I tried to call the electric company because of the power outage; ___________, all I got was the ...

I tried to call the electric company because of the power outage; ___________, all I got was the automated phone system.
 
  a. therefore
 
  b. however
 
  c. as a result
 
  d. for example

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Ques. 2

Identify the subject and complete verb in this sentence. Have you ever seen the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina?
 
  a. you; seen
 
  b. Blue Ridge Mountains; have
 
  c. you; have seen
 
  d. you; have ever seen

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Ques. 3

Often times at Christmas, people try to ____________ money; 50s and 100s are especially
 
  _______________.
 
  a. counterfeit/ notorious
 
  b. counterfiet/ notorrous
 
  c. counerfit/ notorius
 
  d. counterfit/ notorious

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Ques. 4

Choose the sentence that is correctly punctuated.
 
  a. Kim, can you help me put the laundry away?
 
  b. Kim, can you help me put the laundry away.
 
  c. Kim, help me put the laundry away.
 
  d. Kim, help me put the laundry away

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Ques. 5

Identify the correct sentence.
 
  a. When you go shopping for Christmas, said Christos, see if you can find a sale on Nike sneakers and Lee jeans.
 
  b. When you go shopping for Christmas, said Christos, see if you can find a sale on nike sneakers and lee jeans.
 
  c. When you go shopping for Christmas, said Christos, See if you can find a sale on Nike sneakers and Lee jeans.
 
  d. When you go shopping for Christmas, said Christos, See if you can find a sale on Nike Sneakers and Lee Jeans.

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Ques. 6

A writer who uses language that makes sense on an imaginative level but not on a factual level is using
 
  a. figurative language.
 
  b. connotative language.
 
  c. denotative language.
 
  d. literal language.

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Ques. 7

Identify the correct sentence.
 
  a. Katrina got summer job at burger king to help her save money for college.
 
  b. Katrina got Summer job at Burger King to help her save money for college.
 
  c. Katrina got summer job at burger king to help her save money for College.
 
  d. Katrina got summer job at Burger King to help her save money for college.

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Ques. 8

Before going to college, Lauren faced manyadversities; her parents divorced, she broke her leg in a car accident, and she lost her job as a result of the accident.
 
  a. hardships
 
  b. disappointments
 
  c. tragedies
 
  d. contentment