Trotting up to the fence, the horse thought he might get a treat. The underlined portion of the sentence is a __ Phrase Participial Gerund

Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word. She stopped abruptly, in front of me, causing me to run into her. slowly suddenly gradually None of the choices

2. What is the best meaning of the word fetch in this excerpt from the story? Use context to help you choose your answer. "The company Stanley worked at was called Timely Comics and his job was to fetch things for the artists, proofread their writing, and edit their drawings." imagine draw make get

Which can readers use to find the meaning of an unfamiliar word? Check all that apply. root words formal words D word endings parts of speech length of speech

A suffix meaning "cutting instrument" is: A -stomy B -plasty C -tome D -ectomy

Which of the following options is considered an irregular imperfect verb? ser-era cantar-cantaba perder- perdía domir-dormía

In the sentence "Hugo iba a la casa de la abuela todo el tiempo", the time expression "todo el tiempo" can be translated as: often some days hardly ever all the time

When a writer uses more words than necessary to convey an idea, it is called __ wordiness vague writing awkward writing vague pronouns

Which of the following options is considered an irregular imperfect verb? ser-era cantar- cantaba perder-perdía domir-dormía

What do the words "puppy"and "mongrel"demonstrate in the context of word choice? Differences in denotative meaning. Correct use of technical jargon. How word choice can affect tone through connotation. Proper use of adverbs and adjectives.

Read the sentence . Then answer the question that follows. The actor's final performance was galvanizing; as a result, everyone in the audience was mesmerized. Which type of context clue would you use to determine the meaning of galvanizing? Antonym Cause and effect Example Inference