14.10 Unit Checkpoint: Lessons 2-6

The following sentence may contain a grammar or usage error. Read the sentence and identify its error, if there is one, by choosing the appropriate answer. If there is no error in the sentence, choose no error. The note said, "Go to the library at midnight, for a mystery await you."

A mystery await you

Read the passage. from London Labour and the London Poor, Volume 1, published 1851 by Henry Mayhew There are two kinds of fruit sold in the streets—"green fruit" and "dry fruit." In commerce, all fruit which is edible as it is taken from the tree or the ground, is known as "green." A subdivision of this green fruit is into "fresh" or "tender" fruit, which includes currants, gooseberries, strawberries, and, indeed, all fruits that demand immediate consumption, in contradistinction to such productions as nuts which may be kept without injury for a season. All fruit which is "cured" is known as "dry" fruit. In summer the costers vend "green fruit," and in the winter months, or in the early spring, when the dearness or insufficiency of the supply of green fruit renders it unsuited for their traffic, they resort, but not extensively, to "dry fruit." It is principally, however, when an abundant season, or the impossibility of keeping the dry fruit much longer, has tended to reduce the price of it, that the costlier articles are to be found on the costermonger's barrow. Fruit is, for the most part, displayed on barrows, by the street-dealers in it. Some who supply the better sort of houses—more especially those in the suburbs—carry such things as apples and plums, in lean round wicker-baskets, holding pecks or half-pecks.... The regular costermongers seldom deal in oranges and chestnuts. If they sell walnuts, they reserve these, they say, for their Sunday afternoon's pastime. Refer to the passage to answer this question. When the author writes that "fresh" or "tender" fruit are "in contradistinction to such productions as nuts which may be kept without injury for a season," he means that nuts are different because they __________.

Can be stored without spoiling for a long time

The following sentence may contain a grammar or usage error. Read the sentence and identify its error, if there is one, by choosing the appropriate answer. If there is no error in the sentence, choose no error. The mayor promised that she would listen to all the people, consult her advisers, and make a fair decision.

No error

Read each sentence, and decide whether the underlined portion contains a mistake. If it does, identify the best way to correct or improve the sentence by choosing the appropriate suggestion from the answer choices provided. If the underlined portion requires no correction or improvement, choose No improvement or correction is required. In autumn crisp, sunny weather is ideal.

No improvement or correction is required.

Choose the word or words that best complete the sentence. The family whose house was robbed is considered a __________ of virtue because they offered __________ to the thief.

Paragon...amnesty

Choose the word or words that best complete the sentence. I understand your __________ about going out to dinner if you have to bring all the baby's __________ with you, but couldn't we just carry a blanket and a bottle?

Reticence...paraphernalia

Read the passage. The Beefsteak by Benjamin James 1) In New York, back in the nineteenth century, it was customary for politicians to host big events, called Beefsteaks, dedicated to the eating of beef. (2) They used the event to try to curry favor among the people and win their votes. (3) The organizers would rent an enormous hall. (4) People would sit down at long picnic tables. (5) The beef was always grilled tenderloin, brought straight from the grill. (6) In Australia they like to put shrimp on the grill. (7) The beef was then cut into small pieces and placed on a small piece of stale bread and served to the hungry guests. (8) Tradition dictated that no one ever ate the bread. (9) Rather, the bread was stacked on the table into "towers" as proof of how much beef has been consumed. (10) Also, there were no utensils allowed. (11) Everyone ate with their fingers, and washed down the beef with ale. (12) There was debate about whether any side dishes should be served. (13) Fried or baked potatoes, pickles, lamb, and even organ meats were served by some Beefsteaks. (14) Mostly, however, people just wanted beef. (15) After all, beef, it was expensive in those days and these events were all-you-can-eat. (16) Eventually in the twentieth century, when women could finally vote, the Beefsteak ceased to be an all-male event. (17) Later, the tradition faded away and survived only in a few union halls in Bergen and Passaic counties in northern New Jersey. (18) Today there is a Beefsteak revival in New York. (19) Not by politicians, but just by people who want to eat plenty of beef. Read the passage titled "The Beefsteak" . Then answer the questions that follow to improve elements of the passage such as sentence structure, word choice, overall organization, tone, and voice. Which of the following sentences does not belong in the first paragraph of the passage?

Sentence 6

Read the passage. The Beefsteak by Benjamin James (1) In New York, back in the nineteenth century, it was customary for politicians to host big events, called Beefsteaks, dedicated to the eating of beef. (2) They used the event to try to curry favor among the people and win their votes. (3) The organizers would rent an enormous hall. (4) People would sit down at long picnic tables. (5) The beef was always grilled tenderloin, brought straight from the grill. (6) In Australia they like to put shrimp on the grill. (7) The beef was then cut into small pieces and placed on a small piece of stale bread and served to the hungry guests. (8) Tradition dictated that no one ever ate the bread. (9) Rather, the bread was stacked on the table into "towers" as proof of how much beef has been consumed. (10) Also, there were no utensils allowed. (11) Everyone ate with their fingers, and washed down the beef with ale. (12) There was debate about whether any side dishes should be served. (13) Fried or baked potatoes, pickles, lamb, and even organ meats were served by some Beefsteaks. (14) Mostly, however, people just wanted beef. (15) After all, beef, it was expensive in those days and these events were all-you-can-eat. (16) Eventually in the twentieth century, when women could finally vote, the Beefsteak ceased to be an all-male event. (17) Later, the tradition faded away and survived only in a few union halls in Bergen and Passaic counties in northern New Jersey. (18) Today there is a Beefsteak revival in New York. (19) Not by politicians, but just by people who want to eat plenty of beef. Read the passage titled "The Beefsteak" . Then answer the questions that follow to improve elements of the passage such as sentence structure, word choice, overall organization, tone, and voice. In context, which is the best version of sentence 13 (reprinted below)? Fried or baked potatoes, pickles, lamb, and even organ meats were served by some Beefsteaks.

Some Beefsteaks served fried or baked potatoes, pickles, lamb, and even organ meats