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Appositives
Complex Sentences
Cause & Effect
100
*Points x2
involving an extremely important decision or result; decisive; critical:
What is to crucial?
100
*Points + 100
indicates a connection or association between two or more things.
What is related to?
100
*points x 2
To make something disappear.
What is vanish?
100
greater in dignity, rank, importance, or interest
Climate change is a ____________ problem!
What is a major?
*Swap points or -500
100
Additional 1000 points
knowledge and understanding that something is happening or exists
What is awareness?
100
*Swap points or -1000
What is emit?
100
1. An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that:
a) Adds extra information to a sentence
b) Modifies a verb
c) Connects two independent clauses
d) Changes the subject of a sentence
a) Adds extra information to a sentence
+1000
100
What makes a sentence complex?
a) It contains multiple clauses
b) It has a subject and a verb
c) It is long and descriptive
d) It includes punctuation marks
a) It contains multiple clauses
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100
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2. Which of the following is an example of a cause and effect sentence?
a) "The sun is shining."
b) "He played soccer in the park."
c) "Because it rained, the ground became wet."
d) "She smiled at her friend."
c) "Because it rained, the ground became wet."
200
*Points + 200
at the presenttime; now:
Currently
200
*Swap Points or -300
to make smaller
What is shrink?
200
*Points x 3
to eat or drink up; devour.
What is consume?
200
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To reduce the consumption of a food or resource.
*I have to _______________ on processed foods.*
What is cut down on?
*Plus 1000 points
200
refers to something that is essential, crucial, or necessary for the existence, well-being, or functioning of a living organism or system. It emphasizes the significance or importance of a particular element or factor.
*Access to clean water is ______ for our survival.
What is vital?
*Points X 3
200
What are landmarks?
200
2. Which of the following sentences contains an appositive?
a) The car drove quickly.
b) Emily, a talented artist, painted a beautiful portrait.
c) I want to go to the park.
d) She walked the dog in the morning.
b) Emily, a talented artist, painted a beautiful portrait.
200
Which of the following is an example of a complex sentence?
a) "She walked to the park."
b) "The cat is sleeping."
c) "Although it was raining, they decided to go for a hike."
d) "I like pizza."
c) "Although it was raining, they decided to go for a hike."
200
3. What is the effect in the sentence, "The car broke down due to engine failure"?
a) Due to
b) Engine failure
c) The car broke down
d) The car
c) The car broke down
300
a person or thing that is excluded from a general statement or does not follow a rule.
What is an exception?
300
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a movement or position of the hand, arm, body, head, or face that is expressive of an idea, opinion, emotion, etc.
What is a gesture?
300
capable of being replaced by natural ecological cycles or sound management practices
renewable
300
to bring under the control of law or constituted authority
*The government needs to ________________ the use of gas-guzzling cars in Taipei City.
What is regulate?
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300
of or relating to sacred matters
What is spiritual?
300
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What are publications?
300
Points x 2
3. In the sentence, "My sister, Sarah, enjoys playing the piano," what is the appositive?
a) My sister
b) Sarah
c) Enjoys playing
d) The piano
b) Sarah
300
3. What is a subordinate clause in a complex sentence?
a) The main part of the sentence
b) The part that provides additional information
c) The independent clause
d) The dependent clause
d) The dependent clause
300
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In the sentence, "Eating too much junk food can lead to health problems," what is the effect?
a) Eating too much junk food
b) Health problems
c) Can lead to
d) The sentence does not have an effect.
b) Health problems
400
pay particular attention to.
What is focus on?
* Points x2
400
The practice of collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and presenting data. It provides a framework for making sense of numerical information and drawing meaningful conclusions about phenomena in various fields such as science, business, and social sciences.
What are statistics?
400
give special importance or value to (something) in speaking or writing
emphasize
400
***Points x 2
To use a resource up completely. To run out of energy.
What is exhaust? But what is exhaust? Really though. What is exhaust?
400
refers to the process of enhancing or improving something, often by adding value, knowledge, or positive experiences.
*Traveling to different countries can be an _________ experience that broadens your cultural perspective.
What is enriching?
400
Swap Points or -1500
What is worldwide?
400
4. Appositives are commonly set off by:
a) Commas
b) Question marks
c) Exclamation points
d) Colons
a) Commas
Points x 2
400
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4. In the sentence, "After I finish my homework, I will go to the movies," which part is the dependent clause?
a) "After I finish my homework"
b) "I will go to the movies"
c) "After"
d) "My homework"
a) "After I finish my homework"
400
Cause and effect sentences often use words and phrases like:
a) Who, what, when, where
b) Because, since, as a result
c) Good, bad, beautiful
d) How, why, which
b) Because, since, as a result
*Points x2
500
to bring into existence: such as. : procreate, beget. : to originate by a vital, chemical, or physical process : produce.
What is to generate?
500
relating to experience, real situations, or actions rather than ideas or imagination
I find it _____________ to use a digital calendar to keep track of my appointments and deadlines.
practical
+400
500
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If students regularly use their phones to look up information, their _________ on these tools can make it hard for them in situations where they are not available.
reliance
500
to change from one form or function to another
*We need to ______________ meters into feet. American's don't understand the metric system.
What is convert?
500
of or relating to the environments of living things or to the relationships between living things and their environments
*The _____________ impact of deforestation is a matter of great concern for environmentalists.
What is ecological?
500
What is reduction?
Points x3
500
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5. Which of the following is an example of an appositive phrase?
a) The tall building
b) Running in the park
c) My best friend, Jane
d) Playing soccer
c) My best friend, Jane
500
5. Complex sentences often use subordinating conjunctions, which:
a) Connect two independent clauses
b) Introduce dependent clauses
c) Modify nouns or pronouns
d) Express time or location
b) Introduce dependent clauses
500
What is a cause and effect sentence?
a) A sentence that states an action and its outcome
b) A sentence that describes a person's emotions
c) A sentence that includes descriptive adjectives
d) A sentence that asks a question
a) A sentence that states an action and its outcome