English Composition I Mock Exam
Course Introduction
English Composition I is an introductory course focused on developing students' writing, reading, and critical thinking skills necessary for effective academic communication. Through a variety of written assignments, peer review, and classroom discussion, students learn to compose clear, coherent, and well-organized essays that respond to different rhetorical situations and audiences. Emphasis is placed on the writing process, including brainstorming, drafting, revising, and editing, as well as the development of strong thesis statements and the integration of evidence and citation practices. By the end of the course, students will produce several polished texts that demonstrate proficiency in standard written English and an understanding of academic discourse conventions.
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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) The thesis statement of this essay is
A) Jamie is a college student with a part-time job.
B) This regular exercise definitely helps her stay healthy by strengthening her heart, helping her control her weight, and relieving stress.
C) However, medical experts would tell Jamie that her exercise routine is not quite adequate.
D) For complete physical fitness, most people need three different types of regular exercise.
Answer: D
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) The prewriting above is
A) focused freewriting.
B) brainstorming.
C) clustering.
Answer: C
Q2) The prewriting above is
A) focused freewriting.
B) brainstorming.
C) clustering.
Answer: B
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) brainstorming.
C) clustering.
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Developing Effective Paragraphs
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Q1) (1) All parents want their kids to be safe, happy, and healthy. (2) Therefore, they should make sure that their children learn how to swim. (3) Swimming is fun, and most children enjoy playing in the water once they conquer their fears and improve their swimming skills. (4) Even more important, though, knowing how to swim is a crucial skill that could well save a child's life. (5) When children know how to swim, they are better able to save themselves in the event they fall into a swimming pool or off of a boat. (6) Safety-conscious parents will also make sure that their kids wear bicycle helmets to protect their fragile heads. (7) Finally, kids should know how to swim because it's a great form of exercise. (8) Too many children in our society are overweight, and swimming could be an enjoyable way to help them shed excess pounds.
A) sentence 6
B) sentence 7
C) sentence 8
Answer: A
Q2) In 2010, the fierce rapper won the BET award for Hip-Hop Best Female. A) is
B) a
C) correct
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Improving Your Paragraphs
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Q1) Refusing to forgive someone who has wronged you can actually be harmful to your health, according to psychologists. (1) _____ Refusing to let go of hurt can interfere with your other relationships; for example, you might bore your remaining friends to death with information about your adversary's flaws or your latest plan for revenge.
(2) _____ Perhaps most important, your anger can end up weakening your immune system, leaving you vulnerable to serious medical conditions like depression, high blood pressure, heart attack, and cancer.
(3) _____ If you continue to hold a grudge, you also give control over your own life and happiness to the person who wronged you.
A) 3, 1, 2
B) 1, 3, 2
C) 3, 2, 1
Q2) For each pair of sentences, select the letter of the sentence with more exact language
A) Hannah was wearing a cowboy hat, a yellow polka dot dress, and green tights.
B) Her outfit was interesting.
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Chapter 5: Thinking Through Paragraph Patterns
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Q1) Many of my friends have made lifestyle changes to practice "green living" and turn themselves into everyday environmentalists.
A) My friend Dan traded in his gas-guzzling SUV for a hybrid car that uses just a fraction of the gasoline he used to buy.
B) My friend Aylana now recycles all plastic, paper, glass, and aluminum waste that she used to toss in the trash and send to the landfill.
C) My pal Antwon quit using plastic grocery bags that wind up as pollution on land and in water and now buys more locally-grown meats and produce.
D) My buddy Jorge joined a gym, exercises at least three times a week, and lost 20 pounds.
Q2) Which of the following is a transitional expression used in the paragraph to indicate comparison or contrast?
A) Because
B) However
C) If
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Chapter 6: Thinking Through Paragraph Patterns
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Q1) What writing pattern does this paragraph employ?
A) Classification
B) Cause and effect
C) Definition
D) Persuasion
Q2) The first and second reasons support the argument by
A) stating facts.
B) referring to an authority.
C) predicting consequences.
