A fight between my sister and me is _______ from the moment I enter my house." a)Eminent/immanent/imminent b)Imminent/Immanent/Eminent c)Immanent/Imminent/Eminent d)Eminent/Imminent/immanent e)Immanent/Eminent/imminent
a)Eminent/immanent/imminent EMINENT-famous, respected IMMANENT-inherent or intrinsic IMMINENT-ready to take place. 1.The eminent podiatrist won the Physician of the year award.2.The meaning of the poem was immanent,and not easily recognized.3.A fight between my sister and me is imminent from the moment I enter the house.
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"The results that I got from my math test a week ago was perspicacious." correct or incorrect.
correct. Perspicacious means "having or showing insight."
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The rollercoaster that we went on was very tortuous. I thought it was very fun but my little brother thought it was _______.
Answer: torturous-"causing or involving torture or suffering."
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The first group to put the following items on the desk in the front of your row wins: a LITERATURE BOOK, a WATCH, a CELL PHONE, a MIRROR, a PAIR OF GLASSES, and LIPGLOSS.
She does not feel good/well.