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Part 1: Grammar Practice Answers....................................................................................... 1
Part 2: Vocabulary and Spelling Practice Answers............................................................ 52
Part 3: Academic and Workplace Skills Activities Answers............................................ 69

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 Part 1: Grammar Practice Answers
Chapter 13 Nouns (1) 5. her, Susan
6. his, Luke
Practice A Identifying Nouns
7. herself, Ciera
1. fish, pond 8. his, vet’s
2. chores 9. they, boys
3. Lunch, restaurant 10. its, band
4. mom, permission
5. weather, Aspen, December Practice B Identifying Personal,
6. party, Sunday Reflexive, and Intensive Pronouns
7. family, dessert 1. himself—reflexive
8. Dreams, motivation 2. her—personal
9. family, Los Angeles 3. himself—intensive
10. dog, yard 4. his—personal
5. her—personal
Practice B Labeling Nouns
6. himself—reflexive
1. success—common, abstract 7. his—personal
2. Keisha—proper, concrete; 8. himself—intensive
game—common, concrete
9. himself—intensive
3. wall—common, concrete
10. her—personal
4. friend—common, concrete;
Houston—proper, concrete
5. car—common, concrete; Chapter 13 Action Verbs and
work—common, abstract Linking Verbs (3)
6. dress—common, concrete;
Practice A Identifying Action Verbs
party—common, abstract
7. skills—common, abstract 1. watches
8. Beloved—proper, concrete; 2. goes
Toni Morrison—proper, concrete 3. took
9. honesty—common, abstract 4. cleaned
10. building—common, concrete; 5. bought
Willis Tower—proper, concrete
Practice B Identifying Linking Verbs
Chapter 13 Pronouns (2) 1. is
2. became
Practice A Identifying Pronouns and
3. is
Antecedents
4. is
Students will underline the first 5. smells
term (pronoun) and circle the second
(antecedent). Practice C Distinguishing Between
1. themselves, Solons Action Verbs and Linking Verbs
2. its, cat
1. ate—action verb
3. its, car
2. were—linking verb
4. his, Joseph

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 3. retired—action verb 6. has been getting
4. is—linking verb 7. might be getting
5. won—action verb 8. should have been supporting
9. might be piling
Chapter 13 Transitive and 10. has been working
Intransitive Verbs (4)
Practice B Identifying Helping Verbs
Practice A Identifying Transitive and Main Verbs
Verbs and Their Objects Students will underline the first term
Students will underline the first term and (helping verb) and circle the second
circle the second. (main verb).
1. bought—lessons 1. has been—making
2. bites—nails 2. is—applying
3. wears—jewelry 3. might—provide
4. cooks—dinner 4. do—like
5. dropped—leaves 5. might—find
6. runs—office 6. have been—saving
7. loves—mandolin 7. is—using
8. holds—books 8. is—walking
9. wants—trip 9. was—pacing
10. provide—information 10. has—won

Practice B Distinguishing Between

Chapter 13 Adjectives (6)
Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
1. made—transitive Practice A Identifying Adjectives
2. lasted—intransitive 1. Some, antique
3. works—intransitive 2. Low, cranky
4. babysits—transitive 3. calm
5. adopted—transitive 4. spicy, Indian
6. ruined—transitive 5. an, old
7. bought—transitive 6. That, baby, my
8. fell—intransitive 7. awesome, chocolate
9. planned—transitive 8. The, black, the
10. plays—intransitive 9. The, long, the
10. my, favorite
Chapter 13 Verb Phrases (5) Practice B Identifying Nouns Used
Practice A Recognizing Verb Phrases as Adjectives
1. should have given 1. kitchen
2. are going 2. mud
3. does help 3. violin
4. have seen 4. rehabilitation
5. am doing 5. Lemon

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 6. concrete 6. near Matagorda Bay
7. glass 7. on the rack
8. fabric 8. about this test
9. office 9. toward the squirrel
10. show 10. on the windowsill

Practice B Identifying Prepositions

Chapter 13 Adverbs (7)
and Their Objects
Practice A Recognizing Adverbs Students will underline the first term
1. sometimes (preposition) and circle the second
(object of the preposition).
2. harshly
1. at—sunset
3. nervously
2. on—shin
4. merrily
3. after—snowstorm
5. likely
4. toward—door
6. seldom
5. on—log
7. harshly
6. for—years
8. often
7. of—boss
9. reluctantly
8. about—truck
10. diligently
9. in—gym
Practice B Identifying Adverbs and 10. on—leash
the Words They Modify
1. gracefully—dances Chapter 13 Conjunctions (9)
2. finally—cleaned
Practice A Identifying Conjunctions
3. nearby—live
1. after
4. punctually—finished
2. either…or
5. powerfully—revved
3. before
6. underground—nest
4. or
7. organically—eats
5. while
8. abroad—is studying
6. when
9. violently—imploded
7. both…and
10. locally—were caught
8. or
9. in order to
Chapter 13 Prepositions and 10. when
Prepositional Phrases (8)
Practice A Identifying Prepositions Practice B Identifying Different
and Prepositional Phrases Conjunctions
1. either…or—correlative
1. in the bowl
2. but—coordinating
2. in his shoe
3. but—coordinating
3. at night
4. as long as—subordinating
4. into the woods
5. either…or—correlative
5. with her hands
6. after—subordinating

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Chapter 13 Interjections (10) Chapter 13 Identifying Parts of
Speech (11)
Practice A Identifying Interjections
1. Ouch! Practice A Identifying Parts of
2. By the way Speech: Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs,
Adjectives, and Adverbs
3. Attention!
4. Aww, 1. pronoun
5. Ahem. 2. verb
6. Hooray! 3. noun
7. Psst, 4. adjective
8. Aw, shucks. 5. adjective
9. Attagirl!
Practice B Identifying Parts of
10. What?
Speech: Prepositions, Conjunctions,
Practice B Supplying Interjections and Interjections
1. preposition
Answers may vary. Sample answers are
given. 2. interjection
1. Hooray! 3. preposition
2. Ugh. 4. conjunction
3. Shhh. 5. conjunction
4. Drat!
5. Congratulations!
6. Yuck!
7. Hurry!
8. What?
9. Yay!
10. Whoa!

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Chapter 14 Simple Subjects and 9. sentence
Predicates (12) 10. sentence

Practice A Identifying Simple Practice B Fixing Fragments

Subjects
Answers may vary, but each sentence
1. children should include the fragments below.
2. dog 1. the talented singer
3. clothes 2. jumped quickly into the car
4. sun 3. the long drive
5. bread 4. walked out into the gym
6. sister 5. crawling under the car
7. mountains 6. the active little boy
8. champion 7. his favorite toy
9. book 8. the best recipe
10. people 9. the books about sports heroes
10. the last day of summer
Practice B Identifying Simple
Predicates
Chapter 14 Subjects in
1. should please
Declarative Sentences Beginning
2. demanded With Here or There (14)
3. delivered
4. need Practice A Rearranging Sentences
5. wondered Beginning With Here or There
6. nailed 1.Clowns are in the parade.
7. returned 2.Equipment is in the shed.
8. presented 3.The book from the library is here.
9. congratulated 4.Several ducks are swimming.
10. placed 5.A sheet is on the bed.
6.The questions are here.
Chapter 14 Fragments (13) 7.The special present for Mother’s Day is
here.
Practice A Distinguishing Sentences 8. Fish are in the river.
and Fragments 9. A watermelon is in the cooler.
1. fragment 10. An important detail is here.
2. sentence
Practice B Identifying Subjects and
3. fragment
Verbs in Sentences Beginning With
4. sentence
Here or There
5. fragment
1. is balloon
6. fragment
2. are applications
7. sentence
3. is lunch
8. fragment

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 4. is biscuit 2. You sit on the recliner.
5. are answers 3. Next week, you attend all your classes.
6. is bicycle 4. You call your mother when you get
7. are reasons back.
8. is topping 5. Chris, you watch your sister today.
9. are people 6. You present yourself with dignity.
10. is wallet 7. Yoko, you please erase the board.
8. Cindy, you determine your most
important task.
Chapter 14 Subjects in 9. You send the letter to your friend.
Interrogative Sentences (15)
10. You ask me tomorrow.
Practice A Rearranging Interrogative
Sentences Practice B Writing Imperative
Sentences
1. You are doing what?
Answers may vary. Each answer should be
2. The broom is where?
an imperative sentence.
3. You are leaving soon?
4. The problem with the car is what?
Chapter 14 Subjects in
5. You are expecting me at noon?
Exclamatory Sentences (17)
6. The sand is black at this beach why?
7. You are leaving on Sunday? Practice A Identifying Subjects in
8. We should plan to leave when? Exclamatory Sentences
9. You got finished on time how? Underlined answers are those students
10. You are being unkind why? will underline; answers in italics are words
students have to write on the line provided.
Practice B Identifying Subjects and 1. you
Verbs in Interrogative Sentences 2. Zack
1. car did swerve 3. She
2. I can be 4. This
3. grandma does like 5. you
4. you do believe 6. Juanita
5. jacket is 7. You
6. Benny is shopping 8. Marcus
7. you do want 9. you
8. I did go 10. meal
9. answer is
Practice B Writing Exclamatory
10. you are considering
Sentences and Underlining Subjects
Answers may vary. Each answer should
Chapter 14 Subjects in be an exclamatory sentence. Each sentence
Imperative Sentences (16) should have the subject underlined. If the
subject you is implied, it should be written
Practice A Rewriting Imperative following the sentence.
Sentences to Include You
1. Before dinner, you prepare the table.

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Chapter 14 Direct Objects (18) Practice B Identifying Sentences
With Indirect Objects
Practice A Identifying Direct Objects
1. Yes
1. book
2. No
2. job
3. Yes
3. game
4. No
4. window
5. No
5. flowers
6. Yes
6. piñata
7. Yes
7. time
8. No
8. medicine
9. Yes
9. walk
10. No
10. directions

Practice B Identifying Sentences Chapter 20 Object Complements (20)

With Direct Objects
Practice A Identifying Object
1. No Complements
2. Yes
1. miserable
3. Yes
2. strict
4. Yes
3. confused
5. Yes
4. Daddy-o
6. No
5. leader
6. perfect
Chapter 14 Indirect Objects (19) 7. improve
Practice A Identifying Indirect 8. useless
Objects 9. wonderland
10. cured
Students will underline the first term
(direct object) and circle the second
(indirect object). Practice B Completing Sentences
With Object Complements
1. party—friend
2. apple—brother Answers may vary. Sample answers
are given.
3. dinner—family
1. He appointed his grandfather
4. song—crowd
timekeeper.
5. playground—kids
2. Heidi judged the coffee delicious.
6. package—dad
3. Jayde thought the plan brilliant.
7. picture—tourist
4. The city elected Danielle mayor.
8. question—teacher
5. Arlen called the snow beautiful.
9. award—hero
6. My cousin calls the baby precious.
10. curveball—batter

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 7. The officer declared my driving Practice B Identifying Predicate
skillful. Nominatives and Predicate Adjectives
8. Hayley thought the park overgrown.
1. sweetheart; predicate nominative
9. They found the city overwhelming.
2. tall, dark, handsome; predicate
10. Tia Louisa called my dress flattering. adjectives
3. ruined; predicate adjective
Chapter 14: Subject 4. masterpiece; predicate nominative
Complements (21) 5. seamstress; predicate nominative
6. sweet; predicate adjective
Practice A Identifying Subject
7. hungry; predicate adjective
Complements
8. sleepy; predicate adjective
1. bright
9. manager; predicate nominative
2. son
10. disaster; predicate nominative
3. professor
4. dangerous
5. blue, green
6. artist
7. heavy
8. long ago
9. late
10. carpeted

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Chapter 15 Prepositional 2. That teacher, Ms. Winkler, is strict.
Phrases (22) 3. My friend’s cat, a rare breed, ran away.
4. Ms. Arlene, my favorite teacher, lets
Practice A Identifying Prepositional the class talk about real issues.
Phrases
5. Stedman, my oldest friend, can always
1. by the pool make me laugh.
2. in the winter
3. from our vacation Chapter 15 Verbal Phrases (24)
4. on the counter
5. on the grill
Practice A Identifying Verbals and
Verbal Phrases
6. for his girlfriend
7. on most holidays 1. Excited about their big game
8. to the children 2. shining on my shoulders
9. at the party 3. giggling with laughter
10. during the movie 4. hesitating shyly
5. recently hired
Practice B Identifying Adjectival 6. discussed repeatedly in meetings
and Adverbial Phrases
1. Adjectival phrase
Practice B Recognizing Verbal
Phrases
2. Adverbial phrase
3. Adverbial phrase 1. participial phrase
4. Adjectival phrase 2. participial phrase
3. verb
4. participial phrase
Chapter 15 Appositives and
Appositive Phrases (23)
Chapter 15 Independent and
Practice A Identifying Appositives Subordinate Clauses (25)
1. the nicest girl in our class
Practice A Distinguishing
2. Mr. Jones
Independent and Subordinate Clauses
3. Beth
4. a great organization 1. subordinate
5. Labrador-Collie mix 2. independent
6. grilled chicken 3. subordinate
7. Elaine 4. subordinate
8. vanilla 5. subordinate
6. independent
Practice B Combining Sentences 7. independent
Using Appositives 8. subordinate
Answers may vary. All answers should
include a correctly placed appositive.
1. That car, an old sedan, was painted
last week.

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Practice B Combining Sentences 6. which   is dirty from our trip
Using Independent and Subordinate 7. that   was in an accident
Clauses 8. who is a great cook
Answers may vary. Sample answers are 9. that is very challenging
given. 10. who is in the front seat
1. Even though Evan was tired, he
finished the race. Practice B Combining Sentences
2. The boy was thirsty, but he didn’t Using Relative Pronouns
get a drink. Answers may vary. Sample answers are
3. Because you are tired, you should given.
take a nap. 1. The dog, which is brown and black, is
4. Sid was lonely, so he called a friend. a mixed breed.
2. The work, which is tedious, is
Chapter 15 Adjectival Clauses (26) nearly done.
3. Kiki, who seems quiet and shy, won
Practice A Identifying Adjectival the dance contest.
Clauses 4. The job, which is very challenging,
1. that had barked for hours pays well.
2. that you loaned our neighbor 5. Rod, who is a doctor, works overseas.
3. who enjoys working us hard
4. whom we trust Chapter 15 Adverbial
5. who usually dresses casually Clauses (28)
6. which lowered my average Practice A Identifying Adverbial
7. that the dog ate Clauses
8. who is a very hard worker
1. finish
Practice B Writing Sentences With 2. rake
Adjectival Clauses 3. cannot imagine
4. say
1. The old lawnmower, which hasn’t
been used in years, was easy to fix. 5. should do
2. Sarah, who is baking a pie, needs to 6. shovel
borrow some sugar. 7. received
3. Mike, who has been watching TV all 8. swam
day, is ready to go outside. 9. cheered
4. The dog that never listens ran away. 10. admire

Chapter 15 Relative Clauses (27) Practice B Combining Sentences

Using Adverbial Clauses
Practice A Identifying Relative Answers may vary slightly. (The order of
Pronouns and Their Clauses clauses may be reversed.)
1. that is sitting on the counter 1. Although she couldn’t loosen the lid,
2. that I bought for Stephanie she kept trying.
3. who has final exams this week 2. Even though I liked her, she almost
never spoke to me.
4. that    I bought today
5. which   I just recovered

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 3. If you exercise every day, you will Chapter 15 The Four Structures
enjoy life much more. of Sentences (30)
4. While you were running laps, the
coach was clocking your time. Practice A Distinguishing Between
5. When I eat late at night, I feel sick to Simple and Compound Sentences
my stomach. 1. simple
2. simple
Chapter 15 Noun Clauses (29) 3. compound
4. simple
Practice A Identifying Noun Clauses
5. compound
1. what she wants
6. simple
2. that you didn’t have time
7. simple
3. Why we are here
8. compound
4. that he’s not an engineer
9. simple
5. whichever one you like
10. simple
6. what he wants
7. That you are kind Practice B Identifying the Four
8. Whoever needed extra time Structures of Sentences
9. what she can’t have 1. complex
10. that I should do well on the test 2. compound
3. compound
Practice B Distinguishing Noun
4. simple
Clauses
5. complex
1. noun clause
2. adjectival clause
3. adjectival clause
4. noun clause
5. noun clause

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Chapter 16 The Four Functions of 5. Mechanical engineers, applied
a Sentence (31) architects, and land surveyors
6. traveled to the Amazon and saw
Practice A Punctuating the Four howler monkeys
Types of Sentences 7. harbors and rivers
1. ! 8. Hemlocks, firs, and spruces
2. ? 9. personal notes and business letters
3. ? 10. sang “Walk Between Raindrops” and
4. ! or . tap danced
5. .
Practice B Identifying Clauses in
6. !
Compound and Complex Sentences
7. . or !
1. Elise added blueberries to the pancake
8. .
batter because they are rich in
9. . or ! antioxidants.
10. . 2. After Kim explained the formula,
Miriam understood how to do the
Practice B Identifying the Four math problem.
Types of Sentences 3. Craig spent all day on the lake, but he
1. declarative only caught one fish.
2. exclamatory 4. Laura stirred the cream sauce as she
slowly poured in a cup of chicken
3. declarative
broth.
4. interrogative
5. Nadine knew Jacob was visiting
5. both imperative and exclamatory because she saw his coat in the closet.
6. declarative
7. exclamatory
Chapter 16 Varying Sentence
8. both imperative and exclamatory Length (33)
9. interrogative
10. imperative Practice A Writing to Shorten
Sentences

Chapter 16 Sentence Answers may vary. Sample answers are

given.
Combining (32)
1. Officially, the koala is not a bear but a
Practice A Identifying Compound marsupial, like the kangaroo.
Subjects, Verbs, and Objects in 2. Unlike the other members of her
Sentences family, Theresa likes seafood.
3. Hannah likes the panoramic view
1. Koalas and kangaroos
that the digital picture frame is able to
2. erupted and spewed display.
3. seagulls, hermit crabs, and oyster 4. Sue was the only one who had never
shells gone whitewater rafting.
4. single-family dwellings and apartment 5. Pluto no longer fits astronomers’
buildings definition of a planet.