D) answering the opposition.
Q3) Our company's profits have increased because our new ad campaign has been so successful.
A) Cause: Our company's profits have increased
Effect: Our new ad campaign has been so successful
B) Cause: Our new ad campaign has been so successful
Effect: Our company's profits have increased
Q4) Select the number of the topic sentence in the paragraph above.
A) Sentence 1
B) Sentence 2
C) Sentence 8
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Chapter 7: Moving From Paragraph to Essay
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Q1) 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.
Q2) What is the topic sentence of the second body paragraph?
A) First of all, learning a foreign language improves academic performance.
B) In addition to academic benefits, learning a foreign language can help to increase multicultural harmony.
C) Perhaps most important, though, being bilingual is an important skill for the job market.
Q3) 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.
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Chapter 8: Proofreading to Correct Your Personal Error
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Q1) _____
A) friendship
B) vulgar
C) smart
Q2) _____ has to be a way to get to _____ party by nine o'clock.
A) Their, they're
B) They're, their C) There, their
Q3) Of all the _________ I've known, George is the most considerate.
A) mens
B) men
C) man
Q4) _____
A) When she saw the traffic, she knew she will be late.
B) When she saw the traffic, she knew she would be late.
Q5) Proofreading is most effective when you _____________ revising your draft. A) do it immediately after B) take a break after C) do it as you are
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Chapter 9: Subjects and Verbs
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Q1) Mr. Williams chased his grocery cart down the street.
A) Mr. Williams, chased
B) grocery cart, chased
C) street, down
Q2) The drummers and buglers are practicing now.
A) drummers and buglers, are practicing
B) drummers, practicing
C) buglers, are practicing
Q3) For over an hour, my father and uncle have been fixing the furnace.
A) for over an hour
B) my father and uncle
C) have been fixing
Q4) Yogurt tastes very creamy.
A) yogurt, tastes
B) yogurt, very creamy
C) creamy, tastes
Q5) Should I ask Kelsey to my party?
A) Kelsey, should
B) I, should ask
C) I, ask
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Chapter 10: Avoiding Sentence Fragments
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Q1) They are very eager to do their best. A) complete B) fragment
Q2) Although Eno's sensible plans for regulating traffic were outlined before cars were invented.
A) complete B) fragment
Q3) Because I kept trying A) I succeeded.
B) and succeeding.
C) to succeed.
Q4) An evening that I will never forget A) as long as I live.
B) is my college graduation.
C) and never surpass.
Q5) Drivers who get speeding tickets. _____
A) complete B) fragment
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Chapter 11: Present Tense Agreement
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Q1) One of the tires (leaks, leak).
A) leaks
B) leak
Q2) The cloths on the table (needs, need) to be ironed.
A) needs
B) need
Q3) The number of successful organ transplants (is, are) impressive.
A) is
B) are
Q4) Plans for the new stadium (is, are) being completed.
A) is
B) are
Q5) Which (is, are) Sarita's software manuals?
A) is
B) are
Q6) Each of the winners (receives, receive) $1,000.
A) receives
B) receive
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Chapter 12: Past Tense
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Q1) Simone ___________ enough biscuits for everyone.
A) bake
B) boke
C) baked
Q2) The race driver _______________ more than 130 miles per hour to win the race.
A) drive
B) drived
C) drove
Q3) Andreo ____________ all the words to the songs played at the concert.
A) knew
B) knowed
C) know
Q4) In the city, we _____________ as many museums as we could.
A) visited
B) visit
C) visat
Q5) Noah ___________ behind the piano when we played hide and seek.
A) hide
B) hid
C) hided
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Chapter 13: The Past Participle in Action
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Q1) Our instructor has _____________ (to give) us two days to complete this assignment.
A) gave
B) given
C) give
Q2) My wife has _________________ (to operate) her own business since last May.
A) operate
B) operatied
C) operated
Q3) That __________ security guard works the night shift.
A) tired
B) tire
C) tiried
Q4) Val __________ just __________________ (to finish) her real estate course.
