sentences.
3. How do you feel about it?
Answer:
I see a kid getting bullied harshly.
There is a kid feeling horrible because 4 other kids are taunting him and making fun of him.
It makes me wanna stand up for the kid getting bullied and show those bullies what's up
Explanation:
B) reality
C) realized
D) realizing
At an early age, Willow showed an aptitude for languages.
Settling into his chair, Dad picked up the evening newspaper.
The dog, purchased from the local animal shelter, was now considered a member of the family.
The girl playing with the kitten is my younger sister.
4. Identify the word the participial phrase modifies.
Mrs. Gibson was beginning preparations for her son's birthday party, counting the number of guests on her list. (Points: 1)
Mrs. Gibson
preparations
son's
party.
5. Choose the answer that identifies the gerund.
I was just remembering that morning when the baby couldn't stop laughing at the puppies playing. (Points: 1)
morning
remembering
laughing
playing
6. Choose the answer that identifies the gerund phrase in the sentence.
Garth must have practiced giving that speech a dozen times before opening night. (Points: 1)
must have practiced
giving that speech
before opening night
opening night
7. Choose the answer that identifies how the gerund is used in the sentence.
Beginning with the first song, everyone listening was silent during her singing. (Points: 1)
direct object
predicate nominative
subject
object of a preposition
8. Choose the answer that identifies the underlined word in the sentence.
A solution to the problem was always waiting. (Points: 1)
participle
gerund
verb
9. Choose the answer that identifies the underlined word in the sentence.
After all these years, for me, a trip to the state fair remains exciting. (Points: 1)
participle
gerund
verb
10. Choose the answer that identifies the underlined word in the sentence.
The leading industry around here has always been shipping. (Points: 1)
participle
gerund
verb
6. opening night
7. object of a preposition
8. I suppose the underlined word is waiting, so the answer should be gerund.
9. I suppose the underlined word is exciting, so the answer should be participle.
10. If the underlined word is leading, the answer should be participle. If the underlined word is shipping, the answer should be gerund.
A.Group I. If the root is a full word, the ending is usually -able.
B.Group II. When the root is a full word except for a final e, the forms usually are spelled with -able
C.Group III. The suffix -able always follows i.
D.Group IV. When the root has other forms built on the letter a, the -able form is used
E.Group V. When the root ends in hard c or hard g, -able is used.
F.Group VI. When the root is not a full word,-ible is used.
G.Group VII. When the word has an immediate -tion form, -ible is used.
H.Group VIII. When the root ends in ns, miss, or soft c or g, ible is used.
Answer:
Rule C - Group III: The suffix “-able” always follows “i”.
Explanation
When a word ends in “y”, such as “envy”, the “y” becomes an “i” when adding the suffix“-able” to make new adjectives. In this case, envy becomes enviable. There are other examples which exemplify this rule: justify - justifiable, or rely - reliable.
B. drama
C. activity
D. irony
Answer:
c
Explanation:
Caustic means corrosive.Then frenetic means active in a way that means frantic , with too much activity.We have caustic as an adjective that has a similarity to the noun corrosion the same way we have the adjective frenetic as a synonym or near synonym of the noun activity.