Analogies
chef is to knife as farmer is to
a. tractor
b. plant
Tractor
What are the coordinate adjectives and where should a comma be placed?
We enjoyed the clean crisp smell of the mountain air.
Clean and crisp
clean, crisp
A word that has the same meaning (big: large)
a. synonym
b. antonym
c. figurative word
d. connotative word
Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?
A. The Los Angeles police regretfully reported last month that three buildings had been robbed.
B. According to news reports by the Los Angeles police last month, three buildings were robbed.
C. Last month, the Los Angeles police reported that three buildings had been robbed.
D. Three buildings were reported robbed by the Los Angeles police last month.
D. Three buildings were reported robbed by the Los Angeles police last month.
Phrase or Clause?
"With their friends"
Phrase
scent is to smell as cost is to
a. buy
b. price
Price
What are the coordinate adjectives and where should the comma be placed?
She ate the sweet juicy apple with a vengeance.
Sweet and juicy
sweet, juicy
A word that has opposite meaning (big: small)
a. synonym
b. figurative word
c. antonym
d. connotative word
c. Antonym
Determine if the example is correct or if it contains a misplaced modifier.
"The intruder was led away by the police in handcuffs."
a. Correct
b. Misplaced Modifier
Misplaced Modifier
Phrase or Clause?
"It is the only solution"
Independent Clause
breakfast is to meal as crib is to
a. baby
b. bed
Bed
What are the coordinate adjectives and where should a comma be placed?
The gentle kind giant helped Jack climb back down the vine.
Gentle and kind
gentle, kind
the main idea or lesson of a literary passage
a. plot
b. summary
c. theme
d. central idea
C. Theme
Choose the best way to correct the sentence: "After dying from not enough water, Olivia threw the plant in the trash."
a. Olivia died from not having enough water, then threw the plant in the trash.
b. Olivia threw the plant in the trash after it died from not enough water.
c. It's already correct.
b. Olivia threw the plant in the trash after it died from not enough water.
What is a phrase?
a. A group of words that makes sense on its own.
b. A group of words containing a verb and a subject.
c. A group of words that DOES NOT have a subject and predicate.
C. A group of words that DOES NOT have a subject and predicate.
dim is to faint as chilly is to
a. cold
b. snow
Cold
What are the coordinate adjectives and where should a comma be placed?
The awkward shy teenager felt nervous about his first date.
Awkward and shy.
awkward, shy
the reason a person writes a passage or text (explain, inform, entertain, persuade)
a. central idea
b. author's purpose
c. objective
d. biased
B. Author's Purpose
Which sentence corrects the misplaced modifier?
"The cracked girl's glasses were thrown away."
a. The girl's cracked glasses were thrown away.
b. The glasses of the cracked girl were thrown away.
a. The girl's cracked glasses were thrown away.
A group of words with a subject and a predicate is
a. A sentence
b. A clause
c. A phrase
d. a group of words
B. a clause
crayon is to draw as ax is to
a. chop
b. tree
c. swing
Chop
What are the coordinate adjectives and where should a comma be placed?
Registration was improved this year by the addition of an efficient courteous staff.
Efficient and courteous.
efficient, courteous
main point the author is making (short)
a. plot
b. theme
c. summary
d. central idea
D. Central Idea
Choose the best way to correct this sentence:
"Covered with mushrooms and cheese, Morgan bit into the pizza."
a. Morgan was covered with mushrooms and cheese as she bit into the pizza.
b. Morgan bit into the pizza that was covered with mushrooms and cheese.
c. The sentence is correct as written.
b. Morgan bit into the pizza that was covered with mushrooms and cheese.
Phrase or Clause?
"Because I love dessert"
Clause