2. In which of the following sentences does the boldfaced word contain the Latin root -lum-?
A.The bear tucked into his cave for a long winter's (slumber).
B.Hannah's face was (luminous) with the soft morning light. ***
C.The (plumber) peered into the dark drainpipe.
D.Harry felt (clumsy) after he slipped and fell during gym class.
3. Which of the following sentences uses the past perfect verb tense?
A. By June, i will have owned the camera shop for a decade.
B. After it was sold, i had owned the camera shop for 12 years. ***
C.I cannot recall a time when i have not owned some kin of shop.
D.I owned that shop in the year you where born.
4.which of the following sentences uses the subjunctive mood correctly?
A. On most days, he wished he were an artist.
B. Knowing he couldn't get far by walking, he took a cab instead.
C. Even when he was young, he ate too much.
D. When he saves enough money, he is going to India.
5. To help establish coherence in a compare-and-contrast essay, which of the following transitions would best show a contrast between ideas?
A. similarly
B. however ***
C. in addition
D. next
6. To help establish coherence in a compare-and-contrast essay, which of the following would best show a comparison between ideas?
A. finally
B. for example
C. in brief
D. similarly ***
What do you think about 4?
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/verbs.htm#mood
The others are correct.
Answers
2. In order to determine which of the sentences contains the Latin root "-lum-", we need to analyze each sentence. The Latin root "-lum-" means "light".
Sentence A: "slumber" does not contain the Latin root "-lum-".
Sentence B: "luminous" contains the Latin root "-lum-" as it relates to "light".
Sentence C: "plumber" does not contain the Latin root "-lum-".
Sentence D: "clumsy" does not contain the Latin root "-lum-".
Therefore, the sentence that contains the Latin root "-lum-" is sentence B, which says, "Hannah's face was luminous with the soft morning light."
3. To identify the sentence that uses the past perfect verb tense, we need to understand what the past perfect tense is. The past perfect tense is used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past. It is formed with the auxiliary verb "had" and the past participle of the main verb.
Sentence A: "By June, I will have owned the camera shop for a decade." - This sentence uses the future perfect tense, not the past perfect tense.
Sentence B: "After it was sold, I had owned the camera shop for 12 years." - This sentence uses the past perfect tense, as it describes owning the camera shop for 12 years before another past action (the sale of the shop).
Sentence C: "I cannot recall a time when I have not owned some kind of shop." - This sentence uses the present perfect tense, not the past perfect tense.
Sentence D: "I owned that shop in the year you were born." - This sentence uses the simple past tense, not the past perfect tense.
Therefore, the sentence that uses the past perfect verb tense is sentence B, which says, "After it was sold, I had owned the camera shop for 12 years."
4. To determine which of the sentences uses the subjunctive mood correctly, we need to understand what the subjunctive mood is. The subjunctive mood is used to express wishes, hypothetical situations, commands, or recommendations.
Sentence A: "On most days, he wished he were an artist." - This sentence uses the subjunctive mood correctly to express a wish.
Sentence B: "Knowing he couldn't get far by walking, he took a cab instead." - This sentence does not use the subjunctive mood.
Sentence C: "Even when he was young, he ate too much." - This sentence does not use the subjunctive mood.
Sentence D: "When he saves enough money, he is going to India." - This sentence does not use the subjunctive mood.
Therefore, the sentence that uses the subjunctive mood correctly is sentence A, which says, "On most days, he wished he were an artist."
5. To show a contrast between ideas in a compare-and-contrast essay, the best transition to use is "however". While "similarly" is a transitional word, it shows similarity, not contrast. "In addition" and "next" can be used to show additional information or sequence, but they do not indicate a contrast.
Therefore, the correct answer is B, "however".
6. To show a comparison between ideas in a compare-and-contrast essay, the best transitional word to use is "similarly". This word indicates a similarity between two ideas being compared.
Therefore, the correct answer is D, "similarly".