Read the passage from "An Essay on Man.”Most strength the moving principle requires;Active its task, it prompts, impels, inspires.Sedate and quiet the comparing lies,Formed but to check, deliberate, and advise.
Read the passage from "An Essay on Man.”Sedate and quiet the comparing lies,Formed but to check, deliberate, and advise.Self-love still stronger, as its objects nigh;Reason’s at distance, and in prospect lie:
When Bacon changes the definition of love in Of the Wisdom of the Ancients, he is
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?
Read the sentence.The stimulus in the experiment caused the plants to grow. Which type of phrase or clause is underlined in the sentence?
Read the paragraph.When most people think of movie careers, they think of actors or directors. But the film industry has a multitude of career opportunities available in all stages of the film production process. Of these, visual effects is one of the most creative and exciting fields. The visual effects field has exploded in importance and offers opportunities for both technical and creative expression.
Read the sentence.According to the latest reports sent to us, orangutans prefer to remain safely in their original habitats.
Read the sentence.Abashed by the harsh criticism, the mortifying writer decided to rewrite the beginning of the book.
Read the sentence from Samuel Johnson's preface to A Dictionary of the English Language.I have studiously endeavoured to collect examples and authorities from the writers before the restoration, whose works I regard as the wells of English undefiled, as the pure sources of genuine diction.
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.
Which sentences begin with a transition? Check all that apply.
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Read the body paragraph from an essay on sound effects in film.Stretch a piece of waxed paper until it’s taut. Next, place it in front of the microphone. Then, pour uncooked rice onto the paper. This results in a sizzling sound that can be used for cooking on a hot stove or frying bacon.
Read the sentence.Materializing from the mist, the alarm warned the ship to steer quickly to the right of the rocks.
Which sentence contains a gerund?
In an essay written in a formal style, what kind of tone should the writing have?
Read the paragraph.In conclusion, the work of Foley artists is only one step in the overall filmmaking process. By adding the appropriate sound effects, Foley artists create a level of realism that helps the audience embrace the premise of the film, whether it is some crazy alien adventure or something based on everyday life.
Read the sentence.Conservationists are considering urban runoff and they are tracking population growth but the magnitude of the situation has not been determined.According to The Elements of Style, what is the correct way to punctuate this sentence?
Which are true about participles? Check all that apply.
Read the sentence from Samuel Johnson’s preface to A Dictionary of the English Language.And such is the fate of hapless lexicography, that not only darkness, but light, impedes and distresses it; things may be not only too little, but too much known, to be happily illustrated.
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