Choose the sentence that provides an accurate contrast-based context clue for the italicized word.(1point)
He usually only treated people with cruelty, so I was surprised when he showed “compassion” for the crying child.***
I was tired of being reckless; I decided from now on I would act “audacity”.
Jacob always used to be so “oblivious”, but today he seemed unaware of his surroundings.
This director’s movies are usually terrible, but this one was “wretched”.
Which word is modified by the adverb in the sentence below? Debbie was always good at ironing, so it’s no surprise that she has started a laundry service.(1point)
Good***
Debbie
Ironing
Service
Which word is modified by the adverb in the sentence below? By the time we finished our run, the sun had completely disappeared behind a dark cloud.(1point)
Disappeared
Completely***
Sun
Cloud
Which word is modified by the adjective in the sentence below? Steve works faithfully at his job; he has never missed a single day.(1point)
Missed
Works
Never***
Day
Which word is modified by the adjective in the sentence below? Three groups of students are going to her show.(1point)
Show
Three
Students
Groups***
Am I right?
Sorry #1 and 2 connected Ok #1 end at "wretched"
Wrong:
Which word is modified by the adverb in the sentence below? By the time we finished our run, the sun had completely disappeared behind a dark cloud.(1point)
Disappeared
Completely***
Sun
Cloud
Wrong:
Which word is modified by the adjective in the sentence below? Steve works faithfully at his job; he has never missed a single day.(1point)
Missed
Works
Never***
Day
The others are right.
Ok,
My new answer:
1) Disappeared
2)Works
Correct?
Disappeared is correct.
Works is wrong.
What is the adjective in the last sentence? What does it modify?
Is it Missed?
No.
Yes, you are right! Here's an explanation for each question:
1. In the first question, the correct sentence that provides an accurate contrast-based context clue for the word "compassion" is "He usually only treated people with cruelty, so I was surprised when he showed 'compassion' for the crying child." This sentence contrasts the typical behavior of treating people with cruelty with the unexpected act of showing compassion.
2. In the second question, the adverb "completely" modifies the verb "disappeared" in the sentence "By the time we finished our run, the sun had completely disappeared behind a dark cloud." The adverb "completely" tells us the extent to which the sun disappeared.
3. In the third question, the adjective "never" modifies the verb "missed" in the sentence "Steve works faithfully at his job; he has never missed a single day." The adjective "never" emphasizes that Steve has not missed a single day of work.
4. In the fourth question, the adjective "three" modifies the noun "groups" in the sentence "Three groups of students are going to her show." The adjective "three" tells us the number of groups of students.
Great job!