English Language : Warriner's Handbook The Glossary of Usage

Which word is used before a vowel sound?

• a

• an

• accept

• except

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

What is the correct use of 'accept' and 'except'?

• accept: verb, to receive; except: verb, to leave out

• accept: preposition, to leave out; except: verb, to receive

• accept: verb, to receive; except: verb, to leave out

• accept: verb, to leave out; except: verb, to receive

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CCSS.L.3.1A

What does 'adopt' mean?

• to change in order to fit or be more suitable

• to take something and make it one's own

• to impress or to influence

• the result of some action

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which of the following is a noun that means the result of some action?

• affect

• adapt

• effect

• except

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What is the meaning of 'illusion'?

• a reference to something

• a mistaken idea

• informal for as far as, as fast as

• to adjust

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which pair of words refers to male and female graduates respectively?

• alumni, alumnae

• allusion, illusion

• affect, effect

• amount, number

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

What is the difference between 'amount' and 'number'?

• amount: refers to a singular word; number: refers to a plural word

• amount: refers to a plural word; number: refers to a singular word

• amount: refers to a verb; number: refers to a noun

• amount: refers to a noun; number: refers to a verb

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which phrase is considered unnecessary and can be omitted?

• and etc.

• and which

• but which

• all the farther

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

When should 'and which' be used?

• when a which cause precedes them in a sentence

• when it is used to start a sentence

• when it is used to end a sentence

• when it is used as a conjunction

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1A

How should the words 'anywheres', 'everywheres', and 'nowheres' be correctly used?

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CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A