1. is called erosion
a. the wearing away of land
b. wearing away land
c. when land wear away
d. land that wears away
2. i don't think that shirt with your yellow skirt.
a. fits
b. suits
c. wears
d. goes
3. mark the letter on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correcting:
because vitamins are(a) contained in a(b) wide variety(c) of foods, people seldom lack of(d) most of them.

"this year she had the extra joy of showing it to her small brother, and of terrifying him as well as herself. when they had done this many times they came back to the house to tell everybody that they had done it. he boasted. she mocked. they squabbled." how does julia feel about her little brother? does she love him? hate him? find him an annoyance? be sure you read what is implied by their reactions to each other.

If a sentence is a run-on, correct it. if it is correct as written, write correct. 1.)i looked down. i saw that the well was apparently dry. 2.)we read the preamble to the constitution, our group felt anew the power of those words. 3.)the boy had trouble with the decimal point when multiplying he always put it in the wrong place. 4.)the thermometer broke, the mercury spilled onto the floor. 5.)i mislead my car keys, my house keys were also gone. 6.)it is against the law litter, neveretheless, people do it. 7.)ann threw away the check, but she eventually recovered it. 8.)i generally like the climate of the area where i live i do not enjoy subfrezzing winter temperatures. 9.)everyone should be polite, however many people are rude. 10.)i made my own chili to eat it one needs an iron stomach.

In figure 4 of the telephone components what do the labels lettered a to e