Final SmackdownFinal Smackdown

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Sentence CompletenessSentence Completeness: Identify : Identify the following group of words…the following group of words…

1. 1. I can’t believe I met Taylor Lautner, he is the I can’t believe I met Taylor Lautner, he is the best actor of all time.best actor of all time.A.A. sentence sentence

B.B. fragment fragment

C.C. comma splice comma splice

D.D. run-onrun-on

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2. Which of the following sentences 2. Which of the following sentences is written in the is written in the passive voice?passive voice?

A.A. Mother has thrown out the junk mail.Mother has thrown out the junk mail.

B.B. Great ExpectationsGreat Expectations was written by Charles was written by Charles Dickens in 1861.Dickens in 1861.

C.C. I wish I were a better writer.I wish I were a better writer.

D.D. Every morning Corrine ate a hearty bowl of Every morning Corrine ate a hearty bowl of oatmeal.oatmeal.

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3. The decisive moment or turning 3. The decisive moment or turning point in a story or play.point in a story or play.a.a. expositionexposition

b.b. rising actionrising action

c.c. climaxclimax

d.d. denouementdenouement

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a person who takes part in a a person who takes part in a crimecrime

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to flood or overflow; overwhelm to flood or overflow; overwhelm by number or sizeby number or size

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to stop proceedings for a time; to to stop proceedings for a time; to move to another placemove to another place

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to drive out by magicto drive out by magic

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not able to be corrected; beyond not able to be corrected; beyond controlcontrol

SYNONYMS 100SYNONYMS 100

a gap, rupture, rifta gap, rupture, rift

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a predicamenta predicament

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to make up or createto make up or create

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timely or luckytimely or lucky

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to give in or give up toto give in or give up to

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freedom freedom

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to praise or pat on the backto praise or pat on the back

ANTONYMS 300ANTONYMS 300

easy to handle easy to handle

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to make longer to make longer

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happy; cheerfulhappy; cheerful

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There is a section in the Bible There is a section in the Bible that discusses the _____ of the that discusses the _____ of the Jews from Egypt.Jews from Egypt.

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Jing-mei and her mother get Jing-mei and her mother get involved in an intense _____ over involved in an intense _____ over her refusal to play the piano.her refusal to play the piano.

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We could not drink the water from We could not drink the water from the creek because it had been the creek because it had been _____ for months._____ for months.

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Many students wrote about Turtle Many students wrote about Turtle for their hero essay because they for their hero essay because they were impressed by her ability to were impressed by her ability to _____ all of the challenges she _____ all of the challenges she faced in life.faced in life.

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My friend showed me a t-shirt My friend showed me a t-shirt that she claimed Nick Jonas had that she claimed Nick Jonas had signed, but I didn’t believe her; I signed, but I didn’t believe her; I told her the autograph was told her the autograph was _____._____.

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All of John’s classmates _____ him All of John’s classmates _____ him in high school because he in high school because he struggled with obesity.struggled with obesity.

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Teachers do not _____ provocative Teachers do not _____ provocative dancing when they chaperone the dancing when they chaperone the school mixers.school mixers.

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The sacrament of reconciliation The sacrament of reconciliation provides Catholics with an provides Catholics with an opportunity to _____ for their sins.opportunity to _____ for their sins.

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I looked at the steep climb and I looked at the steep climb and rocky terrain, and I knew the rocky terrain, and I knew the mountain-bike ride was going to mountain-bike ride was going to be a _____ journey.be a _____ journey.

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The thieves The thieves _____ _____ with several of with several of the museum’s most valuable the museum’s most valuable paintings.paintings.

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Early American settlers brought Early American settlers brought Africans to the US and Africans to the US and bondaged bondaged them.them.

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Studying for finals can be a very Studying for finals can be a very arduous arduous task.task.

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Commercials for Garnier Fructis Commercials for Garnier Fructis claim to claim to fortify fortify a person’s hair.a person’s hair.

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My father is my rhizobia—he has My father is my rhizobia—he has a certain a certain rectifyrectify about him. about him.

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Most Christmas movies depict Most Christmas movies depict Santa’s elves as Santa’s elves as sprightly.sprightly.