7th 5-A-Day Week 10

Dangling or Misplaced modifier? Which sentence is the correct version of the following sentence? After hours of raking leaves, a gust of wind blew them all over the yard.

• dangling - After I spent hours raking leaves, a gust of wind blew them all over the yard.

• misplaced - After I spent hours raking leaves, a gust of wind blew them all over the yard.

• dangling - I spent hours raking leaves, after a gust of wind blew them all over the yard.

• misplaced - I spent hours raking leaves, after a gust of wind blew them all over the yard.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Use the underlined context clues to define delve. He knew that if he ran for president, his critics would delve into his past looking for anything scandalous. They would conduct an exhaustive search, yet he was confident they would not find anything.

• a mental disturbance marked by confusion, disturbed speech, and hallucinations

• outward manner or behavior, conduct, bearing

• to make a careful or thorough search for information

• to show clearly, to prove or make clear by reasoning or evidence

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Choose the antonym for cull.

• insert

• crush

• pluck

• organize

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CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

hypocritical

• pre: hypo- base/root: cri suffix: -tical

• pre: hyp- base/root: ocrit suffix: -ical

• pre: hy- base/root: pocrit suffix: -ical

• pre: hypo- base/root: crit suffix: -ical

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Simplify this sentence by eliminating any wordiness or redundancies. A green colored firetruck then race by us in a very reckless manner on the street.

• On the street, a green firetruck raced by us recklessly.

• A green firetruck recklessly raced by us on the street.

• A reckless firetruck raced by us on Green Street.

• Recklessly, a green firetruck raced by us.

What figure of speech is used in the following sentence? A tsunami of donations flooded the animal shelter.

• hyperbole

• personification

• metaphor

• idiom

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Is the following a phrase, independent clause, or dependent clause. He felt hurt

• phrase

• independent clause

• dependent clasue

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Choose which option describes an example of an exploit.

• pointless and trivial

• monotonous and boring

• daring and bold

• wasteful and careless

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

Which option has the commas in the correct places?

• "I don't believe" he said meekly "that your measurement is correct."

• "I don't believe" ,he said meekly ",that your measurement is correct."

• "I don't believe," he said meekly "that your measurement is correct."

• "I don't believe," he said meekly, "that your measurement is correct."

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Choose the synonym for the following word: opaque

• transparent

• visible

• dense

• cloudy

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4