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Practice B Revising to Vary 3. At a kiosk
Sentence Length 4. Seated across from Dana
Answers may vary. Sample answers are 5. When convenient
given. 6. Joseph
(1) Samuel Clemens is a great 7. Excitedly
American author, humorist, and 8. To win
lecturer. (2) However, some people are
not familiar with his name because it
doesn’t don the spine of much of his Chapter 16 Using Inverted Word
work, including the well-known Tom Order (35)
Sawyer adventure series. (3) Clemens
assumed the pseudonym Mark Twain Practice A Identifying Subjects and
to separate his journalistic career Verbs in Sentences
from his more humorous works.
Students will underline the first term (verb)
(4) Clemens, who was fascinated by
and circle the second (subject).
the Mississippi River and so piloted
steamboats for two years, borrowed 1. grew—wildflowers
his pen name from the boatman’s 2. teaches—tale
cry “by the mark, twain,” with mark 3. gathered—police officers
meaning “line” and twain meaning
4. lives—family
“two” to represent two fathoms, or
twelve feet, which is the safe river 5. waited—classroom
depth for a steamboat. 6. lured—scents
7. ran—group
Chapter 16 Varying Sentence 8. romps—border collie
Beginnings (34) 9. exhibits—The Warhol Museum
10. is coming—group
Practice A Identifying Varied
Sentence Beginnings Practice B Identifying Inverted Word
1. In June last year—prepositional phrase Order in Sentences
2. To enable my friends to see my 1. V-S
vacation photographs—infinitive
2. V-S
phrase
3. V-S
3. Carelessly—adverb
4. S-V
4. Bluetooth capability—noun
5. V-S
5. Because of Stacey’s knowledge—
adverbial phrase 6. V-S
6. At one time—prepositional phrase 7. S-V
7. Technology—noun 8. V-S
8. Stacked to the ceiling—participial 9. S-V
phrase 10. S-V

Practice B Writing Varied Sentence

Beginnings
Chapter 16 Recognizing
Fragments (36)
Answers may vary. Sample answers are
given. Practice A Identifying Fragments
1. Riding in the back seat 1. S
2. Patiently 2. F

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 3. S 6. English is written from left to right, but
4. F Arabic is written from right to left.
5. F 7. There are many types of saxophones.
The saxophone is a wind instrument.
6. S
7. F Practice B Revising to Eliminate
8. S Run-ons by Rewriting
9. S
Answers may vary. Sample answers are
10. F given.
1. Tree frogs can climb because each of
Practice B Correcting Fragments their toes has a sticky pad.
Answers may vary. Sample answers are 2. Crabs have a shell to protect
given. themselves since they don’t have
1. The guidance counselor a spine.
2. , she decided to work at the 3. Sam agreed to stop at the store even
kitchen table though he was late for the meeting.
3. The sympathetic teacher 4. The jury came to a verdict easily since
4. , much has been accomplished the defendant was clearly innocent.
5. is covered with mud 5. Mrs. Hernandez planted berry shrubs
because they attract birds.
6. The financial analyst
7. reported the information accurately
8. were Chapter 16 Recognizing
9. I fully intend Misplaced Modifiers (38)
10. is relatively easy Practice A Identifying Misplaced
Modifiers
Chapter 16 Avoiding Run-on Students will underline the first item
Sentences (37) (misplaced modifier) and circle the second
(modified word or words).
Practice A Revising to Eliminate 1. wearing a new pair of shoes—My
Run-ons Using Punctuation friend Sandy
Answers may vary slightly. 2. Lightly toasted—slices
1. The movie had a very confusing plot, 3. carrying the gym bag—Mitchell
so I never quite figured out what was 4. while sweeping—We
happening. 5. with the striped tie—The bank teller
2. The farmer installed irrigation ditches. 6. chatting with Denise—Adele
His neighbors were impressed with the
system. 7. wearing heavy leather gloves—My
father
3. I have read Langston Hughes’s poetry
for years, but I didn’t appreciate it 8. on the desk—a sign-up sheet
until recently.
Practice B Correcting Misplaced
4. The campground offers a range of
activities; for example, campers can Modifiers
play tennis. 1. The elderly woman wearing wire-
5. I’m allergic to shellfish, so I can’t eat rimmed glasses ordered garlic pork.
seafood like crab, shrimp, or mussels. 2. The fans cheered on the runner nearly
collapsing from exhaustion.

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 3. Cassandra offered several times to 7. passed the basketball; dribbled it down
lend Patrick her umbrella. the court
4. The bag filled with various types of 8. to make a list; to consider the pros
fruit is in the back seat of the car. and cons
5. Yawning, Paul ate breakfast and 9. to attend West Virginia University; to
thought about his plans for the day. study electrical engineering
10. Skiing; falling
Chapter 16 Recognizing
Practice B Recognizing Parallel
Dangling Modifiers (39)
Grammatical Structures
Practice A Identifying Dangling 1. D
Modifiers 2. F
1. a 3. E
2. a 4. B
3. b 5. C
4. b 6. A

Practice B Correcting Dangling

Modifiers Chapter 16 Correcting Faulty
Parallelism (41)
Answers may vary. Sample answers are
given. Practice A Identifying Faulty
1. As Jude scribbled a shopping list, the Parallelism
pen slipped out of his hand.
1. NP
2. To open the garage door, you must
2. P
enter a code.
3. NP
3. While I was driving up the mountain,
the snow began to fall. 4. P
4. Testing the speaker system, Gene 5. NP
thought that the sound quality 6. NP
was poor. 7. NP
5. When Raul turned 16, Mary and 8. NP
Gabby celebrated his birthday.
9. NP
10. P
Chapter 16 Recognizing the
Correct Use of Parallelism (40) Practice B Revising to Eliminate
Faulty Parallelism
Practice A Identifying Parallel
1. to sit in on
Grammatical Structures
2. to visit friends
1. Impressionism; Realism; Cubism
3. to drop
2. buying things; paying for them
4. sweltering
3. rake the leaves out of the pool; add
5. and that I ordered
chemicals; clean the filter
4. a white coat; black spots; floppy ears
5. that Mariah played in; that Darleen
coached
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Chapter 16 Correcting Faulty Practice B Revising to Eliminate
Parallelism in a Series (42) Faulty Parallelism in a Comparison

Practice A Identifying Faulty 1. Kelly took the scenic route instead of

the shortcut.
Parallelism in a Series
2. Marsha plays tennis as well as
1. full of quirks she bowls.
2. sprinkling it with granola 3. Lynn left in the morning rather than in
3. the code is entered the evening.
4. chicken was my choice 4. Anita prefers cauliflower to broccoli.
5. the review questions must be
answered
Chapter 16 Recognizing Faulty
6. both has Coordination (44)
7. to practice tax law
8. to keep soil moist Practice A Recognizing Correct
9. to ride bikes Subordination and Coordination
10. not only forgot 1. C
2. A
Practice B Revising to Eliminate 3. F
Faulty Parallelism in a Series 4. D
1. The abandoned car was old and 5. B
dilapidated. 6. E
2. The orange was sweet, juicy, and
satisfying. Practice B Recognizing Faulty
3. His competitor was not only Coordination
determined but also fierce.
1. FC
4. Calvin defrosted, marinated, and
grilled the chicken. 2. correct
5. Hazel attended both the lecture and 3. correct
the workshop. 4. FC
5. correct
Chapter 16 Correcting Faulty 6. FC
Parallelism in Comparisons (43) 7. FC
8. FC
Practice A Identifying Faulty 9. FC
Parallelism in a Comparison 10. FC
1. a
2. a
3. a
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Chapter 16 Correcting Faulty Practice B Using Subordination to
Coordination (45) Eliminate Faulty Coordination

Practice A Revising to Eliminate Answers may vary. Sample answers are

given.
Faulty Coordination
1. At the regional conference Jaime
1. The subway is always crowded in the presented her proposal to the
mornings, | and I hope I can find committee
a seat.
2. Rumbling loudly and smoking, a
2. Georgio is an accomplished pianist, | rundown truck drove down the road.
and he practices every day.
3. Traffic stood at a standstill for hours
3. Aunt Rosalinda opened a bakery in after the accident on Harts Road.
San Antonio, | and I love her pies.
4. Li Ming looked at the digital cameras,
4. You can choose a variety of features which she didn’t have enough money
for your phone, | and I want to get a to buy.
red one.
5. Sandy was standing at the produce
5. Gila woodpeckers have a gray head counter piled with peaches.
with a small red cap, | and they are
6. Hoping that her paycheck had been
my favorite bird.
delivered, Mrs. Lucci checked the
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Chapter 17 The Six Verb Practice B Identifying the Four
Tenses (46) Principal Parts of Verbs

Practice A Identifying Verb Tenses 1. gallops

2. is (was, will be) slamming
1. past perfect, past
3. had
2. past perfect
4. has (had, will have) processed
3. present perfect
5. decided
4. present, present perfect
6. takes
5. future perfect, present
7. have (had, will have) explored
6. present perfect, future
8. is (was, will be) deciphering
7. present, future, present
8. past, present, future
9. past perfect, past Chapter 17 Regular and Irregular
10. past, future
Verbs (48)
Practice A Matching Present and
Practice B Revising Verb Tenses Past Forms of Irregular Verbs
1. had hoped
1. E
2. expects
2. C
3. will have removed
3. G
4. captured
4. A
5. will provide
5. D
6. J
Chapter 17 The Four Principal 7. F
Parts of Verbs (47) 8. H
Practice A Recognizing the Four 9. I
Principal Parts of Verbs 10. B

1. decorated, decorate Practice B Recognizing Principal

2. (have) traced, trace Parts of Verbs in Sentences
3. concentrating, concentrate
Answers may vary. Sample answers are
4. amused, amuse given.
5. quarantined, quarantine 1. knew
6. permitting, permit 2. improved
7. (have) limited, limit 3. chosen
8. changing, change 4. taught
9. observing, observe 5. measuring
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Chapter 17 Verb Conjugation (49) Chapter 17 Present, Past, and
Future Tense (50)
Practice A Conjugating the Basic
Forms of Verbs Practice A Identifying Tense in
1. I provide, I provided, I will provide, Present, Past, and Future
I have provided, I had provided, I will 1. past perfect
have provided 2. present
2. he determines, he determined, he will 3. present perfect progressive
determine, he has determined, he had
determined, he will have determined 4. future perfect
3. they are, they were, they will be, they 5. future
have been, they had been, they will 6. present progressive
have been 7. past
4. you improve, you improved, you will 8. present emphatic
improve, you have improved, you had 9. past progressive
improved, you will have improved
10. past emphatic
5. we fly, we flew, we will fly, we have
flown, we had flown, we will
Practice B Supplying Verbs in
have flown
Present, Past, and Future Time
Practice B Conjugating the 1. did deliver
Progressive Forms of Verbs 2. will have left
1. she is preventing, she was preventing, 3. had marinated
she will be preventing, she has been 4. does require
preventing, she had been preventing, 5. were flapping
she will have been preventing
6. had been watching
2. you are visiting, you were visiting, you
will be visiting, you have been visiting, 7. will have been sleeping
you had been visiting, you will have 8. is blooming
been visiting
3. they are planning, they were planning, Chapter 17 Sequence of
they will be planning, they have been
planning, they had been planning, Tenses (51)
they will have been planning Practice A Identifying Time
4. it is bending, it was bending, it will Sequence in Sentences With More
be bending, it has been bending, it
Than One Verb
had been bending, it will have been
bending 1. will help clean
5. we are approving, we were approving, 2. is taking
we will be approving, we have been 3. took
approving, we had been approving,
4. ordered
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 5. missed Chapter 17 Sequential Events (53)
6. jumped
Practice A Identifying Sequential
7. let
Events in Sentences
8. leave
9. was 1. is charged
10. decided 2. spent
3. had been digging
Practice B Correcting Errors in Tense 4. had enjoyed
Sequence 5. turn
1. carried 6. discovered
2. break 7. wipe
3. got 8. drive
4. saw 9. opened
5. closed 10. lost

Practice B Revising Sentences to

Chapter 17 Simultaneous Indicate Sequential Events
Events (52)
Answers may vary. Sample answers are
Practice A Identifying Simultaneous given.
Events in Sentences 1. Mattie rushed into the house and
shouted.
1. drives; listens
2. After the ball went through the hoop,
2. are; is; feel
the buzzer rang.
3. understand; try
3. Puffy scratched at the door and began
4. took; lectured to meow.
5. missed; was daydreaming 4. Mark set the table, and then I poured
6. am; intend; lives drinks.
7. stepped; was wearing 5. Hazel picked up the cat before she
8. walked; gathered dialed the phone.
9. had; discussed
10. was swimming; heard Chapter 17 Modifiers That Help
Clarify Tense (54)
Practice B Completing Sentences
About Simultaneous Events Practice A Identifying Modifiers
That Help Clarify Tense
Answers may vary. Sample answers are
given. 1. Next summer
1. chop 2. Every weekend
2. mowed 3. Once in a while
3. feel 4. Only a moment ago, now
4. spoke 5. As always
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 7. Recently Chapter 17 Auxiliary Verbs That
8. On the Fourth of July Express the Subjunctive Mood (56)
9. Seldom
Practice A Identifying Auxiliary
10. Every so often
Verbs That Express the Subjunctive
Practice B Recognizing Modifiers Mood
That Help Clarify Tense 1. would
1. today 2. could
2. already or early 3. were
3. early 4. would
4. sometimes 5. were
5. always or sometimes
Practice B Supplying Auxiliary Verbs
6. momentarily
to Express the Subjunctive Mood
1. The dishes would fit in the cupboard if
Chapter 17 Using the Subjunctive the shelf could be wider.
Mood (55) 2. Mandy would come to my aid if my
car should break down.
Practice A Identifying the
3. If you would show interest in tennis,
Subjunctive Mood
I would teach you to play.
1. indicative 4. If Bella should cut her long hair,
2. imperative I would not recognize her.
3. subjunctive 5. I’d stop to see you if your employer
4. imperative would permit visitors.
5. indicative 6. If you should be in this situation, what
would you do?
6. subjunctive
7. indicative
8. subjunctive Chapter 17 Active and Passive
9. subjunctive Voice (57)
10. indicative Practice A Identifying Active or
Passive Voice
Practice B Recognizing
Subjunctive Verbs 1. AV
2. PV
1. be
3. PV
2. be
4. AV
3. weren’t
5. AV
4. were
6. PV
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 8. AV 6. the garbage truck
9. PV 7. Stephanie
10. PV 8. Clusters of wildflowers

Practice B Rewriting in Active Voice Practice B Using Active Voice

1. A salesperson demonstrated the Answers may vary. Sample answers are
gadget. given.
2. Carlotta clasped the necklace. 1. Poison ivy grew along the edge of
3. A dump truck blocked West Road. the path.
4. Bread crumbs topped the casserole. 2. The answering machine light blinked
steadily.
5. My assistant posted the schedule.
3. The basketball swished through
6. The play critic reviewed his
the hoop.
performance.
4. Mountains loomed on the horizon
beyond the lake.
Chapter 17 Using Active and 5. The hungry kids devoured the
Passive Voice (58) hamburgers.
6. Victoria collects odd-shaped bottles.
Practice A Recognizing the
7. Dottie thanked her classmates for
Performer of an Action
their advice.
1. his coach 8. A brown truck drove down the street.
2. the grocer 9. A box turtle slowly ambled across
3. A sloth the street.
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Chapter 18 The Three Cases (59) 9. They
10. she
Practice A Identifying Pronouns
1. Your Practice B Labeling Pronouns
2. His, them 1. subject
3. Our 2. subject
4. They, your 3. subject
5. She, their 4. predicate nominative
6. I 5. subject
7. our, mine 6. nominative absolute
8. They, I , it 7. subject
9. He, his 8. predicate nominative
10. We, them 9. subject
10. nominative absolute
Practice B Labeling Pronouns
1. It—nominative; him—objective
Chapter 18 The Objective
2. nominative
Case (61)
3. them—objective; their—possessive
4. possessive Practice A Identifying Objective
5. possessive Pronouns
6. possessive 1. him
7. He—nominative; I—nominative 2. them
8. They—nominative; her—possessive 3. us
9. him—objective; his—possessive 4. them
10. possessive 5. me
6. it
Chapter 18 The Nominative Case 7. her
in Pronouns (60) 8. us
9. her
Practice A Identifying Pronouns in
10. us
the Nominative Case
1. he Practice B Labeling Objective
2. I, she Pronouns
3. It, I 1. indirect object
4. he 2. object of a preposition
5. they 3. direct object
6. He 4. object of infinitive
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Chapter 18 The Possessive Practice B Labeling Pronouns
Case (62) 1. nominative
Practice A Identifying Possessive 2. objective
Pronouns 3. nominative
4. objective
1. your
5. nominative
2. her
6. nominative
3. my
7. nominative
4. its
8. objective
5. her
9. nominative
6. mine
10. objective
7. theirs
8. its
9. your Chapter 18 Pronouns in Elliptical
10. His Clauses (64)
Practice A Identifying Elliptical
Practice B Recognizing Pronouns
Clauses
1. His
1. than me
2. my
2. than I
3. my
3. than me
4. its
4. than I
5. her
5. as I
6. their
6. as I
7. theirs
7. than me
8. Your, mine
8. than me
9. our
9. than me
10. his
10. than me

Chapter 18 Using Who and Practice B Labeling Pronouns in

Whom Correctly (63) Elliptical Clauses

Practice A Identifying Pronouns 1. she—nominative

2. she—nominative
1. Whoever
3. I—nominative
2. whom
4. me—objective
3. whomever
5. me—objective
4. whom
6. I—nominative
5. Whom
7. me—objective
6. whom
8. I—nominative
7. Who
9. he—nominative
8. who
10. me—objective
9. who
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Chapter 19 Number in Nouns, Practice B Identifying Singular and
Pronouns, and Verbs (65) Plural Subjects and Verbs

