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Connotation and Denotation Answers

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How can you tell that this paragraph uses a quotation? Check all that apply.

A
It tells an interesting story.
B
It talks about a specific person.
C
It uses quotation marks.
D
It gives the name of the speaker.
E
It includes what Orian says.
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The professional basketball player was much taller anyone else in the room. Everyone kept staring at him in awe me. You see, I'm way thinking being tall is something unusual. I've been just over seven feet tall since I was sixteen years old. Once, when I was a little kid, I tried balancing a weight on my head. I walked around for an hour to see if it would get me to stop growing. It had no . I still managed to grow a full six inches that year!

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accept
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except
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The professional basketball player was much taller anyone else in the room. Everyone kept staring at him in awe me. You see, I'm way thinking being tall is something unusual. I've been just over seven feet tall since I was sixteen years old. Once, when I was a little kid, I tried balancing a weight on my head. I walked around for an hour to see if it would get me to stop growing. It had no . I still managed to grow a full six inches that year!

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lead
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led
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Which quotation is punctuated correctly?

A
According to Dr. Clemons, “Keats demonstrated a keen sense of delivery”.
B
According to Dr. Clemons, “Keats demonstrated a keen sense of delivery.”
C
“According to Dr. Clemons Keats demonstrated a keen sense of delivery.”
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Which quotation is correctly capitalized?

A
The author explained that he “Had begun to write a masterpiece.”
B
The author explained that he “had begun to write a masterpiece.”
C
The author explained that “He had begun to write a masterpiece.”
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Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.—"The Gettysburg Address," Abraham LincolnWhich quotation correctly uses an ellipsis to shorten Lincoln’s words?

A
“Four score and seven years ago . . . a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”
B
“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent . . . and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”
C
“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation . . . dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”
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Which sentence has the correct comma placement?

A
Mark Twain was fond of condemning lying by saying “If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.”
B
Mark Twain was fond of condemning lying by, saying “If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.”
C
Mark Twain was fond of condemning lying by saying, “If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.”
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The professional basketball player was much taller anyone else in the room. Everyone kept staring at him in awe me. You see, I'm way thinking being tall is something unusual. I've been just over seven feet tall since I was sixteen years old. Once, when I was a little kid, I tried balancing a weight on my head. I walked around for an hour to see if it would get me to stop growing. It had no . I still managed to grow a full six inches that year!

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then
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than
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The professional basketball player was much taller anyone else in the room. Everyone kept staring at him in awe me. You see, I'm way thinking being tall is something unusual. I've been just over seven feet tall since I was sixteen years old. Once, when I was a little kid, I tried balancing a weight on my head. I walked around for an hour to see if it would get me to stop growing. It had no . I still managed to grow a full six inches that year!

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past
B
passed
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The professional basketball player was much taller anyone else in the room. Everyone kept staring at him in awe me. You see, I'm way thinking being tall is something unusual. I've been just over seven feet tall since I was sixteen years old. Once, when I was a little kid, I tried balancing a weight on my head. I walked around for an hour to see if it would get me to stop growing. It had no . I still managed to grow a full six inches that year!

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affect
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effect

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