Which of the following nouns represents the correct plural form of the word syllabus?
A. Syllabus
B. Syllaba
C. Syllabi
D. Syllabis - C. The word syllabi is the correct plural form of syllabus.
- The other answer choices reflect incorrect plural forms. Specifically, syllabus does not change t...
Which of the following nouns represents the correct plural form of the word syllabus?
A. Syllabus
B. Syllaba
C. Syllabi
D. Syllabis - C. The word syllabi is the correct plural form of syllabus.
- The other answer choices reflect incorrect plural forms. Specifically, syllabus does not change the form
at all, and the Latin root of syllabus would require some change.
- At the same time, syllaba - while an accurate plural for some words with Latin roots - is incorrect in this
case.
- And syllabis is a double form of the plural, so it cannot be correct.
Which of the following words functions as an adjective in the sentence below?
The welsh kingdom of Gwynedd existed as an independent state from the early 5th century, when the
Romans left Britain, until the late 13th century, when the king of England took control of Wales.
A. independent
B. century
C. king
D. control - A. The word independent is an adjective that modifies the word state, describing what kind
of state the kingdom of Gwynedd was. The words century, king, and control are all nouns in this context.
Bi, re, and un are:
A. Suffixes, appearing at the beginning of base words to change their meaning
B. Suffixes, appearing at the end of base words to enhance their meaning
C. Prefixes, appearing at the beginning of base words to emphasize their meaning
D. prefixes, appearing at the beginning of base words to change their meaning - D. prefixes, appearing at
the beginning of base words to change their meanings.
- Suffixes appear at the end of words.
- Prefixes are attached to the beginning of words to change their meanings.
,- Un+happy, bi+monthly, and re+examine are prefixes that, by definition, change the meanings of the
words to which they are attached.
Which of the following sentences shows the correct use of quotation marks?
A. Grady asked Abe, 'Did you known that an earthquake and a tsunami hit Messina, Italy, in 1908?'
B. Grady asked Abe, "Did you known that an earthquake and a tsunami hit Messina, Italy, in 1908"?
C. Grady asked Abe, "Did you known that an earthquake and a tsunami hit Messina, Italy, in 1908?"
D. Grady asked Abe, " 'Did you known that an earthquake and a tsunami hit Messina, Italy, in 1908'?" -
C. Answer choice C. is correct, because the quotation is a standard quotation (requiring double quotes)
as well as a question.
- Additionally, the question mark belongs inside the quotation marks.
- Answer choice A. correctly places the question mark inside the quotation marks, but the sue of single
quotes is incorrect for standard quotations.
- Answer choice B is incorrect, because it places the question mark outside the quotation marks.
- Answer choice D uses the layered quotes, which are unnecessary in this case, since the sentence
presents only one quotation instead of more than one.
Since, whether, and accordingly are examples of which type pf single words?
A. common, or basic, single words
B. compare/contrast words
C. cause-effect words
D. temporal sequencing words - C. Cause-effect words. Signal words give the reader hints about the
purpose of a particular passage. Some signal words are concerned with comparing/contrasting, some
with cause and effect, some with temporal sequencing, some with physical location, and some with a
problem and its solution. The words since, whether, and accordingly are words used when describing an
outcome. Outcomes have causes.
Which of the answer choices identifies the misspelled word in the sentence below?
Donald considered the job offer carefully, but he ultimately decided that the low salary was not
acceptible given his previous experience.
A. carefully
B. decided
,C. salary
D. acceptible - D. Acceptable is the correct spelling of the word.
Which of the answer choices best combines the following four sentences into two sentences?
I'm usually good about keeping track of my keys. I lost them. I spent hours looking for them. I found
them in the freezer.
A. I lost my keys, even though I'm usually good about keeping track of them. I found them the freezer
and spend hours looking for them.
B. I spend hours looking for my keys and found them in the freezer. I had lost them, even though I'm
usually good about keeping track of them.
C. I'm usually good about keeping track of my keys, but I lost them. After spending hours looking for
them, I found them in the freezer.
D. I'm usually good about keeping track of my keys, but I lost them in the freezer. I had to spend hours
looking for them. - C. Answer choice C offers the most effective combination of the sentences with the
use of the conjunction but and the dependent clause starting with after. All other answer choices result
in choppy or unclear combination of the four sentences.
Which of the answer choices gives the best definition of the underline word in the following sentence?
The warning against smoking may have been tacit, but Beryl instinctively knew that her mother wanted
her to avoid picking up the habit.
A. complicated
B. empty
C wordy
D. unstated - D. If Beryl knew something instinctively, it is safe to say that her mother's warning was not
stated outright. Therefore, answer choice D is the best options.
- Answer choice A makes little sense.
- Answer choice B makes sense only if Beryl suspects her mother does not care whether or not she
smokes.
- Answer choice C has a meaning that tis the opposite of the one implied in the sentence.
Which of the answer choices shows the correct punctuation of the city and the state in the following
sentence?
, After living in Oak Ridge Missouri all her life, Cornelia was excited about her trip to Prague.
A. After living in Oak ridge, Missouri, all her life, Cornelia was excited about her trip to Prague.
B. After living in Oak Ridge, Missouri all her life, Cornelia was excited about her trip to Prague.
C. After living in Oak, Ridge, Missouri all her life, Cornelia was excited about her trip to Prague.
D. After living in Oak Ridge Missouri all her life, Cornelia was excited about her trip to Prague. - A.
Correct punctuation requires a comma after both city and state when both fall within the sentence,
even when the city and state fall within an opening dependent clause that has a comma after it.
- All answer choices that do not have a comma after the state as well as the city are incorrect.
- Answer choice C is incorrect because it adds a comma after the Oak for no clear reason as the name of
the city in full is clearly Oak Ridge.
What transition should be added to the beginning of sentence 2 below?
(1) I zoned out in class, turned work in late, talked out in class, and handed in assignments after the due
date. (2) Mr. Shanbourne just nodded.
A. Surprisingly
B. Actually
C. Furthermore
D. Instead - A. The transition "surprisingly" indicates that the reaction was unexpected, or even
contradictory to the circumstance for the speaker not turning his work in on time and talking-out in
class.
- The other answer choices do not make as much sense to coordinate these two sentences.
The following words all end in the same suffix, -ism: polytheism, communism, nationalism. Considering
the meaning of the three words, how does the suffix -ism apply to all of them?
A. Doctrine
B. Condition
C Characteristic
D. State of being - A. The suffix -ism here suggests a doctrine that is followed, whether that be the
doctrine of polytheism (a religious doctrine), communism (a social doctrine), or nationalism (a political
doctrine).
What is the most effective way to rewrite the following sentence?
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