of

Claudio's scream ___________.

pierced the night

pierced the night like a dagger

pierced the still night like a sharp dagger in the hands of a furtive criminal

pierced the still night like a sharp dagger in the hands of a furtive criminal who has some sort of twisted vendetta against still nights

Correct!

Wrong!

of

It was a ___________.

night

dark and stormy night

pitch black night, the incessant wind stripping the last of the leaves from the embattled trees and the winter storm crusting the late-season chokecherries with a layer of crystalline ice

dark night

Correct!

Wrong!

of

It was the ___________ of times

best of times, it was the worst

best and worst

best of times, and in addition it was in many ways also the worst

absolute best of times, and in addition it was somewhat of a low point as far as times go, perhaps even a nadir of times that some astute individuals might describe as pretty bad or even the worst

Correct!

Wrong!

of

"Weâ€™ve got no choice but to sell the goats," Bernard _________.

said

sighed

sighed morosely

sighed morosely, sorrow written in the deep creases that lined his weathered face

Correct!

Wrong!

of

Genevieve rubbed at the ____________ under her eyes.

circles

purple circles

purple circles, dark as the night she had spent sleepless,

purple circles, dark as the long night she had spent tossing and turning in her sweat-soaked sheets,

Correct!

Wrong!

of

Anfal looked up at the stars, which ___________.

shone

shone like rips in the fabric of the sky

shone like a million tiny rips in the black fabric of the night sky

shone like a million tiny rips that allowed light to pour through the velvety black fabric of the midnight sky

Correct!

Wrong!

of

Careful not to wake the sleeping troll, Jordan __________.

moved silently

tiptoed

moved silently as a creeping bear moves

moved silently as a creeping bear moves in a dark and misty wood

Correct!

Wrong!

of

Telling a writer of purple prose to use fewer adverbs is __________.

pointless

as pointless as telling a SparkNotes columnist to get over the Harry Potter series

as thoroughly pointless as telling the talented and enthusiastic SparkNotes columnists to get over the Harry Potter series

as thoroughly pointless as telling the talented and enthusiastic SparkNotes columnists to get over their profound and prolonged obsession with the incomparable Harry Potter series, a powerful collection of books full of wit and wisdom that defined our childhoods and the childhoods of countless generations yet to come

Correct!

Wrong!

of

Brevity is _________.

the soul of wit

essential to communicating effectively and while also entertaining an audience effortlessly with concise yet powerful descriptions that pack a punch

essential to expertly crafting writing that communicates effectively while also effortlessly entertaining a discerning audience with powerful descriptions that pack more punch in just a few carefully selected words than more verbose authors could cram into an entire lengthy novel

good

Correct!

Wrong!

Share Your Result