Milestones Review Quiz

What is a gerund?

• A verb that functions as an adjective.

• A verb usually beginning with "to-".

• A verb ending in "-ing".

• A noun or pronoun that identifies or renames another noun.

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CCSS.L.8.1A

What is the function of a dash in writing?

• To replace material omitted from a quotation.

• To indicate an abrupt break in thought.

• To signal a break in thought and to separate items.

• To ask a question.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

Which of the following is an example of an infinitive?

• The dying man...

• Jogging, dancing.

• To show, to obey.

• The ball was thrown by me.

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CCSS.L.8.1A

What is the difference between denotation and connotation?

• Denotation is a feeling, connotation is a word's dictionary meaning.

• Denotation is a word's dictionary meaning, connotation is a feeling.

• Denotation and connotation both refer to a word's dictionary meaning.

• Denotation and connotation both refer to the feelings a word evokes.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the role of a preposition in a sentence?

• To relate one word to another word.

• To identify or rename another noun.

• To state a fact or ask a question.

• To express a condition that is contrary to fact.

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CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

Which mood is used for a command or request?

• Indicative

• Imperative

• Subjunctive

• Conditional

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CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

What is an appositive?

• A verb ending in "-ing".

• A word that relates one word to another.

• A noun or pronoun that identifies or renames another noun.

• A phrase that consists of a preposition.

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the purpose of commas in a list?

• To indicate an abrupt break in thought.

• To replace material omitted from a quotation.

• To signal a break in thought.

• To separate items, compounds, or words.

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CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

What is hyperbole in figurative language?

• A humorous play on words.

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

• The truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humorous effect.

• A reference to a famous person, place, event, or work of literature.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What does an idiom refer to in figurative language?

• An expression that has a meaning different from the meaning of its individual words.

• Comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'.

• Giving a human quality to an animal, object, or idea.

• The use of words whose sounds echo their meaning.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B