Practice A Identifying Number in Students should underline the first

word (the subject) and circle the second
Nouns, Pronouns, and Verbs (the verb).
1. plural 1. aides—were
2. plural 2. We—have
3. both 3. giraffes—are
4. both 4. skiers—huddle
5. singular 5. chairperson—has
6. plural
7. singular
Chapter 19 Compound Subjects (67)
8. singular
Practice A Identifying Compound
Practice B Labeling Nouns, Verbs, Subjects
and Pronouns 1. projects, reports
1. plural 2. lake, river
2. singular 3. employees, manager
3. singular 4. window, doors
4. plural 5. boots, rain hat
5. plural 6. magazine, newspapers
7. boy, sister
Chapter 19 Singular and Plural 8. houses, buildings
Subjects (66) 9. e-mails, blogs
10. nurses, doctor
Practice A Identifying Singular and
Plural Subjects Practice B Identifying Singular
1. snow—S and Plural Verbs
2. geologists—P 1. are
3. writer—S 2. are
4. parents—P 3. has
5. children—P 4. were
6. Canada—S 5. has
7. teachers—P
8. geese—P
9. cyclones—P
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Chapter 19 Confusing Subjects (68) Practice B Choosing the Correct
Personal Pronoun
Practice A Identifying Singular and
Plural Subjects 1. her
2. their
1. center—S
3. their
2. they—P
4. his
3. they—P
5. their
4. students—P
6. their
5. volunteers—P
7. their
6. canoe—S
8. her
7. grades—P
8. inspectors—P
9. books—P Chapter 19 Agreement With
10. fruit orchards—P
Indefinite Pronouns (70)
Practice A Identifying Pronouns
Practice B Identifying Singular and
Plural Verbs Students will underline the first term
(indefinite pronoun) and circle the second
1. Here is a list of my concerns about this (personal pronoun).
program. 1. Most—their
2. Near the front of the auditorium is the 2. Each—his
new stage.
3. Several—their
3. Whom have the detectives questioned
about the robbery? 4. All—their
4. The text of his long speech is Bob’s 5. One—her
responsibility. 6. Each—her
5. There are the original photographs 7. All—their
from my grandmother’s album. 8. One—his
9. Some—their
Chapter 19 Agreement 10. few—their
Between Personal Pronouns and
Antecedents (69) Practice B Choosing the Correct
Indefinite Pronoun
Practice A Identifying Personal 1. their
Pronouns
2. their
1. Ms. Myers her 3. his
2. boy uncle his 4. his
3. horse its 5. their
4. customers  their 6. her
5. police officers firefighters their 7. his
6. relatives  their 8. their
7. singers band  their 9. their
8. Betty Anna  her 10. their
9. friends  their
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Chapter 19 Agreement With Practice B Correcting Vague Pronoun
Reflexive Pronouns (71) References

Practice A Identifying Reflexive Answers may vary. Sample answers are

given.
Pronouns
1. The tourists couldn’t find the museum
1. myself or the hotel, and these difficulties
2. themselves ruined their trip.
3. himself 2. Read the cookbook, and the recipes
4. herself should help you learn to cook.
5. itself 3. By the time we reached the parking lot,
the attendant said it was full.
6. himself
4. I didn’t like the art exhibit because
7. themselves
the paintings seemed too abstract and
8. themselves hard to understand.
9. herself 5. Louise tried to revise her essay
10. themselves several times, but the changes
didn’t improve it.
Practice B Identifying Reflexive
Pronouns and Their Antecedents Chapter 19 Ambiguous Pronoun
1. himself—businessman References (73)
2. themselves—artists
Practice A Identifying Ambiguous
3. ourselves—we
Pronoun References
4. themselves—scientists
1. she
5. themselves—winners
2. he
6. myself—I
3. he
7. herself—she
4. it
8. themselves—parents
5. it
9. themselves—reporters
6. it
10. ourselves—we
Practice B Correcting Ambiguous
Chapter 19 Vague Pronoun Pronoun References
References (72) 1. Mark told Tom that Tom would have
to go to summer school.
Practice A Identifying Vague
2. Rob asked Tim to help plan the
Pronoun References
concert, but Tim told Rob that he
1. it would be busy.
2. they 3. Christopher made dinner for his
3. it father; however, his father told him
that he is allergic to some foods.
4. this
4. When Uncle Ralph and Uncle Chris
5. it
traveled to Greece, Uncle Chris
6. it complained about the cost of the trip.
7. they
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Chapter 19 Avoiding Distant 2. Ken rode his bike and waved at Sara,
Pronoun References (74) the woman who lived next door. Sara
ran into the house. Ken was offended.
Practice A Identifying Distant 3. The park had to be replanted. There
Pronoun References was a terrible flood last spring and
many of the plants were destroyed.
1. it
The park will reopen soon.
2. it
4. The architect is building a new school.
3. She He has used all his own original
4. it designs and hired a special group of
5. it builders. I hope the school will be
finished soon.
Practice B Correcting Distant
Pronoun References
Answers may vary. Sample answers are
given.
1. Carlos wrote in his journal while his
dog ran up and down the beach. The
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Chapter 20 Recognizing Degrees 4. better
of Comparison (75) 5. most aggressively

Practice A Identifying Comparative

Modifiers Chapter 20 Irregular Forms (77)
1. brightly Practice A Identifying Irregular
2. harder Comparative and Superlative Forms
3. worst 1. worst, S
4. worse 2. least, S
5. more experienced 3. farther, C
6. more honest 4. later, C
7. wrong 5. best, S
8. least graciously 6. further, C
9. happily 7. most, S
10. more energetically 8. better, C
9. more, C
Practice B Identifying the Degree of
10. last, S
Comparison
1. positive Practice B Writing Irregular
2. superlative Modifiers
3. positive 1. Reporters said this was the worst flood
4. superlative to hit the area in many years.
5. comparative 2. The hikers will climb two miles farther
before stopping to rest.
3. The newspaper published the latest
Chapter 20 Regular Forms (76) report about the candidate’s finances.
Practice A Identifying Comparative 4. This outdoor sculpture is less attractive
and Superlative Degrees than our other choice.
5. Further improvement in the economy
1. S
isn’t expected.
2. C
3. S
Chapter 20 Using Comparative
4. S
and Superlative Degrees (78)
5. S
6. S Practice A Identifying the
7. S Comparative and Superlative Degrees
8. C of Modifiers
1. least interesting, S
Practice B Using Regular
2. shrewder, C
Comparative and Superlative Forms
3. more impractical, C
1. most expensive 4. best, S
2. more warmly 5. most innovative, S
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 6. proudest, S Chapter 20 Avoiding Comparisons
7. farther, C With Absolute Modifiers (80)
8. wilder, C
Practice A Identifying Absolute
Practice B Correcting Mistakes in Modifiers
Usage of Modifiers 1. perfectly identical
1. Beth is the least dependable worker on 2. most infinite
the class project this year. 3. entirely overrated
2. If you do further work on this story by 4. totally false
next week, I’ll read it again.
5. perfectly final
3. Of all the researchers, Chuck is the
6. most believable
most industrious in the group.
7. most false
4. Jenna’s acceptance speech was the
most gracious of all the speeches 8. most straight
that night. 9. most opposite
5. Of the two movies we watched, this 10. most wrong
one is more dramatic.
Practice B Rewriting Sentences to
Chapter 20 Using Logical Correct Comparisons Using Absolute
Comparisons (79) Modifiers
1. Hank always believes his opinions
Practice A Identifying Illogical are right.
Comparisons 2. We found a fine example for our group
1. than anyone project.
2. than the whistle 3. The wasteful shopper had a logical
3. correct reason for her extravagance.
4. than any 4. The new wing of the museum has an
unobstructed view of the park.
5. than Lana
5. The racecar driver made a crucial
Practice B Writing Clear mistake in the championship race.
Comparisons
1. The smell of the skunk is worse than
the smell of the wet dog.
2. My dad has won more tournaments
than any other golfer in his league.
3. Noah’s success is greater than Aiden’s.
4. Henry’s work is more carefully done
than Ben’s.
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Chapter 21 Recognizing Double Practice B Revising Sentences to
Negatives (81) Avoid Double Negatives

Practice A Identifying Double 1. That billboard had no images that

caught my eye.
Negatives
2. So far, the students had nothing good
1. weren’t, no to say about the new class president.
2. didn’t, no 3. There was but one week left to study
3. haven’t, no for final exams.
4. isn’t, no 4. The writer hardly had enough
5. haven’t, not information for her book.
6. didn’t, not 5. There was barely any light during the
dust storm.
7. doesn’t, not
8. couldn’t, not
9. didn’t, never
Chapter 21 Using Negatives to
Create Understatement (83)
10. didn’t, nothing
Practice A Identifying
Practice B Revising Sentences to Understatement
Correct Double Negatives
1. isn’t uninspired
Answers may vary. Sample answers are
2. didn’t find, unappealing
provided.
3. didn’t misstate
1. Laura didn’t want anything to do with
the new committee. 4. not inexpensive
2. The children didn’t take part in the 5. didn’t view, unintentional
prank. 6. never undervalued
3. After our freezer stopped working, we 7. wasn’t unplanned
had no food for dinner. 8. hardly unthinkable
4. The dogs wouldn’t disobey their 9. scarcely unreliable
owners.
10. not unrealistic
5. Are you certain that Hal and I can’t
give you any help with the dinner? Practice B Using Negatives to Create
Understatement
Chapter 21 Forming Negative 1. Returning to our favorite vacation spot
Sentences Correctly (82) is not unlikely.
Practice A Identifying Double 2. I think Bob’s response to his business
problem is not immature.
Negatives
3. Laura’s hard work this year was not
1. haven’t nothing unappreciated by the other workers.
2. hasn’t but 4. Ingrid never underestimated the
3. haven’t nothing amount of work needed to prepare for
4. wasn’t barely the exhibit.
5. hadn’t hardly 5. Greg has never been an uncooperative
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Chapter 21 Common Usage 2. The famous author is not speaking
Problems (84) until later in the afternoon.
3. The differences among the
Practice A Recognizing Usage representatives at the world conference
Problems were major.
1. different from 4. The victim’s testimony at the second
trial is different from his testimony at
2. as if
the first trial.
3. am not
5. We must investigate your serious
4. further allegations further.
5. between

Practice B Revising Sentences to

Correct Usage Problems
1. The mayor’s current position on
this plan is much different from her
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Chapter 22 Using Capitals for 3. My friend explained that the museum
First Words (85) “would be closed on Friday.”
4. “If they needed your help,” my brother
Practice A Capitalizing Words said, “they would have called by now.”
1. the 5. “The e-mail didn’t include the
2. what information,” my teacher pointed out.
3. put
4. where Chapter 22 Using Capitals for
5. be Proper Nouns (87)
6. i Practice A Identifying Proper Nouns
7. leslie; i
1. Spring Dance Festival, March
8. when; where; what
2. Battle of Bunker Hill, Boston
9. why
3. India, China, Asia
10. many
4. Mr. Taylor, Middle Ages
Practice B Rewriting Sentences With Practice B Capitalizing Proper
Correct Capitalization Nouns
1. That’s an amazing idea for a party! 1. North America, South America, and
What time? islands in the Caribbean Sea are in the
2. The other dancers and I will rehearse Western Hemisphere.
today. 2. I nominated John N. Miller and O.S.
3. Why are the engineers replacing that Rodriguez to represent Westchester
bridge? County.
4. Let Mark and me supervise the other 3. During the Industrial Age, workers’
students. lives in many countries in Europe
5. Oh no! That wasn’t his plan at all! changed dramatically.
4. The Toronto Film Festival in Canada is
being held in September this year.
Chapter 22 Using Capitals With
Quotations (86)
Chapter 22 Using Capitals for
Practice A Using Capitals with Proper Adjectives (88)
Quotations
Practice A Identifying Proper
1. correct
Adjectives
2. When
1. Portuguese, Italian
3. The
2. Brahms
4. Leo
3. Shakespearean
5. The; That
4. Japanese
Practice B Revising Sentences to 5. Thermo Blend
Capitalize Quotations Correctly
1. “Wait! Turn back!” Then Sally said,
“We have forgotten our luggage.”
2. I stood up and said, “Let’s discuss this
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Practice B Capitalizing Proper 3. Dear Olivia and Marilyn,
Adjectives 4. Dear Aunt Edna,
1. Where were the first settlements on the 5. Fondly,
Ontario and Huron lakes? 6. With great affection,
2. Many New England traditions go 7. Sincerely yours,
back to the earliest English settlements 8. Dear Mr. Benjamin and Ms. Haring:
there.
9. All my love,
3. That magazine article discussed the
10. Dear Harry, Blake, and Tiasha,
French influence on early American
painting.
4. The store sells Mexican serapes, British Chapter 22 Using Capitals for
walking boots, and American jeans. Titles (90)
5. The novel takes place in London and is
written in the Dickensian style. Practice A Identifying Titles
1. The New York Times, Grandfather
Chapter 22 Using Capitals in 2. Uncle Harris, ex-Senator Milan
Letters (89) 3. South Pacific
4. Mr. John Irving, Ph.D., Mr. Mark
Practice A Identifying Salutations David, Esq.
and Closings
1. S Practice B Capitalizing Titles
2. C 1. Our history advisors include
3. C Dr. Longstretch, Ms. Wilson, and
ex-Governor Lauter.
4. C
2. This year our school is offering Honors
5. S
Biology, Psychology 201, and several
6. S chemistry courses.
7. C 3. Robert Frost, a great American poet,
8. C wrote “The Road Not Taken.”
9. S 4. I invited Uncle Bob and my sister to
10. S the reading of my short story, “He’s
the One.”
Practice B Capitalizing Salutations
and Closings
1. My dear friends,
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Chapter 23 Using Periods (91) 3. No, I got all of the problems on that
section of Ms. Smote’s quiz wrong.
Practice A Using Periods Correctly 4. I studied until 2 a.m. for that quiz, and
in Sentences I missed those questions, too.
1. Carl asked why he was my favorite 5. My birthday party is going to be on
teacher. Sat., Aug. 19.
2. Mr. Griggs always makes us laugh.
Practice B Writing Abbreviations
3. Tell him that you think he is doing a
good job. Correctly
4. I think I will wait until the semester 1. R.S.V.P.
is over. 2. 1 doz.
5. I asked Michelle if she wanted to go to 3. UN
the movies. 4. USA
6. She said she had to stay home with her 5. dept.
brother.
7. Her mother had asked if she would
babysit. Chapter 23 Using Question
8. The movie theater was so crowded Marks (93)
that we had to sit in the front row.
Practice A Writing Sentences Using
9. I asked the manager if we could get
a refund.
Correct End Marks
10. He said that we could not. 1. Which college is your first choice?
2. My father also asked me which college
Practice B Using Periods Correctly I most want to attend.
in Declarative Sentences, Imperative 3. Do you think you will be accepted?
Sentences, and Indirect Questions 4. Why not?
1. I am a pretty good tutor.—declarative 5. What will you miss most about high
2. Start with math and finish with social school when we graduate?
studies.—imperative 6. What a long time it will be before then.
3. My sister’s worst subject is math. 7. My mother asked my brother what he
—declarative would like for dinner.
4. I heard that.—declarative 8. Is chicken and rice his favorite dish?
5. Pay attention when the teacher is 9. Do you like your job as a lifeguard?
giving the lesson.—imperative 10. You brought food to the movies. Why?

Practice B Writing Direct Questions

Chapter 23 Other Uses of
Correctly
Periods (92)
1. Was there traffic on the back roads?
Practice A Using Periods Correctly 2. Did you forget your wallet in the
in Abbreviations supermarket?
1. Dr. Klein sent a reminder for my 3. Did you lose your favorite earrings?
appointment on Tues., Feb. 4. 4. Did Jamie pitch a perfect game today?
2. none 5. Did it melt all over the floor?
6. Are you going shopping again?

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Chapter 23 Using Exclamation 3. I can work in the shoe department of
Marks (94) my favorite store, or I can work as a
waitress at the local diner.
Practice A Using Exclamation Marks 4. We have three horses that board in
Correctly in Sentences our stable, and I ride them every day
after school.
Answers may vary. Sample answers are
given. 5. This weekend I have to finish my
research paper for history class, or
1. I am so happy for you!
I have to complete all of my math
2. Thank you very much! homework for the week.
3. You pitched a great game.
4. I can’t believe it either! Practice B Using Commas Correctly
5. That is the craziest thing I’ve ever to Write Compound Sentences
heard! 1. Victor plays the cello very well, and he
6. I thought so, too. is a good violinist.
7. What was she thinking? 2. We bought only enough groceries to
8. Your guess is as good as mine. make dinner, so we will have to go
back to the store tomorrow.
9. Oh, well! Better luck next time.
3. I am thinking about majoring in
10. That’s easy for you to say.
engineering, so I have to do really well
in my math and science classes.
Practice B Writing Exclamatory
4. I am going to work every day over
Sentences and Imperative Sentences
winter break, but I am going on
Answers may vary. Sample answers are vacation for spring break.
given. 5. My favorite hobby is fixing cars, and
1. Put the dishes away! I hope to be a mechanic someday.
2. Don’t bother me right now!
3. That is exciting news! Chapter 23 Avoiding Comma
4. Open the door for me! Splices (96)
5. This package weighs a ton!
Practice A Correcting Comma
6. Brush your teeth!
Splices
7. You better hurry!
8. We missed the bus! Answers may vary. Samples answers are
given.
1. My sister is the captain of the soccer
Chapter 23 Using Commas With team, and I am the captain of the track
Compound Sentences (95) team.
2. I opened the cereal box and poured
Practice A Using Commas Correctly cereal, but there were only crumbs left.
in Compound Sentences
3. My sister was a teacher. She volunteers
1. I went to a concert last night with now that she is retired.
Vincent, and I am going to a baseball 4. I waited in the checkout line for what
game today with my sisters. seemed like hours, but in reality, it was
2. I have two job opportunities for the only two minutes.
summer, but I am still not sure which
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Practice B Using Commas Correctly 3. The reasons I am nervous about going
in Sentences away to college are that I will miss my
old friends, that I will be away from
Answers may vary. Sample answers are home for the first time, and that the
given. classes will be challenging.
1. Marcella finished her assignment early, 4. The items I included on my job
so she went to the library to read. application were that I had previous
2. My birthday is today. My best friend’s experience working as a lifeguard,
birthday is tomorrow. that I know first aid, and that I am
3. My favorite subject is biology. I hope to responsible and attentive.
study marine biology in college. 5. The reasons I am looking for a
4. We plan on taking a trip in the spring, part-time job are that I want to buy
so we will need to start saving now. a new car, that I have to save money
for college, and that I like to work.

