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1. Which word or phrase below means 'a considerable amount'?
2. If you wanted to say that you are going to give an example without using that word, which of the following abbreviations would you use?
3. Ten people were sitting in the jury room, talking about the trial. The conversations were getting off track and heated. The foreman stood up and said "We don't need to conversate about this any more. Let's vote." Did the foreman just make a huge faux pas, did he just make up a word?
4. The following four words all look very similar but the meanings are quite different. Which word means grim or formidable?
5. After you have written the term paper, the one that will determine your grade for the semester, you should _______ the paper very carefully.
6. Which word or abbreviation means the same as 'all right'?
7. Agenda (lists of things to do) is the plural spelling of agendum.
Media (means of communication) is the plural spelling of medium.
Data (facts, statistics, information) is the plural spelling of _________.
8. All though I wasn't through with my coffee, when I saw the man with the gun I threw down my cup, ran thru the bank door, threw up my hands, and the robber shot me through and through.
Besides being long and run on, is there anything wrong with this sentence?
9. 1. The quick brown fox was spotted in the Patagonian Desert.
2. The quick brown fox jumped over the creme brulee desert.
3. The quick brown fox would never desert her baby quick brown foxes.
Which sentence is wrong?
10. There are several ways to get information on this site. You can read through chat boards, ask friends and teammates, or read through various discussion __________. Which word should be used to complete the previous sentence?
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