(01.07 MC)Which of the following sentences contains a dangling modifier?

(01.01 LC)Holly is writing an essay and wants to use a word with the same definition as “athletic.” She will choose the word based on its

(01.01 HC)Read the excerpt from The Great Gatsby. Then answer the question that follows.”No… I just remembered that today’s my birthday.”I was thirty. Before me stretched the portentous, menacing road of a new decade.What is the effect of the bolded figurative language on the passage?

(02.04 MC)Read the excerpt from the poem “Lavender” by Paul Cameron Brown. Then answer the question that follows.A mind is a ray of light running to the sea;An arch of wood upon which birds rest.Minds roam the ocean’s crest, sit as antlers upon a beach,watch eddies of water trap themselves in the sand.And minds are in anything but a state of rest—they violatephysics, make mockery of other bodies not in ready motion.I have seen a mind enclosed above fresh air and sunshine,frolicking on its own strength, the elasticity of its thought lassoingall the stars assembled.Which of the following statements best explains the poet’s use of figurative language?

(01.01 LC)Marcia is revising an essay and noticed she used the word “abominable.” She wants to replace the word with one that is more polite. She wants to change the word based on its

(01.01 LC)John is reading a short story and he notices the author uses a lot of long, complex sentences. John has taken note of the author’s

(02.02 LC)Match each literary element to its correct definition.

A corporation manufactures and sells women’s dresses. Each dress (unit) requires 2.2 yards of cloth. Selected data from the master budget for next quarter are shown below:            February          March           April Budgeted sales (in units) 7,600 9,600 11,600 Budgeted production (in units) 8,600 11,100 13,600 Each unit requires 0.8 hours of direct labor, and the average hourly cost of direct labor is $18.  What is the cost of the corporation’s direct labor in April?

(01.05 LC)An ineffective introduction

The budgets in a manufacturing business include a cash budget grouped into these three areas: expected operating, investing, and financing activities.