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Indicate the connotation of the following word or phrase:

Lend me your ears.

A.Cut off your ears.

B.Listen to me.

Question 1 of 15

Match the correct suffixes on the right - click one -to their type on the left:

Note suffixes do change the root word unlike prefixes and sometimes letters get doubled.

Consonant Suffix	-ance,-er,-ing,-able/-ible,-est,-ed,-ation Unselect -ly,-less,-y,-ship,-ment,-ness,-ful,-s Unselect
Vowel Suffix	-ance,-er,-ing,-able/-ible,-est,-ed,-ation Unselect -ly,-less,-y,-ship,-ment,-ness,-ful,-s Unselect

Question 2 of 15

Indicate whether the underlined word is a direct object, indirect object, or a subject complement:

On the day before yesterday, Jack was too tired to get up in time.

A.Direct object

B.Indirect object

C.Subject complement

Question 3 of 15

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

The republican filibuster lasted for days while gun control limits failed to be implemented, and the death toll from guns continued to rise.

A.gun related violence

B.political wrangling

C.a delay in passing legislation

D.a political strategy

Question 4 of 15

Which of the following words might be removed and replaced with ellipses?

Today, after hours of careful thought, we rejected the plan.

A.After hours of careful thought

B.Today, after hours of careful thought,

C.Today

D.We rejected the plan

Question 5 of 15

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

The vote for the new board member was not completely unanimous when Dr. Roberts refused to go along with the others.

A.unanimous

B.along

C.completely

D.member

Question 6 of 15

Indicate if the following underlined word has the correct apostrophe or lack of apostrophe:

The Jone's new car is a real gas guzzler.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 7 of 15

Identify the meaning of the underlined Greek or Latin affix (prefix added at the beginning and suffix added at the end of the root word) that can be used to identify the correct definition of the following word:

rigorous

A.having qualities of

B.state of being

C.can be

D.made of

Question 8 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 9 of 15

10.

Indicate if the the following sentence structure is parallel.:

Cute, little puppies are so fluffy and soft.

A.Parallel

B.Not Parallel

Question 10 of 15

11.

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 11 of 15

12.

Indicate whether the underlined pronoun is an interrogative, reflexive, relative, indefinite, or possessive pronoun:

Dave, who we found in the restaurant, will be playing the piano.

A.Interrogative Pronoun

B.Reflexive Pronoun

C.Relative Pronoun

D.Possessive Pronoun

Question 12 of 15

13.

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

Jack or Jill was heading up the hill when the pail fell to the ground.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 13 of 15

14.

Indicate if the underlined word is adjective, adverb, or neither:

The doctor placed his instruments down very slowly.

A.Adjective

B.Adverb

C.None of the above

Question 14 of 15

15.

The passive voice occurs when the subject of the sentence becomes the object. Most often the active voice provides more clarity, but the passive voice can be preferable if the focus is on the object and not the subject. Identify the preferred sentence structure between the following choices:

A.Many factors were taken into account to reach the final decision.

B.Someone took many factors into account to reach the final decision.

Question 15 of 15