English 4, Unit 1 Test
The "s verb" occurs in _____.
3rd person Singular Present tense indicative mood
Coherence within a paragraph means that the sentences following a topic sentence must provide _____.
A logical procession of ideas
The best topic sentences have _____.
A simple structure.
The suffixes "-able" and "-ible" mean
Able to
What is a single word made up of the first letters of a group of words called?
An acronym
What can ensure unity within a paragraph before editing?
An outline.
In an ideal topic sentence, what should the predicate contain?
Controlling Idea
In this game, a tag or a catch _____ ten points.
Counts
Which sentence is the best example of a topic sentence?
Crime is a factor in urban areas because of higher poverty rates.
Scientific words often come from
Greek and Latin
A driver's license, together with a bank card, _____ required for identification.
Is
The teacher's main objection to Mrs. Carothers _____ her home room parties.
Is
Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession and are difficult for others to understand are called:
Jargon
Biography comes from two Latin words: bio meaning "" and graph meaning "to ."
Life, Write
They had _____ presents to deliver.
Many
What does unity mean?
Oneness
Names of family members are capitalized (Mother, Father) except when accompanied by a
Possessive
He was _____ excited about his part of the program.
Rather
Which kinds of shifting upset the viewpoint in an essay?
Shift in number Shift in person Shift in tense
What does the suffix -logy in the word astrology mean?
Study of
In order to create unity in a paragraph, the sentences following a topic sentence must _____.
Support the controlling idea
A topic sentence needs _____.
To be specific
Spectator comes from the Latin specs meaning _____.
To look.
One of the committee's suggestions _____ earlier adjournment.
Was
Unity within a paragraph means that the sentences following a topic sentence must provide _____.
consistent support of the topic sentence.
