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Please correct the following sentence: Tony Hawk was born May 12 1968 in San Diego California.
Tony Hawk was born May 12, 1968 in San Diego, California.
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What does convince mean?
to make someone believe or do something
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Which pair of words are homophones? now/know ate/eight fan/fun back/black
ate/eight
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Choose the verb form that best completes this sentence. Peter _____ new shoes for the game yesterday. a. wored b. wearred c. wear d. wore
wore
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Describe the setting in Edgar Allan Poe's story "The Fall of the House of Usher"?
Answers will vary - The house of Usher is a gloomy, dark, disturbing place.
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Please correct the following sentence: it is my birthday in june i would like a book by charles dickens
It is my birthday in June. I would like a book by Charles Dickens.
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What does image mean?
how a person appears to other people
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"Why don't you go outside and play in the sunshine?" my mother suggested. A synonym for suggest is....
Answers may vary - propose, recommend
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Which is the best way to correct this sentence and sentence fragment? Kyle missed the bus yesterday. Still got to school on time. a. Kyle missed the bus yesterday still going to school on time. b. Kyle missed the bus yesterday, but he still got to school on time. c. Kyle missed the bus yesterday still, he got to school on time. d. Kyle missed the bus, yesterday he still got to school on time.
Answer - b
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Who are the characters in "The Fall of the House of Usher"?
Roderick Usher, Narrator (Usher's friend), Madeline
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Correct the following sentence: do you know what time it is i have to go soon
Do you know what time it is? I have to go soon.
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What does anxiety mean?
a strong feeling of worry
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Which of these words is a compound word? a. address b.telephone c. sidewalk d. bandana
Sidewalk
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Choose the sentence with correct capitalization. a. The desert in arizona is colorful in the spring. b. The class did a project on African animals. c. There's a lot to do when you live in a City. d. the country with the most people is China.
B
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What was Poe's purpose in writing "The Fall of the House of Usher"?
Entertainment
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Please correct the following sentence: jacob watched his sister color cut and glue her craft project
Jacob watched his sister color, cut, and glue her craft project.
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What does peculiar mean?
strange
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Which word best fits both sentence? Jason saw a brown ____ while walking in the woods. Marsha couldn't _____ to walk another block. a. bare b. barely c. bear d. boar
C - bear
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which sentence has correct subject-verb agreement? a. Kate's bike have a flat time. b. The door to the auditorium close automatically.l c. My plants look like they need some water. d. Newborn puppies grows quickly.
C
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From whose point of view is "The Fall of the House of Usher" written?
It is written from the narrator's point of view (his friend).
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Correct the following sentence: how do i get to the library in washington
How do I get to the library in Washington?
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What does it mean to linger?
to wait around
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Which pair of words is in the same word family? a. lake/likely b. even/event c. clay/claim d. able/ability
A - able/ability
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Which sentence uses a possessive incorrectly? a. The duckling's love to splash in the pond. b. We can use my sister's computer to finish our project. c. Is Marita's house in this neighborhood? d. The author's ending was a surprise to everyone.
A
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What is the theme in many of Poe's writings?
Death