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What is an analogy?
Comparison of two things for the purpose of explanation
Refers to one thing by mentioning another
Words that deviate from the conventional order and meaning
Comparison of two things by highlighting similarities
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Dialects are local variants in language that differ in their
Spelling
Pronunciation
All of the above
Vocabulary
3
Complete the analogy: Flamingo is a bird as a grizzly is a
bear
rooster
hairy
mammal
4
Jargon is...
figurative language
confusing language
language used for specific audiences and topics
5
Is this word positive connotation or negative connotation? "Scrawny"
Positive
Negative
Skinny
Thin
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Ms. Glassell walked into the classroom, and she sat down. What is the antecedent for "she"?
sat
Ms. Glassell
classroom
down
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Choose the sentence that avoids double negatives.
Scarcely nobody I know has been to Africa.
Scarcely anybody I know has been to Africa.
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Choose the sentence that avoids double negatives.
That won't do you any good.
That won't do you no good.
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The bully poked the boy's eye, and he laughed. What is the antecedent for "he"?
bully
eye
laughed
boy
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Is this word a positive connotation or a negative connotation? "Childish"
Negative
Young
acting like a child or a young person
Positive
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Jargon is in all of the following sentences EXCEPT
Your objection is overruled.
Slow down the tempo from allegro to lento.
I need a nurse in room 12 stat.
The sun danced across the sky.
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Why should you avoid using double negatives?
They effect the clarity of a sentence and create confusion
All of the above
Using double negatives is grammatically wrong
Because two negatives makes a positive
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What is an antecedent?
the pronoun the noun replaces
an object
the noun the pronoun replaces
the verb
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Which connotation best suits this denotation? "Causing an unpleasant feeling of fear or unease"
Pleasant
Creepy
Heartwarming
Wicked
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Choose the sentence that avoids double negatives.
Kyle can't ever decide what to order at the restaurant.
Kyle can't never decide what to order at the restaurant.
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The giraffe stretched his neck up high. What is the antecedent for "his"?
neck
high
stretched
giraffe
17
Which is an analogy?
A government of the people, by the people, for the people.
Open secret
Comparing city functions to a school
I am a stranger in my own home.
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Which connotation best suits this denotation? "Reflecting light, usually clean or polished"
Unmarked
Shiny
Clean
Bright
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Complete the analogy: Fascinating:interesting:: crucial: ____
important
strange
same
fun
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Reflexive and Intensive pronouns both end in what?
He or she
Self or Selves
Mine, my
I, me, he, she
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Which is a denotation of this word? "House"
Where you return to
A place where people spend their childhood
A building which people live in
Home
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Complete the analogy- boy:girl as male:__________
girl
kid
female
person
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Complete the following analogy:Home is to Community as___________
earthworm is to habitat
ecosystem is to soil
earthworm is to algae
habitat is to ecosystem
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What are double negatives?
Two negative words used in the same sentence
Using hate in a sentence
A tool that you use in math
Two positive words in a sentence
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intensive pronoun
a pronoun used to emphasize
a pronoun showing possession
the object of a sentence
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Is this a connotation or a denotation? "Healthy"
Connotation
Lazy
Denotation
Fit
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Which denotation best suits this connotation? "Youthful"
Small
Characteristic of young people, usually well-spirited
Having lived or existed for on a short time
Tired, wrinkly, of old age
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Dialects are most often marked by actual differences in
vocabulary
accents
cadence
pronunciation
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What is a denotation?
The emotional weight of a word
Two words that mean the same thing
A summary of a paragraph
A definition of a word
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Complete the analogy. Success:failure:: good: ___
poor
evil
wealth
generous
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Intensive pronouns are used to emphasize:
Another verb in the predicate
A verb
An adverb
Another noun or pronoun
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‘Jargon’ is:
Gobbledygook
The Greek god of lexicographers
Technical language of highly field-specific vocabulary
