What does winnow mean?

to separate, as the bad from the good.

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 truculent mean?

aggressively defiant or hostile

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.

a charm or object that is believed to hold magical powers

Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.

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

What does manifest mean?

reveal its presence or make an appearance

What does ethereal mean?

characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy

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

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27 termsStudBud Administration90 plays

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Questions 27

Answers

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