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Choose which of the following is the correct option for the missing word below?

The _____ of all Maria's studying was that she aced the SHSAT exam.

A.effect

B.affect

Question 1 of 15

Identify the meaning of the underlined Greek or Latin root word that can be used to identify the correct definition of the following word:

automobile

A.motorized

B.car

C.self

D.human

Question 2 of 15

Indicate which type of phrase is underlined in the following sentence:

Painted a brilliant white, the small room appeared bigger.

A.Appositive phrase

B.Gerund phrase

C.Participial phrase

D.Absolute phrase

Question 3 of 15

Indicate if the following sentence makes correct or incorrect use of commas:

When learning grammar practice is essential.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 4 of 15

Identify the following as a euphemism, synecdoche, or metonymy:

Jonathan can make magic when he puts his fingers to work on the ivories.

A.Euphemism

B.Synecdoche

C.Metonymy

Question 5 of 15

Identify the following as simile, metaphor, personification, or hyperbole:

Well, that went over like a lead balloon.

A.Simile

B.Metaphor

C.Hyperbole

D.Personification

Question 6 of 15

Indicate whether the underlined verb is an action verb, linking verb, or auxiliary (helping) verb:

Does your brother speak English?

A.Action verb

B.Linking verb

C.Auxiliary (Helping) verb

Question 7 of 15

Before which of the following words would you place a colon to make the sentence grammatically correct?

The game was going very well everyone was having fun.

A.going

B.well

C.everyone

D.was

Question 8 of 15

Choose whether the following use of a semicolon in the sentence is correct or incorrect:

Ivan was fighting hard; yet it did not look like he would win.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 9 of 15

10.

Indicate which type of phrase is used in the following sentence:

The guys attacked the pile of nachos, their fingers getting the last bit of cheese off the plate.

A.Absolute phrase

B.Gerund phrase

C.Prepositional phrase

D.Infinitive phrase

Question 10 of 15

11.

Indicate whether the underlined is a sentence fragment, a complete sentence, or a run on sentence:

I believe a lot of things. For example, that everyone should follow the golden rule.

A.Fragment

B.Complete

C.Run-on

Question 11 of 15

12.

Identify the following as a paradox, equivocation, irony or oxymoron:

What a pity youth must be wasted on the young.

A.Paradox

B.Equivocation

C.Irony

D.Oxymoron

Question 12 of 15

13.

Identify the meaning of the underlined Greek or Latin root word that can be used to identify the correct definition of the following word:

factory

A.production

B.to make

C.manufacture

D.by products

Question 13 of 15

14.

Find the complete predicate in the following sentence below:

She is on ______ diet, so she ordered ______ calorie-free dinner.

A.Definite article - The

B.Indefinite article - A

C.Indefinite article - An

Question 14 of 15

15.

Indicate if the following sentence makes correct or incorrect use of commas:

I like jumping up and down for it is fun.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 15 of 15