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Indicate if the subject-verb agreement is correct or incorrect in the following sentence:

The young man crash the car.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 1 of 15

Meaning is oftentimes inferred from the context of the story. Read the following and infer the best conclusion below:

Emma's employee at Miami Bakery called in sick the day before and comes in with a sunburn.

A.Emma concludes the sunburn was from the weekend.

B.Emma assumes the employee was home sick.

C.Emma concludes the employee went to the beach yesterday.

D.Emma didn't notice.

Question 2 of 15

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

A plumber spends all day working on leaky faucets and comes home to find a pipe has burst in his home.

A.Paradox

B.Equivocation

C.Irony

D.Oxymoron

Question 3 of 15

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

He was waiting for the rain to stop.

A.Absolute phrase

B.Gerund phrase

C.Prepositional phrase

D.Verb phrase

Question 4 of 15

Determine the best meaning for the underlined word based on the context of the sentence:

We had an idyllic vacation - peaceful, enjoyable, and relaxing with beautiful landscapes to view.

A.perfect

B.peaceful and picturesque

C.rainy and cloudy

D.stressful and overwhelming

Question 5 of 15

Precise words help convey ideas with more meaning and less verbose text. Identify which word best replaces the underlined:

The youth, all old enough to know better, got into trouble and were arrested.

A.children

B.juveniles

C.kids

D.none of the above

Question 6 of 15

Choose the appropriate definite or indefinite article to insert for the underlined in the sentence below:

______ Teachers are like ______ weather, one minute they’re good, ______ other they’re bad.

A.Definite article - The

B.Indefinite article - A

C.Indefinite article - An

Question 7 of 15

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

The sun is very strong at the beach put on some sunblock.

A.Fragment

B.Complete

C.Run-on

Question 8 of 15

Indicate if the subject-verb agreement is correct or incorrect in the following sentence:

The news are currently on.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 9 of 15

10.

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 10 of 15

11.

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

Sandy was enjoying her summer; winter is the best season of all for Sandy.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 11 of 15

12.

Check the following words that are spelled correctly:

A.Achieve

B.Receive

C.Leisure

D.Ancient

Question 12 of 15

13.

Choose whether the following sentence is correct or has a misplaced modifier:

My parents gave a dog to my sister named Max.

A.Correct

B.Misplaced

Question 13 of 15

14.

Identify the redundant part(s) of the sentence that can be removed to simplify or improve the sentence:

The twins were both alike; each had curly blonde hair, a rosy complexion, and pretty features.

A.pretty features

B.alike

C.both

D.each

Question 14 of 15

15.

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

A complete sentence is.

A.Fragment

B.Complete

C.Run-on

Question 15 of 15