Chapter 23 Using Commas in a

Series (97) Chapter 23 Using Commas
Between Adjectives (98)
Practice A Using Commas Correctly
in a Series of Words or Phrases Practice A Using Commas Correctly
Between Adjectives
1. My favorite vegetables have always
been carrots, tomatoes, chili peppers, 1. correct
and squash. 2. correct
2. My favorite activities are camping, 3. The adorable, energetic calico kitten
hiking, snowboarding, surfing, and played with a soft, red ball of yarn.
biking. 4. correct
3. At the outdoor store, I bought camping 5. The clear hand-blown glass made
gear, a backpack, and a thermos. the vase an interesting, elegant
4. After school, I walked home, started centerpiece.
my homework, and put dinner in 6. The rooms in the tall stucco dormitory
the oven. are spacious, bright, and modern.
5. My best subjects in school are calculus, 7. We all agreed that the movie was
physics, and computers. fascinating, suspenseful, and
6. On the farm, we have to feed the captivating.
animals, clean out the stables, and 8. The lilies in our garden are red, yellow,
exercise the horses. orange, and white.
9. The warm, clear aqua water of the
Practice B Using Commas Correctly Mediterranean was very inviting.
in a Series of Subordinate Clauses
10. After skiing all day in the damp, cold
1. My little sister asked me if I would weather, we were happy to rest.
help her sew a doll’s dress, if I would
take her to the playground, and if Practice B Using Commas Correctly
I would read her a book before her in a Series of Subordinate Clauses
bedtime.
1. We couldn’t resist the shiny red apples
2. The reasons I am excited to go away
in the bright green bowl on the table.
to college are that I will have some
privacy from my little sister and 2. correct
brother, that I will be independent, and 3. Sam’s old, dilapidated, dented SUV
that I will make new friends. has a “For Sale” sign in the window.

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 4. The store was packed with soft, Chapter 23 Using Commas With
colorful scarves and matching Parenthetical Expressions (100)
winter hats.
5. Jaime is a thoughtful, efficient, and Practice A Using Correct Comma
pleasant waiter, so we always ask for Placement in Contrasting Expressions
his table.
1. I always thought Ricardo was
interested in languages, not science.
Chapter 23 Using Commas After 2. Tomas wants to design airplanes, not
Introductory Material (99) work on automobiles.
3. He will have to be open, not closed, to
Practice A Using Commas Correctly other career options.
with Introductory Material 4. Samantha is going to the senior prom
1. correct with Luke, not Dave.
2. At the club meeting, everyone asked 5. Dave is going to the dance with Celine,
Maria for suggestions. not Michaela.
3. Oh, I do have one more thing to say. 6. Shania works as a physical therapist,
4. According to the latest review, the not as a medical assistant.
school play was a big success. 7. My mother makes crystal earrings, not
5. On their vacation in San Antonio, they beaded necklaces, in her spare time.
took 100 pictures. 8. She also enjoys working with silver,
6. No, I have never been on an airplane. not gold.
7. Sure, I am excited to fly for the 9. The room on the left is my bedroom,
first time. not the living room.
8. Lilia, can you go to the movies with us 10. Matthew was presented with a medal,
tonight? not a ribbon, for winning the triathlon.
9. Yes, my mother even said I could
Practice B Using Commas Correctly
borrow her car.
With Parenthetical Expressions
10. Oh, so you will pick us up then.
1. She made her famous lasagna, not
Practice B Using Commas Correctly chicken cutlets, this time.
in Sentences with Introductory 2. We also ate homemade, not store-
Material bought, bread.
3. correct
1. Oh, I guess it was a big
misunderstanding. 4. She has decided, however, to clean her
entire apartment first.
2. Well, we are very glad that the mystery
is solved. 5. The dance is going to be well-attended
and a lot of fun.
3. Ryan, do you think your parents will
let you go on the camping trip?
4. Since they are going to be away that
weekend, my parents will probably let
me go camping.
5. Wow, I can’t believe that our team won
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Chapter 23 Using Commas With 4. The dentist’s return address label says
Nonessential Expressions (101) Marcus Green, D.D.S, in Dallas, Texas.
5. I read the plaque dedication for
Practice A Using Correct Comma Gregory Griggs, Jr., born June 3, 1920.
Placement in Nonrestrictive
Expressions Practice B Using Commas Correctly
1. The large modern buildings, built about
in Dates, Geographical Names, and
fifty years ago, are clean and bright. Titles
2. The dorm rooms, which are available Answers may vary. Accept sentences that
to all students, are spacious and have correctly placed commas punctuating
well furnished. dates, geographical names, and titles. See
3. The English professors, some of whom below for correct comma placement.
I met on my tour, are some of the finest 1. Stanford Brown, Sr.,
in the country. 2. Christine McGill, Ph.D.,
4. My coach, who is very optimistic, told 3. Lake George, Louisiana,
me that I should try out for the college
4. Glenwood Plumbing, Inc.,
basketball team.
5. September 30, 2011,
5. A student in my school, whom I never
met, is actually named Crystal Ball.
6. The yearbook committee, of which Chapter 23 Using Commas in
I am a member, has decided to lower Numbers (103)
yearbook prices.
Practice A Using Correct Comma
Practice B Using Commas Correctly Placement in Numbers
With Nonrestrictive Expressions 1. 7744 Brookside Place
1. The baby, who never stops crying, 2. Year 2020
apparently looks just like my cousin. 3. correct
2. The research paper, assigned three 4. 1,984 members
weeks ago, is due tomorrow.
5. 10,975 citizens
3. I watched A Christmas Carol, a classic
film, with my grandparents on Sunday. 6. (301) 645-9444
4. The hockey arena, which is where our 7. June 9, 2011
team often plays, holds over 5,000 fans. 8. correct
5. Our grandmother, who is the greatest 9. correct
cook in the world, is coming to visit us 10. April 2, 1991
this weekend.
Practice B Writing Sentences Using
Chapter 23 Using Commas With Commas in Numbers
Dates and Geographical Names (102) Answers may vary. Accept all sentences
with correctly placed commas in numbers.
Practice A Using Correct Comma See below for correct comma placement.
Placement in Dates, Geographical 1. 8812
Names, and Titles 2. 198 234 013
1. correct 3. (907) 465-1255
2. correct 4. 50234-0234
3. My niece was born on February 6, 5. 7,851,654
1976, in Danville, Virginia.

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Chapter 23 Using Commas With 9. I am taking physics this year;
Addresses and in Letters (104) A.P. biology, next year.
10. In the fall, I will go to college; in the
Practice A Using Correct Comma summer, camping.
Placement in Addresses and Letters
1. correct
Practice B Using Commas Correctly
in Elliptical Sentences
2. Fondly,
3. Dear Uncle Jimmy, Answers may vary. Accept all sentences
that contain an elliptical phrase preceded
4. Sincerely yours,
by a semicolon and separated correctly
5. With warmest regards, with a comma.
6. correct
Chapter 23 Using Commas With
Practice B Using Commas in
Direct Quotations (106)
Addresses
1. Aram Berberian Practice A Using Correct Comma
4365 Ella Grasso Boulevard Placement in Direct Quotations
New Haven, CT 98754 1. “Great,” he replied. “It’s a deal.”
2. Justin Michaels 2. I answered, “You will have to make a
89 Summer Road list, though.”
Plainfield, TX 78654 3. He said, “I will do that. There are
many things we need from the store.”
3. Cory Levine
4. “I just read the best book ever,” I told
51 Daniel Lane
my sister.
Ann Arbor, MI 56231
5. “Tell me all about it,” she answered,
“because I have been looking for a
Chapter 23 Using Commas in good book myself.”
Elliptical Sentences (105) Practice B Using Commas Correctly
Practice A Using Correct Comma in Direct Quotations
Placement in Elliptical Sentences Answers may vary. Accept all direct
1. My car is parked on the corner of Rock quotations that are set off correctly with
Road; Lilia’s, on Simpson Avenue. commas.
2. I have a red car; Lilia, a green one.
3. I work at the mall; my brother, at the Chapter 23 Using Commas for
convenience store. Clarity (107)
4. The river is on the left; the park, on
Practice A Using Commas for Clarity
the right.
5. The basketball courts were crowded; 1. Before the holiday, meals were
the tennis courts, empty. prepared.
6. The concert hall seats 10,000 people; 2. With the checkers, players held a
the school auditorium, 600. tournament.
7. My bedroom is on the left; my sister’s, 3. Near the bus stop, cars were parked.
on the right. 4. Before lunch, tables were brought into
8. My favorite type of music is jazz; my the cafeteria.
brother’s, rock. 5. With all the splashing and swimming,
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 6. Because you lost your guitar, pick a 3. Thinking about the delicious fish and
new one. the funny stories made me excited for
7. Putting down the violin, bow to the the trip.
audience. 4. I will go either to the movie theater in
8. At the counter, stools were taken by town or to the one in the mall.
customers. 5. I will have an orange instead of an
9. For the group, meetings were apple.
scheduled. 6. Neither Mrs. Fernandez nor
10. In the garden, vegetables grow. Mr. Fernandez was in the pharmacy.

Practice B Using Commas for Clarity Practice B Eliminating Unnecessary

Commas in Sentences
Answers may vary. Accept all sentences
that contain commas for clarity. Answers may vary. Accept all sentences
that do not misuse commas.

Chapter 23 Misuses of
Commas (108)
Practice A Correcting Misused
Commas in Sentences
1. We made eggs, toast, and cereal for
breakfast.
2. My uncle and my father went on the
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Chapter 23 Using Semicolons to February 28, 1780; and
Join Independent Clauses (109) December 24, 1781.
4. The card, which is too sentimental, is
Practice A Using Semicolons to inappropriate; I will need to choose
Connect Independent Clauses another one.
1. I have the lead role in the play; I have Practice B Writing Sentences With
many lines to learn.
Semicolons
2. unrelated
Answers may vary. Accept all sentences
3. My boyfriend told me he would pick
that include the items and use semicolons
me up at 7:00; he arrived at 8:00.
correctly.
4. Tonight, we are going out to dinner;
tomorrow, we are going shopping;
Sunday, we are going to my Chapter 23 Using Colons (111)
grandmother’s for dinner.
Practice A Using Colons in
Practice B Using Semicolons With Sentences
Conjunctive Adverbs and Transitional 1. Calculus class begins at 11:10 a.m. and
Expressions ends at 12:00 p.m.
1. My topic is very interesting; thus, I am 2. The periodical I used in this research
actually enjoying the research project. project is Newsweek 101:15.
2. I am not the most studious person in 3. The gas station is open every day from
the family; therefore, my parents are 6:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m.
happy that I am engrossed in 4. I made up my mind about which job to
the project. take this summer: cashier.
3. I wasn’t sure which sweater to buy; 5. The reason I chose the job was
therefore, I bought them both. obvious: It offers the most flexible
4. My little sister is afraid of spiders; hours.
moreover, she screeches every time she
sees a bee. Practice B Writing Sentences With
Colons
Chapter 23 Using Semicolons to Answers may vary. Accept all sentences
Avoid Confusion (110) that include the items and use colons
correctly.
Practice A Using Semicolons to
Avoid Confusion in Sentences Chapter 23 Using Quotation
1. The doctor, who held a deep reverence Marks With Quotations (112)
for life, stepped over the ants;
moreover, he instructed his son to do Practice A Using Quotation Marks in
the same. Direct Quotations
2. According to the title page in this 1. General George S. Patton had said, “If
book, the publishers have offices a man does his best, what else
in Glenview, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; is there?”
Oakland, New Jersey; and Palo Alto,
2. Ginny shut the book and exclaimed,
California.
“That was the best book I have
3. The dates that appear in the journal ever read!”
are May 23, 1779; January 2, 1780;

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 3. “Can I borrow the keys to the car?” Chapter 23 Quotation Marks With
I asked my father. Other Punctuation Marks (114)
4. “Have the car back by 6:30 p.m.,” my
Practice A Using Quotation Marks
father answered.
With Other Punctuation in Sentences
5. “You should bring your math
book home tonight to study,” Peter 1. My father asked, “Has anyone seen my
reminded me. golf clubs?”
2. My mother answered, “No, honey, it’s
Practice B Identifying Direct not my day to watch them.”
Quotations and Indirect Quotations 3. “I saw them in the garage, Dad,” I
1. “Jaime,” my mother said, “I have to told him.
work late tonight.” 4. “I thought they were there, too,”
2. indirect quotation explained my father, “but they aren’t.”
5. My mother opened the garage door
3. “Eric told me that we also have to read
and said, “Aren’t those your golf clubs
chapter 8,” said Rebecca.
right over there?”
4. “That’s not what the teacher said,”
6. “Yes,” said my father, “I think I need
I replied, “but I guess it couldn’t hurt.”
glasses!”
5. “What time do you have to be at 7. “What time is the concert?” Carly
work?” my brother asked. asked.
8. “I’m not sure,” I answered. “Let’s
Chapter 23 Using Direct Quotations check on the Internet.”
With Introductory, Concluding, and 9. “How are we going to get to the
Interrupting Expressions (113) theater?” Roberto asked.
10. I told them we could ask my sister, the
Practice A Using Punctuation Marks ‘pro driver.’ She just got her license
With Introductory, Interrupting, and and liked to refer to herself that way.
Concluding Expressions in Direct Practice B Writing Sentences
Quotations with Quotation Marks and Other
1. “I need my favorite breakfast cereal,” Punctuation
I answered. Answers may vary. Accept all sentences
2. “Mom,” replied my brother, “I need that include correct use of quotation marks
some ham and whole wheat bread to and the other punctuation marks indicated.
make lunch.”
3. My sister said, “I don’t think I need Chapter 23 Using Single Quotation
anything.” Marks for Quotations Within
4. “Hopefully, I can keep that all Quotations (115)
straight,” my mother said. Practice A Using Single Quotation
Practice B Using Correct Punctuation Marks for Quotations Within a
in Direct Quotations with Introductory, Quotation
Interrupting, and Concluding 1. Laurie said to Sheldon, “The directions
say, ‘make the third right onto
Expressions
Mountain Road and a quick left onto
Answers may vary. Accept all sentences Franklin Court.’”
that include the expressions and use 2. Mrs. Jiminez asked her English
quotation marks correctly. literature class, “Which famous writer
said, ‘The true measure of a man is
how he treats someone who can do
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 3. Debbie said, “Fran answered, ‘I don’t Chapter 23 Using Quotation
know, but he was a wise man!’” Marks for Dialogue (117)
4. Skye said, “But then Mrs. Jiminez
said, ‘I agree with you. The answer is Practice A Using Quotation Marks in
Samuel Johnson.’” Dialogue
5. My mother asked, “Did your father 1. “Last year, as juniors, many of us
say, ‘I’ll be home by 6:00 tonight’?” went to the senior prom in the gym. It
wasn’t an adequate space,” explained
Practice B Writing Quotations Within Clara.
Quotations 2. The journalist asked, “So, after the
Answers may vary. Accept all sentences prom last year, you decided it was
that use the quotation provided within a time for a change?”
quotation and that use quotation marks 3. Clara replied, “It was one of the
correctly. promises I made to my class when
I was running for president. I thought
Chapter 23 Punctuating it was important to make good on it.”
Explanatory Material Within 4. The journalist then asked, “What did
you have to do to get permission?”
Quotes (116)
5. Clara replied, “We are lucky that our
Practice A Using Brackets for principal is reasonable and fair. He
Explanatory Material Within also attended the prom in the gym last
Quotations year, and he agreed with us.”

1. Mrs. Creighton said, “Everyone [all Practice B Writing Dialogue Using

twelve students] will give their oral Quotation Marks
reports tomorrow.”
Answers may vary. Accept all dialogues
2. In his speech, Jesse told the class, “A
between a high school senior and a
bridge was constructed to connect two
guidance counselor that use quotation
states [New Jersey and New York].”
marks correctly and begin a new paragraph
3. Jake said, “Stephen is the third oldest for each new speaker.
[of the seven brothers].”
4. Geraldo announced to the school, “The
recycling committee [10 members]
Chapter 23 Using Quotation
voted unanimously for Claire to Marks for Titles (118)
be the new chairperson, effective
Practice A Placing Quotation Marks
immediately.”
in Titles
5. Daniela explained, “We live on Kenmore
Place [a hill] between Lincoln Avenue 1. Juana wrote a short story for creative
and Kent Road.” writing class called “Can’t Go Home
Again.”
Practice B Writing Quotations With 2. Daniel wrote a poem for the same class
Explanatory Material in Brackets called “Where We Go from Here.”
Answers may vary. Accept all direct 3. My favorite episode of the television
quotations that include the item in show Fashionistas is called “Fashion
brackets. Don’ts.”
4. I used an article titled “How the West
Was Lost” for my current events essay.

