Grammar and Language Assessment

Which answer choice below corrects the misplaced modifier?

"While swimming in the pool, a wasp stung Macy."

• While swimming, a wasp stung Macy.

• A wasp stung while swimming in the pool.

• A wasp stung Macy while she was swimming in the pool.

• Wasp in pool sting Macy.

Which of the following words have a POSITIVE connotation? (choose two)

• obsessive

• attentive

• scrupulous

• vigilant

Determine a likely meaning for the word despondent based on the context below.

Recorded observations made by psychiatrists noted many examples of people becoming despondent. In some instances, patients became so discouraged, they lost the will to live. Fortunately, medical treatment helped many of these people regain a positive outlook on life.

• encouraged

• angry

• hopeless

• hopeful

Choose the synonym for the word subside

• decrease

• support

• prolong

• debate

How would you break the word omnivorous into a prefix, base or root, and suffix?

• om - nivor - ous

• omni - vo - rous

• omni - vor - ous

• o - mni - vo - ro - us

Which sentence best eliminates wordiness and redundancy of the following sentence:

"There are a number of students on the waitlist who are hoping to attend the performing arts school."

• There are a number of students on the waitlist for the performing arts school.

• Lots of kids are waiting for school.

• There are a lot of kids who have been placed on the waitlist in hopes of attending the performing arts school.

• Kids are waiting to be accepted to the school.

Which word is misspelled?

• imobile

• morale

• oasis

Identify the type of figurative language in the sentence below:

"Love is blind and deaf."

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Idiom

What could the figurative language "Love is deaf and blind" literally translate to?

• When you are deaf and blind, you can't find love.

• When you are in love, you lose your hearing and eye-sight.

• When you are in love, you don't see or hear things that are negative.

Identify the following as a phrase, independent clause, or dependent clause:

"Screaming loudly for all to hear"

• Phrase

• Independent clause

• Dependent clause