Introduction to Anglo-Saxon Literature: Beowulf — Unit test Answers

Which are appropriate for a writer to include in a conclusion? Check all that apply.

Read the sentence from Samuel Johnson's preface to A Dictionary of the English Language.It is the fate of those who toil at the lower employments of life, to be rather driven by the fear of evil, than attracted by the prospect of good; to be exposed to censure, without hope of praise.

Read the sentence.The stimulus in the experiment caused the plants to grow. Which type of phrase or clause is underlined in the sentence?

A student has the following information that will be included in a works cited page for a website.Author: Dori UlmanName of Website: Healthy ChoicesOrganization: U.S. Department of AgricultureDate of Web Publication: May 25, 2009

Which word has a negative connotation?

Which sentence contains gender-neutral language?

Which sentence contains a verbal phrase acting as a modifier?

The first thing to do when creating a research schedule is to identify the

Which words have positive connotations? Check all that apply.

According to The Elements of Style, which sentence is written in active voice?

Read the excerpt from Samuel Johnson’s A Dictionary of the English Language.Mádness. n.s. [from mad.]Distraction; loss of understanding; perturbation of the faculties.Why, woman, your husband is in his old tunes again: he so rails against all married mankind, so curses all Eve's daughters, and so buffets himself on the forehead, that any madness I ever yet beheld seemed but tameness and civility to this distemper. Shakesp. Merry Wives of Windsor.There are degrees of madness as of folly, the disorderly jumbling ideas together, in some more, some less. Locke.

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Use the following definitions to answer the question.assent:1. (noun) an agreement2. (verb) to express agreementascent:1. (noun) an upward slope or incline2. (verb) to climbRead the sentence.The measure passed with a majority _________.Which word correctly completes the sentence?

Read the sentence.We wrote in our journals for twenty minutes each day.Which type of phrase or clause is underlined in the sentence?

Which is a compound-complex sentence?

What questions should be asked when evaluating a source? Check all that apply.

Read the sentence.Before attempting to undertake a career in the film industry, it’s important to investigate the skills and qualifications required, as one should with any job.

Which sentence best uses prepositions?

Read the excerpts from Samuel Johnson’s preface to A Dictionary of the English Language.Which statement best describes the use of the underlined word in the excerpts?

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