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 5. My teacher said that my essay “An 10. M
 y teacher says, “Don’t forget to cross
Experiment in Freedom” was one of your t’s and dot your i’s.”
the best she has ever read.
6. One of my favorite songs is “American Practice B Underlining Titles and
Girl” by Tom Petty. Special Words and Phrases in Sentences
7. My uncle’s favorite song of all time is Answers may vary. Accept all sentences
“A Day in the Life” by the Beatles. that use the type of title indicated and that
8. I think one of the greatest poems ever underline it properly.
written is “The Love Song of J. Alfred
Prufrock” by T.S. Eliot.
Chapter 23 Using Quotation
9. My English teacher prefers poems such
as “Hist Whist” by e.e. cummings.
Marks to Indicate Sarcasm and
Irony (120)
10. The journalist finished his article “The
Power of the VP.” Practice A Using Quotation Marks to
Indicate Sarcasm or Irony
Practice B Using Quotation Marks
in Titles 1. When I spilled the milk all over the
counter, my brother called me a
Answers may vary. Accept all sentences “natural born genius.”
that use the type of title indicated and use 2. Your so-called “jokes” don’t bother me
quotation marks correctly. a bit.
3. Whenever we go out, John
Chapter 23 Using Underlining conveniently “forgets” his wallet.
and Italics in Titles (119) 4. Whenever we are talking in class
too much, our teacher says we are
Practice A Underlining (or Italicizing) “wonderful.”
Titles and Special Words 5. After I grunted at my mother, she said
1. I am writing a novel called Back that talking to me was like “taking a
Pedaling as my final project. walk in the park.”
2. In Florence, Italy, we saw David, the 6. James told me the reason he didn’t call
famous sculpture. me back was because he “forgot” my
3. I watch Good Morning, America every number.
morning while I get ready for school. 7. My so-called “breakfast” consisted of
4. Did you know that the Titanic sank on soggy cereal in sour milk.
its maiden voyage? 8. The screaming, yelling children in the
5. My mother’s favorite album is Dark store were “a real breath of fresh air.”
Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd. 9. Hey, “Money Bags,” can you lend me a
6. We are just starting to read The Sun dollar?
Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway. 10. When I told my father I couldn’t fix the
7. I hope it is as good as For Whom the flat tire, he told me that it isn’t exactly
Bell Tolls. “rocket science.”
8. When we went to Mexico, we said por
Practice B Using Quotation Marks to
favor and muchas gracias all the time.
Indicate Sarcasm or Irony
9. My mother’s favorite novel of all
time is Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Answers may vary. Accept all sentences
Allende. that use the expressions provided, along
with correct use of quotation marks to
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Chapter 23 Using Hyphens in 8. a two-minute phone call
Numbers (121) 9. a two-hour bike ride
10. twenty-one years old
Practice A Using Hyphens in
Compound Numbers and Fractions Practice B Using Hyphens in
1. sixty-five students Compound Numbers and Fractions
2. thirty-six inches Answers may vary. Accept all sentences
3. twenty-five miles that include the item provided and use
4. one and one-half cups of rice hyphens correctly.
5. two-thirds cup of soup
6. the first-, second-, and third-grade
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Chapter 23 Using Hyphens With Practice B Using Hyphens in
Prefixes and Suffixes (122) Compound Words

Practice A Using Hyphens With Answers may vary. Accept all sentences
that contain the items provided, correctly
Prefixes and Suffixes hyphenated.
1. self-imposed
2. all-time Chapter 23 Using Hyphens for
3. mid-November Clarity (124)
4. pre-English
Practice A Using Hyphens for
5. pro-Americanism
Clarity
6. post-season
7. governor-elect 1. semi-informative
8. mid-January 2. re-establish
9. ex-girlfriend 3. bell-like
10. all-inclusive 4. semi-illustrative
5. co-op
Practice B Using Hyphens With 6. re-enlist
Prefixes and Suffixes 7. anti-inflammatory
Answers may vary. Accept all sentences 8. de-emphasize
that contain the items provided, correctly 9. semi-independent
hyphenated.
10. anti-independence

Chapter 23 Using Hyphens With Practice B Using Hyphens for Clarity

Compound Words (123) in Sentences

Practice A Using Hyphens in 1. The big win over our rivals re-energized
our team to play hard and win the state
Compound Words championship.
1. well-to-do gentleman 2. My brother accidentally broke the
2 sister-in-law air conditioner with a baseball while
3. wide-eyed child playing in the front yard.
4. easy-going person 3. The semi-inclusive parking lot at our
school is for seniors and faculty only.
5. mother-in-law
4. The teacher was well liked for her
6. fifty-year-old man
fairness, her pleasant personality, and
7. off-season fishing her effective teaching.
8. jack-of-all-trades 5. A group of demonstrators were
9. over-the-counter medicine anti-imperialistic and wanted their
10. forget-me-not independence.
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Chapter 23 Using Hyphens at the 3. fruity
Ends of Lines (125) 4. bases
5. guilty
Practice A Using Hyphens to
6. spelled
Correctly Divide Words
7. tell
1. mind-less
8. final-ly
2. play-ers
3. over-whelmed
Chapter 23 Using Apostrophes to
4. col-lege
Form Possessive Nouns (127)
5. trum-pet
6. al-though Practice A Using Apostrophes to
7. bro-ken Form Possessive Nouns
8. din-ner 1. cat’s
9. guilt-less 2. year’s
10. text-book 3. foxes’
4. skaters’
Practice B Using Hyphens Correctly 5. class’s
at the End of Lines
6. Smiths’
1. they 7. mice’s
2. warmed 8. mother-in-law’s
3. over 9. gentlemen’s
4. re-stored 10. babies’
5. sum-mer
Practice B Using Apostrophes
Chapter 23 Using Hyphens Correctly in Sentences
Correctly to Divide Words (126) 1. Mrs. Jones’s easel is right there.
2. There are four Megans in Amy’s class.
Practice A Using Hyphens to
3. Dad’s firm is successful
Correctly Divide Words
4. The Dirkheims enjoyed their children’s
1. wished visit.
2. correct 5. The fishermen’s families waited
3. correct together.
4. correct
5. judge Chapter 23 Using Apostrophes
6. correct With Pronouns (128)
7. correct
Practice A Using Apostrophes to
8. quit
Form Possessive Pronouns
9. American
1. someone’s
10. ready
2. somebody’s
Practice B Using Hyphens Correctly 3. correct
to Divide Words 4. anybody’s
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 7. no one’s 8. no’s
8. correct 9. C’s and D’s
9. somebody’s 10. if’s, and’s, or but’s
10. anyone’s
Practice B Using Apostrophes to
Practice B Using Apostrophes Create Special Plurals in Sentences
Correctly With Indefinite Pronouns Answers may vary. Accept all sentences
Answers may vary. Accept all sentences that contain the items provided and use
that contain the correct possessive form of apostrophes correctly.
the indefinite pronoun provided.
Chapter 23 Parentheses (131)
Chapter 23 Using Apostrophes to
Practice A Revising to Add
Form Contractions (129)
Parentheses to Sentences
Practice A Using Apostrophes to 1. A continuous growth of storm
Form Contractions clouds that results in large areas
of thunderstorms (that might last
1. I’d
more than a day) is called a tropical
2. we’d disturbance.
3. you’re 2. correct
4. she’s 3. It contains thunderstorms and wind
5. they’re speeds less than 38 mph (61 kph).
6. aren’t 4. correct
7. won’t
Practice B Writing Sentences With
8. he’ll
Parenthetical Information
9. I’m
10. she’ll Answers may vary. Accept all sentences
that use the parenthetical information
correctly.
Practice B Using Apostrophes
Correctly in Contractions
Chapter 23 Brackets (132)
Answers may vary. Accept all sentences
that contain the correct contraction of the Practice A Using Brackets in
words provided.
Quotations
1. “One strange feature of this expansion
Chapter 23 Using Apostrophes to is the site of Chicago was about the last
Create Special Plurals (130) place one might [reasonably] expect
the birth of a metropolis.”
Practice A Using Apostrophes to
2. “The town stood at the mouth of the
Create Special Plurals
Chicago [River], which at the time was
1. p’s and q’s too shallow for navigation.”
2. 3’s and 4’s 3. “The land was low, wet, and a place
3. ABC’s for [breeding] malaria.”
4. 123’s 4. “The ground on which the principal
business section [now known as the
5. +’s and –’s
Loop] stands was a marsh only a few
6. ?’s inches higher than the level of the
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Practice B Revising to Add Brackets 2. What do you think—I hope it wasn’t a
to Quotations fatal accident—caused so much traffic?
3. We don’t know the reason—the radio
1. “It was called Slab Town because
didn’t say—for the backup.
every hose [sic] in the community was
merely a box of boards.” 4. So, tell me about the college—I hope
you weren’t disappointed—once you
2. “Besides Chicago and Slab Town, the
got there.
plac [sic] was called Mud-Hole.”
3. “This descriptive term conveyd [sic] a Practice B Using Dashes for
sense of scorn and disapproval.” Emphasis in Sentences
4. “But the name did not effect [sic] the
people of Slab Town.” Answers may vary. Accept all sentences
that include the parenthetical expression
and dashes correctly.
Chapter 23 Using the Ellipsis (133)
Practice A Using Ellipses to Show Chapter 23 Slashes (135)
Omissions in Quotations Practice A Using Slashes With
1. “The floors had to be . . . restained, and Numbers
the kitchen had to be replaced.”
1. 11/34
2. “In the bedrooms, the light fixtures
had to be updated and . . . the carpets 2. 1/6
had to be removed.” 3. 3/15/12
3. “. . . the walls had holes in them from 4. 6/11/10
where old pictures had hung.” 5. 12/13/94
4. “. . . we would never have been able to 6. 6/19
live in the house.” 7. 1/4
Practice B Using Ellipses to Show a 8. 1/1/68
Pause in Dialogue 9. 11/11/07
10. 1/2
Placement of ellipses may vary. Accept all
attempts that are logical.
Practice B Using Slashes Correctly in
1. “After the four-hour hike, I was so
Sentences
hungry . . . I ate three helpings of
chicken and rice.” 1. The dinner options are fish/chicken/
2. “Mom, Sharon banged up your car . . . pasta/vegetable platter.
but she isn’t hurt.” 2. The Web address for the Smithsonian
3. “And the winner is . . . Jake!” Institution is http://www.si.edu/.
4. “Shhh. Here she comes . . . surprise!” 3. Choose two of the following: broccoli/
peas/beans/peppers.
4. Our school’s Web address is
Chapter 23 Dashes (134) http://www.glenrockhs.tx.edu/.
Practice A Using Dashes to 5. The elections for senior class officers
Emphasize Parenthetical Expressions will be held on 10/2/12.
6. My birthdate is 2/7/93.
1. The traffic—I have never seen traffic
like that—slowed us down by four 7. The options today for lunch are: turkey
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8. The standardized test will be held on 10. T
 he senior class fundraisers will be
1/19/13. held on 11/12/13.
9. My mother gave me these breakfast
options: oatmeal/eggs and toast/juice
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 Part 2: Vocabulary and Spelling Practice Answers
Vocabulary Practice 1: Prefixes C. 1. illiterate
2. impractical
(p. 138)
3. incapacity
A. 1. subdivision
4. incoherent
2. subculture
5. irresponsible
3. substratum
4. subcontinent Vocabulary Practice 3: Prefixes
5. subcomponent
(p. 140)
6. subcommittee
A. alleviate aggressive arraign
7. subtitle
accost aggregate adjacent
8. subspecies
atrophy affiliate assimilate
9. subtemperate
align appease ancillary
10. substandard
apathetic anomalous adjunct
B. 1. s
 ustain means “maintain or keep in
existence” 1. affiliated
2. s
 uffocate means “lose the ability to 2. adjunct
breathe” 3. accosted
3. s
 uccumbed means “yielded; was defeated 4. arraign
by” 5. atrophy
4. suggest means “offer for consideration” 6. assimilated
5. susceptible means “easily affected by” 7. appease
8. ancillary
Vocabulary Practice 2: Prefixes
9. aligned
(p. 139) 10. aggregate
A. 1. incorrigible B. (Sentences are sample responses.)
2. illogical 1. a
 lleviate means “to make less hard to
3. irreverent bear; to relieve or lighten”
4. impose The doctor alleviated the pain with some
aspirin.
5. ignoble
2. adjacent means “near or close; adjoining”
6. illuminate
Our house is adjacent to the shopping
7. inconceivable
center.
8. impregnable
3. a
 ppease means “to pacify or quiet; to
9. irrevocable satisfy or relieve”
10. inconsequential  he baby’s mother tried to appease the
T
B. 1. irresponsible means “not showing baby by rocking her.
proper care or judgment in one’s actions 4. a
 ggressive means “inclined to start fights
or attitudes” or quarrels; bold and active”
2. impractical means “not workable or  ome of the older boys tried to be
S
useful” aggressive but were stopped by the
3. illiterate means “uneducated; not knowing principal.
how to read or write” 5. a
 trophy means “to waste away or fail to
4. incoherent means “not logically develop”
connected; rambling” In the hospital, the man’s leg began to
5. incapacity means “lack of power or atrophy despite the treatment.
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 6. ancillary means “subordinate; auxiliary”  egadose means “a large measured
4. m
An ancillary team of medics volunteers quantity”
whenever we have an emergency in our 5. m
 icroscope means “an instrument used to
town. view very small objects”
7. a
 rraign means “bring before a court of law 6. m
 acroscale means “a tool for measuring
to hear and answer charges” large weights”
 he alleged suspect appeared in court to
T 7. microsurgery means “work done by
be arraigned. a doctor or surgeon on the smallest
8. a
 ffiliate means “to connect or associate physical scale”
with” 8. m
 egafauna means “large animals of a
 he new doctor wants to be affiliated with
T given region or time”
a local medical group to begin practice. 9. m
 icroorganism means “a tiny living
9. a
 pathetic means “feeling little or no being”
emotion” 10. m
 egavitamin means “a very large dose of
 eople seemed to be apathetic until
P organic nutrients”
one person organized the group and B. 1. m
 icrofilm means “the very small film on
stimulated their interest and response. which information is stored for
10. a
 ccost means “approach in a efficiency”
confrontational way” 2. m
 egawatt means “a 1-million-watt unit of
 he shopper was almost accosted by a
T electrical power”
salesperson with a new product. 3. m
 egaton means “a unit of explosive power
11. assimilate means “to absorb and equal to 1 million tons of TNT”
incorporate” 4. m
 acroevolution means “the largest or
New techniques were assimilated into the broadest aspects of evolution involving
existing structure and worked well. new organisms”
12. a
 nomalous means “deviating from the 5. m
 acrobiotic means “the life-lengthening,
regular arrangement or rule” or enlarging, properties of food”
 he manager explained that the
T 6. m
 icroprocessor means “the tiny unit at the
anomalous directives would take time to heart of the computer that carries out the
work smoothly. basic computing functions”
13. a
 ggregate means “considered as a whole;
total” Vocabulary Practice 5: Suffixes
The aggregate membership voted for a (p. 142)
new convention site.
A. 1. inquisitive, f
14. align means “to bring into a straight line”
2. affirmative, g
 o align the ceiling beams, the contractor
T
3. elusive, b
used special tools.
4. alliterative, h
15. a
 djunct means “a thing added to
something else, but not essential” 5. combative, a
An adjunct zoology course was available 6. exploitative, i
for those who wanted further study. 7. preservative, j
8. dismissive, c
Vocabulary Practice 4: Prefixes 9. incisive, d
(p. 141) 10. provocative, e
A. 1. m
 icrobiology means “related to the B. (Sample Responses)
smallest physical aspects of living 1. e
 vocative means “tending to invoke,
or­ganisms” or call to mind, particular images or
2. macrofossil means “large-scale physical feelings”
remnant of past living organisms” 2. fi
 xative means “a substance that makes
3. m
 icroeconomics means “related to other substances fixed or permanent”
small-scale finances or financial 3. r etrospective means “tending to look back
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 4. sportive means “fond of sport and play” 10. v
 olatile means “easily aroused or erupt­ing
5. cohesive means “tending to hold together” into violence”
B. (Sentences are sample responses.)
Vocabulary Practice 6: Suffixes 1. R
 equiring that animals be vaccinated for
rabies reduces the possibility of being
(p. 143) bitten by a rabid dog.
A. 1. acrimonious 2. A
 lthough we disagreed with Sanjay’s
2. malicious assumption, he did have a valid argument.
3. circuitous 3. B
 y setting up tactile examples in the
4. porous laboratory, the scientist was able to
explain the concepts of electric charges
5. momentous and currents.
6. fallacious 4. A
 t the stillness of daybreak, the sun
7. clamorous shimmered across the waters of the
8. audacious placid lake.
9. cacophonous 5. In the 1960’s, Pele was the consummate
player in soccer, leading Brazil to three
10. contentious
World Cup victories.
B. 1. contentious
2. acrimonious Vocabulary Practice 8: Suffixes (p. 145)
3. malicious
A. 1. ameliorate
4. circuitous
2. rectify
5. cacophonous
3. ostracize
6. fallacious
4. heighten
7. audacious
5. obliterate
8. porous
6. mollify
9. momentous
7. steepen
10. clamorous
8. synchronize
C. 1. a
 varicious means “full of greed, or lustful
9. nullify
for money”
10. desensitize
2. p
 redacious means “preying on others;
carnivorous” B. 1. ostracized
3. v
 oluminous means “having a large 2. ameliorate
volume; physically big, expansive” 3. synchronized
4. p
 endulous means “dangling or hanging 4. heightened
loosely” 5. desensitized
5. judicious means “displaying good 6. steepened
judgment; discerning”
7. mollified
Vocabulary Practice 7: Suffixes 8. nullified
9. rectify
(p. 144)
10. obliterated
A. 1. avid means “eager”
2. literate means “educated” Vocabulary Practice 9: Word Roots
3. legitimate means “legal, lawful” (p. 146)
4. passionate means “excitable, emotional”
A. 1. creed; concern, credence
5. servile means “groveling, submissive”
2. certainty; credibility, credit
6. inanimate means “without life or spirit”
3. ascertain; uncertain, certitude
7. d
 ocile means “meek and mild,
submissive” 4. credence; certitude, discernment
8. intrepid means “fearless” 5. concerned; discredit, uncertain
9. agile means “nimble” 6. credible; credence, discernible
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 8. incredulous; indiscernible, incredible B. 1. p
 erceptive means “having awareness or
9. discernment; credible, concern understanding”
10. certifiable; disconcerting, credited 2. r eceptacle means “anything used to hold
something else”
B. 1. T
 he answer is creed because the root
-cred- means “believe” and creed means 3. p
 reconceptions means “ideas formed
“a statement of belief.” in advance”
2. T
 he answer is certainty because the root 4. recipient means “one who receives”
-cert- means “sure” and certainty means 5. perceptible means “noticeable”
“the quality, state, or fact of being sure.” 6. inception means “beginning; start”
3. T
 he answer is ascertain because the root 7. incipient means “just beginning to exist”
-cert- means “sure” and ascertain means
8. inconceivable means “unbelievable;
“to be sure” or “to find out with certainty.”
unmanageable”
4. T
 he answer is credence because the root
9. reception means “a greeting or welcome”
-cred- means “believe” and credence
means “belief in report or testimony of 10. precipitous means “sheer; very steep”
another.”
5. T
 he answer is concerned because the Vocabulary Practice 11: Word Roots
root -cern- means “perceive” and (p. 148)
concerned means “to perceive or have
regard for.” A. 1. occasional
6. T
 he answer is credible because the 2. casualty
root -cred- means “believe” and 3. coincided
credible means “believable.”
4. decadent
7. T
 he answer is certify because the root
5. cascaded
-cert- means “sure” and certify means
“to make sure, certain, or accurate.” 6. occidental
8. T
 he answer is incredulous because 7. incidental
the root -cred- means “believe” and 8. cadaver
incredulous means “unable to believe.” 9. cadent
9. T
 he answer is discernment because 10. coincidence
the root -cern- mean “perceive” and
discernment means “the act of perceiving B. 1. cadent
as different.” 2. decadent
10. T
 he answer is certifiable because the 3. cascaded
root -cert- means “sure” and certifiable 4. coincidence
means “that can be guaranteed or made
5. casualty
sure.”
6. occasional
Vocabulary Practice 10: Word Roots 7. cadaver
8. coincided
(p. 147)
9. occidental
A. 1. perceptive
10. incidental
2. receptacle
C. (Sample responses are given. Not all
3. preconceptions underlined words have been used.)
4. recipient 1. o
 ccasion means “an occurrence;
5. perceptible opportunity”
6. inception 2. casual means “showing little concern”
7. incipient 3. decadence means “deterioration”
8. inconceivable 4. cascading means “falling or pouring forth”
9. reception 5. incidence means “an occurrence; the act
10. precipitous of falling upon”
6. cadaverous means “suggesting a corpse”
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Vocabulary Practice 12: Word Roots 4. p
 edestrian; ped means “foot”; pedestrian
means “going or done on foot”
(p. 149)
 odiatrist; pod means “foot”; podiatrist
p
A. 1. a
 ugment means “increase, make greater means “one who specializes in care of
or larger” the feet”
2. c rescent means “a shape with a concave 5. s
 ensitive; sens means “feel”; sensitive
edge; the figure of the moon defined by a means “responding or feeling keenly”
curved edge”  nesthetic; aesthet means “feeling”;
a
3. a
 ugmentative means “indicating large in anesthetic means “without feeling”
size, used with words and affixes” 6. d
 entist; dent means “tooth”; dentist
4. a
 ccretion means “an extraneous addition; means “one who cares for teeth”
a gradual buildup”  rthodontist; don means “tooth”;
o
5. incremental means “marked by a series orthodontist means “one who cares for
of gains or increases” the teeth, specifically the fit or closing of
6. c rescendo means “the peak of a gradual the upper and lower jaws”
increase in volume” 7. o
 rthopedist; ortho means “straight”;
7. increments means “process of increasing” orthopedist means “one who cares for and
corrects (straightens) bones”
8. auxiliary means “supplementary”
posture; pos means “place”; posture
9. augur means “foretell”
means “the place or carriage of one’s
10. a
 ugmentation means “the process of body”
in­creasing or making greater or larger”
8. a
 steroid; ast means “star like”; asteroid
B. (Sample response) means “a small celestial body”
The crescent moon outside illuminated the constellation; stell means “star”;
cramped space, highlighting the accretion of constellation means “a configuration
sand and gravel on Julia’s books and papers of stars”
caused by recent road construction. She was
9. s
 pectators; spect means “see”; spectator
scheduled to unveil her architectural plan
means “person watching or looking”
for the augmentation of the new university
arts center. Already she had received positive t elescope; scop means “see”; telescope
feedback and incremental raises to encour­age means “an instrument to see distant
her to continue her work. Her design for the objects”
auditorium would capture the rich sound of an 10. p
 hotographer; photo means “light”;
orchestra playing crescendos. If the project were photographer means “one who makes
approved, the alumni promised to augment the images with light”
funds already allocated. illumination; lum means “light”;
illumi­nation means “a lighting
Vocabulary Practice 13: Word Roots up; a supplying of light”
(p. 150–151) 11. b
 inoculars; ocu means “eye”; binoculars
means “an instrument for viewing distant
A. 1. a
 quatic; aqua means “water”; aquatic objects”
means “growing or living in or upon
 ptical; opt means “eye”; optical means
o
water”
“relating to sight”
 ehydrated; hydr means “water”;
d
12. a
 ntibiotic; bio means “life”; antibiotic
dehydrated means “having lost water”
means “destroying life”
2. a
 nglophile; phil means “love”; Anglophile
 nimation; anim means “life or spirit”;
a
means “love for anything English”
animation means “being given life”
 namored; amor means “love”; enamored
e
13. s
 cientist; sci means “know”; scientist
means “filled with love”
means “one who works in a science”
3. p
 opulation; pop means “people”;
ignorant; gnos means “know”; ignorant
population means “all the people in a
means “lacking knowledge”
country or region”
14. c
 ordial; cord means “heart”; cordial means
 emocratic; dem means “people”;
d
“hearty; warm and friendly”
democratic means “of, for, or by all the
people” cardiac; cardi means “heart”; cardiac
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 15. a
 nthropologist; anthr means “human”; 18. a
 utograph; graph means “write”;
anthropologist means “one who studies autograph means “a signature; a thing
humans” written in one’s own handwriting”
hominids; homo means “man (human)”; inscribed; scribe means “write”; inscribed
hominid means “any of a family of means “written, marked, or engraved”
two-legged primates” 19. b
 iologist; logy means “the study of”;
16. n
 eophyte; neo means “new”; neophyte biologist means “one who studies life”
means “a new convert; a beginning” labored; lab means “work”; labored means
innovation; nov means “new”; innovation “worked”
means “something newly introduced” 20. s
 onorous; son means “sound”; sonorous
17. m
 etropolis; polis means “city”; means “producing a deep, rich, full
metropolis means “any large city” sound”
urban; urb means “city”; urban means  ymphony; phon means “sound”;
s
“comprising a city” symphony means “a harmony of sounds”

