Academic Writing Fundamentals
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Course Introduction
Academic Writing Fundamentals introduces students to the essential principles and practices of effective written communication in a university setting. The course covers key topics such as understanding academic genres, developing arguments, conducting research, integrating sources, and mastering citation styles. Through a combination of reading, analysis, and hands-on writing activities, students will learn to structure essays, employ critical thinking, avoid plagiarism, and polish their academic prose. This foundational course equips learners with the skills necessary to express ideas clearly and persuasively, supporting their success in higher education and beyond.
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Grassroots with Readings The Writers Workbook 11th Edition by Susan Fawcett
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Chapter 1: Exploring the Writing Process
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Q1) Select the correct order for the steps in the writing process.
A) rewriting, prewriting, writing
B) writing, prewriting, rewriting
C) prewriting, writing, rewriting
Answer: C
Q2) Correcting grammar and spelling errors is a task that should be completed during which step of the writing process?
A) prewriting
B) writing
C) rewriting
Answer: C
Q3) The subject of this paragraph is
A) hurricanes.
B) the types of damage caused by hurricanes.
C) reasons to evacuate when a hurricane is nearing.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Prewriting to Generate Ideas
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Q1) Which of the following is a characteristic of the brainstorming technique?
A) a list of words and phrases
B) associations branching out from a topic in the center
C) nonstop writing in the form of sentences or parts of sentences
Answer: A
Q2) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the brainstorming technique?
A) writing words and phrases
B) jotting down ideas in the form of a list
C) writing down only the best ideas
Answer: C
Q3) Which of the following is characteristic of the freewriting technique?
A) a list of words and phrases
B) associations branching out from a topic in the center
C) nonstop writing in the form of sentences or parts of sentences
Answer: C
Q4) The prewriting above is
A) focused freewriting.
B) brainstoming.
C) clustering.
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Developing Effective Paragraphs
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Q1) Friendship is very important.
A) good topic sentence
B) needs revision
Answer: B
Q2) Future rap star Onika Tanya Maraj born in Trinidad in 1982.
A) the B) was
C) correct
Answer: B
Q3) Full moons occur twenty-nine days apart.
A) a
B) in
C) correct
Answer: C
Q4) This paragraph will be about my family.
A) good topic sentence
B) needs revision
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Improving Your Paragraphs
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Q1) For each pair of sentences, select the letter of the sentence with more exact language.
A) Jim's living room floor was covered with old newspapers, unopened mail, dirty clothes, and take-out food containers.
B) The room was really messy.
Q2) Pedro has recently experienced a run of bad luck. (1) _____ It rained right after he washed his car, which immediately became dirty again.
(2) _____ The company he worked for went bankrupt, so he lost his job.
(3) _____ He forgot an important math test, didn't study, and got a failing grade.
A) 2, 3, 1
B) 3, 1, 2
C) 1, 2, 3
Q3) For each pair of sentences, select the letter of the sentence with more exact language.
A) I like the food at that restaurant.
B) I eat the crab legs at Sam's Seafood Shack at least once a month.
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Chapter 5: Thinking Through Paragraph Patterns
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Q1) Which of the following sentences does NOT contain a transitional expression that indicates time?
A) Sentence 2
B) Sentence 4
C) Sentence 6
D) Sentence 8
Q2) Select the number of the topic sentence in the paragraph above.
A) Sentence 1
B) Sentence 2
C) Sentence 9
Q3) Certain clothing is always inappropriate for the workplace.
A) Clothes that are dirty, stained, torn, ragged, or wrinkled should not be worn to work.
B) The workplace is no place for any garments that are too tight or too revealing- such as plunging necklines, mini-skirts, short shorts, see-through tops, or shirts that expose the midriff.
C) When preparing to go to work, use make-up and cologne sparingly.
D) Clothing that's too casual, such as athletic wear and flip flops, is usually not suitable for work.
