Matthews Q2:W8

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The summer _________ is the longest day of the year.

• solar
• solstice
• sympathy
• synthesis

Julie expressed her _________ by sending a condolence card when Bill's dog died.

• solar
• solstice
• sympathy
• synthesis

Add a hyphen where needed, if needed: Her blue green eyes shimmered, picking up the hue of the ocean.

• eyes-shimmered
• blue-green
• no hyphen needed
• picking-up

Which sentence uses a clause as a direct object?

• The cat sat.
• Bob ran.
• The child admitted that he stole the cookie.
• He likes football and I like baseball.

Is this a simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex sentence: Albert Einstein, a famous physicist, developed the theory of relativity.

• simple
• compound
• complex
• compound-complex

Identify the misplaced modifier: Wildly churning, the boat tossed and turned on the waves.

• wildly churning
• the boat
• tossed and turned
• on the waves

Which sentence has the misplaced modifier in the correct place: Wildly churning, the boat tossed and turned on the waves.

• Wildly churning, the boat on the waves tossed and turned.
• Wildly churning, on the waves the boat tossed and turned.
• Wildly churning, the boat tossed on the waves and turned.
• The boat tossed and turned on the wildly churning waves.

Add commas where needed, if needed: Kyle absently spun the green plastic globe as he thought about which country to research for his upcoming presentation.

• Kyle absently spun the green, plastic, globe as he thought about, which country to research for his upcoming presentation.
• no commas needed
• Kyle absently spun the green plastic globe, as he thought about which country to research, for his upcoming presentation.
• Kyle, absently spun the green plastic globe as he thought about which country, to research for his upcoming presentation.

Replace the bolded verb with a verb that shows more action: Jill walked through the Zen garden, admiring the beautiful flowers.

• strolled
• sauntered
• wandered
• meandered