Understanding Drought and Language

Identify the generalized participant in the following sentence: "​Drought is back. Already, across the Western United States, extreme drought conditions cover more land than any point in the last 20 years."​

• Drought​

• Western United States​

• Extreme drought conditions​

• Last 20 years​

Which of the following sentences contains a causal connective?

• "Drought is back."​

• "But wildfires don't just happen; they need fuel."​

• "And the thing that's been creating a lot of fuel for fires lately is drought."​

• "Melting snow from the Sierra Nevada mountains provides a third of California's agricultural and residential water supply."​

Identify the passive voice construction in the following options:

• "They burned over 4 million acres."​

• "The dried-out vegetation became fuel to feed the largest fire on record."​

• "The water's pushed through filters that allow only water molecules through."​

• "Rain's good for droughts."​

Which sentence exemplifies a long noun phrase?

• "Drought is back."​

• "A record-setting year for wildfires in California."​

• "But dwindling water supply isn't the only problem facing Californians."​

• "Melting snow from the Sierra Nevada mountains provides a third of California's agricultural and residential water supply."​

Identify the verb tense used in the sentence: "​Drought interacts with many other hazards."​

• Past simple​

• Present simple​

• Future simple​

• Present continuous​

Which of the following sentences contains a sequential connective?

• "Drought is back."​

• "The drought ended with a series of extreme precipitation in winter of 2017."​

• "Then the summer of 2017 was very hot and dry."​

• "Rain's good for droughts."​

Identify the generalized noun in the sentence: "​Engineers are working on new ways and new sources for providing enough safe water to drink and use."​

• Engineers​

• Ways​

• Sources​

• Water​

Which of the following sentences uses passive voice?

• "They burned over 4 million acres."​

• "The dried-out vegetation became fuel to feed the largest fire on record."​

• "The water's pushed through filters that allow only water molecules through."​

• "Rain's good for droughts."​