Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.

We ask; therefore, that you keep this matter confidential.

a charm or object that is believed to hold magical powers

What does winnow mean?

to separate, as the bad from the good.

What does manifest mean?

reveal its presence or make an appearance

Which example avoids faulty parallelism?

The strikers had tried shouting, threatening, and pleading.

Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.

The American flag has three colors: Red, white, and blue.

What does truculent mean?

aggressively defiant or hostile

What does ethereal mean?

characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy

Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.

You asked for forgiveness; he granted it to you.

What does cursory mean?

done hastily and not thoroughly

What does eclectic mean?

made from parts of various sources

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1
What does ubiquitous mean?
secretive
unclear
occurring infrequently
present everywhere
2
We decided to go fishing and camp out at the lake.
compound-complex
compound sentence
simple sentence
complex sentence
3
Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.
We ask, therefore; that you keep this matter confidential.
We ask; therefore, that you keep this matter confidential.
We ask, therefore, that you keep this matter confidential.
We ask: therefore, that you keep this matter confidential.
4
What is the primary appeal used in this video?
Appeal to logic
Appeal to credibility
Appeal to emotions
Appeal to authority
5
What is a talisman?
something that serves to guide or direct
a false rumor
a moral dilemma
a charm or object that is believed to hold magical powers
6
What does winnow mean?
to wander from a direct course
to wear down
to separate, as the bad from the good.
to harass or interrogate
7
To protect her delicate hands, Fran will not rake the yard, do the dishes, or __________.
scrub the bathtub
scrubbing the bathtub
won't scrub the bathtub
refuses to scrub the bathtub
8
Identify the sentence structure type: John went to school today, but James remained at home.
simple sentence
compound sentence
complex sentence
compound-complex sentence
9
What does manifest mean?
to stress, single out as important
to encourage or support
to collect or gather
reveal its presence or make an appearance
10
Which example avoids faulty parallelism?
The strikers had tried shouting, threatening, and pleading.
The strikers had tried to shout, threatening, and pleading.
The strikers had tried shouting, to threaten, and pleading.
The strikers had tried shouting, threatening, and to plead.
11
Older TV sets had tubes; the newest models, which take less space, are digital TVs.
compound sentence
compound-complex sentence
simple sentence
complex sentence
12
What does furtive mean?
done secretly
having a streaked or patch coloring
lenient; patient;
forceful, effective
13
Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.
The American flag has: three colors. Red, white, and blue.
The American flag has three colors; red, white, and blue.
The American flag has three colors: red, white, and blue.
The American flag has three colors: Red, white, and blue.
14
What is the primary appeal used in this commercial?
Appeal to emotions
Appeal to logic
Appeal to authority
Appeal to credibility
15
What does truculent mean?
lacking interest
intended to instruct
aggressively defiant or hostile
grossly negligent
16
What is the primary appeal used in this video?
Appeal to logic
Appeal to credibility
Appeal to emotions
Appeal to authority
17
What does abate mean?
decrease or reduce
lenient; patient; permissive
to choose not to do something
to charge falsely or with malicious intent
18
What does ethereal mean?
tending to stir up strife
obvious
devoted to sensual pleasure, escpecially in food
characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy
19
What does communal mean?
intended to instruct
getting to the heart of things
with shared ownership
lazy; passive
20
What does amiable mean?
predicting or involving widespread destruction
massive and uniform
extremely dry
friendly
21
Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.
You asked for forgiveness he granted it to you.
You asked for forgiveness; he granted it to you.
You asked for forgiveness, he granted it to you.
You asked for: forgiveness. He granted it to you.
22
What does subterfuge mean?
to prepare one's self
a hired soldier; someone motivated only by money
a mixture or combination
something designed to deceive
23
What does proscribe mean?
to state what should be done in a particular situation
release from something that holds fast or entangles
move due to the pull of gravitation
to outlaw
24
What does cursory mean?
yielding to the opinion of another
done hastily and not thoroughly
impossible to avoid or prevent
disrespectful of sacred things
25
The clouds promise rain, so we should hurry up and leave before we get caught in a flash flood.
complex sentence
compound sentence
compound-complex sentence
simple sentence
26
Since Brian and I were bored, we went to see a movie.
compound sentence
complex sentence
compound-complex sentence
simple sentence
27
What does eclectic mean?
made from parts of various sources
predicting or involving widespread destruction
attractive in a superficial manner but without real value
openly straightforward and direct