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Chapter 6: Thinking Through Paragraph Patterns
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Q1) Sweaters
A) button-down
B) turtleneck
C) cotton
D) V-neck
Q2) What writing pattern does this paragraph employ?
A) Classification
B) Cause and effect
C) Definition
D) Persuasion
Q3) Which of the following is NOT a transitional expression used in the paragraph to indicate cause or effect?
A) According to
B) A second positive effect
C) Therefore
D) As a result
Q4) How many reasons support the topic sentence?
A) two
B) three
C) four
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Chapter 7: Moving From Paragraph to Essay
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Q1) What is the topic sentence of the last body paragraph?
A) Perhaps most important, though, being bilingual is an important skill for the job market.
B) For all of these reasons, every American should consider learning a foreign language.
C) Adults should consider enrolling in language study courses in their communities or local colleges.
Q2) What is the thesis statement of this essay?
A) America has always been a multicultural land, and its diversity continues to grow.
B) Immigrants from all over the world are moving to the United States, and although they bring their own languages with them, almost all of them learn how to speak English.
C) Becoming bilingual benefits individuals in a number of ways.
Q3) What is the topic sentence of the first body paragraph?
A) America has always been a multicultural land, and its diversity continues to grow.
B) Becoming bilingual benefits individuals in a number of ways.
C) First of all, learning a foreign language improves academic performance.
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Chapter 8: Proofreading to Correct Your Personal Error
Patterns
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Q1) _____
A) My brother went to a technical high school and studied to be an electrician, however, he ended up becoming a restaurant manager.
B) My brother went to a technical high school and studied to be an electrician; however, he ended up becoming a restaurant manager.
C) My brother went to a technical high school and studied to be an electrician, however; he ended up becoming a restaurant manager.
Q2) Which of the following sentences in the paragraph includes a transitional expression that indicates comparison or contrast?
A) Sentence 2
B) Sentence 3
C) Sentence 4
D) Sentence 6
Q3) Which of these paragraphs is out of order?
A) paragraph 2
B) paragraph 3
C) paragraph 4
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Chapter 9: Subjects and Verbs
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Q1) In 1908, Henry Ford invented the first car assembly line.
A) in 1908
B) Henry Ford invented
C) the first car assembly line
Q2) Should I ask Kelsey to my party?
A) Kelsey, should
B) I, should ask
C) I, ask
Q3) After this long day, I must get some sleep tonight.
A) I, must
B) day, sleep
C) I, must get
Q4) Kanesha can collect money for the toy drive.
A) money, collect
B) Kanesha, can
C) Kanesha, can collect
Q5) Will Suzan-Lori Parks finish her play this year?
A) Suzan-Lori Parks, finish
B) play, finish
C) Suzan-Lori Parks, will finish
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Chapter 10: Avoiding Sentence Fragments
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Q1) Employees can make up the lost hour of sleep by napping at work.
A) complete
B) fragment
Q2) Six years before her death in 1971, she named one of ten outstanding living American women of the twentieth century.
A) complete
B) fragment
Q3) Now, however, more and more companies providing "relaxation rooms" and "nap nooks."
A) complete
B) fragment
Q4) Special Olympics are also held yearly at local and state levels.
A) complete B) fragment
Q5) The pilot waved. _____
A) complete B) fragment
Q6) I quit! _____
A) complete
B) fragment
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Chapter 11: Present Tense Agreement
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Q1) The ceiling and the walls (needs, need) plastering.
A) needs
B) need
Q2) This digital camera (takes, take) wonderful pictures.
A) takes
B) take
Q3) Where (has, have) you stacked the DVDs?
A) has
B) have
Q4) Your brother (budgets, budget) his salary well.
A) budgets
B) budget
Q5) Whenever Ms. Burnett sneezes, she (excuses, excuse) herself.
A) excuses
B) excuse
Q6) Drinking and driving (does, do) not mix.
A) does
B) do
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Chapter 12: Past Tense
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Q1) Charlie _____________ the spelling bee for the third year in a row.
