ENG2B – Unit6_L2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 11 – Flashcards
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The author describes his as a(n)_____childhood.
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absurd
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The color_____was used by the imperial household.
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brilliant yellow
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The procession was temporarily abolished because of the emperors interest in
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bicycles.
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_____prepared food only for the sake of appearances.
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The Imperial kitchens
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Indicate if the underlined words should be italicized or in quotation marks: The Gift of the Magi is O. Henry's most famous story.
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quotation marks
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The shed held a motley supply of gardening tools.
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varied
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The tailor's wife wants to find a new_____for Mr. Short.
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wife
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Mr. Short's fingers were like_____
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little meatballs.
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The_____makes even the ignorant wise.
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thirst for knowledge
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The tailor's wife believes Mrs. Tall married for_____
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money
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Which of the following sentences is written correctly?
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"Did you know that Chicago sits on Lake Michigan?" asked Brenda.
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Mr. Chui was in Muji City for a_____
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honeymoon
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Mr. Chui demands the police give him_____
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an apology.
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Fenjin came to Muji City at____request.
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Mrs. Chui's
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As soon as Mr. Chui left the police station he_____
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bought some tea
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Choose which sentence is correctly punctuated.
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"What kind of fruit," asked Betsy, "bears its seed on the outside?"
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Song-Sam assumes_____must have passed away.
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the old man with the chestnut tree
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Tok-chae was____of the Farmer's Communist League.
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vice-chairman
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Song-sam remembered Shorty as a____
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cold fish.
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Tok-chae decided not to evacuate because of his____
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father.
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Song-sam untied Tok-chae and told him to____
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flush the crane.
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How did Xuande and Zhang Fei meet?
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They were both reading the governor's notice.
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Identify the sentence that contains a word or phrase that should not be in italics.
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Is Mel Gibson in the movie version of Hamlet or Macbeth?
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Identify the sentence that contains an error in punctuation or capitalization.
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"It won't take very long.' replied Frank.
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Ryo lives____
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with a friend.
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Ryo imagines her husband as____
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a frozen ghost.
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Ryo looks like____beside Tsuruishi.
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a schoolgirl on holiday
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_____causes them to stay at the inn.
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The rain
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Choose the answer in which a semicolon is added correctly to form a compound sentence.
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Setter puppies are good pets; they are playful and easy to train.
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When we entered the temple, many people were bowing, offering obeisance to their god.
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homage
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Eve adapted to the_____
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punishment.
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What did Adam have to make up for?
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his flaw
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The speaker suggests that Adam wants Abel and Cain to have___
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a higher education.
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According to the poem, perhaps nothing exists but____
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machines.
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Choose the answer in which a colon is used correctly.
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My favorite flowers include the following: tulips, peonies, and lilies.
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Ellipses are used to separate an explanation from quoted material that is not part of the quotation.
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false
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Jane didn't know the names of___
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the workers.
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Rose claims that____are in fashion.
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Maoris
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Rose is imitating____when she says, "I have friends who are Maori."
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Jane
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Choose the correct version of the sentence.
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The bird--naive but curious--flew straight towards the cat.
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Aisin-Gioror P-u Yi was China's last________
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emperor
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Nguyen Thi Vihn describes the division between North and South Vietnam as "a frontier of__________."
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hatred
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Fumiko Hayashi understands the characters in "Tokyo" because she herself was once________.
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homeless.
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The song You Are My Sunshine always cheers me up.
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quotation marks
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Identify the sentence in which the underlined word or words are punctuated incorrectly.
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She had read three quarters of the material more than once.
