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Which of the following examples is a compound sentence?
- A. Shawn and Jerome played soccer in the backyard for two hours.
- B. Marissa last saw Elena and talked to her this morning.
- C. The baby was sick, so I decided to stay home from work.
- D. Denise, Kurt, and Eric went for a run after dinner.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A compound sentence is made up of two independent clauses connected by a coordinating conjunction (such as 'and,' 'but,' 'so,' etc.) or a semicolon. In this case, 'The baby was sick' and 'I decided to stay home from work' are two independent clauses connected by the coordinating conjunction 'so.' Choice A is a simple sentence with one independent clause. Choice B is a complex sentence with an independent clause 'Marissa last saw Elena' and a dependent clause 'and talked to her this morning.' Choice D is also a simple sentence with one independent clause.
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Which of the following words is spelled correctly?
- A. Miniscool
- B. Miniature
- C. Maintenance
- D. Millennium
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The correct answer is 'Millennium.' 'Millennium' is spelled correctly, referring to a period of 1000 years. Choice A, 'Miniscool,' and Choice B, 'Miniature,' are misspelled. Choice C, 'Maintenance,' is a commonly misspelled word, but in this case, it is spelled correctly. However, the correct spelling requested in the question is 'Millennium.'
Which of the following sentences contains a homophone?
- A. Each evening, the young woman walked alone on the canal path.
- B. As water is heated up, it slowly begins to expand.
- C. By Sunday, they were ready to raze the old building, and everyone gathered to watch.
- D. The previous tenant had been a chemistry teacher.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The correct answer is C. 'Raze' is a homophone of 'raise,' which means to destroy completely. The other choices do not contain homophones. Choice A talks about a young woman walking on a canal path, choice B discusses water heating up and expanding, and choice D mentions a previous tenant who was a chemistry teacher, none of which involve homophones. Therefore, choice C is the only sentence that contains a homophone, making it the correct answer.
When it gets warm in the spring, _______ and _______ like to go fishing at Cobbs Creek. Which of the following word pairs should be used in the blanks above?
- A. me, him
- B. he, I
- C. him, I
- D. he, me
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The correct word pair to use in this context is 'him, I.' This is because 'him' and 'I' are the correct pronouns to refer to two individuals in the third person (him) and first person (I). The sentence should indicate that when it gets warm in the spring, 'him' and 'I' like to go fishing at Cobbs Creek. Choice A, 'me, him,' is incorrect as 'me' should be replaced with 'I' to maintain proper subject-object agreement. Choice B, 'he, I,' is incorrect as 'he' should be replaced with 'him' to properly refer to the other person involved. Choice D, 'he, me,' is incorrect as 'me' should be replaced with 'I' to maintain the correct pronoun usage.
After a long day at work, Tracy had dinner with her family, and then took a walk to the park. What are the transitional words in the preceding sentence?
- A. After, then
- B. At, with, to
- C. Had, took
- D. A, the
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The transitional words in the sentence are 'after' and 'then,' which indicate the sequence of events that occurred. 'After' shows the order in which events took place, while 'then' is used to connect the idea of Tracy having dinner with her family before taking a walk to the park. Choices B, C, and D do not function as transitional words in this context. 'At, with, to' are prepositions indicating location or relationship, 'had, took' are past tense verbs, and 'a, the' are articles used for nouns.
As the tour group approached the bottom of Chichen Itza, the prodigious Mayan pyramid, they became nervous about climbing its distant peak. Based on the context of the sentence, which of the following words shows the correct meaning of the word prodigious?
- A. Very large
- B. Famous
- C. Very old
- D. Fancy
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: In this context, the word 'prodigious' is used to describe the Mayan pyramid at Chichen Itza. The tour group's nervousness about climbing its distant peak indicates that the pyramid is impressive in size and scale, invoking a sense of awe or grandeur. Therefore, the correct meaning of 'prodigious' in this context would be 'very large.' Choice B, 'Famous,' is incorrect as the sentence focuses on the size rather than the fame of the pyramid. Choice C, 'Very old,' and choice D, 'Fancy,' do not accurately capture the intended meaning of 'prodigious' as used in this context.