5-A-Day Language Review: Week 10

Which sentence correctly rewrites the original sentence without the dangling or misplaced modifier?

• Trying to hail a cab, the rain started pouring down and I got all wet.

• The rain started pouring down and I got all wet while trying to hail a cab.

• I got all wet while trying to hail a cab and the rain started pouring down.

• While trying to hail a cab, I got all wet and the rain started pouring down.

Delve means: _______

• to make a careful or thorough search for information.

• to ignore or overlook something.

• to hastily skim through information.

• to superficially glance at something.

Choose the synonym for the following word: cull

• scatter

• crush

• pluck

• organize

What are the components of the word 'hypothetical'?

• prefix: hypo- base or root: thet suffix: -ical

• prefix: hyper- base or root: thet suffix: -ical

• prefix: hypo- base or root: thet suffix: -ic

• prefix: hypo- base or root: hypo suffix: -ical

Simplify the sentence by eliminating any wordiness or redundancies.

• The injured boy was taken by ambulance to Memorial Hospital where he is now in critical condition.

• An ambulance then rushed the boy to Memorial Hospital for treatment of his injuries by doctors who said he is now in critical condition.

• The boy was rushed to the hospital by ambulance and is now in critical condition.

• Doctors at Memorial Hospital treated the boy's injuries and said he is in critical condition.

Circle the misspelled word, and write it correctly on the line below.

• tradgedy

• traitor

• vehicle

Underline and identify the figure of speech below. A tsunami of donations flooded the animal shelter.

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Idiom

Find 5 words that contain the root or affix from above.

• corporation, corpse, facial, comical, reciprocal.

• corporate, corps, facially, comic, reciprocate.

• corporeal, corpse, face, comic, reciprocation.

• corporate, corpse, facial, comical, reciprocate.

Which of the following could be considered an exploit?

• a trip to the local library

• base jumping from the Grand Canyon

• swimming in a pool

• taking a bubble bath

Add commas where needed to the sentence below. "I am not certain" she said hesitantly "if that's a safe idea."

• "I am not certain," she said hesitantly, "if that's a safe idea."

• "I am not certain" she said, hesitantly "if that's a safe idea."

• "I am not certain," she said hesitantly "if that's a safe idea."

• "I am not certain" she said hesitantly, "if that's a safe idea."