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Adjective Clauses
Passive Voice
Conjunctions
Advantages and Disadvantages
Vocabulary
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What is the adjective clause in this sentence: The cat, who slept all day, is now sleeping again.
who slept all day
100
Make this sentence active: The streets were littered with garbage.
Garbage littered the streets
100
What is the purpose of these conjunctions: in addition moreover
To add additional information
100
What is a disadvantage to living in the city?
Answers will vary, but should contain the correct structures from p. 143
100
What is another word for "uncooked"?
raw
200
What is/are the relative pronoun(s)? The man who drinks coffee every day decided to drink tea today, which is weird.
who and which
200
Make this sentence passive: The child who is kicking my seat on the plane is agitating me.
I am being agitated by the child who is kicking my seat on the plane.
200
Fill in the blank with the correct conjunction: ______ the computer was broken, he could do his homework.
because, since, as
200
What is an advantage to having a disability? (from ch. 6 topic)
Answers will vary
200
Fill in the blank with the correct word from Chapter 6 (also the correct tense): The life guard saved the child when she was ____________ in the water.
drowning
300
When and Where are not relative pronouns. What are they?
Adverbs
300
What are the grammatical components of the passive voice? (How do you form the passive voice?)
subject + be + verb in past participle
300
What is the grammatical name for the conjunction in the sentence below (think about chapter 6): He loves to eat candy; however, his teeth are rotten.
Adverbial Conjunction
300
What are two advantages of studying ancient history? Use two different structures in your response.
Answers will vary but must contain two different structures from p. 143
300
What are the literal and figurative meanings of "eat away at"?
Literal: to eat something Figurative: slowly destroy (as in emotions)
400
What does the clause "which is weird" refer to? The man who drinks coffee every day decided to drink tea today, which is weird.
It refers to the first clause (not just one noun)
400
Make this sentence passive: The city has repaired the bridge so many times that they should knock it down and rebuild it.
The bridge has been repaired (by the city) so many times that it should be knocked down and rebuilt.
400
What is the grammatical name for the conjunction in the sentence below (think about other chapters): Because the artist needed to fill the empty space, he used hieroglyphs.
Subordinating Conjunction
400
Give two advantages and one disadvantage to living in another country. Use a conjunction to show contrast.
Answers will vary, but should look like this: One advantage to living in another country is that you learn another language. Another advantage is meeting new people. However, one disadvantage is not being with your family.
400
Use the following three words correctly in one sentence: impending severe resurgence
Answers will vary
500
Use "where" correctly in an adjective clause
Answers will vary, but "where" must follow a subject + verb
500
Make a sentence using the past perfect (in passive) in the first clause and simple past (in active) in the second
Answers will vary, but should be something like this: The news had been spread before he told anyone.
500
Write the following adverbial conjunction in a sentence: "to some extent"
Answers will vary, but it should be used to show degree (how much), with correct punctuation
500
What is a disadvantage to going to bed early? Use the other word we learned for "disadvantage".
They must use "drawback"
500
Use the figurative meaning of "get carried away + correct preposition" correctly in a sentence.
Answers will vary, but should be like: The music is so powerful that I get carried away by it.