A) winned
B) win
C) won
Q2) Kenji ___________________ his paycheck on a new audio system.
A) spended
B) spent
C) spend
Q3) Aala_____________ a hole in her stocking when she was getting dressed for work.
A) tore
B) teared
C) tear
Q4) The moon _______________ over the corn fields.
A) rised
B) rise
C) rose
Q5) Oil _____________ onto the driveway.
A) drip
B) dripped
C) drap
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Chapter 13: The Past Participle in Action
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Q1) We have ________________ (to buy) Orlando an electronic organizer. A) buyed
B) bought C) buy
Q2) Finally, Kristie ________________ (to pass) Oregon's bar exam.
A) has pass
B) has passed
C) has passied
Q3) Please add these ___________ onions to the stew.
A) choppen
B) chop
C) chopped
Q4) Since he became an executive, Tom ________________ (to dress) neatly. A) has dress
B) have dressed
C) has dressed
Q5) The two witnesses have ____________ (to tell) what they observed that night. A) told B) telled
C) tell
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Chapter 14: Progressive Tenses to Be -Ing Verb Form
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Q1) The bread dough (rises, is rising) right now.
A) rising
B) is rising
Q2) Sam lives in South Dakota. Sam ____________________ in South Dakota. A) am living
B) is living
C) are living
Q3) I can't go to lunch now. I (write, am writing) my letter of application.
A) write
B) am writing
Q4) On Wednesday, we going to run a marathon.
A) is
B) are
Q5) This morning, the attorney asking the judge to set bail for his client.
A) is
B) are
Q6) Since I (bought, have been buying) health food, I have lost ten pounds. A) bought
B) have been buying
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Chapter 15: Fixed-Form Helping Verbs and Verb Problems
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Q1) Ellen has practiced flips for hours. Ellen could ___________________ flips for hours.
A) practice
B) practices
C) practiced
Q2) Darrel thought he __________________________ have to get a second job when the bank increased his mortgage rate.
A) will B) would
Q3) My grandfather _____________________________ (donate) $100,000 to the American Cancer Society over the years.
A) has donated B) has donate C) have donated
Q4) Crowds of rushing people ___________ his path.
A) block B) blocked
Q5) They __________ fail. A) rarely B) rarely never
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Chapter 16: Coordination
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Q1) Dr. Gibbs asked him to wait for the x-rays, ___________ he didn't have time. A) but B) so C) or
Q2) The meatballs are cold, ___________ I refuse to eat them. A) so B) for C) nor
Q3) Constance might go to the club, ________________ she might stay home. A) or B) and C) so
Q4) At noon on Thursday, we left ____________ we arrived on Friday at three. A) Detroit so, B) Detroit, and C) Detroit yet,
Q5) The ski slope is my ___________ it is long and wide. A) favorite and, B) favorite, for C) favorite yet,
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Chapter 17: Subordination
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Q1) _______________ Brenda came home last night, she made a few phone calls.
A) Where
B) After
C) If
Q2) Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
A) Though the temperature goes above 80 degrees, they enjoy going to the beach.
B) They enjoy going to the beach, whenever the temperature goes above 80 degrees.
C) When the temperature goes above 80 degrees, they enjoy going to the beach.
Q3) Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
A) Although I would love to visit Europe, I am too scared to fly.
B) Since I would love to visit Europe, I am too scared to fly.
C) Even though I would love to visit Europe I am too scared to fly.
Q4) Stacey had to reschedule her doctor appointment __________ she had a prior engagement.
A) though
B) because
C) where
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Chapter 18: Avoiding Run-Ons and Comma Splices
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Q1) Our customer returned an electric toothbrush, the store refused to give her a refund.
A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice
Q2) She is three credits away from her BA all Elaine needs is a summer school course.
A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice
Q3) Roller-skating through the traffic, Reni quickly got to his job.
A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice
Q4) The raise was more than I expected, I am not complaining.
