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Which response is incorrect? Use commas when:

A) Listing three or more adjectives The tall, dark, handsome man waved at Susie.

B) Replacing a conjunction in a compound sentence Susie stared and blushed, she waved back.

C) When addressing someone by name “Susie, are you listening to me?” asked Candace.

D) To separate an appositive or additional information from the sentence Candace, Susie’s friend, was impatient with her.

Which advertisement is written correctly?

A) Michael Jordan said “Just do it!”

B) Michael Jordan said “Just do it,”!

C) Michael Jordan said, “Just do it”

D) Michael Jordan said, “Just do it!”

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

A) The gorilla stole the zookeepers keys; today.

B) He opened the elephants’ cage, and let them out.

C) The elephants stampeded across the zoo, and they chased a scared hyena.

D) The hyena’s laughter from across the zoo.

Which sentence contains a predicate nominative?

A) Andre the giant was quite large.

B) He was in a film, “The Princess Bride”.

C) He was a buffoon in the film.

D) His large size intimidated other characters.

Which sentence contains a predicate adjective?

A) Mr. Ambuster teaches science at RMS.

B) He likes to conduct bizarre experiments.

C) His classes are fun and interesting.

D) Occasionally, Mr. Ambuster speaks Chinese in class.

Which sentence contains a correct adjective form?

A. Mr. Hollahan is the bomb diggity.

B. I’ve heard he is the best dancer.

C. Mr. Hollahan likes to grill burgers.

D. He is the nicer principal in the district.

Which sentence contains a transitive verb?

A. The student was absent for three days each week.

B. He did not stay for clinic.

C. His work remained incomplete.

D. The counselor phoned his parents with concern.

Which sentence contains an intransitive verb?

A. The lead in the school play sang the chorus.

B. She belted out the lyrics for the crowd.

C. They applauded excitedly.

D. Her performance lit up the night.

Which of the following is a correct sentence?

A. Because the Dorney Trip was cancelled

B. The large amount of rain this spring

C. Ruined several annual events

D. We are hoping for sunny days.

What is the underlined part of this sentence called? Ms. Kosta started a new club; it is a group that works for the protection of animals.

A. Dependent Clause

B. Independent Clause

C. Subordinate Clause

D. Phrase

What is the underlined part of this sentence called? On Saturday I will run a 5K; it is part of my weight-loss plan.

A. Dependent Clause B. Prepositional Phrase

C. Independent Clause

D. Robotic Arm

What is the underlined part of this sentence called? After the storm cleared, we did a dance of joy.

A. Prepositional Phrase

B. Independent Clause

C. Complex Sentence

D. Dependent Clause

What kind of a sentence is this? The Team Freedom teachers assign as little homework as possible; we are so thankful to be part of this team.

A. Simple

B. Compound

C. Complex

D. Compound Complex

Which answer defines a phrase?

A. A word group that contains only a subject

B. A word group that contains only a verb

C. A word group that contains a subject and a verb

D. A word group that contains only a subject or a verb

Which answer defines a clause?

A. A word group that contains a subject and a verb

B. A word group that contains a preposition and an object

C. A word group that contains only a subject and

adjective(s)

D. A word group that contains only a verb and adverb(s)

Which word below, would mean the study or science of time?

A. Minutology

B. Chronology

C. Dictology

D. Postology

The words listed below all contain the same __________. POSTGAME POSTHUMOUS POSTSCRIPT

A. Root word

B. Prefix

C. Suffix

Read the list of words below, then predict the best meaning of the prefix from the choices provided.

INTERMEDIATE INTERMISSION INTERCEPTION INTERCOM

A. The prefix means “the act of”

B. The prefix means “before”

C. The prefix means “between”

D. The prefix means “annually”

Which suffix listed below means “full of”?

A. –ment (establishment) B. –tion (celebration)

C. –ous (mischievous)

D. –ish (childish)

Which form of irony requires the reader to have knowledge that the character or characters do not have? A. dramatic B. situational C. verbal

Rhyme scheme is written in the form of __________.

A. Roman numerals B. Lowercase letters

C. Uppercase letters

D. A Power Ranger

Mr. Kochler is as quiet as a mouse is an example of:

A. Metaphor

B. Allusion

C. Simile

D. Personification

If I tell you, “You are our school’s Ichabod Crane.” I am making a(n) ______________________.

A. Simile B. Metaphor

C. Allusion

D. Idiom

The following examples are for which literary device? Her head is in the clouds. I’m on cloud nine! You’re driving me up the wall!

A. Verbal Irony B. Hyperbole C. Idiom D. Allusion