B.
Words Roots and Their Meanings Prefixes Suffixes
1.  aquatic aqua means “water” -ic
dehydrated hydra means “water” de-
2.  anglophile phil means “love” anglo-
enamored amor means “love” en- -ed
3.  population pop means “people” -ation
democratic dem means “people” -cratic
4.  pedestrian ped means “foot” -ian
podiatrist pod means “foot” -ist
5.  sensitive sens means “feel” -ive
anesthetic aesthet means “feeling” an- -ic
6.  dentist dent means “tooth” -ist
orthodontist don means “tooth” -ist
7.  orthopedist ortho means “straight” -ist
posture pos means “place” -ure
8.  asteroid aster means “star” -oid
constellation stell means “star” con- -ation
9.  spectators spect means “see” -ators
telescope scop means “see” tele-
10.  photographer photo means “light” -er
illumination lum means “light” il- -ation

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 Words Roots and Their Meanings Prefixes Suffixes
11.  binoculars ocu means “eye” bi- -lar
optical opt means “eye” -ical
12.  antibiotic bio means “life” anti- -ic
animation anim means “life or spirit” -ation
13.  scientist sci means “know” -ist
ignorant gnos means “know” i- -ant
14.  cordial cord means “heart” -ial
cardiac cardi means “heart” -iac
15.  anthropologist anthr means “human” -ist
hominids homo means “man” -id
16.  neophyte neo means “new” -phyte
innovations nov means “new” in- -ation
17.  metropolis polis means “city” metro-
urban urb means “city” -an
18.  autograph graph means “write” auto-
inscribed scribe means “write” in- -ed
19.  biologist logy means “work” bio- -ist
labored labor means “work” -ed

Vocabulary Practice 14: Synonyms Vocabulary Practice 15: Synonyms

(p. 152) (p. 153)
A. 1. altruistic; charitable means “beneficent” A. 1. criticized
2. beleaguered; attacked means “battered” 2. exhausted
3. clandestine; furtive means “covert” 3. embraced
4. copious; extensive means “ample” 4. location
5. dearth; scarcity means “paucity” 5. inspired
6. voluble; verbose means “loquacious” 6. understandable
7. egregious; glaring means “flagrant” 7. flavorless
8. spurious; deceptive means “deceitful” 8. rambling
9. virulent; lethal means “malignant” 9. emulate
10. voluminous; profuse means “abundant” 10. amiable
B. 1. c haritable: generous, philanthropic, B. 1. appeased
open-handed 2. extolled
2. a
 ttacked: beaten, pounded, assaulted, 3. repudiated
assailed, stormed
4. enthralled
3. furtive: sly, secretive, stealthy,
5. regimen
surreptitious
6. acrimonious
4. e
 xtensive: expansive, broad,
comprehensive, far-reaching 7. delectable
5. insufficiency: scarcity, shortage, 8. elucidate
meagerness, deficiency 9. laconic
6. v
 erbose: wordy, long-winded, diffuse, 10. inscrutable
garrulous
7. g
 laring: flaming, blazing; gross, Vocabulary Practice 16: Synonyms
outrageous, capital
(p. 154)
8. d
 eceptive: false, deceitful, misleading,
fallacious A. 1. c 2. e 3. d 4. c 5. a 6. b 7. e 8. c 9. d 10. c
9. lethal: deadly, fatal, mortal, noxious B. 1. unrefined
10. p
 rofuse: lavish, abundant, excessive, 2. angelic
exuberant 3. hasten
4. frivolity
5. discard

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Vocabulary Practice 17: Antonyms 8. meticulous; fastidious
9. garrulous; loquacious
(p. 155)
10. saturnine; morose
A. (Sentences are sample responses.)
B. (Sentences are sample responses.)
1. appease, compliment Not only did Sacora
1. tenuous: strong, definite, substantial
denounce her family, but she also
disobliged her friend. In the end, the accused was acquitted
because of the tenuous arguments of the
2. jovial, favorable Negotiations were halted
prosecution and the strong arguments of
because of the disputatious diplomat.
the defense.
3. normality, regularity The giraffe born with
2. dispassionate: enthusiastic, emotional,
a short neck was an anomaly in nature.
excitable
4. clarify, enlighten The writing on the
The enthusiastic supporters of the
tablets unearthed by archaeologists
candidates were disappointed in the
obfuscated scholars for years.
dispassionate speech of their leader.
5. penetrable, accessible After years of
3. enigmatic: lucid, straightforward,
controversial decision making, the judge
understandable
was impervious to criticism.
In class, the professor gave a lucid
6. sensitive, emotional The dictator was
interpretation of the enigmatic text.
ousted partly because he had disaffected
the army. 4. impetuous: deliberate, cautious, wary
7. benevolent, virtuous The criminal was If Seritta had been less impetuous and
imprisoned for life for the many nefarious more deliberate in her actions, she would
crimes he committed. not have had the accident.
8. significant, impressive The paltry sum 5. laxity: strictness, scrupulousness,
that Paco received was little compensation preciseness
for all his hard work. Unfortunately, the laxity in discipline led
9. obtuse, naïve Rachael Carson was a to chaos at home where Ricardo needed
percipient writer in her observations of structure and strictness.
nature and the environment.
10. flattering, genial The editor wrote a Vocabulary Practice 19: Antonyms
scathing review, peppered with pejorative (p. 157)
comments.
B. 1. enervate: lacking mental or physical A. 1. e 2. d 3. c 4. d 5. b 6. e 7. d 8. c 9. a 10. b
vigor; energize, activate B. 1. content
2. dither, vacillate, hesitate; decide, be 2. constructive
definitive 3. sloppy
3. chary: careful, cautious; reckless, 4. beneficial
impulsive
5. embrace
4. elegiac: expressing sorrow; joyful,
jubilant
Vocabulary Practice 20: Synonym and
5. quixotic: impractical, unpredictable;
efficient, pragmatic Antonym Review (p. 158)
A. 1. synonym: conciseness
Vocabulary 18: Antonyms (p. 156) antonym: prolixity
A. 1. acuity; insight 2. synonym: wicked
antonym: meritorious
2. bellicose; hostile
3. synonym: insignificant
3. commodious; spacious antonym: substantial
4. irascible; contentious 4. synonym: hostile
5. anarchy; democracy antonym: gentle
6. vivacious; animated 5. synonym: skeptical
7. florid; ornate antonym: positive

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 6. s
 ynonym: disentangle 13. M
 r. Cousous, a master chef,
antonym: engage demonstrated recipes for his delicious
7. s
 ynonym: spontaneously pastries.
antonym: preparedly 14. R
 egrettably, mediation efforts degenerated
8. s
 ynonym: indeterminate into a bitter dispute.
antonym: delineated 15. M
 r. Roberts clarified the meaning of the
9. s
 ynonym: extensive author’s convoluted essay.
antonym: meager
10. s
 ynonym: generous Vocabulary Practice 21: Analogies
antonym: malicious (p. 159)
11. s
 ynonym: scarcity
A. 1. e 2. d 3. b 4. d 5. c 6. d 7. c 8. b 9. c 10. e
antonym: abundance
B. 1. success: pleasure
12. s
 ynonym: rejected
antonym: acknowledged 2. reading: education
13. s
 ynonym: delicious 3. conviction: incarceration
antonym: repulsive 4. camera: photography
14. s
 ynonym: bitter 5. writing: communication
antonym: agreeable
15. s
 ynonym: clarified Vocabulary Practice 22: Analogies
antonym: clouded
(p. 160)
B. (Answers are sample responses.)
1. T
 he prolixity of Ken’s essay compared A. 1. a 2. c 3. d 4. d 5. a 6. e 7. b 8. c 9. d 10. a
unfavorably with Nancy’s brief B. 1. “part-to-whole” relationship
one. puppy:litter::goose:gaggle

2. For
 his war crimes, the wicked dictator 2. “part of” relationship
was sentenced to prison. leg:table::fin:fish

3. T
 his year, the fundraisers received more 3. “type of” relationship
than the substantial donations of last collage:art::sonata: music
year.
4. D
 ennis’s hostile stare frightened the cat Vocabulary Review 23: Analogies (p. 161)
who scurried under the porch.
A. 1. a 2. d 3. c 4. e 5. b 6. e 7. c 8. a 9. a 10. d
5. A
 local manufacturer received the positive
B. 1. vacuous:void
honor of being the state’s major promoter
of pollution cleanup. 2. car:travel

6. It took several minutes for the stunt man 3. worker:sluggard

to disentangle himself from the trunk. 4. store:mall

7. S
 ome candidates prepare their remarks 5. pollution:contamination
and others speak spontaneously. 6. telephone:communication
8. A
 n indeterminate air mass spread over 7. anxious:distressed
the sky just minutes before the storm
8. viola:orchestra
began.
9. perfidious:faithful
9. L
 yle’s research document included
meager notes to scholarly works. 10. sunshine:warmth

10. B
 ecause of his generous nature, Nicholas
contributed to many causes. Vocabulary Practice 24: Connotations
11. W
 ith an abundance of information on her and Denotations (p. 162)
thesis topic, Anita felt comfortable with
the theme. A. (Sentences are sample responses.)
12. D
 ave rejected the trumped-up charges 1. a.  interminable
brought against him by a neighbor. b.  eternal
c.  Looking at the images gathered by
the Hubble Space Telescope, the
group was in awe by what seemed like
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 2. a.  rambled Vocabulary Practice 26: Connotations
b.  muttered
and Denotations (p. 164)
c.  The history professor droned on and
on until heads began to nod in the A. Positive Neutral Negative
lecture hall.
economical. thrifty, stingy,
3. a.  euphoric persistent, frugal, firm, parsimonious,
b.  content yearn, venerable, need, aged, miserly,
desire, wish tenacious, bulldogged,
c.  When Fatimah returned from six crave rigid, stubborn,
months of travel in the Middle East, secretive, sly,
her mother was very glad to see her. furtive, surrep­
titious, sneaky,
4. a.  inflexible
clandestine,
b.  immovable covet, old,
c.  The building was reinforced with ancient, hoary,
antiquated
inelastic steel beams.
5. a.  saturated
b.  replete B. (Sentences are sample responses)
c.  The young chimpanzee engorged itself 1. o
 bedient means “willing to obey”
on fruits and berries in the tropical obsequious means “servile or excessively
rain forest of equatorial Africa. attentive”
B. 1. endless  ordan’s co-workers were disgusted by
J
2. babble the obsequious manner he adopted when
talking to the company executives.
3. exhilarated
2. g
 igantic means “extraordinary in size;
4. obstinate
immense”
5. full
monstrous means “abnormal or extraordi­
nary in size, appearance, shape, or
Vocabulary Practice 25: Connotations sound” The science fiction movie featured
and Denotations (p. 163) hideous alien creatures committing
monstrous deeds.
A. 1. s
 pirited, arrogant, haughty, conceited, 3. lasting means “continuing to exist;
immodest, prideful, inflated, pompous, enduring”
boastful, swollen
interminable means “endless in a
2. s
 upercilious, condescending, patronizing, tiresome way”
snobbish, snooty, pompous
 my has had a lasting friendship with her
A
3. h
 aughty, lordly, overbearing, disdainful, childhood friend.
condescending, patronizing, snobbish,
snooty, uppity 4. e
 nthusiasm means “showing of
excitement” mania means “excessive,
4. snippy, cocky, insolent irrational action”
5. insolent, vainglorious, pompous,  he idea of flying to Houston instead of
T
disdainful, condescending, snobbish driving was greeted with enthusiasm by
B. (Sample Response) everyone.
After winning the gold medal at the Olympics 5. s
 pontaneous means “happening from
and signing endorsement contracts, the young natural feeling or seemingly without
athlete became condescending to the friends she eternal cause”
left behind. When her boyfriend asked her to impulsive means “happening or acting on
go to the movies, she announced in a haughty, impulse without forethought”
conceited manner that from now on she would
be dating only Olympic athletes. She was even  n a whim, Manchu jumped into his
O
disdainful of her family, criticiz­ing their house brother’s car but immediately regretted
and neighborhood. his impulsive act.

