5-A-Day Language Review: Week 21

What does implored mean?

• to beg

• scream

• to imply

• run

Which word is misspelled?

• arguement

• possible

• friendly

Which sentence is correct adding a nonrestrictive element using dashes?

• His decision to leave the team was based on one reason.

• His decision to leave the team was based on one reason -the players treated him wrong-.

Choose the correct pronoun for the sentence and decide if it is subjective, objective, or possessive:

(Her, She) loves to read books and listen to music.

• She, sub.

• Her, obj.

• Her, sub.

• She, poss.

Choose the synonym for methodical.

• deliberate

• cautious

• careless

• memorial

Complete the sentence with an intensive pronoun: The judges ______________ selected the winners.

• yourself

• theirselves

• themselves

• thereself

What does swarm mean?

• to gather around as a group

• concentrated on a single area or subject or into a short time; very thorough or vigorous

• existing only in part; incomplete.

What does the Greek or Latin root/affix labor mean?

• water

• book

• to work

• hear

Which sentences are correct? (2 answers)

• Lila smiled at her mom as she baked cookies.

• Lila smiled at her mom as her mom baked cookies.

• Lila smiled at her mom as Lila baked cookies.

Choose a matching analogy as sun:hot as

• idea:true

• law:perfect

• accident:unintended

• monarchy:corrupt