A) has finish
B) has finished
C) has finishen
Q5) Sara cleaned the basement.
A) active
B) passive
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Chapter 14: Progressive Tenses to Be -Ing Verb Form
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Q1) I bought toys for the children in the orphanage. I __________________ toys for the children in the orphanage. A) was buying B) were buying
Q2) This morning, the attorney asking the judge to set bail for his client. A) is B) are
Q3) I can't go to lunch now. I (write, am writing) my letter of application. A) write
B) am writing
Q4) The panther stalks its prey. The panther ______________________ its prey. A) am stalking B) is stalking C) are stalking
Q5) All day Sunday, he surfing the Web. A) was B) were
Q6) The bread dough (rises, is rising) right now. A) rising B) is rising
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Chapter 15: Fixed-Form Helping Verbs and Verb Problems
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Q1) Select the sentence written in the passive voice.
A) My roommate awakened me at 6:00 a.m.
B) I was awakened by my roommate at 6:00 a.m.
Q2) My car (need, needs) a tune-up.
A) need
B) needs
Q3) The almanac says that you ___________ plant your bulbs today.
A) can
B) could
Q4) the calm of the next ten seconds, Hunt ___________ to the window.
A) staggered
B) stagger
Q5) We _________ attend the theater's grand opening at 8 p.m.
A) can
B) could
Q6) Hunt quickly dressed, threw open his door, and __________ downstairs into the street.
A) ran
B) runned
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Chapter 16: Coordination
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Q1) I like to play _______ I cannot play tonight. A) chess, for B) chess so, C) chess, but
Q2) Bill went to work, ______________ he didn't punch in. A) nor B) so C) but
Q3) Thunder can be deafening, ___________ lightning can be deadly. A) so B) for C) but
Q4) The meatballs are cold, ___________ I refuse to eat them. A) so B) for C) nor
Q5) The motorcycle runs ___________ it needs a paint job. A) well, and B) well, but C) well or,
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Chapter 17: Subordination
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Q1) Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
A) I add cream and sugar though the coffee is bitter.
B) If the coffee is bitter I add cream and sugar.
C) Because the coffee is bitter, I add cream and sugar.
Q2) Mark had to scrub the bathtub ___________ he gave the dog a bath.
A) after
B) while
C) although
Q3) Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
A) Albert stood in line at the movies while I bought soda and popcorn.
B) While Albert stood in line at the movies I bought soda and popcorn.
C) Albert stood in line at the movies, as I bought soda and popcorn.
Q4) Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
A) The goat ate the tin can because he likes tin cans.
B) Where the goat likes tin cans, he ate the tin can.
C) The goat ate the tin can, since he likes tin cans.
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Chapter 18: Avoiding Run-Ons and Comma Splices
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Q1) Working long hours and going to school, Dave finally got his BS degree.
A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice
Q2) Omri is a bookkeeper he never balances his own checkbook.
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) Wayne is leaving for London, so he rented his house for a month.
A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice
Q5) I am a vegetarian, I cannot sample the spareribs.
A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice
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Chapter 19: Semicolons and Conjunctive Adverbs
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Q1) 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.
Q2) In each group, select the sentence that is correctly punctuated.
A) This marketing course is a lot of work; nevertheless, we are learning much valuable material.
B) This marketing course is a lot of work, nevertheless we are learning much valuable material.
C) This marketing course is a lot of work nevertheless; we are learning much valuable material.
Q3) In each group, select the sentence that is correctly punctuated.
A) Mary's Vespa has a flat tire therefore she must walk to work.
B) Mary's Vespa has a flat tire, therefore, she must walk to work.
C) Mary's Vespa has a flat tire; therefore, she must walk to work.
Q4) I finished studying for my math exam before I went to bed.
A) correct
B) add semicolon
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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) The potatoes that are in the green bowl are covered with a mushroom sauce.
B) The potatoes which are in the green bowl are covered with a mushroom sauce.
C) The potatoes, that are in the green bowl, are covered with a mushroom sauce.