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Vocabulary Practice 27: Commonly 1. O
 ur school budget has an excess of funds
to purchase some sports equipment.
Misused Words (p. 165)
2. T
 he number of people using the library
A. 1. a
 ccess means “to obtain the right to enter has increased 100%.
or make use of” 3. T
 he candidate acceded to his opponent in
excess means “more than necessary or a televised speech.
required” 4. In the novel is a reference to our town.
2. adapted to means “made fit by adjusting”
adapted from means “revised in another Vocabulary Practice 28: Commonly
form”
Misused Words (p. 166)
3. allude means “refer to indirectly”
A. 1. comprised; composed
elude means “avoid or escape detection”
2. continuous; contiguous; continual
4. amount means “the sum of two or more
quantities” 3. skeptical; cynical
number means “the total of persons or 4. definite; definitive
units” 5. illusion; delusion
5. c eremonial means “formal; a system of B. 1. e
 goism means “the tendency to be
rites or formal actions” self-centered”
ceremonious means “characterized by egotism means “an excessive
ritual or formality” self-centeredness, or tendency
6. accede means “to agree; to give in” toward self-reference”
concede means “to admit as true or right” 2. eliminate means “to take out or remove”
7. adverse means “unfavorable or harmful” illuminate means “to give light to; to
brighten”
averse means “opposed to”
3. e
 nhance means “to make greater; to
8. aggravate means “to make worse or more
augment”
burdensome”
improve means “to make better; to
irritate means “excite to anger; to provoke”
increase quantity”
9. allusion means “an indirect reference; a
4. extrinsic means “not a part of something;
casual mention”
not inherent”
reference means “a directing of attention
intrinsic means “a part of something,
to a person or thing”
especially when essential to that thing”
10. intercede means “to make a request on
5. tenable means “defendable, or capable of
behalf of another”
being maintained”
intercept means “to stop or interrupt the
tenuous means “light or slender; not
course of   ”
substantial”
B. 1. Access
2. adapted from Vocabulary Practice 29: Commonly
3. alluded
Misused Words (p. 167)
4. number
A. 1. formerly, formally
5. ceremonial
2. parameter, perimeter
6. concede
3. prerequisite, perquisite
7. adverse
4. perspective, prospective
8. aggravate
5. publicity, notoriety
9. allusion
B. (Sentences are sample responses.)
10. interceded
1. e
 minent; The president’s injury came at a
bad time, because international troubles
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 2. intercepted; During the tense trial, 4. b
 yte means “basic unit of information in
one lawyer constantly interrupted by computer functions”
interceding on his client’s behalf. 5. s
 preadsheet means “a computer program
3. p
 ersecution; Because the crime was for computing data organized in rows and
committed in plain view of many people, columns”
prosecution was easy.
4. q
 uotations; One friend of mine quotes Vocabulary Practice 31: Specialized
Shakespeare at meetings to impress his
colleagues.
Vocabulary (p. 169)
5. r eluctant; Embarrassed at having slipped A. 1. bourgeois neighborhood
in the tub, the man was reticent when 2. attract the nouveau riche
asked for details about his accident. 3. situated in a cul-de-sac
4. cordon bleu dishes
Vocabulary Practice 30: Specialized
5. His tour de force
Vocabulary (p. 168) 6. ordered a la carte
A. 1
 . h 2. e 3. g 4. j 5. b 6. c 7. a 8. d 9. f 7. professional par excellence
10. i 8. her pièce de résistance
B. 1. cursor 9. laissez-faire attitude
2. documentation 10. certain cachet
3. telecommunication 11. was a fait accompli
4. network 12. the entrepreneur
5. database 13. made a faux pas
6. instructions 14. too gauche
7. graphics B. (Sample Response)
8. virus Angered, they decided to picket the restaurant
9. interactive on its opening night. Wilt pleaded, but he and
10. memory they were at an impasse. Hoping for détente
with the neighbors, Wilt invited their leader to
C. 1. p
 rogramming language means “the code,
the restaurant for a tête-à-tête. With his
or language, that directs a computer
savoir-faire, Wilt defused the crisis, and as the
program in processing information”
malaise among his staffers lifted, he sailed into
2. input means “the act of putting in, or opening night, confident of success. Wilt later
adding, new information to computers” wrote a novel centered around his restaurant
3. b
 inary means “twofold, or double in and neighbors. He used a nom de plume.
nature, especially in the case of a
computer’s core functions”

Spelling Practice 1: Prefixes and 10. ex-official

11. anticoagulant
Hyphens (p. 170)
12. de-emphasize
A. 1. ex-senator
13. untenable
2. redress
14. pro-democracy
3. expatriate
15. antitheft
4. coordination
B. 1. ex-senator
5. retreat
2. Pro-European
6. pro-European
3. de-escalation
7. de-escalation
4. self-imposed
8. self-imposed
5. anti-inflammatory
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 6. coordination 25. contraindication
7. untenable 26. subspecialist
8. antitheft 27. foresight
9. pro-democracy 28. ultraconservative
10. redress 29. intramural
C. (Sentences are sample responses.) 30. countersurveillance
1. T
 en years after fleeing China following the 31. macrobiology
Tiananmen Square massacre, expatriate 32. microorganism
Chang was still living in the United
33. interdisciplinary
States.
34. antipoverty
2. A
 fter completing a stressful project,
the company executive and her family 35. proactive
vacationed at a retreat in the Alps. 36. monosyllable
3. T
 he ex-official has been in retirement for 37. international
five years. 38 unicellular
4. A
 fter Uncle Ted’s stroke, doctors 39. posttraumatic
prescribed an anticoagulant.
40. megabyte
5. A
 nti-establishment demonstrations
disrupted college campuses across the B. 1. overreliance
country in the 1960’s. 2. illogical
6. T
 o de-emphasize the room’s small 3. immobilize
size, the decorator installed mirrors 4. immethodical
on one wall.
5. illiterate
6. irregular
Spelling Practice 2: Adding Prefixes
7. dissoluble
(p. 171–172) 8. unnatural
A. 1. nonspeculatlve 9. illegible
2. unscrupulous 10. immaterial
3. impotent 11. irrevocable
4. inconsequential 12. immeasurable
5. misapprehend 13. unnerving
6. extracurricular 14. irresolvable
7. semiconscious 15. illegitimate
8. indefensible C. 1. subzero
9. superabsorbent 2. subarctic
10. unimpeachable 3. illiterate
11. subparagraph 4. submarine
12. resubmission 5. affix, suffix
13. extragalactic 6. ineligible
14. misinform 7. ignoble
15. unsolicited 8. infirm
16. revaccinate 9. subscribe, ascribe
17. semiclassical 10. irrevocable
18. nonregulated 11. immigrant
19. supercharge 12. megabyte
20. misclassify 13. microeconomics, macroeconomics
21. nonvenomous 14. accustom
22. subliterate 15. advantage
23. anti-inflammatory
24. counterargument

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 16. adjoin 19. revengeful
17. admission, submission 20. antiquated
18. account B. 1. -ment, merriment; -ly, merrily
19. allocate 2. -ly, stealthily; -ness, stealthiness
20. annotation 3. -ful, fanciful; -ness, fanciness
21. apportion 4. -ly, racily; -ness, raciness
22. arrange 5. -ly, wryly; -ness, wryness
23. arrears C. Rule 1: accurately, extremely, adeptness,
24. ascertain uniqueness
25. attend Rule 2: noisiness, extraordinarily, bountiful,
accompaniment, spryly, dryness, payment,
26. aggrieve
playful
27. infuse
Rule 3: rustiness, worthily, moodiness,
28. megadose craftily
29. illogical Rule 4: surely, spiteful, agreement,
30. admixture separateness
D. 1. immutable Rule 5: removable, comparing, debated
2. illegible
3. accounts Spelling Practice 4: Adding Suffixes
4. immigrants (p. 175)
5. aggrieved A. 1. embraceable
6. irreverent 2. libelous
7. administer 3. traceable
8. arrested 4. deterrence
9. irresistible 5. referral
10. microorganisms 6. manageable
7. remittance
Spelling Practice 3: Adding Suffixes 8. serviceable
(p. 173–174) 9. sufferance
A. 1. convalescence 10. debatable
2. precipitately 11. bingeing
3. genuineness 12. exchangeable
4. vilest 13. sulfurous
5. virtuous 14. biodegradable
6. eerily 15. replaceable
7. houseful 16. assurance
8. disparagement 17. courageous
9. debilitating 18. abhorrence
10. dirgeful 19. renewable
11. astutely 20. disadvantageous
12. effusiveness 21. unstoppable
13. surety 22. recurrence
14. pining 23. adherence
15. guileless 24. dispensable
16. abatement 25. regrettable
17. effervescence
18. desirous

