Study tool for unit 2 vocabulary/Grammar

Select the most correct sentence I couldn't go to the party. The weather wasn't too bad. I wouldn't dare. or I couldn't go to the party. The weather wasn't too bad. I wouldn't dare.

I couldn't go to the party. The weather wasn't too bad. I wouldn't dare.

Which statement is written correctly? This is Mary's house. or This is Marys house.

This is Mary's house.

conspicuous

easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable

FANBOYS

for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

contrived

showing effects of planning or manipulation

usurp

to seize and hold a position by force or without right

facile

(adj.) easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt

Find the error with subject-verb agreement. Select the incorrect verb and type it correctly. Estelle doesn't have enough time to maintain a large garden so four square feet are enough space for her

Are needs to be changed to is

Which statement is written correctly? Share this with you're friends. or Share this with your friends.

Share this with your friends.

denotation

The dictionary definition of a word

Choose the word that best describes or modifies the adjective in bold. Built during the Great Depression, more than a million people in the southwestern United States receive hydroelectric power from the Hoover Dam.

The missed placed modifier In the sentience Built during the Great Depression, more than a million people in the southwestern United States receive hydroelectric power from the Hoover Dam. is the first part of the sentence till the comma .

Diamonds precious gems renowned for their dazzling sparkle are formed when carbon atoms undergo extreme pressure at high temperatures, usually around one hundred miles below the surface of the earth.

There needs to be a comma behind diamonds and there needs to be a comma behind the word sparkle.

Correct the text by inserting a comma or commas. (Note: in this skill, serial commas are not optional.) The first known case of Ebola in the United States was diagnosed at a hospital in Dallas Texas in September 2014. Got it

There needs to be a comma behind the city name which Is Dallas, Texas,

Find the relative clause. If it is nonrestrictive, set it off with commas. If it is restrictive, submit the text without making any changes. Formula Translation which is often called just FORTRAN was the computer programming language of choice from the 1950s to the 1970s. Got it

There needs to be a comma behind the word Translation and there needs to be a comma behind the word FORTRAN.

Correct the text by inserting a comma or commas. (Note: in this skill, serial commas are not optional.) All you need to make homemade whipped cream is three ingredients: heavy cream vanilla extract and sugar. Got it

There needs to be a comma behind the word heavy cream and there needs to be a comma behind the word vanilla extract.

Find the appositive. If it is nonrestrictive, set it off with commas. If it is restrictive, submit the text without making any changes. Aboard the double-decker bus, a tour guide rhapsodized about London's storied history. His lecture an enthralling and unscripted monologue made passengers feel as though they were traveling through time. Got it

There needs to be a comma behind the word lecture and there needs to be a comma behind the word monologue.

Correct the text by inserting one comma. Unless drastic measures are taken the Sumatran tiger may become extinct within the next thirty years. Got it

There needs to be a comma behind the word taken.

Correct the text by inserting a comma or commas. You may be in debt Mr. Owen but there's no need to declare bankruptcy yet. Got it

There needs to be commas around the word Mr. Owen

Which statement is written correctly? This sauce is too good. or This sauce is to good.

This sauce is too good.

Which statement is written correctly? You are more than a number. or You are more then a number.

You are more than a number.

Which statement is written correctly? You're amazing! or Your amazing!

You're amazing!

throng

a large gathering of people

faction

a small, organized, dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics.

beseech

ask for or request earnestly

pious

devoutly religious

connotation

the implied or associative meaning of a word

Which is the best way to complete the text? Stream of consciousness is a literary style that mimics the flow of natural abandons conventional punctuation. thought. And thought and thought, furthermore, it Stream of consciousness is a literary style that mimics the flow of natural ______________ abandons conventional punctuation.

the word that goes in the sentence is thought and.

subjugate

to conquer by force, bring under complete control

illustrious

well known, respected, and admired for past achievements

diction

word choice