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|[pic]Writing is: |

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|A. a magical ability that only a few are born with. |

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|B. a talent you either have or you don’t. |

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|C. a process consisting of a number of steps. |

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|D. a skill that is not necessary for success. |

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|Question 2 of 20 |

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|[pic]Most writers prewrite, write, and: |

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|A. plan the paper. |

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|B. revise. |

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|C. write the first draft. |

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|D. jot down ideas. |

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|Question 3 of 20 |

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|[pic]Early in the prewriting phase, writers should give some thought to all of the following EXCEPT: |

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|A. their subject. |

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|B. their audience. |

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|C. their purpose. |

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|D. their spelling. |

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|Question 4 of 20 |

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|[pic]A method that many writers use to warm up and generate ideas is called: |

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|A. freewriting. |

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|B. speedwriting. |

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|C. inner-critic writing. |

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|D. power writing. |

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|Question 5 of 20 |

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|[pic]When clustering or __________, writers write an idea or a topic, usually one word, in the center of a piece of paper, then make |

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|A. freewriting |

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|B. focused freewriting |

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|C. brainstorming |

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|D. mapping |

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|Question 6 of 20 |

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|[pic]A private place where you record your experiences and your inner life is a: |

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|A. journal. |

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|B. workshop. |

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|C. brainstorm. |

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|D. freewrite. |

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|Question 7 of 20 |

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|[pic]A group of related sentences that develops one main idea is a/an: |

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|A. letter. |

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|B. paragraph. |

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|C. coherence. |

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|D. topic sentence. |

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|Question 8 of 20 |

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|[pic]Most paragraphs contain one main idea to which all sentences relate. The __________ states this main idea. |

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|A. body of the paragraph |

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|B. brainstorm |

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|C. focused freewrite |

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|D. topic sentence |

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|Question 9 of 20 |

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|[pic]After the topic sentence, the rest of the paragraph is called the: |

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|A. main idea. |

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|B. body. |

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|C. dropped idea. |

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|D. outline. |

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|Question 10 of 20 |

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|[pic]A topic sentence should have two parts: a topic and a: |

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|A. controlling idea. |

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|B. body. |

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|C. main thought. |

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|Question 11 of 20 |

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|[pic]A topic sentence must be a/an: |

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|A. topic. |

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|B. idea. |

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|C. complete sentence. |

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|D. paragraph. |

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|Question 12 of 20 |

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|[pic]Rethinking and rewriting your first draft and then making whatever changes, additions, or corrections are necessary to improve the |

|paragraph is called: |

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|A. reiterating. |

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|B. responding. |

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|C. revising. |

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|D. revamping. |

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|Question 13 of 20 |

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|[pic]Making sure that the topic sentence, every sentence in the body, and the concluding sentence all relate to one main idea means checking|

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|A. peer feedback. |

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|B. brainstorming. |

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|C. support. |

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|D. unity. |

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|Question 14 of 20 |

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|[pic]A paragraph __________ when the sentences are arranged in a clear, logical order and when the sentences are related like links in a |

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|A. proofreads |

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|B. coheres |

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|C. arranges |

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|D. freewrites |

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|Question 15 of 20 |

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|[pic]Ordering sentences in a paragraph through time is putting them in: |

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|A. space order. |

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|B. order of importance. |

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|C. time, or chronological, order. |

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|D. unforgettable order. |

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|Question 16 of 20 |

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|[pic]Two or more words that mean nearly the same thing are: |

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|A. synonyms. |

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|B. opposites. |

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|C. pronouns. |

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|D. transitional. |

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|Question 17 of 20 |

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|[pic]Words such as therefore, however, for example, as a result, and finally are examples of: |

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|A. synonyms. |

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|B. coherence. |

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|C. transitional expressions. |

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|D. consequences. |

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|Question 18 of 20 |

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|[pic]Every sentence must contain a subject and a: |

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|A. phrase. |

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|B. verb. |

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|C. noun. |

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|D. preposition. |

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|Question 19 of 20 |

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|[pic]The object of a preposition __________ the subject of a sentence. |