Q2) In each group. select the sentence with the correct relative pronoun and punctuation.
A) Bill, who had never baked before, made delicious muffins for breakfast.
B) Bill who had never baked before made delicious muffins for breakfast.
C) Bill that had never baked before made delicious muffins for breakfast.
Q3) In each group. select the sentence with the correct relative pronoun and punctuation.
A) The old house which is supposedly haunted was sold to out-of-towners.
B) The old house that is supposedly haunted was sold to out-of-towners.
C) The old house who is supposedly haunted was sold to out-of-towners.
Q4) In each group. select the sentence with the correct relative pronoun and punctuation
A) The report that concerned erosion was lost in the files.
B) The report which concerned erosion was lost in the files.
C) The report, that concerned erosion, was lost in the files.
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Chapter 21: Ing Modifiers
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Q1) Monarchs are only five inches across and weigh only a fiftieth of an ounce however they travel thousands of miles.
A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice
D) semicolon error
E) relative pronoun error
F) -ING modifier error
Q2) Vinyl beanbag chairs, mirrored ceilings, and shag carpeting were high fashion then.
A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice
D) semicolon error
E) relative pronoun error
F) -ING modifier error
Q3) I live on the outskirts of town. I can't ride the bus to work.
A) I can't ride the bus to work living on the outskirts of town.
B) Living on the outskirts of town, I can't ride the bus to work.
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Chapter 22: Nouns
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Q1) One of her ____________ missed a week of school.
A) child
B) children
Q2) I wore the (dress, dresses) with the pink bow.
A) dress
B) dresses
Q3) All the (mountain, mountains) promise good skiing this winter.
A) mountain
B) mountains
Q4) The plaintiff and three defense __________ met to discuss a settlement.
A) attorney
B) attorneys
Q5) Select the correct plural form of each noun.
A) foot
B) feet
C) foots
Q6) Both (instructor, instructors) attended the AIDS conference.
A) instructor
B) instructors
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Chapter 23: Pronouns
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Q1) Steve and (I, me) never went out on a date.
A) I
B) me
Q2) I like foreign films as much as (they, them).
A) they
B) them
Q3) The school board has announced ________________ choice for Teacher of the Year.
A) their
B) its
Q4) We cheered the performers as ______________ left the stage.
A) they
B) he and she
Q5) Clarice loves to eat chocolate more than (I, me).
A) I
B) me
Q6) The book lost _________________ cover during the move yesterday.
A) their
B) its
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Chapter 24: Adjectives and Adverbs
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Q1) David is no _____________ (smart) than he was last year.
A) smarter
B) more smart
C) smartest
Q2) This sapphire ring cost _______________ (little) than the diamond necklace.
A) more little
B) least
C) less
Q3) Of all my friends, Dupont is the ___________ (rich).
A) richer
B) most rich
C) richest
Q4) He is a __________ (good) conversationalist than his best friend.
A) more good
B) better
C) best
Q5) Jenny was the _____________ (good) tap dancer in the chorus line.
A) more good
B) better C) best
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Q1) Burns revolutionized documentary filmmaking with his most admired and __________ known documentary, The Civil War, an eleven-hour miniseries created with what is now referred to as the "Ken Burns style." A) better B) best
Q2) The next time you are _________ a concert, listen for the Fender sound. A) at B) on
Q3) My doctor usually takes his vacation (in, on) the summertime. A) in B) on
Q4) Although that sounds really foolish, they believed that the comet's brilliant tail contained poisonous gas and thought that their _________ were in danger. A) lifes B) lives
Q5) The committee has elected _____________________ new chairperson. A) their B) its
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Q1) Although cars were passing him, he (was, is) doing 60 mph.
A) was
B) is
Q2) Our pipes froze when the temperature (falls, fell) below 26 degrees.
A) falls
B) fell
Q3) As the teapot began to whistle, I (drop, dropped) a teabag in my cup.
A) drop
B) dropped
Q4) The match did not light when I (strike, struck) it.
