stem
What does the stem word "Dorm" mean?
what is wrong with the sentence
We need a shovel rake and a leaf-blower.
there is no commas with shovel,rake,and leaf-blower
what kind of verbal is this?
"Im going outside"
gerund
There is a large demand all over the United States for plants indigenous to the desert.
what is another word for indigenous
a. native b. necessary c. foreign d. alien
A:native
I threw the ball
what sentence structure is this?Simple
what does the stem word "proto" mean?
first
jake went to the groccery store to get food for his family.
what is wrong with this sentence?
Jake isnt capitalized and grocery is spelled wrong
Is this participle past or present?
Branden had eaten his dinner
Past
There is no doubt that the idea of living in such a benign climate was appealing.The islanders seemed to keep their vitality and live longer than Europeans.
what is another word for benign
a. kind b. not malignant c. tropical d. favorable
C: tropical
When I forgot to plug in my charger,my phone died
what sentence structure is this
Complex
what does the stem word "ex" mean?
out
after work I drove back home and when I arrived home their was no food in the fridge and I wont get my paychek until tommorow
whats wrong with this sentence?
there is no comma between work an I
its not "their" its "there"
tomorrow and paycheck was spelled wrong
no period
what kind of verbal is this?
I need to finish that project today
infinitive
After the Romans left, a millennium and a half passed before people again lived in such comfort. Churchill wrote, “From the year 400 until the year 1900 no one had central heating and very few had hot baths.”
What is another word for millennium
a. a decade b. many years c. century d. 1000 years
D: 1000 years
True or False
A compound-complex sentence contains 2 or more independent clauses and 1 or more dependent clauses
True
what does the stem word "logy" mean?
science
a large percentage of customers have reported that most employees have been on there phones instead of working.
A large percentage of our(or the) customers have reported that most employees have been on there phones instead of working.
what is a gerund?
a form of verb that functions as a noun
A combination of fog and industrial smoke, called smog, has vitiated the air in and around many big cities.
What is another word for vitiated
a. concentrate b. contaminate c. replace d.fill up
B: contaminate
I threw the baseball and it hit a car
is this a compound or complex?
Compound
what does the stem word "post" mean?
after
When I checked the weather it said it's was going to be rainy,I decided to stay inside and just binge watch Netflix.
what is a infinitive
a verb that acts as a noun while also discussing actions without actually doing the action.
The purpose of the psychiatrist is to mitigate the suffering of the patient.
what is another word for mitigate
a. make milder b. beautify c. increase d. banish
D: banish
True or False
A complex sentence contains 1 independent clause and only one dependent clause
false