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|A. is always |

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|B. is rarely |

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|C. is sometimes |

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|D. cannot be |

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|Question 20 of 20 |

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|[pic]One kind of verb, called __________, expresses the action that the subject is performing. |

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|A. a linking verb |

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|B. a helping verb |

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|C. an action verb |

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|D. a preposition verb |

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|[pic]The __________ paragraph gives the reader directions on how he or she can do something. |

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|A. explanation |

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|B. plan |

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|C. how-to |

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|D. lecture |

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|Question 2 of 20 |

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|[pic]Transitional expressions for process include all of the following EXCEPT: |

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|B. above. |

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|C. until. |

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|Question 3 of 20 |

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|[pic]The two kinds of __________ paragraphs explained in your textbook are the how-to paragraph and the explanation paragraph. |

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|A. process |

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|Question 4 of 20 |

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|[pic]Three basic ways to define a word or term include all of the following EXCEPT: |

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|A. definition by synonym. |

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|B. definition by class. |

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|C. definition by research. |

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|D. definition by negation. |

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|[pic]An example of definition by __________ is this sentence, "Liberty does not mean having the right to do whatever you please, but carries|

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|A. research |

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|Question 6 of 20 |

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|[pic]Beginning writers tend to overuse __________, which quickly become monotonous. |

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|A. long sentences |

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|Question 7 of 20 |

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|[pic]The most commonly used sentence is the __________, which is a statement. |

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|A. declarative sentence |

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|B. rhetorical question sentence |

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|C. adverbial sentence |

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|Question 8 of 20 |

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|[pic]__________ sentences have as their implied subject “you.” |

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|B. Imperative |

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|C. Question |

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|Question 9 of 20 |

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|[pic]The words “suddenly,” “quickly,” “often,” and “always” are: |

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|C. predicates. |

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|Question 10 of 20 |

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|[pic]A prepositional phrase is a group of words containing a preposition and: |

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|B. a verb. |

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|C. a subject. |

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|D. its predicate. |

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|Question 11 of 20 |

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|[pic]An example of a prepositional phrase is: |

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|A. “the dog barked.” |

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|B. “sleeping late.” |

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|C. “the horns blared.” |

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|D. “in the desk.” |

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|Question 12 of 20 |

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|[pic]No __________ is necessary when the conjunctions “and,” “but,” “or,” and “yet” join the verbs in a compound predicate. |

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|D. comma |

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|Question 13 of 20 |

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|[pic]A/an __________ is a word or group of words that renames or describes a noun or pronoun, such as in the sentence, “Carlos, a native of |

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|A. appositive |

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|B. compound predicate |

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|C. adverb |

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|Question 14 of 20 |

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|[pic]In the sentence, “Claude, who grew up in Haiti, speaks fluent French,” the clause “who grew up in Haiti” is called a __________ because|

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|A. restrictive clause |

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|B. nonrestrictive clause |

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|C. dangling modifier |

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|D. compound predicate |

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|Question 15 of 20 |

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|[pic]Each of the following takes a singular verb EXCEPT: |

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|A. “neither (of).” |

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|C. “which one (of).” |

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|D. “all (of).” |

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|Question 16 of 20 |

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|[pic]If two subjects are joined by “neither … nor,” as in, “Neither the teacher nor the pupils want(s) the semester shortened,” the correct |

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|A. subject farther away from it. |

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|B. subject closer to it. |

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|C. closest adjective. |

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|D. closest adverb. |

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|Question 17 of 20 |

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|[pic]__________ verbs do not take an “-ed” or “-d” in the past tense but change internally, such as “wrote” (past tense of “write”). |

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|A. Regular |

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|D. Adverbial |

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|Question 18 of 20 |

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|[pic]The past tense of “begin” is: |

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|B. beganned. |

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|C. ended. |

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|D. began. |

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|Question 19 of 20 |

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|[pic]The __________ is the form of the verb that can be combined with helping verbs like “have” and “has” to make verbs of more than one |

|word, such as “They have skated.”. |

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|[pic]Under, above, from, over, and with are common: |

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