Unit 2 - Language Focus Retake

Choose the meaning of the underlined word: The magnitude of the disaster is hard to imagine.

• size

• pain

• debris

• effect

Choose the meaning o fthe underlined word: The epicenter of the 9.0 magnitude quake was under the Indian Ocean.

• size

• original source

• point of earth directly above

• power

Identify the complete sentence.

• Chocolate milk, chocolate fudge, ice cream, and candy.

• The average American nearly twelve pounds of chocolate each year.

• The scientific name for chocolate is Theobrina caco.

• Loosly translated to "the good of the gods."

Identify the complete sentence.

• Anne E. Kelley, a professor at the University of Wisconsin.

• Kelley studies the effects of the chemicals in chocolate.

• Including something called phenylethylamine.

• May actually prevent several serious diseases.

Identify the sentence that contains a verb phrase.

• African violets are an excellent choice for an indoor garden.

• These plants are relatively easy to grow.

• They require very little natural light.

• You can grow them with artifical light.

Identify the sentence that contains a very phrase.

• Too much light will actually harm the plants.

• The leaves turn pale or yellowish.

• The plant actually shrinks under the light.

• Therefore, keep them in shaded place.

Identify the sentence that contains a verb phrase.

• Plants should be watered on a regular basis.

• She watered the plants regularly.

• He kept the plants indoors in the winter.

• As a result, the plants remained warm and safe.

Identify the compound subject: During the 1940s and 1950s, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were popular on radio, television, and stage.

• 1940s and 1950s

• Bud Abbott and Lou Costello

• radio, television, and stage

Identify the compound predicate: "The boys," as they were called, amused and delighted audiences everywhere.

• The boys

• as they were called

• amused and delighted

Identify the fragment.

• My parents are very strict.

• The gave me a 10:00 pm curfew.

• Even on weekends, holidays, and vacations.

• Howeverr, they make exceptions for special occasions.