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Questions 27

Answers

1
What does ubiquitous mean?
secretive
unclear
occurring infrequently
present everywhere
2
We decided to go fishing and camp out at the lake.
compound-complex
compound sentence
simple sentence
complex sentence
3
Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.
We ask, therefore; that you keep this matter confidential.
We ask; therefore, that you keep this matter confidential.
We ask, therefore, that you keep this matter confidential.
We ask: therefore, that you keep this matter confidential.
4
What is the primary appeal used in this video?
Appeal to logic
Appeal to credibility
Appeal to emotions
Appeal to authority
5
What is a talisman?
something that serves to guide or direct
a false rumor
a moral dilemma
a charm or object that is believed to hold magical powers
6
What does winnow mean?
to wander from a direct course
to wear down
to separate, as the bad from the good.
to harass or interrogate
7
To protect her delicate hands, Fran will not rake the yard, do the dishes, or __________.
scrub the bathtub
scrubbing the bathtub
won't scrub the bathtub
refuses to scrub the bathtub
8
Identify the sentence structure type: John went to school today, but James remained at home.
simple sentence
compound sentence
complex sentence
compound-complex sentence
9
What does manifest mean?
to stress, single out as important
to encourage or support
to collect or gather
reveal its presence or make an appearance
10
Which example avoids faulty parallelism?
The strikers had tried shouting, threatening, and pleading.
The strikers had tried to shout, threatening, and pleading.
The strikers had tried shouting, to threaten, and pleading.
The strikers had tried shouting, threatening, and to plead.
11
Older TV sets had tubes; the newest models, which take less space, are digital TVs.
compound sentence
compound-complex sentence
simple sentence
complex sentence
12
What does furtive mean?
done secretly
having a streaked or patch coloring
lenient; patient;
forceful, effective
13
Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.
The American flag has: three colors. Red, white, and blue.
The American flag has three colors; red, white, and blue.
The American flag has three colors: red, white, and blue.
The American flag has three colors: Red, white, and blue.
14
What is the primary appeal used in this commercial?
Appeal to emotions
Appeal to logic
Appeal to authority
Appeal to credibility
15
What does truculent mean?
lacking interest
intended to instruct
aggressively defiant or hostile
grossly negligent
16
What is the primary appeal used in this video?
Appeal to logic
Appeal to credibility
Appeal to emotions
Appeal to authority
17
What does abate mean?
decrease or reduce
lenient; patient; permissive
to choose not to do something
to charge falsely or with malicious intent
18
What does ethereal mean?
tending to stir up strife
obvious
devoted to sensual pleasure, escpecially in food
characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy
19
What does communal mean?
intended to instruct
getting to the heart of things
with shared ownership
lazy; passive
20
What does amiable mean?
predicting or involving widespread destruction
massive and uniform
extremely dry
friendly
21
Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.
You asked for forgiveness he granted it to you.
You asked for forgiveness; he granted it to you.
You asked for forgiveness, he granted it to you.
You asked for: forgiveness. He granted it to you.
22
What does subterfuge mean?
to prepare one's self
a hired soldier; someone motivated only by money
a mixture or combination
something designed to deceive
23
What does proscribe mean?
to state what should be done in a particular situation
release from something that holds fast or entangles
move due to the pull of gravitation
to outlaw
24
What does cursory mean?
yielding to the opinion of another
done hastily and not thoroughly
impossible to avoid or prevent
disrespectful of sacred things
25
The clouds promise rain, so we should hurry up and leave before we get caught in a flash flood.
complex sentence
compound sentence
compound-complex sentence
simple sentence
26
Since Brian and I were bored, we went to see a movie.
compound sentence
complex sentence
compound-complex sentence
simple sentence
27
What does eclectic mean?
made from parts of various sources
predicting or involving widespread destruction
attractive in a superficial manner but without real value
openly straightforward and direct