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Please pick up (your/you're) _________ trash.
your
From Okinawa, this student has 5 siblings and worked on a US military based for more than a decade.
Ai
Which has a word stress pattern of oO?
bathroom or alarm
alarm
Choose the two words that rhyme:
penny-many or beat-great
penny-many
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Because he is intelligent so he gets good marks.
Because he is so intelligent, he gets good marks.
or
Because he is intelligent, he gets good marks.
Violet was (two/too) _________ excited to sleep.
too
A long-time St. Mark ESL student, this class member visited Belgium, France and the UK in the same month.
Dolores
Which one has a word stress pattern of oOo?
atmosphere or confession
confession
Choose the two words that rhyme:
treat-sweet or plague-Prague
treat-sweet
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Though he is fat, still he runs fast.
Though he is fat, he runs fast. or
Though he is fat, he still runs fast.
The weather can (affect/effect) ________ the success of an outdoor event.
affect
This student, who holds a bachelor's degree in business, loves French fries, used to babysit in MA, and has worked at an orthodontist firm.
Patareeya
Which one has a word stress pattern of Ooo?
excellent or prescription
excellent
Choose the two words that rhyme:
cease-ease or random-tandem
random-tandem
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I said nothing, since he was angry.
I said nothing since he was angry.
(No common required when the dependent clause follows the independent clause.)
Gus is taller (than/then) _____________ his brother.
than
This student has been living in the US for 9 years and has talents that include knitting and driving "big rigs."
Marina
Which one has a word stress pattern of oOoo?
incredible or education
Choose the two words that rhyme:
work-shirk or any-nanny
work-shirk
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He reads nor writes.
He neither reads nor writes.
(paired conjunctions)
I am going to (lay/lie) _________ down for a while.
lie
This student honeymooned in Montenegro, and worked as a design engineer for a gas turbine company, and is a parent of 2 children.
Olena
Which one has a word stress pattern of ooOo?
superficial or bacteria
superficial
Which two words rhyme
coward-toward or whether-leather
whether-leather
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No sooner I had reached the station than the train let.
No sooner had I reached the station than the train left. (inversion after 'no sooner")