Adv Comp Before Break

Question 1

Mrs. Cook's husband is...

Accepted Answer

Amazing, A Tough Mudder

Question 2

Giving the impression that everyone is buying this product so you should too is which strategy?

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Bandwagon

Question 3

A misplaced modifier...

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Can confuse people., Can be fixed by placing it closer to the noun.

Question 4

Spatial cues help...

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the author give a sense of a place., the reader "see".

Question 5

Which sentence uses the passive voice?

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A doll was given to my daughter.

Question 6

"Advice to Youth" and "Advice to Little Girls" were written by...

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Mark Twain

Question 7

Editing involves punctuation and spelling. Revision involves...

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Seeing your writing in a new way.

Question 8

A good website to use to prepare for college is...

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The College Board, The Common App

Question 9

A prepositional phrase must start with a/an

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preposition

Question 10

The essay "Big Boy" was about...

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A man's trip to the bathroom

Question 11

I bought chicken, milk, eggs, and flour. The comma after eggs is called...

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a serial comma, an Oxford comma

Question 12

When thoughtfully making a decision, one should use...

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criteria.

Question 13

Mrs. Cook wants all essays to be...

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put into Adv Comp folders.

Question 14

He went to the store, but they didn't have bread. The comma is needed because...

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It comes between independent clauses.

Question 15

When writing a college admissions essay, be sure to...

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Be yourself., Include information not found elsewhere on the application., Talk about your good qualities without bragging.

Question 16

Using the National Anthem or a bald eagle would be which propaganda technique?

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Flag waving

Question 17

In Mrs. Cook's class silent work time means...

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Keep your trap shut entirely.

Question 18

How many prepositional phrases? She needs to stop getting in my face, or she'll be sorry.

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1

Question 19

Creating the impression that a deal may be lost forever if a person doesn't hurry to buy is...

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Time crunch

Question 20

Which one is an appositive? Hannah, my student, just got a new job.

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my student, Hannah

Question 21

Dominant impression is...

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The overall feeling you get from a piece of writing

Question 22

We have class...

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For one semester., After 6th hour.

Question 23

Over Thanksgiving break your homework is to...

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catch up on any missing work.

Question 24

A glittering generality is when...

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not a lot of facts, just vague ideas are used.

Question 25

The essay "Leap" was about which national event?

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9/11

Question 26

The essay "Joyas Voladoras" was about...

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hearts, hummingbirds

Question 27

Using a celebrity endorsement is called...

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Testimonial

Question 28

Which one is a prepositional phrase?

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to the ocean

Question 29

If a clause is "nonessential" that means you can...

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Take it out without changing the meaning of the sentence.

Question 30

The dog was shaggy, smelly, and mean looking. These commas are needed because of the list of

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adjectives

Question 31

How many prepositional phrases? After school we went shopping at Mayfair with my mom.

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3

Question 32

Which is the parenthetical? "He went to school, however, in spite of being sick."

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however

Question 33

A universal theme...

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Is understood by most people.

Question 34

After school at my mom's house, we are doing our homework. The comma is needed because...

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The sentence starts with a couple prepositional phrases.

Question 35

Spanish should be used in class to...

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Honor students' culture and background.

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Adv Comp Before Break

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