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[Free] What is the best way to rewrite this sentence? A. The cashier, thoughtlessly presented the man with a worn ripped dollar bill. B. The cashier thoughtlessly presented the man with a worn, ripped, dollar, bill. C. The cashier, thoughtlessly presented the man, with a worn ripped dollar bill. D. The cashier thoughtlessly presented the man with a worn, ripped dollar bill.

[Free] Read the following description from "The Red Badge of Courage": "If so be a time comes when yeh have to be kilt or do a mean thing, why, Henry don't think of anything except what's right, because there's a man a woman has to bear up against such things these times and the Lord will take care of us all." Henry's mother's description of courage and honor is most clearly personified in the character of:

[Free] Which sentence contains an adjective clause? A. The movie that we rented from the vending machine is a new release. B. My mother made a grocery list, but I forgot to bring it to the store. C. We'll go to the grocery store as soon as my father gets home. D. When I go to the grocery store, I like to buy fresh fruit.

[Free] What does "paleontologist" mean in this sentence: "The paleontologist gave a brilliant lecture"? A. Someone who is old and rigid, like a fossil B. An elderly person who rules a government C. Someone who studies fossils D. Someone who studies the writings of early leaders

[Free] Which words in the sentence make up the adverb phrase? Which word does it modify? "With a funny little hop, the ballerinas started their dance." A. funny little; modifies hop B. started their; modifies dance C. with a funny little hop; modifies started D. their dance; modifies ballerinas

[Free] Which sentence is a run-on sentence? A. Have you seen starfish or jellyfish on the beach? B. People breathe oxygen; fish do, too. C. A giant clam grows huge, it can weigh hundreds of pounds. D. When you fish, do you use worms as bait?

[Free] Which sentence uses punctuation correctly? A. There will not be much for me to do while my two best friends are out of town. B. My mother will probably give me a long list of chores, until my friends return from vacation. C. My two friends are going on vacation, while the weather is still warm.

[Free] Which sentence is in inverted order? A. I fingered the script nervously. B. At the back of the theater sat the director. C. I took a deep breath and began to read. D. Auditions for the play are in progress.

[Free] In "Casabianca," why doesn't the boy abandon the ship? A. He refuses to leave without his father's permission. B. He is imprisoned on the ship. C. He doesn't realize there is danger. D. He thinks he can steer the ship safely to port.

[Free] What idea does the description of the prioress in the prologue to Chaucer's *The Canterbury Tales* convey? A. She was a devout nun for whom religion and God were of prime importance. B. She was concerned for the general well-being of her fellow pilgrims. C. She aspired to courtly life and behaved like a court lady rather than a nun. D. She was not a person devoted to fashion and courtly manners.