In the word "phobia" phob is the
root.
suffix.
prefix.
affix.
Question 2 (Worth 5 points)
The use of phrases, fragments, and punctuation can affect the pace and mood of a text. How would you describe the pace of the following passage?
"For the most wild, yet most homely narrative which I am about to pen, I neither expect nor solicit belief. Mad indeed would I be to expect it, in a case where my very senses reject their own evidence."
Fast
Slow
Both fast and slow
Average
Question 3 (Worth 5 points)
Identify the underlined element in the following passage from the novel Bleak House by Charles Dickens.
"Fog everywhere. Fog flowing up the river, among green banks and meadows; fog rolling down the river, where it hangs defiled among the ships and buildings of a great (and dirty) city."
Infinitive phrase
Prepositional phrase
Sentence fragment
Absolute phrase
Question 5 (Worth 5 points)
Mike had avoided cleaning his room for the third week in a row. His parents were growing tired of his tendency to be ________.
Which word best completes the sentence?
easygoing
lazy
laid back
relaxed