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9.
choose the sentence that is a simile.
(1 point)
• the mouse ran frantically through the forest.
• his voice is like a lion’s mighty roar.
• the mud slid down the slippery and rugged mountainside.
• the diamond ring sparkled in the sunshine.
10.
identify the sentence that is the fragment.
(1 point)
• going riding tomorrow night.
• the boys are going out tomorrow night.
• the girls are tired tonight.
• the family is leaving for vacation.
11.
identify the grammar problem.

a cool, pine-scented breeze.
(1 point)
• misplaced modifier
• dangling modifier
• phrase fragment
• none of the above
12.
identify the choice that best describes the underlined clause.

throughout history, birds have been considered important symbols and omens.
(1 point)
• independent clause
• adjective clause
• adverb clause
• noun clause
13.
identify the choice that best describes the underlined clause.

in europe, where winters are long and hard, cuckoos are considered a sign of spring.
(1 point)
• independent clause
• adjective clause
• adverb clause
• noun clause
14.
identify the choice that best describes the underlined clause.

many people believe that storks symbolize good luck and welcome stork nests on their chimneys.
(1 point)
• independent clause
• adjective clause
• adverb clause
• noun clause
15.
identify the choice that best describes the underlined clause.

doves, which are considered symbols of peace and beauty, are related to plain old pigeons.
(1 point)
• independent clause
• adjective clause
• adverb clause
• noun clause
16.
which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
(1 point)
• were you aware, that daylight savings time begins tomorrow?
• what most people do, is change their clocks in the morning, not the night before.
• how you choose to wake up tomorrow, is up to you.
• i hope that you do not oversleep, or we will be late for school.
17.
identify the choice that best describes the sentence.

even before telescopes were invented, humans were interested in astronomy.
(1 point)
• simple
• compound
• complex
• compound-complex
18.
identify the choice that best describes the sentence.

halley’s comet should return in the year 2061.
(1 point)
• simple
• compound
• complex
• compound-complex

Read the excerpt from the odyssey then his chores being all dispatched she caught another brace of man to make his breakfast and whisk away his great door slab to let his sheep go through but he behind reset the stones as one would cap a quiver what two things are being compared in this epic simile

21) this excerpt involves david, who travels with an inventor named perry. they test their experimental invention, a vehicle that burrows into the earth's crust. which statement best reflects the human experience that is represented in this excerpt? a) humans are not always reliable guides. b) humans desire wealth and a life of ease. c) humans are drawn to explore and experiment. d) humans attempt to conquer and control nature. 22) which statement best reflects the human experience that is represented in this excerpt? a) humans desire to control nature. b) humans are frightened by nature. c) humans are fascinated by nature. d) humans cannot understand nature. 23) 8 “what do you mean perry? ” i cried. “do you think that we are dead, and this is heaven? ” suppose the author changed section eight as listed below. 8 “perry, i have to object! ” i cried. “you don't think that we are dead, and this is heaven, do you? ” which correctly identifies the author's meaning for the word object? consider the effect of the stressed or unstressed syllable in the word object. a) you would stress the second syllable because the word is a noun and means a goal or purpose. b) you would stress the second syllable because the word is a verb and means to express or feel disapproval. c) you would stress the first and second syllable because the word is a verb and means to modify an adjective. d) you would stress the first syllable because the word is a noun and means a thing that has a finite, physical form. 24) 2 together we stepped out to stand in silent contemplation of a landscape at once weird and beautiful. before us a low and level shore stretched down to a silent sea. as far as the eye could reach the surface of the water was dotted with countless tiny isles—some of towering, barren, granitic rock—others resplendent in gorgeous trappings of tropical vegetation, myriad starred with the magnificent splendor of vivid blooms. 3 behind us rose a dark and forbidding wood of giant arborescent ferns intermingled with the commoner types of a primeval tropical forest. huge creepers depended in great loops from tree to tree, dense under-brush overgrew a tangled mass of fallen trunks and branches. upon the outer verge we could see the same splendid coloring of countless blossoms that glorified the islands, but within the dense shadows all seemed dark and gloomy as the grave. which most completely analyzes this excerpt for a comment about life? a) beauty is kind and inviting. b) nature is evil and forbidding. c) there is no risk in following beauty. d) what appears beautiful can also be deadly.

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