Practice Question

• Kim Kardashian’s $30,000 purse is an example of why she is showy and pretentious, or this word….

Ostentatious

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Lindsey Lohan promised she will no longer be morally unrestrained, or this word…

Licentious

If I were to combine chocolate chips and my favorite ice cream, I would be doing this…

Amalgamate

The Washington Monument is the tallest of these structures in Washington DC…

Edifice

If I won the lottery, I would be in high spirits, or this word…

Elated

By participating in this review, you will surely sharpen your skills, or this word…

Hone

If you want to get away from the police, you will have to do this…

Elude

I wrote a fantastic essay to please or ________ my teacher.

Gratify

If you show loyalty to the members of your family, you would show this…

Fealty

To decrease the number of defensive players in his way, the player used a unique maneuver or…

Gambit

Although she is isolated living in the desert, Ruth doesn’t mind being the desert’s only…

Denizen

To attract new clients, the company offered rewards to do this…

Entice

The girl on the field trip was so slow that we accidentally left behind the little…

Laggard

In an otherwise clean and orderly neighborhood, the rusty cars on his lawn created a…

Blight

The soldier opted for a simple memorial service rather than the normal funeral or…

Obsequy

The farmer’s field was unproductive after chemicals spilled in the soil made it…

Fallow

The ship was enormous, its mast was almost 40 feet high.

Sentence or Run-on?

Run-on

We asked Professor Williams to look at the problem he is an expert in the field.

Sentence or Run-on?

Run-on

Penguins are amusing and interesting birds; their natural habitat is the Antarctic.

Sentence or Run-on?

Sentence

Money does not guarantee happiness, happiness comes from the heart.

Sentence or Run-on?

Run-on

As I raced toward the finish line, I turned to check the runner behind me and saw him pass me.

Sentence or Run-On?

Sentence

The man with the large, black briefcase.

Sentence or Fragment?

Fragment

As mentioned in the preceding letter, we will send you a draft of this year’s report.

Sentence or Fragment?

Sentence

Running for the bus that was turning the corner.

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Fragment

Hearing the crackle and boom of lightning and thunder in the distance, I ran at once for the farmhouse.

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Sentence

That we had a good idea for the convention that was to be held inHouston, Texas, next month.

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Fragment