A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice
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Chapter 19: Semicolons and Conjunctive Adverbs
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Q1) The Steins drove up at 7:00 p.m.; meanwhile,
A) the Richardsons' dinner table.
B) the Richardsons set the dinner table.
C) the set dinner table of the Richardsons.
Q2) The science museum has a show about frogs;
A) and we'd like to see it.
B) although we'd like to see it.
C) we'd like to see it.
Q3) The students revised their papers in the computer lab;
A) as their instructor circulated to answer questions.
B) their instructor circulated to answer questions.
C) their instructor circulating to answer questions.
Q4) David left work early he had a dentist appointment at 3:00 p.m.
A) correct
B) add semicolon
Q5) In each group, select the sentence that is correctly punctuated.
A) Charlie has poor eyesight; nonetheless, he is always reading.
B) Charlie has poor eyesight nonetheless; he is always reading.
C) Charlie has poor eyesight, nonetheless; he is always reading.
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Chapter 20: Relative Pronouns
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Q1) In each group. select the sentence with the correct relative pronoun and punctuation
A) My jewels are locked in a vault, that is in the bank.
B) My jewels are locked in a vault that is in the bank.
C) My jewels are locked in a vault which is in the bank.
Q2) In each group. select the sentence with the correct relative pronoun and punctuation
A) The boxes, which were full of medical supplies, were stacked in the corner.
B) The boxes which were full of medical supplies were stacked in the corner.
C) The boxes, that were full of medical supplies, were stacked in the corner.
Q3) In each group. select the sentence with the correct relative pronoun and punctuation.
A) The tugboat that is pulling a heavy barge, churns through dirty water.
B) The tugboat, which is pulling a heavy barge, churns through dirty water.
C) The tugboat, who is pulling a heavy barge, churns through dirty water.
Q4) In each group. select the sentence with the correct relative pronoun and punctuation
A) Mr. Wong who was a karate champion has great powers of concentration.
B) Mr. Wong, who was a karate champion, has great powers of concentration.
C) Mr. Wong who was a karate champion, has great powers of concentration.
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Chapter 21: Ing Modifiers
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Q1) A woman sat in a lawn chair on the roof. A woman watched the fireworks.
A) A woman sitting in a lawn chair on the roof watched the fireworks.
B) A woman watched the fireworks sitting in a lawn chair on the roof.
Q2) In each pair of sentences, select the sentence that contains a confusing -ING modifier.
A) Ellen spotted the Wall Street Journal rushing past a newsstand.
B) Rushing past a newsstand, Ellen spotted the Wall Street Journal.
Q3) The machine made flawless color copies. The machine has enhanced our publications.
A) Making flawless color copies, the machine has enhanced our publications.
B) The machine has enhanced our publications making flawless color copies.
Q4) The butterflies were finally tracked to several sites in the forests of central Mexico.
A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice
D) semicolon error
E) relative pronoun error
F) -ING modifier error
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Chapter 22: Nouns
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Q1) Stacey's (brother-in-law, brothers-in-law) are both attorneys.
A) brother-in-law
B) brothers-in-law
Q2) Each of the major __________ reduced its air fare to Austin.
A) airline
B) airlines
Q3) One of her ____________ missed a week of school.
A) child
B) children
Q4) Albert Einstein's (theory, theories) of relativity revolutionized the world of physics.
A) theory
B) theories
Q5) Although he is a genius, lots of his ____________ are wacky.
A) idea
B) ideas
Q6) Select the correct plural form of each noun.
A) mans
B) men
C) man
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Chapter 23: Pronouns
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Q1) Eduardo and (she, her) made plans to attend the concert.
A) she
B) her
Q2) The joke made Joe and (he, him) laugh.
A) he
B) him
Q3) I like foreign films as much as (they, them).
A) they
B) them
Q4) Emma and (I, me) always go to the computer megastore.
A) I
B) me
Q5) Several of my customers prefer ____________ tapes to CDs.
