If a person wants to get ahead in life, you have to be willing to work for it.
Which of the following language conversions is violated in the sentence above?
A. Use of a colon
B. Punctuation of an introductory clause
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If a person wants to get ahead in life, you have to be willing to work for it.
Which of the following language conversions is violated in the sentence above?
A. Use of a colon
B. Punctuation of an introductory clause
C. Verb tense
D. Pronoun-antecedents' agreement - Pronoun-antecedent agreement
As a true bibliophile, she spent a great deal of the time in the library.
Which of the following defines the word "Bibliophile" as used in the sentence above?
A. A university
B. A research scientist
C. A lover of books
D. A collector of rare maps - Lover of books
The graceful dancer moved across the stage as the music began to play. Which of the following is the
meaning of the suffix "ful" as used in the sentence above?
a. Able
b. State of
c. Characterized by
d. Worthy - c. Characterized by
Which of the following options uses parentheses correctly?
a. As the horse broke from the gate, the betting favorite stumbled slightly, eliciting gasp (and likely some
curse words) from the crowd
b. The betting favorite made a strong push down the stretch, but the lead was too much to overcome
(even for a strong horse)
c. The announcer (cleared his throat) prepared to call the race from the historic press box at Churchill
Downs
d. When the leaders reached the midway point ( that several experts tagged) as a long-shot bet began to
pull away from the pack - a. As the horse broke from the gate, the betting favorite stumbled slightly,
eliciting gasp (and likely some curse words) from the crowd
Which of the following sentences correctly employs standard English spelling?
a. The students worried that changes to the student council would affect their relationship with school
administrators
b. The students
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