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Fill in the blanks in order.Serena wanted to _______ a novel _______ her favorite author.

A
bye, by
B
buy, by
C
bye, buy
D
buy, bye
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Read the sentence.Derek Jeter notched his 3,000th hit for the New York Yankees when he was thirty-seven years old in 2011 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. Which is the best way to revise this complex sentence?

A
In 2011, Derek Jeter notched his 3,000th hit for the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. He was thirty-seven years old.
B
In 2011, Derek Jeter notched his 3,000th hit for the New York Yankees. At Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, he was thirty-seven years old.
C
Derek Jeter notched his 3,000th hit for the New York Yankees when he was thirty-seven years old playing at Yankee Stadium. In the Bronx.
D
Derek Jeter notched his 3,000th hit at age thirty-seven. In the Bronx at Yankee Stadium in 2011.
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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

A
using the active voice.
B
using the passive voice.
C
ending the sentence with an infinitive.
D
ending the sentence with a preposition.
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Read the statement. The government of England is subjecting the American colonists to laws that take away their unalienable rights.This statement is the Declaration of Independence’s

A
major premise.
B
minor premise.
C
conclusion.
D
body.
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Read this excerpt from "The World on Turtle's Back."When the girl awoke, she knew that she would bear twins. Even before they were born, there was contention between the twins. There was no peace between these two brothers. When it was time for them to be born, the right-handed twin wanted to be born in the normal way. The left-handed twin saw light in the other direction and was determined to be born through his mother's mouth or nose. In his attempt to be born in the opposite direction, he killed his mother.Based on this excerpt, it is reasonable to conclude that

A
the brothers were opposites and would always be in conflict.
B
the right-handed brother was smarter than the left-handed one.
C
the left-handed brother wanted to murder his mother.
D
the two brothers despised and wanted to kill each other.
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Read the paragraph, which is a summary of a slave narrative by Olaudah Equiano.[1] Robert King was a Quaker merchant and a kind man, and he treated Equiano well. [2] He used Equiano to work at a number of jobs for him, yet he also hired him out to other merchants. [3] A certain boat captain of King's, Thomas Farmer, often traveled between the West Indies and North America, so he needed Equiano's services. [4] Because Equiano had sea-going experience, he could be quite useful to Farmer.Which sentence in the paragraph is structured differently than the others?

A
sentence 1
B
sentence 2
C
sentence 3
D
sentence 4
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Read the paragraph.[1] When Amira woke up, it was still dark outside. [2] Although she was tired, she stumbled out of bed, brushed her teeth, and put on her running clothes. [3] When she went into the kitchen, she saw that her mom had left her favorite water bottle on the counter. [4] As she had done every day for the past month, she opened the front door, stepped onto the pavement, and began her morning ritual.Which of the following best describes this paragraph?

A
Each sentence begins with the subject.
B
Each sentence begins with a dependent clause.
C
Each sentence begins with the predicate.
D
Each sentence begins with an independent clause.
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Read this excerpt from "The World on Turtle's Back."The animals thought that perhaps there was dirt at the depths of the ocean, but they had never tried to reach the bottom before. One by one they tried to swim down, but their attempts were futile. Finally, the muskrat disappeared into the cold depth of the ocean. After a lengthy amount of time, he drifted to the surface with a tiny speck of earth in his hand. He appeared to be dead, but the animals prayed and chanted, and finally he stirred. The Earth-Diver was successful in bringing forth the soil to make the earth grow.Based on this excerpt, which character trait was valued by the Iroquois?

A
courage
B
intelligence
C
strength
D
faith
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Fill in the blank.My mom ______ me to go to the store.

A
alloud
B
aloud
C
allowed
D
alowed
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Which sentence is written correctly?

A
Lita was devastated and started waling when she heard the news.
B
Lita was devastated and started whaleing when she heard the news.
C
Lita was devastated and started wailing when she heard the news.
D
Lita was devastated and started whailing when she heard the news.
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A
grammatical
B
awkward
C
formal
D
clear
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Which is an example of a sentence fragment?

A
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense was published in 1776.
B
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, which was published in 1776.
C
Common Sense was written by Thomas Paine and published in 1776.
D
Common Sense, authored by Thomas Paine, was published in 1776.
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Read this excerpt from "The World on Turtle's Back."The right-handed twin lives in the Sky-World and he is content with the world he helped to create. The left-handed twin lives in the world below. He, too, is content with the world of men. He delights in the sounds of warfare and suffering. These two beings rule the world and look after the affairs of men. During the day people have rituals to honor the right-handed twin. At night they dance and sing for the left-handed twin.According to this excerpt, the two brothers represent

A
gods and men.
B
life and afterlife.
C
good and evil.
D
sky and earth.
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In "The Author to Her Book", the main reason Bradstreet uses inversion is to

A
enhance the structure within a line.
B
complete a thought in a succinct way.
C
complete the rhyme scheme.
D
enhance the poem's overall structure.
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Read the quotation from Henry David Thoreau’s Walden.Every day or two I strolled to the village to hear some of the gossip which is incessantly going on there, circulating either from mouth to mouth, or from newspaper to newspaper, and which, taken in homeopathic doses, was really as refreshing in its way as the rustle of leaves and the peeping of frogs. As I walked in the woods to see the birds and squirrels, so I walked in the village to see the men and boys; instead of the wind among the pines I heard the carts rattle.Which is the best example of a vivid sensory detail?

A
“I strolled to the village”
B
“to hear some of the gossip which is incessantly going on there”
C
“as the rustle of leaves and the peeping of frogs”
D
“As I walked in the woods”

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