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Using Pronouns Correctly — Unit test Answers

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intensiveobjectivepossessivesubjective

A
intensive
B
objective
C
possessive
D
subjective
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beforeafterinstead ofbetween

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before
B
after
C
instead of
D
between
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When a writer does not know who performed the action in a sentence, the writer can still write a grammatically correct sentence by

u
using the active voice.
u
using the passive voice.
e
ending the sentence with an infinitive.
e
ending the sentence with a preposition.
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A statement that seems to be contradictory but proves to be true in some sense is a(n)

A
pun.
B
paradox.
C
epigram.
D
understatement.
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Read the line from Act II of The Importance of Being Earnest. Cecily. It is always painful to part from people whom one has known for a very brief space of time.

A
understatement.
B
paradox.
C
epigram.
D
pun.
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Read the excerpt from Act I of The Importance of Being Earnest.Algernon. Oh! there is no use speculating on that subject. Divorces are made in Heaven.

A
the short statement “Oh! there is no use speculating on that subject” offers a surprising take on the subject being discussed.
B
in the witty statement “Oh! there is no use speculating on that subject,” the writer intentionally describes something as being less than it actually is.
C
the short, witty statement “Divorces are made in Heaven” offers a surprising take on divorces.
D
in the short, witty statement “Divorces are made in Heaven,” the writer intentionally describes something as being less than it actually is.
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best

T
The radio adaptation shares more factual information than the novel.
T
The radio adaptation shares more humorous insight than the novel.
T
The radio adaptation is more frenzied than the novel.
T
The radio adaptation is more cheerful than the novel.
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Question illustration
o
one narrator, past tense
o
one narrator, present tense
m
many speakers, past tense
m
many speakers, present tense
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accurately portrayshumorously critiquesscientifically studiesmathematically measures

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accurately portrays
B
humorously critiques
C
scientifically studies
D
mathematically measures
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Lady Bracknell.

S
She says that she does not want Gwendolen, an unmarried girl, to sit apart from her guardian.
S
She says that she disapproves of Algernon as a suitable husband because he ate all of the cucumber sandwiches.
S
She says that she expects certain treatment because she is a married woman.
S
She says that Lady Harbury looks younger since her husband’s death.
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Which sentence must be revised to eliminate a split infinitive?

A
Jamar went to band practice and came home with a sunburn.
B
Lucas makes it a habit to only watch the stunts the skateboarders did.
C
Gabriela loves to noisily and cheerfully make breakfast for her family each day.
D
Samuel needs to regularly organize the papers and folders in his school bag.
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Jack.

h
how the rules of Victorian society were not very strict and were not taken seriously.
h
how members of the upper class were not concerned with the rules of society and rarely followed them.
h
how the rules of Victorian society dictated many things, even what was proper to read.
h
how members of high society rarely read books and were not concerned with cultural knowledge.
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Which sentences contain vague pronouns? Check all that apply.Bernardo reads both fiction and nonfiction, and he likes it a lot.After the play, Henrique told Isadora that her solo was excellent. Hiroto prepared so well for the debate that he crushed the competition.Vivian met Laura at the coffee shop where she works after school.When Mariana and Rahul studied with Lisa and Nico, it helped them.

A
Bernardo reads both fiction and nonfiction, and he likes it a lot.
B
After the play, Henrique told Isadora that her solo was excellent.
C
Hiroto prepared so well for the debate that he crushed the competition.
D
Vivian met Laura at the coffee shop where she works after school.
E
When Mariana and Rahul studied with Lisa and Nico, it helped them.
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Gwendolen

T
They value honesty and are angry that the men have lied to them.
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They value romance and are willing to make excuses for the men they love.
T
They value wisdom and refuse to admit that they were wrong.
T
They value commitment and are willing to marry anyone who will marry them.
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Cecily

S
She values truth over creativity.
S
She values romance over truth.
S
She values logic over romance.
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She values creativity over logic.

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