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Is the underlined group of word(s) correctly combined or separated as appropriate or does it need to be changed?

Some one will help us with the flat tire.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 1 of 15

Identify if the following underlined dependent clause is a noun clause, adjective clause or adverb clause:

Don't hang out with people whose reputations are not very good.

A.Noun Clause

B.Adjective Clause

C.Adverb Clause

Question 2 of 15

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 3 of 15

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

I currently reside in Brooklyn where I have plans to attend Brooklyn Tech for high school.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 4 of 15

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

I ate soup and a salad.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 5 of 15

Indicate whether the underlined gerund phrase is a subject, object or complement:

My older brother found himself in trouble for three weeks after disobeying our parents.

A.Subject

B.Object

C.Complement

Question 6 of 15

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

Hot dogs are better than nothing and nothing is better than steak so hot dogs are better than steak.

A.Paradox

B.Equivocation

C.Irony

D.Oxymoron

Question 7 of 15

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

I can resist anything but temptation.

A.Paradox

B.Equivocation

C.Irony

D.Oxymoron

Question 8 of 15

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

Omar and Arun ate hamburgers for lunch.

A.Direct object

B.Indirect object

C.Subject complement

Question 9 of 15

10.

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 10 of 15

11.

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

I would prefer a smart idiot over dumb genius any day of the week.

A.Paradox

B.Equivocation

C.Irony

D.Oxymoron

Question 11 of 15

12.

Change y to i when adding which of the following suffixes (letters at the end of a word that change its meaning or grammar):

A.Consonant suffixes

B.Vowel Suffixes

C.Suffixes to a root word ending in a vowel + y

D.Suffixes to the word 'Dry'

Question 12 of 15

13.

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 13 of 15

14.

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

The state rests it's case.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 14 of 15

15.

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

Guests at your dinner party finished all the wine and beer, but there was a lot of food left over.

A.The guests were too drunk to eat.

B.The guests always prefer alcoholic drinks to food.

C.The food was not terribly appetizing.

D.You bought too much food.

Question 15 of 15