Matthews Q2:W8

Front

The summer _________ is the longest day of the year.

Back

solstice

Front

Julie expressed her _________ by sending a condolence card when Bill's dog died.

Back

sympathy

Front

Add a hyphen where needed, if needed: Her blue green eyes shimmered, picking up the hue of the ocean.

Back

blue-green

Front

Which sentence uses a clause as a direct object? Options: The cat sat., Bob ran., He likes football and I like baseball.

Back

The child admitted that he stole the cookie.

Front

Is this a simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex sentence: Albert Einstein, a famous physicist, developed the theory of relativity.

Back

simple

Front

Identify the misplaced modifier: Wildly churning, the boat tossed and turned on the waves.

Back

wildly churning

Front

Which sentence has the misplaced modifier in the correct place: Wildly churning, the boat tossed and turned on the waves.

Back

The boat tossed and turned on the wildly churning waves.

Front

Add commas where needed, if needed: Kyle absently spun the green plastic globe as he thought about which country to research for his upcoming presentation.

Back

no commas needed

Front

Identify the allusion: Hannah gazed in open-mouth awe as Jacob, using Herculean strength, pushed the car to the side of the road.

Back

Herculean strength

Front

Identify the type of allusion in the sentence: Hannah gazed in open-mouth awe as Jacob, using Herculean strength, pushed the car to the side of the road. Options: mythological, biblical, literary

Back

mythological