A) their
B) his or her
Q6) Last Monday, the Haitian Club held ________________ first meeting of the year.
A) their B) its
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Chapter 24: Adjectives and Adverbs
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Q1) Cheryl is the _______________ (bad) researcher I know.
A) baddest
B) worse
C) worst
Q2) Jamal returned his phone messages (prompt, promptly).
A) prompt
B) promptly
Q3) This is the _____________ (bad) cold I ever had.
A) baddest
B) worse
C) worst
Q4) Which of the two ground coffees is the ___________ (strong)?
A) stronger
B) more strong
C) strongest
Q5) Fay and Min (recent, recently) visited Paris.
A) recent
B) recently
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Chapter 25: Prepositions
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Q2) Your stopwatch is different (from, than) mine. A) from B) than
Q3) The batter objected (to, with) the umpire's call. A) to B) with
Q4) Mark plays the trombone (in, on) the college's marching band. A) in
B) on
Q5) Eddie is the _________________________ (strange) person I know. A) stranger
B) most strange C) strangest
Q6) In the Middle Ages, people believed that Halley's comet was an omen of __________ destruction.
A) their B) his or her
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Chapter 26: Consistent Tense
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Q1) John passed the New York bar examination and (becomes, became) an attorney. A) becomes
B) became
Q2) Our pipes froze when the temperature (falls, fell) below 26 degrees.
A) falls
B) fell
Q3) Jean drives to Minneapolis on Mondays; she (leaves, left) to come home on Thursdays or Fridays.
A) leaves
B) left
Q4) Although he knew his lines, Tony (rehearses, rehearsed) every day for the Saturday night performance.
A) rehearses
B) rehearsed
Q5) While we were walking on the beach, we (discover, discovered) this amazing driftwood.
A) discover
B) discovered
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Chapter 27: Consistent Person
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Q1) Our neighbors are packing because _______________ are moving tomorrow.
A) they
B) he or she
Q2) The court announced ________________ decision today.
A) our
B) its
Q3) All of the honor students accepted ________________ awards with pride.
A) your
B) their
Q4) More people are eating better because ________________ know diet is a key to good health.
A) you
B) they
Q5) A manager should lock up all of _________________ personnel files every night.
A) his or her
B) your
Q6) People in my neighborhood try to keep _______________ lawns mowed.
A) our B) their
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Chapter 28: Parallelism
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Q1) People who cannot speak can talk to others. People can operate a computer even if ________ fingers cannot type.
A) your
B) their
Q2) ____________________
A) shipping
B) sing
C) dancing
D) tripping
Q3) ____________________
A) intelligent
B) honesty
C) maturity
D) attractiveness
Q4) ____________________
A) when I read a book
B) although she argues
C) after studying
D) if he arrives
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Chapter 29: Capitalization
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Q1) On the fourth of july, my family went to higgins lake state park in nevada.
A) July, Higgins, Nevada
B) July, Higgins, Lake, Nevada
C) Fourth, July, Higgins, Lake, State, Park, Nevada
D) None of the words in the sentence should be capitalized.
Q2) The chippewa river runs west through carson park.
A) Chippewa, Carson
B) Chippewa, River, Carson, Park
C) Chippewa, River, West, Carson, Park
D) None of the words in the sentence should be capitalized.
Q3) Susana will wear only bulgari perfume.
A) Bulgari
B) Bulgari, Perfume
C) Wear, Bulgari
D) None of the words in the sentence should be capitalized.
Q4) He took principles of psychology 100 at drake university in des moines.
A) Drake, University, Des, Moines
B) Principles, Psychology, Drake, Des
C) Principles, Psychology, Drake, University, Des, Moines
D) None of the words in the sentence should be capitalized.
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Chapter 30: Commas
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Q1) Martin Luther King Day is a legal holiday.
A) correct
B) incorrect
Q2) Tina a brilliant young woman from St. Croix, has been offered a partnership in a good law firm.
