What does ethereal mean?

characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy

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 cursory mean?

done hastily and not thoroughly

Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.

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

What does eclectic mean?

made from parts of various sources

Which example avoids faulty parallelism?

The strikers had tried shouting, threatening, and pleading.

What does manifest mean?

reveal its presence or make an appearance

Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.

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

Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.

You asked for forgiveness; he granted it to you.

What does truculent mean?

aggressively defiant or hostile

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

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Questions 27

Answers

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