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

The period of time was small in size before they realized the perpetrator of the crimes was one and the same.

A.period of

B.in size

C.and the same

D.all of the above

Question 1 of 15

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

There were alot of people in the mall today.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 2 of 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.John hit the ball.

B.The ball was hit by John.

Question 3 of 15

Indicate which types of clauses are used in the following sentence:

When he jumps and screams, he is happy.

A.Independent clause

B.Adevrbial clause

C.Relative clause

D.Noun clause

Question 4 of 15

Rearrange the word order below to make the sentence sensible:

vanilla
and chocolate
tastes
however strawberry
like
;
I
fantastic

Question 5 of 15

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

I was lost in a sea of nameless faces.

A.Simile

B.Metaphor

C.Personification

D.Hyperbole

Question 6 of 15

Dale wrote his lab report and began with the following:

Eureka!

Is this an acceptable use of an exclamation mark?

A.Yes

B.No

Question 7 of 15

Which of the following punctuation marks is required for the underlined word in the sentence:

I live down at the end of the one way street (number thirty three)?

A.Ellipses

B.Hyphens

C.Dashes

D.Brackets

Question 8 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 9 of 15

10.

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

When I go shopping I always break out the plastic.

A.Euphemism

B.Synecdoche

C.Metonymy

Question 10 of 15

11.

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 11 of 15

12.

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

Is anyone going my way?

A.Interrogative Pronoun

B.Reflexive Pronoun

C.Relative Pronoun

D.Possessive Pronoun

E.Indefinite Pronoun

Question 12 of 15

13.

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 13 of 15

14.

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

I'm heading out to the mall. If you want to come with me.

A.Fragment

B.Complete

C.Run-on

Question 14 of 15

15.

Check the following words that are spelled correctly:

A.Eight

B.Wieght

C.Proficient

D.Biege

Question 15 of 15