A) correct
B) incorrect
Q3) Wilma, my best friend for eight years is planning a move to Detroit.
A) correct
B) incorrect
Q4) Although he is less than six feet tall Luther is a basketball star.
A) correct
B) incorrect
Q5) Kate, the woman who works in the print shop will quit next week.
A) correct
B) incorrect
Q6) I plan to be married on June, 6, 2008.
A) correct
B) incorrect
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Chapter 31: Apostrophes
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Q1) My sister has a passion. Her passion is interior decorating.
A) My sister's interior decorating has passion.
B) My sister's passion is interior decorating.
Q2) Cant we eat at your cousins restaurant?
A) Can't
B) cousin's
C) Can't, cousin's
Q3) Chet owns a baseball card collection. The collection is very valuable.
A) The collection's most valuable baseball card is Chet's.
B) Chet's baseball card collection is very valuable.
Q4) Lina has a new baby. The baby is named Christopher.
A) Christopher's new baby is named Lina.
B) Lina's new baby is named Christopher.
Q5) Carlos has a favorite book. The book is on his desk.
A) Carlos' favorite book is on his desk.
B) The book is on Carlos' favorite desk.
Q6) the pulpit of the minister
A) the minister's pulpit
B) the ministers' pulpit
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Q1) Select the sentence that is correctly punctuated.
A) "That's not my jacket she said."
B) "That's not my jacket," she said.
Q2) Select the sentence that is correctly punctuated.
A) "Dan said, Please pour me a cup of coffee."
B) Dan said, "Please pour me a cup of coffee."
Q3) Select the sentence that is correctly punctuated.
A) The survey stated that only 62 percent of the population will vote in the city election.
B) The survey stated that "only 62 percent of the population will vote in the city election."
Q4) Select the sentence that is correctly punctuated.
A) Jill asked, "Do you have a headache today?"
B) Jill asked, Do you have a headache today?
Q5) Select the sentence that is correctly punctuated.
A) "If we pass up this chance," Dan said. "Who knows when we will have another?"
B) "If we pass up this chance, "Dan said, "who knows when we will have another?"
Q6) The sign reads, "No shirt, no shoes, no service."
A) indirect
B) direct
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Chapter 33: Putting Your Proofreading Skills to Work
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Q1) "As I stood there with the razor in my ________________ Gillette razor and disposable blade were born."
A) hand, he recalled years later, the B) hand," he recalled years later. "The C) hand, "he recalled years later, "the
Q2) Unfortunately the reality was harder to produce than the idea. Only with the help of William Nickerson, a professor from the Massachusetts ______________ the safety razor finally hit the market in 1903.
A) Institute of Technology, did B) institute of technology, did C) Institute of Technology did
Q3) For years scientists wondered how seaweed began growing in open water. They now believe some seaweed once drifted from the West __________________ multiplied wildly.
A) indies adapted to growth in open water, and B) Indies adapted to growth in open water and, C) Indies, adapted to growth in open water, and
Q4) Aaron has moved to 123 Main Street Seattle Washington. A) correct B) incorrect
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Q1) mail + ing
A) mailing
B) mailling
Q2) ___________________
A) writen
B) written
Q3) ___________________
A) mathmatics
B) mathematics
Q4) tuxedo + s/es
A) tuxedos
B) tuxedoes
Q5) lazy + est
A) laziest
B) lazyest
Q6) hero + s/es
A) heros
B) heroes
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Chapter 35: Look-Alikes-Sound-Alikes
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Q1) I want ice cream (to, two, too).
A) to
B) two
C) too
Q2) _____
A) finaly
B) finally
Q3) This rug is expensive, _____ clean it carefully.
A) but
B) so
C) or
Q4) While a young woman, she postponed her own studys and financed her older sister's medical education with the money she earned as a governess. Then Curie's turn came. A) studys
B) education
C) Then
Q5) I know that he is (suppose, supposed) to be here soon.
A) suppose B) supposed
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