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20. Identify the sentence in which the underlined verb does not agree with its subject. (1 point)
Were you and Kyle planning to work on the school magazine?
There are many positions still available.
Here is a good idea for a cover illustration.
Does Allie and Edwin want to submit their poems?
21. Identify the choice that correctly completes the sentence: Pop’s Ice Cream Shoppe has the _____ ice cream of any restaurant in town. (1 point)
rich
richer
most rich
richest
22. Identify the problem in the sentence: James didn’t have no idea that we were coming today. (1 point)
double comparison
illogical comparison
double negative
incorrect degree of modifier
23. Identify the choice that correctly completes the sentence: Of the two, however, Sonja is _____ interested in music. (1 point)
more
most
least
none of the above
24. Identify the choice that best describes the sentence: You must be kidding! (1 point)
declarative
imperative
interrogative
exclamatory
25. Identify the incorrectly punctuated sentence in the group. (1 point)
Gary is going to take pictures in the park and at the zoo.
Jennifer is going with him, but she does not have any film.
She wants to buy film, and chewing gum.
They will photograph monkeys, lions, and flamingos.
26. Identify the correctly punctuated sentence in the group. (1 point)
On June 3 1965, Ed White became the first American to walk in space.
George Washington was born on February 22, 1732.
What happened on July 4 1776?
On June 6, 1944 the Allies landed in Normandy.
27. Identify the incorrectly punctuated sentence in the group. (1 point)
In softball, pitchers throw the ball underhand; in baseball, the ball is thrown overhand.
Ice hockey is played on a rink; but field hockey is played outdoors.
Another difference between the two kinds is the shoes; cleats do not work well on ice.
Many sports involve hitting, throwing, or kicking an object into a goal or basket.
28. Identify the correctly punctuated sentence. (1 point)
"The reporter noted that her [Sonia Sotomayor's] nomination to the Supreme Court was a first for Latina women."
"The reporter noted that her...Sonia Sotomayor's...nomination to the Supreme Court was a first for Latina women."
"The reporter noted that her—(Sonia Sotomayor's)—nomination to the Supreme Court was a first for Latina women."
"The reporter noted that, her, Sonia Sotomayor's, nomination to the Supreme Court was a first for Latina women."
29. Identify the incorrect word in the sentence: Nina said that nobody’s shoes are as muddy as hers’s or mine. (1 point)
nobody’s
hers’s
mine
no error
For questions 30–39, identify the definition of the bold-faced word in each sentence.
30. Because he wanted to play baseball so badly, his face was crestfallen when I told him the game was rained out. (1 point)
rebellious
determined
dejected
incredulous
31. I fought the crowds at the department store; my quarry—a birthday present for my brother. (1 point)
patience
target
anger
accomplishment
32. I will always treasure the heirloom quilt I received from my grandmother. (1 point)
inherited
shabby
comfortable
homemade
33. The crumbs around her mouth provided irrefutable evidence that she had eaten my cake. (1 point)
shaky
implausible
fictitious
undeniable
34. The exhausted soldier who fell asleep at his post was found guilty of dereliction of duty. (1 point)
fulfillment
loss
neglect
attention
35. I felt a strong compunction about trespassing in the creepy, old, abandoned house. (1 point)
uneasiness
addiction
yearning
tension
36. The cute puppy eventually ingratiated itself with my mother. (1 point)
joined
charmed
offended
irritated
37. My repeated attempts to ask my dream date to prom were rebuffed to my great dismay. (1 point)
rejected
mocked
accepted
ignored
38. The enmity between House Republicans and Democrats often keeps them from getting anything of real value done. (1 point)
cooperation
boredom
debate
hostility
39. The horrible smells coming from the garbage can assailed my nose. (1 point)
warmed
massaged
attacked
healed
Matching Definitions:

A. where a story takes place
B. the use of an unexplainable event to resolve a story
C. poking fun at human folly
D. the study of word origins
E. understanding of people through their words, thoughts, and actions
Matching
Match the term to the correct definition.
40. characterization (1 point)
41. setting (1 point)
42. satire (1 point)
43. deus ex machina (1 point)
44. etymology (1 point)

Respuesta :

Answer:

20. Does Allie and Edwin want to submit their poems?

Explanation:

It has to be the auxiliar Do for plural (Allie and Edwin).

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21. Pop’s Ice Cream Shoppe has the _richest____ ice cream of any restaurant in town.

Explanation:

It is superlative because it refers to the best in the town.

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22. James didn’t have no idea that we were coming today.

Explanation:

double negative

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23. Of the two, however, Sonja is __more___ interested in music.

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24. You must be kidding! exclamatory

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25. She wants to buy film, and chewing gum. It doesn't need a comma because and is used.

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26. George Washington was born on February 22, 1732.

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27. Ice hockey is played on a rink; but field hockey is played outdoors. Instead of semi colon a comma is needed.

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28. D. "The reporter noted that, her, Sonia Sotomayor's, nomination to the Supreme Court was a first for Latina women."

Answer:

29. hers’s

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30. dejected

31. target

32. inherited

33. undeniable

34. neglect

35. uneasiness

36. charmed

37. rejected

38. hostility

39. attacked

Answer:

40. characterization (1 point):  E. understanding of people through their words, thoughts, and actions

41. setting (1 point) : A. where a story takes place

42. satire (1 point) : C. poking fun at human folly

43. deus ex machina (1 point) : B. the use of an unexplainable event to resolve a story

44. etymology (1 point): D. the study of word origins