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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 1 of 15

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

While walking one evening in the lower east side of Manhattan you see someone wearing all black with tattoos and a nose ring.

A.They are going to a funeral.

B.They wear black because it makes them look skinnier.

C.They are goth.

D.Their favorite color is black.

Question 2 of 15

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

He was laughing with you not at you.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 3 of 15

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

Some soldiers refused to obey orders and left behind their comrades in the firefight.

A.forgot

B.sacrificed

C.abandoned

D.ignored

Question 4 of 15

Indicate whether the underlined pronoun is correct or incorrect in the sentence below:

The state rests it's case.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 5 of 15

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

John ran the race; he won with ease.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 6 of 15

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

The entire team, their uniforms muddy and stained, shouted for joy.

A.Absolute phrase

B.Gerund phrase

C.Prepositional phrase

D.Appositive phrase

Question 7 of 15

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

It is absolutely essential to include vanilla in the recipe alongside other ingredients.

A.alongside

B.essential

C.include

D.absolutely

Question 8 of 15

Which of the following contains a vague pronoun reference?

A.When Jon's laptop wasn't functioning properly, he replaced the keyboard.

B.Jon replaced the keyboard on his laptop when he realized it wasn't functioning properly.

Question 9 of 15

10.

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

I have traveled some distance to get to this place.

A.Adjective

B.Adverb

C.None of the above

Question 10 of 15

11.

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

hypothermia

A.freezing

B.below

C.above

D.all

Question 11 of 15

12.

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

Circumference

A.about

B.around

C.of

D.circle

Question 12 of 15

13.

Which of the following displays better sentence variation?

A.I plan to help make our team better. I am going to practice every day.

B.In order to make the team better, I am practicing every day.

Question 13 of 15

14.

Choose the best meaning for the following prefixes (a group of letters added to the beginning of a word):

de, dis, un, re

A.Negative, not , opposite

B.Reverse, back, again

C.Wrong, under, lowly, too much

D.Very big, very small, extreme

Question 14 of 15

15.

Check the following words that are spelled correctly:

A.Nieghbor

B.Cieling

C.Companies

D.Monkies

Question 15 of 15