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