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Which is the depended clause. we played a game while we waited, and then we had dinner. a. we played b. then we had dinner c. while we waited d. a game |
c. while we waited |
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farther vs. further |
farther-measurable distance further- figurative distance means to a greater degree or to a greater extent also means in addition to. |
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whats a direct object |
the person or thing that is directly affected by the action of the verb. it answers the quesiton what or whom after a transitive verb.
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which is a direct object the nurse helped the patient with the medication a. helped b. nurse c. patient d. medication |
c. patient
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which of the following sentences is grammatically correct a. walking home from class, the students watched the snow begin to fall b. walking home form class, the snow began falling on the students c. walking home from class, snow fell on the students. d. walking home form class, the students wathced the snow fell. |
a. walking home from class, the students watched the snow begin to fall.
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affect vs. effect |
affect- to influence or to change effect- result or outcome. |
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select the best word for the blank not only the students but also the professor---- was stunned by the test results a. was b. were c. are d. be |
a. was |
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whats a preposition |
a word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentence. example: about above below behind before up upon with withing |
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which word or phrase is a predicate
everyone who attended the concert heard the conductors announcement a. the conductors announcement b. everyone c. heard the conductors announcement d. who attended |
c. heard the conductors announcement.
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what is a predicate? |
is the part of the sentence that ells what the subject does or what is done to the subject. |
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select best word for the blank in the following sentence. the pack of wolves----- running throught the forest a. are b. were c. is d. be |
c. is |
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which of the follwing sentences ontains a prdicate adjective? a. my classes are for smart students. b. smart students are in my classes. c. my smart students are in these classes. d. the students in my classes are smart |
d. the studetns in my classes are smart |
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what is a predicate adjective. |
follows a linking verb and helps to explain the subject.
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verb |
is a word or phrase that is used to express an action or a state of being. e |
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example of a linking verb |
am is are was were being been. |
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adverb |
word or phrase that modifies a verb an adjective or another adverd. example the physician operates quickly |
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adjective |
a word or phrase that modifies a noun or pronoun. the biology book or he is nice
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pronoun |
is a word that takes the place of a noun another pronoun or a group of words acting as a noun.
the students wanted their. |
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select the sentence that is grammatically correct a. teh nurse spoke to my sister and i about our mothers condition b. the nurse spoke to my sister and me about our mothers condition. c. the nurse spoke to me and my sister about our mothers condition. d. teh nurse spoke to I and my sister bout our mothers condition |
b. |
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which word or phrase in teh sentence is not used correctly
the data confirms that the patient is suffereing form extreme anxiety, and a tranquilizing medication is immediately required. a. extreme anxiety b. confirms c. is c. immediately |
b. confirms |
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select the word or phrase that will make the sentence correct. the professor had a huge ------ of tests to grade a. number b. amount c. aggregate d. stacks |
number a. |
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amount vs. number |
amount is used when referring to things in bulk number is used when refferring to individual countable units. |
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he was .........by her kind words
a. affect b. effect c. effected d. affected |
d. affected
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which is correct
a. she drove much farther than I did. b. the campus is further up the road. c. I will have to consider farther before making a decision. d. the hospital was further away than he thiught. |
a.
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the student sang well, but she danced. ....
a. bad b. badly c. poor d. poorer |
b.
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the college.......he chose is in new york.
a. which b. that c. who d. what |
b.
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the student thought the second test was........than the first test
a. harder b. more hard c. hardest d. more hardest |
a.
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take vs bring
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take- from close to far
bring- from far to close |
