5-A-DAY LANGUAGE WEEK 26

At the mall instead of at the movies, my father saw me hanging out.

• Misplaced modifier
• Dangling modifier

At the mall instead of at the movies, my father saw me hanging out.
What's wrong with this sentence?

• It's not clear who was hanging out at the mall-the father or the child.
• Nothing is wrong with the sentence; it's clear.

Which word has a POSITIVE connotation?

• tedious
• dull
• stuffy
• None of them

Which word means "mournful; expressing sorrow"?

• naive
• doleful
• rustic
• liability

Which word means "a person or thing whose presence or behavior is likely to cause embarrassment or put one at a disadvantage"?

• naive
• doleful
• rustic
• liability

Which word means "marked by honest simplicity; showing lack of informed judgment"?

• naive
• doleful
• rustic
• liability

Which word means "lacking elegance or polish"?

• naive
• doleful
• rustic
• liability

Choose a synonym for strewn.

• orderly
• scattered
• collected
• broken

Choose the root word for intersection.

• inter
• sect
• ion

Choose the suffix for intersection.

• inter
• sect
• ion