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Which of the following words is misspelled?
Predgjudice
Judgment
Afterthought
Perjury
Explanation
This is a simple case of standardized spelling knowledge. The correct spelling of “prejudice,” which means an opinion about something held without good reason or actual experience.
Which of the following words is misspelled?
Predgjudice
Judgment
Afterthought
Perjury
Explanation
This is a simple case of standardized spelling knowledge. The correct spelling of “prejudice,” which means an opinion about something held without good reason or actual experience.
Which of the following words is misspelled?
Predgjudice
Judgment
Afterthought
Perjury
Explanation
This is a simple case of standardized spelling knowledge. The correct spelling of “prejudice,” which means an opinion about something held without good reason or actual experience.
A personal pronoun is .
a word that takes the place of a proper noun specifically associated with a person or speaker
any word that takes the place of a noun
any word that takes the place of a proper noun
None of these
Explanation
Note here that some proper nouns can be replaced with pronouns that are not associated with a person, think of towns of countries, for instance. Personal pronouns only refer to people.
A personal pronoun is .
a word that takes the place of a proper noun specifically associated with a person or speaker
any word that takes the place of a noun
any word that takes the place of a proper noun
None of these
Explanation
Note here that some proper nouns can be replaced with pronouns that are not associated with a person, think of towns of countries, for instance. Personal pronouns only refer to people.
A personal pronoun is .
a word that takes the place of a proper noun specifically associated with a person or speaker
any word that takes the place of a noun
any word that takes the place of a proper noun
None of these
Explanation
Note here that some proper nouns can be replaced with pronouns that are not associated with a person, think of towns of countries, for instance. Personal pronouns only refer to people.
In the given sentence, to which grammatical object does “they” refer?
If only Kevin and Charles had thought to talk to the umpires, they would have avoided the whole problem.
Kevin and Charles
The umpires
The whole problem
None of these
Explanation
In order to avoid a dangling modifier, “they” must refer to the subject of the introductory clause, Kevin and Charles.
In the given sentence, to which grammatical object does “they” refer?
If only Kevin and Charles had thought to talk to the umpires, they would have avoided the whole problem.
Kevin and Charles
The umpires
The whole problem
None of these
Explanation
In order to avoid a dangling modifier, “they” must refer to the subject of the introductory clause, Kevin and Charles.
In the given sentence, to which grammatical object does “they” refer?
If only Kevin and Charles had thought to talk to the umpires, they would have avoided the whole problem.
Kevin and Charles
The umpires
The whole problem
None of these
Explanation
In order to avoid a dangling modifier, “they” must refer to the subject of the introductory clause, Kevin and Charles.
A comparative adjective form is used to describe .
two, and only two, objects being directly compared to one another in terms of a quality
distinguish one item from a group of more than three items in terms of a quality
two, and only two, proper nouns
None of these
Explanation
Comparative adjectives are used when two objects are being directly compared. "The sun is brighter than the moon," is an example of a comparative adjective. Superlative adjectives are used to distinguish one item from many. "Of all the bodies in our galaxy, the sun is the brightest."
Comparative and superlative adjective forms can be used to describe any noun in terms of any quality.