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Joanne
100

What is the past participle of the word "seek?"

Sought

100

What part of speech is an appositive?

Noun (phrase)
100

Change this sentence to the passive voice: "The game was watched by millions of people."

Millions of people watched the game.

100

Name one student in this class who can go through the "green glass door."

Answers may vary

100

What career path is Joanne pursuing?

Occupational Therapy

200

Name the five indefinite pronouns that are always plural.

Few, fewer, others, several, many

200

Name two punctuation you can use to combine these two clauses: "The solution was simple __ turn on the heat and watch the parts dissolve.

dash, colon

200

Which part of the list is incorrect? "Today she will be playing piano, going out for a walk, be eating dinner, and setting an alarm and get enough sleep.

"be eating dinner"

200

On the SAT essay, what are the three points to cover in your analysis?

What effect does the quote have? How does the quote create that effect? Why does that support the main idea?

200

Which UC did Joanne not get into and not get waitlisted for?

UCLA

300

Which is NOT an appropriate word to complete the sentence: "The research study's new findings further _____ the claim that patients with rabies do not have a good chance of surviving."

Bolster, Uphold, Strengthen, Authenticate, Eliminate

Eliminate

300

What kind of clause do you form when you add a subordinating conjunction to the beginning of a main clause?

Dependent or subordinate clause

300

Combine these two sentences logically by turning one into a participial phrase. "The man escaped the jail. Then, he continued to commit more crime."

Answers may vary. (Having escaped the jail, the man continued to commit more crime.)

300

Name one neighboring state of Missouri.

(Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee, Arkansas,  Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska)

300

What was Joanne's college major?

Human Development

400

Complete this sentence with the correct grammatical pairing of personal pronouns: "This dog is bigger than ___ and ____ combined."

Answer options: He and I, Him and me, He and me, Him and I

He and I

400

DAILY DOUBLE: In the sentence: "Brightening the night sky, the moon's glow could be seen from my window," which part of the sentence is the modifier, and what is the subject being modified?

Modifier: "brightening the night sky"

Subject being modified: glow

400

Write one sentence that includes one trailing participial phrase and one appositive.

Answers may vary.

400

How many kids does Walter have?

2

400

What is the full name of the school that Joanne is currently attending?

Washington University in St. Louis

500

Name 3 conjunctive adverbs that can fill in the blank to continue the logical thought between the two sentences. "Becoming a manager at a company typically requires many years of working experience and education. ____, many people who aspire to be a manager go back to school to get an MBA or get additional training."

Conjunctive adverb showing cause and effect (consequently, hence, thus, therefore)

500

How many relative clauses are in the following sentence: "My mother, who is a skillful chef, cooked the salmon that had been in the freezer for a month, which is a long time, and she managed to make it taste delicious despite the salmon having been frozen for so long.

3

500

DAILY DOUBLE: What are the three ways to fix this sentence in order to create a logical comparison? "My school's mascot is cooler than your school."

My school's mascot is cooler than your school's.

My school's mascot is cooler than your school's mascot.

My school's mascot is cooler than that of your school.

500

What is the singular form of the word "phalanges?"

Phalanx

500

Name 3 APs that Joanne took in high school

Chinese, Biology, Psychology, Human Geography, Statistics