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A gerund is a verb form ending in ing that is used as a ________.

As GA Senator, passed the Rural Free Delivery Bill, and was a supporter of farmers

Which of the following are compound sentences? 

Who tested the "separate but equal" ruling by sitting in the "whites only" rail car in LA?

Those responsible for the kidnapping and murder of Leo Frank were a sect of the _____.

Which Georgian was an aide to Martin Luther King, Jr. and served as mayor of Atlanta?

The end of a piece of writing that sums up the main points of the text is the

Transitions do not

Created Neighborhood Union to support African-Americans in poor living conditions in Atlanta

The first black mayor of Atlanta, expanded Hartsfield's airport plan, and lead police reform

A fire station burns down.  This is what type of irony?

The murder of Leo Frank was an example of:

An analogy is a comparison that shows the similarities between two things. 

Strongly opposed the Bourbons and alcohol; strongly supported prison reform & women's suffrage

Who would have been represented by groups like the Populist party and the Grange?

The freshly cut grass tickled my toes.  This sentence uses what type of figurative language?

Served 7 terms as GA Senator, as Governor reformed educational offices, ran state like business

The turning point of a story...

You use informal language when you are

An introduction does not do which of the following

As Gov. 3 times, supported segregation, opposed FDR's New Deal, lost Ga's school accreditation

When you tell someone what happened in a story you are detailing its

Go to the car now.  This sentence is an example of what mood?

An antonym for compare is...

When you look for similarities you...

Which of the following is a text structure?

Civil rights leader, served in the U.S. House of Representatives, & mayor of Atlanta

Transported across free-slave state lines and sued for his freedom; lost in Supreme Ct.

Where did you go last night?  This sentence is written in what mood?

Won the Nobel Peace Prize for the Camp David Accords that helped establish peace in Israel.

Who believed African-Americans could advance faster through hard work than demanding equality?

Atlanta mayor most responsible for bringing professional sports to the state

Worked to improve education in Atlanta by serving as President of Morehouse College

A founder of the NAACP & believed in defeating racism through educating African-Americans...

Convert the following sentence to passive voice.  I vacuumed all the floors.

Although he knew better, Bryson threw the paper airplane.  This is a ______ sentence. 

When communicating with an official, such as the Governor or President use...

The connotation of obnoxious is

Which of the following is not an author's purpose?

Mentor to MLK, Jr. who worked in civil rights and was the President of Morehouse College

If the author's purpose is to persuade are they likely to have bias?

The first blacks to be admitted to the University of Georgia

Go get Gib's galoshes from the garage.  This is an example of what kind of figurative language?

Wayne's book hit the floor with a resounding thud.  This is what type of figurative language?

Who was the editor of the Atlanta Constitution who coined the term "the New South"?

Holly sang like a bird.  What type of figurative language is this? 

When Grayson summarized the chapter he

Even though the Supreme Ct. ruled Georgia law didn't apply to Cherokee, ___ removed them.

If you clean up your room, I'll take you to the mall.  This sentence is in what mood?

An infinitive can function in a sentence as...

As mayor, improved Atlanta transportation systems including: International Airport & Interstate

You can find synonyms and antonyms for words in the ______.

Freed slave turned entrepreneur; owner of barbershop and Atlanta Life Insurance Co.

She sat on the bench.  This sentence is written in what mood?

As governor, education was top priority, lowered voting to 18, economic and prison reform

50 year in the GA House of Representatives; Father of the two-ocean-navy

Created Civilian Conservation Corps, Agricultural Adjustment Act, & Rural Electrification Act

Brown, Gordon,and Colquitt were all members of what group working to reconstruct Ga's economy?

She is an artist in the medium of verbal irony.  She uses much...

Which one is an example of passive voice?

You make an inference when you...

In the active voice, there is always a helping verb.

Irrelevant details are about something other than the topic. 

To help his governor campaign, Hoke Smith & Tom Watson, published untrue stories which started

Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court who ruled in favor of Worcester V. Georgia