Miscellaneous GrammarSet 894

1A ..... of lions rested in the shade.
2What is a person, place, thing or abstract idea?
3Words that tell location, direction or time; usually used in front of nouns or pronounsExamples: to the store, under the bed, around the corner, at 10:00
4Don't worry about Paolo. He's just ..... after failing his driving test
5The storage area-
6Does this sentence contain a misplaced or dangling modifier:The children loved watching the monkeys swing from tree to tree.
7It is a ..... held view that
8My family ..... to our home here in the U.S. in the early 1900s.
9Brazil is ..... than the United States.
10What point of view is this story in?"Have you ever had a bad day? You know, where everything seems to go wrong? Those are the worst!"
11The principle that ensures the message is clear and easy to understand.
12The reporter insisted that the tax document he used in his report was authentic. He said that he had shown it to tax officers before he used it in his article.When something is authentic, it's .....
13Apples are very healthy, but junk food is really .....
14My teacher gives us a ..... the day before the real test.
15If you utilize these forms of persuasion into your writing; you will be more likely to influence your audience's thinking about your subject.
16How should sentence the following sentence be changed?Many Scientists have filmed and photographed dogs playing with chew toys.
17I ..... my favorite team play live until last season.
18Last night's storm caused a lot of ..... to people in that area.
19You see the characters confront the main conflict. Fill in the blank: You see the characters ..... the main conflict.
20The population of India is about 1,129,866,000. How is this number read?
21Caesar easily circumvented the absurd prohibition.
22These shoes have become more then just footwear to me.How does sentence 4 need to be changed?
23Which word fits the sentence best?The car accident was the most ..... sight I have ever seen.
24My mother cooked soup FOR us.
25The computer network is safer, stronger, and quicker.
26Adverbs are words that add meaning to ..... and .....
27There is a () of rabbits in the hutch.
28According to Waltzman and Cairns (2000), what correlation exists between syntax and reading ability?
29What is the definition (job) of a verb?
30You ..... get up early tomorrow, your flight is at 6, 30
31A thing preliminary to something else, especially an explanatory section at the beginning of a book, report, or speech
32What point of view is this written?: "The lights flickered off and on. The girls screamed and then giggled each time it happened. Their father sighed in annoyance, while the mother just smiled at their silliness."
33Which of the following is NOT tested on the English section of the ACT?
34Substitute with one word ..... That which cannot be seen
35The arrangement of words and sentences
36An Embedded clause is A sentence that gives the viewer extra information and makes it descriptive.
37"Others say this sport is too dangerous for school." What is this sentence?
38I am scared of thunder but I think a roller coaster ride is .....
39Complete this sentence ..... is a verb that used when using spoon.
40Many companies make ..... to their employees' pension plan
41Though at first Tony enjoyed his karate class, he soon lost ..... and stopped going.
42Daniel's not very good at ..... friends.
43Local people often sell ..... like bracelets, scarves and hats to tourists.
44Boiling in hot water, Kerri stirred the rice.
45Which one is not a component of language?
46What is the verb mood of the following sentence:Don't drop the dishes.
47What is a word or word group that qualifies, describes, or limits the meaning of a word, phrase, or clause.
48Grammatical structure of Old English was .....
49..... are digital or physical cards that are used to document and organize your source information.
50Jason and Melody are writing sentences. Instead of repeating their names, they use words like "he" and "she." What do these pronouns replace?
51Which trait for writing is described as: writing flows from one sentence to the next; sentences begin in different ways and vary in length
52Jarjit was sick yesterday because he hasn't got ..... rest after a tough competition.
53Identify the part of speech for the word "running" in the sentence: "The children are running in the park."
54Words made from sounds are called .....
55Which part of speech tells what the subject is doing or being?
56What often determines whether variable indefinite pronouns are singular or plural?
57The study of the set of conventions and processes by which words are ordered to creategrammatically well-formed phrases, clauses and sentences.
58Mary sat in front of the room. She had two long braids. Peter reached out and pulled on her braids.
59What should Moby do before posting a photo of Tim online?
60Careful not to hurt the small animals, Lara gently ..... the eight puppies into the crate.Which word best completes the sentence?
61Do you want beautifully clean glasses, but hate doing the washing-up? Then it's time to get a(n) .....!