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B. 11. oscillate
Final e/Rules Double the Final 12. ebullient
1 and 2 Consonant/Rule 3 13. emollient
14. flaccid
1. embraceable 1. libelous
2. traceable 2. deterrence 15. hemorrhage
3. manageable 3. referral 16. curricular
4. serviceable 4. remittance 17. exaggeration
5. debatable 5. sufferance 18. harassment
6. bingeing 6. sulfurous 19. parallelism
7. exchangeable 7. abhorrence 20. permissible
8. biodegradable 8. renewable D. 1. scintillating
9. replaceable 9. unstoppable 2. satellite
10. assurance 10. recurrence
3. pollution
11. courageous 11. regrettable
4. personnel
12. advantageous
5. syllabus
13. adherence
6. resurrect
14. dispensable
7. perennial
8. vacillated
9. symmetry
Spelling Practice 5: Doubled Middle 10. embellishing
Consonants (p. 176–177) E. 1. Words with double 1: scintillating,
satellite, pollution, syllabus, vacillated,
A. 1. hoping, hopping embellishing; mollify
2. dinner, diner Words with double n: personnel,
3. moping, mopping perennial; connection
4. planning, planing Words with double r: resurrect;
surreptitious
5. siting, sitting
Words with double m: symmetry;
B. 1. matted
commission
2. taping
3. canned Spelling Practice 6: Unpronounced
4. stripped
Consonants (p. 178)
5. sparring
A. 1. exhilarate, 3
6. manned
2. autumn, 2
7. scraping
3. knowledge, 1
8. riper
4. wretched, 1
9. gaping
5. rheumatism, 3
10. starred
6. silhouette, 1
C. 1. centennial
7. psychology, 1
2. colossal
8. gnarled, 1
3. corrode
9. succumb, 2
4. dilemma
10. hymn, 2
5. embarrass
11. hemorrhage, 3
6. guttural
12. exhausted, 3
7. millennium
13. malign, 3
8. miscellaneous
14. psalm, 1
9. paraffin
15. knuckle, 1
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 8. fatuous
B. 1. saccharine, exhilaration, exhume 9. capricious
2. p
 seudonym, pseudoclassic, 10. gratuitous
pseudoscience 11. malodorous
3. gnash, gnaw, gnome 12. ubiquitous
4. thyme, rhapsody, khaki 13. impecunious
5. psychodrama, psychic, psychopath 14. dexterous
6. rhubarb, rhizome, rhinoceros 15. obsequious
7. exhibitor, exhort, exhilarant 16. salubrious
8. vehement, piranha, nihilism 17. cacophonous
9. vehicle, annihilation, annihilator 18. sagacious
10. wraith, wrestle, wrap 19. mendacious
20. obstreperous
Spelling Practice 7: Spelling Word
Endings (p. 179) Spelling Practice 8: Spelling Word
A. 1. calamitous Endings (p. 180)
2. piteous A. 1. irascible
3. gaseous 2. culpable
4. tremorous 3. intractable
5. omnivorous 4. accessible
6. blasphemous 5. interminable
7. outrageous 6. palpable
8. fallacious 7. credible
9. auspicious 8. impeccable
10. advantageous 9. inoperable
11. felicitous 10. feasible
12. solicitous 11. flammable
13. gratuitous 12. negligible
14. carnivorous 13. inconceivable
15. traitorous 14. gullible
16. laborious 15. amenable
17. bounteous B. 1. beneficent
18. circuitous 2. exorbitant
19. auspicious 3. eloquence
20. beauteous 4. flamboyant
21. venomous 5. intransigent
22. arduous 6. forbearance
23. rampageous 7. circumference
24. sanguineous 8. belligerent
25. virtuous 9. discordant
B. 1. lugubrious 10. endurance
2. extemporaneous 11. somnolent
3. perfidious 12. convalescence
4. capacious 13. effervescent
5. amorphous 14. incessant
6. diaphanous 15. luxuriance
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Spelling Practice: Spelling Review 21. illimitable
22. erroneous
(p. 181)
23. √
A. 1. exhumed
24. immortalize
2. conceive
25. flaccid
3. √
26. desirous
4. acknowledgment
27. √
5. wryly
28. √
6. √
29. somnolent
7. silhouette
30. √
8. √
B. 1. hemorrhage, exhausted
9. nauseous
2. dilemma, exhilarated
10. umbrageous
3. colossal, exaggeration, negligible
11. acquaintance
4. autumn, gnarled
12. cemetery
5. personnel, vacillated
13. √
6. p
 rocedure, exceeded, management,
14. √ committee
15. ambitious 7. interceded, unmanageable
16. vengeance 8. maligned, preeminent
17. √ 9. titillating, acclaimed, foreign
18. amenable 10. referee, succumbed
19. debatable
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 Part 3: Academic and Workplace
Skills Activities Answers
4. true; the documentary may focus on only one
Speaking in a Group Discussion (p. 184)
side of an issue.
Exercise 1 Recognizing Different Kinds of 5. true; these shows try to present stories that will
Discussions attract the highest number of viewers to assure
1. round-table discussion group high ratings.
2. symposium
Exercise 2 Analyzing Media Information
3. committee
4. panel Students’ answers will vary but should provide specific
5. panel points of analysis about the media presentation they
watched.
Exercise 2 Planning a Group Discussion
Students’ choices of topics and sources will vary. Viewing Fine Art Critically (p. 190)
Exercise 1 Examining Fine Art
Speaking in Public (p. 185)
Answers will vary but should reflect the analysis points
Exercise 1 Planning a Speech
noted in the box at the top of the sheet.
Students’ choices of topics and sources will vary.
Outlines and note cards should clearly organize the Creating Graphic Organizers (p. 191)
information. Exercise 1 Creating a Grid
Exercise 2 Evaluating a Speech Students’ grids should show a clear arrangement of
Evaluation comments should be supported with data into categories by subject, and their presentations
appropriate details and explanations. should explain just how time and effort would be saved
by utilizing the grid to sort information.
Listening Critically (p. 186)
Exercise 1 Listening for Important Information Using Formatting (p. 1 92 )
Main ideas and supporting details will vary. Exercise 1 Using Formatting in a Memo
Exercise 2 Developing Critical Listening Skills Students’ edits to the memo may vary. Some possible
Speech analysis answers should be supported with formatting changes would include using all capital
appropriate examples. letters or boldface for the sentences: “Please be aware:
Every employee who drives to work is required to
Interpreting Maps (p. 187 ) obtain a permit from the Office of Safety and to post
Exercise 1 Interpreting a Map the permit on the rear bumper of his or her car.” and
1. Time Zones: Western Hemisphere; to show how “Get a permit today. Don’t risk having your car ticketed
time varies from zone to zone or towed away!”; using bullets to set off the four permit
2. Different shading and line patterns are used to types; and italicizing or underlining the writer’s e-mail
indicate zones. address.
3. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and Lima, Peru Exercise 2 Analyzing Formatting in an Advertisement
4. 6 A.M.; time in San Francisco is eight hours Students’ answers will vary but should show the effect
earlier (−8) than at the Prime Meridian. of formatting.
5. Getting ready for bed (ten hours later)
Exercise 2 Finding and Interpreting a Map Working with Multimedia (p. 193 )
Students will choose different maps, so their answers Exercise 1 Planning a Multimedia Presentation
will vary. Answers should show an understanding of Answers to the preparation questions will vary but
map titles, purposes, symbols, and colors. should show how the students have followed specific
steps in preparing their presentations.
Interpreting Graphs (p. 188) Exercise 2 Outlining Your Presentation
Exercise 1 Interpreting a Graph Answers will vary, but students should focus on
1. Climate Graph: New Delhi, India; shows creating specific cues for multimedia segments of a
temperature and precipitation presentation.
2. A combination of a line graph and a bar graph
3. The average rainfall (in inches) per month
4. The month of July; that month has the highest
rainfall and the third highest temperature.
5. December
Exercise 2 Finding and Interpreting a Graph
Students will choose different graphs, so their answers
will vary. Answers should show an understanding of
graph titles, purposes, types, and data.
Viewing Information Media Critically (p. 189 )
Exercise 1 Recognizing Information Media
1. true; news coverage is expected to be factual;
opinions are presented in editorials.
2. false; the person interviewed will present his or
her own biased viewpoints.
3. false; a commercial’s main purpose is to sell a
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Recognizing Context Clues (p. 194) Exercise 2 Matching Related Words
Exercise 1 Using Context Clues 1. credible antonyms
1. a; the familiar words vision and eyesight provide 2. disease synonyms
clues 3. core homonyms
2. c; the word valuable later in the sentence 4. hot synonyms
provides a comparison clue 5. rue synonyms
3. a; the familiar word problems provides a clue 6. avarice synonyms
4. b; the word rectifying in the previous sentence 7. infamous antonyms
provides a comparison clue 8. uneasy synonyms
5. c; the word blurring provides a contrast clue 9. expanding antonyms
6. d; the words eye disease provide a formal 10. alter homonyms
definition for ocular pathology Finding Relationships in Analogies (p. 197)
7. b; the words eye disease provide a formal Exercise 1 Recognizing Related Words in Analogies
definition for ocular pathology 1. c
8. b; the familiar words eye disease and medical 2. a
provide clues 3. d
9. d; the familiar word expert is part of expertise 4. c
10. c; the mention of the two types of medical experts 5. a
together provides a comparison clue
Exercise 2 More Work with Analogies
Denotation and Connotation (p. 195) 1. d (d is better than c since it compares nouns, the
Exercise 1 Recognizing Shades of Meaning same as in the original)
1. irate negative 2. b
2. deluge negative 3. b
3. adoration positive 4. d
4. remarkable positive 5. c
5. shame negative Using Reference Aids (p. 198 )
6. graceful positive
Exercise 1 Using a Dictionary or Thesaurus as a
7. inspire positive
Resource
8. tyrannical negative
Answers may vary; samples are given.
9. passionate positive
1. thesaurus laud
10. tedious negative
2. dictionary N swāj*
Exercise 2 Using Words With Different Shades of 3. dictionary phenomena
Meaning
4. thesaurus fidgety, tense, agitated or other synonyms
Student answers will vary; samples are given. 5. dictionary the orbit of a heavenly body
1. beautiful or gorgeous positive Exercise 2 Using a Dictionary and a Thesaurus to
2. trapped or restless negative Increase Vocabulary
3. hideous negative Answers may vary; samples are given.
4. heroism positive Definitions:
5. frigid negative 1. pretension to be what one is not
Recognizing Related Words (p. 196) 2. trembling
3. to make weak or feeble
Exercise 1 Recognizing Related Words
4. clamorous
1. homonyms
5. expressing a statement contrary to common belief
2. synonyms
6. abnormality
3. antonyms
7. flexible or limber
4. synonyms
8. wishing evil or harm to others
5. antonyms
9. disrespectful in speech or behavior
6. antonyms
10. absolute ruler
7. homonyms
8. synonyms Synonyms:
9. homonyms 1. falseness
10. synonyms 2. jittery
3. weaken
4. noisy
5. contradictory
6. aberration
7. supple, pliant
8. hostile
9. rude
10. dictator
Remembering Vocabulary Words (p. 199)
Exercise 1 Using the Three-Column Method
Definitions and bridge words will vary; samples are
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 1. surveyor 6. reaffirm, affirm again
2. court or seat of judgment 7. substandard, below standard
3. still 8. export, send goods out of a country
4. unparallel 9. semisoft, partly soft
5. relieve 10. superhuman, greater than human
6. retired from active service but retaining one’s
Using Word Parts: Suffixes (p. 202)
rank or title
7. flat Exercise 1 Using Suffixes to Form New Words
8. possible 1. acidic
9. affection 2. criticism
10. innate, inborn, basic 3. securely
4. eventful
Exercise 2 Creating Vocabulary Flash Cards
5. glorify
Answers will vary; samples are given. 6. glamorize
1. conjecture or guess 7. humorless
2. proud or conceited 8. inventive
3. perseverance 9. babyish
4. hateful 10. orchestrate
5. correctness
Exercise 2 Using Suffixes to Determine Meaning
6. nervous or worried
1. activate
7. noisy
2. emotionless
8. loving
3. miserly
9. submissive
4. mournful
10. dull or stale
5. civilize
Using Word Parts: Roots (p. 200 ) 6. greenish
Exercise 1 Finding Words with Common Roots 7. impulsive
Shared meanings may vary; samples are given. 8. allergic
1. invade, both deal with going (into 9. clarify
evasion or away from) 10. realism
2. detain, both deal with holding Exploring Etymologies (p. 203)
retention (away or back) Exercise 1 Finding the Sources of Words
3. transmission, both deal with sending 1. Thomas Jefferson
emit something (across or out) 2. Latin
4. predictable, both deal with saying 3. Marie Curie
dictator (predictions or orders) 4. Turkish
5. revert, both deal with turning 5. smoke + fog
conversion (back or toward) 6. Hungarian
Exercise 2 Using Roots to Define Meaning 7. brand name
1. extent (scope over which something holds forth), 8. age + racism
pretending (holding forth falsely) 9. Latin
2. manual (instruction handbook), manufacture 10. Dutch
(make by hand) Exercise 2 Combining Words to Create New Words
3. spectators (watchers), spectacle (sight) 1. hogwash
4. inventor (creator; someone who makes something 2. airmail
come forth), convention (meeting or coming 3. cupboard
together) 4. moonlight
5. defect (imperfection; something made wrong), 5. eggplant
ineffective (not effective; not done well) 6. applesauce
Using Word Parts: Prefixes (p. 201) 7. makeshift
Exercise 1 Using Prefixes to Define Words 8. eardrum
1. b 9. mainland
2. d 10. snakeskin
3. c Studying Problem Words (p. 204 )
4. a Exercise 1 Working with Problem Words
5. a 1. inflammable
6. d 2. beneficial
7. c 3. calendar
8. a 4. controversial
9. a 5. extraordinary
10. c 6. desperate
Exercise 2 Using Prefixes to Make Words 7. anecdote
Answers may vary; samples are given. 8. audience
1. misdeed, wrong deed 9. substitute
2. unproductive, not productive 10. protein
3. compassion, deep sympathy 11. aerosol
4. disassociate, draw apart from 12. eligible
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14. pigeon 3. tornadoes (also, tornados)
15. scissors 4. highways
16. hypnotic 5. cameos
17. precision 6. crises
18. emergency 7. geese
19. envelope 8. hooves
20. existence 9. cities
Exercise 2 Creating Memory Aids 10. heroes
Sentences will vary; samples are given. 11. calves
1. A ram can have a difficult temperament. 12. cuffs
2. Count to ten to prove your existence. 13. addresses
3. I did add a name when I addressed the letter. 14. mixes
4. I sincerely rely on you. 15. mosquitoes
5. Mosquitoes bit my toes. 16. ponies
6. The air was fresh on the prairie 17. proofs
7. What is the name of the tournament? 18. analyses
8. Government rules over us. 19. altos
9. My ad was adjacent to yours. 20. flies
10. I try to spell wintry right. Exercise 2 More Work with Plurals
1. mothers-in-law
Keeping a Spelling Notebook (p. 205 ) 2. blueberries
Exercise 1 Developing a Spelling Study Sheet 3. chief executive officers
The correct spelling for each item is provided. Hints 4. trees
given by the students will vary; samples are given. 5. deer
1. argument look for gum 6. poets-in-residence
2. tomatoes squish tomatoes with toes 7. passers-by
3. analyze look for y then z 8. holidays
4. journal it’s our journal 9. chiefs
5. neighbor eight neighbors 10. trout
6. dining room in in; not nn
7. behavior I have good behavior.
Applying Spelling Rules: ie and ei, -cede,
-ceed, and -sede (p. 208 )
8. despair With de you won’t despair.
9. lightning There is no ten. Exercise 1 Spelling ie and ei Words
10. accommodate Two c’ s then o; two m’ s then o 1. efficiency
2. conceived
Exercise 2 Creating a Personal Spelling List
3. their
Students’ common misspellings will vary, but correct 4. ancient
spellings and memory aids should be appropriate. 5. sufficiently
Applying Spelling Rules: Prefixes and 6. seize
Suffixes (p. 206 ) 7. either
Exercise 1 Spelling Words with Prefixes 8. conscience
Answers will vary; samples are given. 9. leisurely
1. prerecord 10. foreign
2. unfamiliar Exercise 2 Spelling Words Ending in -cede, -ceed, and
3. semicircle -sede
4. impossible 1. succeed
5. transport, import, comport 2. recede
6. postdate, predate 3. accede
7. confirm, infirm 4. supersedes
8. advocate, convocate 5. secede
9. suppose, transpose 6. intercede
10. unaware 7. proceed
8. exceed
Exercise 2 Spelling Words with Suffixes
9. precede
1. emptied
10. concede
2. tasteful
3. curable Spelling Homophones (p. 209)
4. admittance Exercise 1 Distinguishing Between Homophones
5. diver 1. coarse, course
6. displayed 2. desert, dessert
7. candidness 3. plane, plain
8. beaten 4. principal, principle
9. observance 5. stationery, stationary
10. fanciful Exercise 2 Spelling Homophones Correctly
Applying Spelling Rules: Plurals (p. 207 ) 1. clothes
Exercise 1 Making Words Plural 2. Whose
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 5. all ready formed (which in turn set standards for river pollution
and goals for cleanup).
Proofreading Carefully for Spelling Errors
(p. 210 ) Using Graphic Organizers (II) (p. 215 )
Exercise 1 Proofreading a Selection Exercise 1 Using a Story Map
1. professions Students’ choices of stories will vary. Graphic
2. business organizers should clearly demonstrate plot
3. bookkeepers development, climax, and resolution.
4. millionaires
5. beneficial Analyzing and Evaluating Nonfiction
6. psychologists (p. 216 )
7. environmental Exercise 1 Analyzing a Work of Nonfiction
8. pollution Students’ analysis and evaluation responses will vary.
9. interest If students work together in pairs, each can analyze the
10. grammar same nonfiction work and compare their answers to
Exercise 2 Proofreading Your Own Sentences the various questions.
Students’ sentences will vary. You might have them Distinguishing Fact From Opinion (p. 217 )
switch papers with classmates and proofread each Exercise 1 Distinguishing Between Facts and
other’s spelling of the problem words. Opinions
Reading Textbooks (p. 211) 1. opinion
Exercise 1 Determining Where to Find Textbook 2. fact
Information 3. fact
1. Table of Contents 4. fact
2. Index 5. opinion
3. Bibliography Exercise 2 Providing Support for Opinions
4. Appendix Student answers will vary; samples are given.
5. Table of Contents 1. Cross-country skiing involves both aerobic
6. Bibliography exercise and the stretching of muscles
7. Glossary throughout the body.
8. Preface 2. Published statistics show that teenage girls were
9. Index involved in (hypothetical statistic) fewer accidents
10. Appendix than teenage boys during the period from
Exercise 2 Exploring Sections of Your Textbooks 2000–2010.
Students’ answers will vary but should indicate that 3. Sociologists and law enforcement agencies have
they understand where to locate information in the noted that as poverty increases so do rates of
following sections of textbooks. crime and disease.
4. High school principals must carry out duties
1. Appendix involved with administration, education,
2. Glossary discipline, budget, and public relations.
3. Table of Contents 5. There are no standards of truthfulness or
4. Bibliography impartiality that must be met before information
5. Students’ choice of helpful section will vary. can be posted on the Internet.
Identifying Textbook Features (p. 212) Applying Modes of Reasoning (p. 218 )
Exercise 1 Pre-reading a Textbook Chapter Exercise 1 Analyzing Forms of Reasoning
Student answers will vary but should be based on a 1. cause and effect, valid
specific textbook chapter. 2. analogy, invalid
Exercise 2 Evaluating Textbook Features 3. inductive reasoning, invalid
Student answers will vary but should be supported 4. deductive reasoning, valid
with clear examples or reasons. 5. analogy, valid
Exercise 2 Analyzing the Validity of More Statements
Using Reading Strategies (p. 213) 1. deductive reasoning, invalid
Exercise 1 Using the SQ4R Method 2. inductive reasoning, valid
Answers will vary. 3. cause and effect, valid
Exercise 2 Varying Your Reading Style 4. analogy, valid
Answers will vary. Identifying Author’s Purpose and
Using Graphic Organizers (I) (p. 214 ) Evaluating Language Use (p. 219 )
Exercise 1 Using a Cause-and-Effect Organizer Exercise 1 Identifying Author’s Purpose
1. to sell
Causes should include factories dumping waste in the
2. to inform
river, freighters spilling oil and gas, and cities of Akron
3. to offer an opinion
and Cleveland dumping waste. Major event is the
4. to entertain
Cuyahoga River’s catching fire. Effects include a new
5. to instruct
community organization being formed to deal with the
problem (government and industry leaders working Exercise 2 Analyzing the Uses of Language
together helped save Cleveland’s reputation); 1. inflated language
Congress’s passing Clean Water Act in 1972; federal 2. denotation
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 4. slanting
Using the Library (p. 227)
5. irony
Exercise 1 Gathering Basic Information About a
Analyzing and Evaluating Fiction (p. 220 ) Research Topic
Exercise 1 Analyzing and Evaluating a Work of Students’ choices of research topics and identification
Fiction of basic information will vary. As a follow-up activity
Answers will vary. You might discuss how the you may want to have students find sources for the
questions help students to analyze the literary piece topics they have listed, using the card catalog in the
before, during, and after reading it. library.
Reading Fiction (p. 221) Exercise 2 Using the Card Catalog
Exercise 1 Analyzing a Work of Fiction 1. 363.7392 SOM
2. Richard Somerville
Students’ analysis and evaluation responses will vary.
3. The Forgiving Air: Understanding Environmental
If students work together in pairs or small groups, each
Change
can analyze the same fiction work and compare their
4. nonfiction (can tell by call number)
answers to the various questions.
5. Berkeley, CA
Reading Drama (p. 222 ) 6. University of California Press
Exercise 1 Analyzing a Dramatic Work 7. 1996
Students’ analysis and evaluation responses will vary. 8. 195
If students work together in pairs or small groups, each 9. three
can analyze the same dramatic work and compare their 10. 24 cm
answers to the various questions. Going from Catalog to Shelf (p. 228)
Reading Poetry (p. 2 23 ) Exercise 1 Locating Fiction
Exercise 1 Analyzing a Poem 1. 2
2. 10
Students’ analysis and evaluation responses will vary.
3. 5
If students work together in pairs or small groups, each
4. 6
can analyze the same poem and compare their answers
5. 3
to the various questions.
6. 1
Reading from Varied Sources (p. 224) 7. 9
Exercise 1 Choosing Appropriate Information 8. 8
Sources 9. 4
1. speeches 10. 7
2. electronic texts or newspapers Exercise 2 Finding Fiction and Nonfiction Books on
3. newspapers (editorial page) the Shelves
4. electronic texts (e-mail) 1. right
5. newspapers 2. right
6. diaries, letters, and journals 3. 715–788 (leisure)
7. speeches (may be reproduced on electronic texts) 4. Churchill: The End of Glory; Emily Dickinson;
8. diaries, letters, and journals Elizabeth II; Hemingway: A Life Story; Thomas
9. newspapers, electronic texts Jefferson
10. electronic texts 5. 414.46G, 414.46M, 415.215T, 415.22R,
Exercise 2 Using Varied Information Sources 415.227R
Students’ choice of sources and analysis of the Using Periodicals, Periodical Indexes, and
information learned will vary but should indicate a the Vertical File (p. 229 )
clear understanding of the types of information Exercise 1 Using The Readers’ Guide
available from each source. 1. Consumer Reports
Developing a Study Plan (p. 225) 2. 53
Exercise 1 Setting Up a Study Schedule 3. Water Pollution
4. October 1999
Student schedules will vary but should include
5. M. Tinsley
sufficient time for study.
6. Marine Pollution
Exercise 2 Setting Goals for Study Skills 7. Yes. It focuses on pollutants in one’s home water
Student goals will vary but should be realistic for the supply.
timetable. 8. No. This issue is in volume 64, which means
Taking Notes (p. 226 ) the magazine has probably been published for at
least 64 years.
Exercise 1 Making a Modified Outline
9. Monthly. This is no. 10, and October is the tenth
Student outlines will vary depending upon their
month of the year.
answers to the five questions.
10. Answers may vary. Students will probably need
Exercise 2 Writing a Summary to fill out a slip for the reference librarian, who
Student summaries will vary but should concisely will find the magazine in the stacks and bring it
cover the main idea and key supporting ideas to the reader.
presented in the article. Exercise 2 Using Library Indexes
Answers will vary. Sources for finding answers are given.
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 2. Readers’ Guide or Business and Technology Index students compare results to see what different
3. General Science Index newspapers are available online.
4. Humanities Index 2. Headlines will vary. Students might compare the
5. Library vertical file online edition with the printed edition.
3. Sources such as yahoo.com or mapquest.com may
Using Dictionaries (p. 230)
provide the needed map.
Exercise 1 Alphabetizing Entry Words 4. There is a page for each senator (organized by
a. 9 f. 2 state) with biographical information, speeches,
press releases, key legislation proposed, contact
b. 10 g. 5 information, staff, etc. at www.senate.gov.
c. 1 h. 7 5. www.hoophall.com. Pages on the Hall of Fame,
enshrinees, basketball history, awards, news,
d. 4 i. 8 H all of F ame members, programs, etc.
e. 3 j. 6 Exercise 2 Evaluating Internet Information
Exercise 2 Using a Dictionary Students’ Internet pages on treating diabetes will vary.
1. variant You might discuss how to locate copyright information
2. met N bäl* ik and ways to identify sites put up by individuals (such
3. noun, verb as the presence of a tilde (˜) in the URL.
4. occurred Answering Objective Questions on
5. hoarfrost Standardized Tests (p. 234)
6. Greek musa (muse)
Exercise 1 Answering Multiple-Choice Questions
7. colloq.
1. c
8. harmlessness
2. e
9. to become well informed by reading
3. b
10. pale—unnatural whiteness of complexion;
4. a
pallid—paleness that results from exhaustion or
5. d
faintness; ashen—grayish paleness of the skin as
Exercise 2 Answering True or False Questions
in death
1. True. Father can be a proper noun when the man
Using Other Print References (p. 231) is addressed directly.
Exercise 1 Locating General References 2. False. Some plurals are formed irregularly
Students’ findings about library reference sources will (children, data, etc.).
vary. Have students compare their findings with 3. True.
classmates. 4. False. Many libraries follow the Library of
Exercise 2 Using General Reference Books Congress system.
5. True. Some are followed by commas.
Sources may vary.
1. (choice of two) Robie House, Larkin Building, Answering Vocabulary
Falling Water House, Guggenheim Museum, Questions on Standardized Tests (p. 235)
Johnson’s Wax building—encyclopedia Exercise 1 Answering Sentence Completion
2. 1861—encyclopedia or almanac Questions
3. Atlanta, Georgia—almanac 1. d
4. 64 N. lat., 165 W. long.—atlas 2. b
5. (choice of two) National Air and Space Museum, 3. a
National Gallery of Art, the Freer Gallery of Art, 4. c
the National Portrait Gallery—encyclopedia 5. b
6. Mt. Waialeale, Hawaii—atlas, gazetteer, or Exercise 2 Answering Analogy Questions
almanac 1. e
7. (choice of three) Washington, Idaho, Montana, 2. a
North Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, New York, 3. d
Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine—atlas 4. d
8. Harry S. Truman—almanac, encyclopedia 5. d
9. Mount Kosciusko, New South Wales (7,310
feet)—atlas, gazetteer Working with People (p. 236)
10. Peru, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil—atlas Exercise 1 Conducting an Interview
Answers will vary but should reflect an understanding
Using Electronic and Media References of when to be formal or informal in an interview.
(p. 232)
Exercise 2 Working as a Team
Exercise 1 Locating Electronic References
Answers will vary but should reflect an understanding
Resources that students locate in the library will vary.
of how to divide responsibilities in a group discussion.
Have students compare their findings with classmates.
Exercise 2 Using Electronic Resources Working Toward Your Goals (p. 237 )
Facts students discover about their chosen country will Exercise 1 Setting a Goal
vary. Answers will vary but should focus clearly on a goal
that fits the student’s interests and talents. Students
Using the Internet (p. 233 )
might share responses and discuss the range of
Exercise 1 Using the Internet resources that are available to help achieve a goal.
1. Students’ choice of newspapers will vary. Have

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Exercise 2 Charting a Goal 2. $72
Answers will vary but the goal should be realistic to 3. $32 for Friday and $40 for Saturday, for an
accomplish in six weeks, and steps should show a average of $36
workable progression toward the goal. 4. $72
5. Students might say they would take the new job
Solving Problems with Creative Thinking because they would make the same amount
(p. 238)
weekly but would have to work only two days per
Exercise 1 Solving a Problem week instead of three.
Answers will vary, but students should provide several Exercise 2 Comparison Sh opping
solutions and provide a clear explanation of why they
Answers will vary, but students should check their
chose a particular solution.
computations to make sure they are correct. Answers
Exercise 2 Thinking Creatively to question 5 might point out the quality of the product
Answers will vary. Suggestions might include or trust in the particular brand.
performing the part in a wheelchair, staging the play as
a radio play in which actors stand at microphones and Applying Computer Skills (p. 241 )
sound effects are provided, or postponing the show for Exercise 1 Recognizing Computer Skills
several weeks to allow your foot to heal. 1. answer phone, enter data, do billing
2. data entry and probably billing
Managing Time and Money (p. 239) 3. word processing, database, and spreadsheet
Exercise 1 Managing Time 4. Web experience and bookkeeping software
Student charts will vary but should resemble the chart knowledge
at the top of the page. 5. Students’ answers should reflect their own
Exercise 2 Identifying Your Expenses computer experience.
Answers will vary. Students might say they could cut Exercise 2 Evaluating Your Computer Skills
back on clothing purchases or entertainment, or Answers will vary. For question 5, you might discuss
possibly walk to school or work instead of taking a car. sources for computer training in school, in local
community schools, or through outside companies.
Applying Math Skills (p. 240 )
Students might check Yellow Pages listings to find
Exercise 1 Using Math at Work computer training possibilities.
1. $24

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