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Miscellaneous GrammarSet 931

1Direct manipulation reduces

2He's generally ..... to have the finest tenor voice in the country.

3My head feels very hot. I've got a .....

4As an adult, it can be somewhat mortifying to recall being petulant and ..... as a teenager.

5I ..... do homework. It's summer holiday.

6What part of speech is "lovely" in this sentence? "The weather is lovely today."

7A ..... is a word that can function by itself as a noun and that refers to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the text.

8Business writers should strive for a balance of shorter and longer sentences within paragraphs to avoid monotony.

9Which point of view is described as the narrator knowing everything about the story's events and revealing the thoughts of all the characters?

10It ..... nice if you had let me know beforehand.

11If there is ..... answer, I will find it.

12It was very ..... of you to lend me money when I was in trouble.

13Mrs Anne smiles brightly at me.

14The man's date was offended by his ..... by saying she was not beautiful.

15The teacher's ..... had a salutary effect on the students because she had a relationship with them that allowed her to be stern but still respected.

16Not having good fortune: It is ..... when an accident happens. It makes us feel unlucky.

17If you compare a live play to its written script, what does the live production add?

18Elena is ..... of the two.

19I can't talk now. I have a lot of ..... to do.

20To take air into one's lungs

21What benefit does sentence variety provide to writing?

22What part of speech are the blue words?We can sit at the park and eat lunch.

23What word is described by those postulates? x HUMAN BEING, x YOUNG, x INNOCENT, ~ x MALE, x MALE, ~ x MATURE

24Fortunately, the explosion diverted the asteroid from a course that would have sent it hurdling into our planet. To divert is to

25Which of the following is not a mechanic of writing?

26Which of the following is a valid purpose for using direct quotation?

27In North America, the signs "x" and "o" at the end of a message usually mean (a).

28Keep tenses consistent!

29A grouping of two or more lines of a poem in terms of length, metrical form, or rhyme scheme

30When Mum went on strike, the dishes ..... in the sink and the flat go very messy.

31Which word is a contraction for "they are"?

32This part of speech modifies (changes, enhances, limits, describes, or intensifies) a verb, adjective, or adverb.

33Identify the doing word in the sentence-"A lion lives in a den."

34Identify the adverb:She always wakes up early.

35This sentence is parallel ..... True or False. He wanted three things: money, power, and fame.

36The content of the communication is called:

37There are two girls sitting in a garden beside ..... beautiful statue. ..... girls are having ..... picnic.

38That building is the ..... in the city. It has 150 floors!

39True or False: The Beneficiary always receives a positive effect.

40If the noun ends in-s,-z,-ch,-sh, or-x, do this to make it plural.

41They ..... each other for a long time before they finally decided to get married.

42Which text structure shows events in time order?

43Sad and abandoned.

44A group of people who simply live at the same address are known as families of choice.

45Statement 1: A pronoun replaces a noun. Statement 2: "They" is an example of a pronoun.

46PrepositionsOn is a preposition that only works in time.

47Which word means "thought something true without proof"?

48Hailey can use a hand mixer very ....., so she makes her friends cakes on their birthdays.

49I am nine years old and I can lift a ..... of water. What is the correct VCCV word to complete the sentence?

50The campers who were lost in the jungle prayed earnestly to be rescued since their supply of food was ..... and they were faced with starvation.

51My ..... turned grey as I got older.

52I was ..... with him for taking the car without permission

53We usually swim in the swimming pool

54There ..... another earthquake for months according to the experts.

55Given a story where the narrator knows everything that happens and shares the thoughts of several characters, which point of view is being used?

56How many contractions does the sentence "I've been lonely too long" have?

57Which two words rhyme?ring, brink, rang, think

58The school will ..... its 50th anniversary next month.

59Wanting to make a good impression, he found himself in a ..... about the right tie to wear to the business meeting.

60You use a ..... to call someone.

61What does it mean use judicious quotations?