A) strike
B) struck
Q5) The famous pop singer appeared at the civic center last night and (sings, sang) her favorite songs.
A) sings
B) sang
Q6) My dog plays outdoors and (catches, caught) fish in the river.
A) catches
B) caught
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Chapter 27: Consistent Person
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Q1) The polka band played __________________ liveliest dance for the crowd.
A) its
B) their
Q2) The herd of zebras moved farther north because _____________ was looking for water.
A) they
B) it
Q3) The computer is being replaced because _______________ doesn't boot up.
A) it
B) he
Q4) When you look around the office, ______________ can see the improvements.
A) you
B) we
Q5) Anyone interested in the job should leave _____________ name and address.
A) your
B) his or her
Q6) The workers on the dairy farm cleaned the barn before _______________ left for the night.
A) you
B) they
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Chapter 28: Parallelism
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Q1) A person who loves ________________ work is very lucky.
A) your
B) his or her
Q2) ____________________
A) peeling the onions
B) chopping the potatoes
C) make the soup
D) adding salt and pepper
Q3) Today, they remain the most popular cookie in America.
A) correct
B) inconsistent person
C) faulty parallelism
Q4) They can direct a laser beam to points on _____________ computer screen just by looking at control keys.
A) their
B) your
Q5) If you want to get ahead in this world, ______________________ must work hard.
A) you
B) he or she
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Q1) My grandfather is a skilled craftsman.
A) grandfather
B) grandfather, craftsman
C) grandfather, skilled, craftsman
D) None of the words in the sentence should be capitalized.
Q2) Justin wants to attend a university in california next semester.
A) California
B) University, California
C) University, California, Semester
D) None of the words in the sentence should be capitalized.
Q3) Be sure to turn north on hastings highway.
A) Hastings
B) Hastings, Highway
C) North, Hastings, Highway
D) None of the words in the sentence should be capitalized.
Q4) If you have ever seen the atlantic ocean in winter, you will never forget it.
A) Atlantic
B) Atlantic, Ocean
C) None of the words in the sentence should be capitalized.
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Chapter 30: Commas
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Q1) Tina a brilliant young woman from St. Croix, has been offered a partnership in a good law firm.
A) correct
B) incorrect
Q2) That was in fact the worst editorial I have ever read.
A) correct
B) incorrect
Q3) The students were busy revising papers reading essays, and preparing for finals.
A) correct
B) incorrect
Q4) In the past year I have been exposed to measles three times.
A) correct
B) incorrect
Q5) Jim Bowie the man who installed my pool, called yesterday.
A) correct
B) incorrect
Q6) This year I planted squash tomatoes and spinach.
A) correct
B) incorrect
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Chapter 31: Apostrophes
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Q1) Geoff has a knee injury. The injury has bothered him for years.
A) Geoff has been bothered by years' of knee injuries.
B) Geoff's knee injury has bothered him for years.
Q2) June says I have my fathers eyes.
A) say's, father's
B) father's
C) say's, father's, eye's
Q3) the flowers of the patients
A) the patient's flowers
B) the patients' flowers
Q4) they are
A) they're
B) theyr'e
Q5) 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.
Q6) video games of my son
A) my sons' video games
B) my son's video games
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Chapter 32: Direct and Indirect Quotations
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Q1) Select the sentence that is correctly punctuated.
A) The warning on this plastic bag says "keep out of reach of children."
B) The warning on this plastic bag says, "Keep out of reach of children."
Q2) Keith asked Karla why she wouldn't dance with him.
A) indirect
B) direct
Q3) Roy told me that I'd lost my touch.
A) indirect
B) direct
Q4) 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."
Q5) The sign reads, "No shirt, no shoes, no service."
A) indirect
B) direct
Q6) Select the sentence that is correctly punctuated.
A) Edna wondered, "What are those spiders doing in my closet?"
B) Edna wondered "what are those spiders doing in my closet"?
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Chapter 33: Putting Your Proofreading Skills to Work
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Q1) While shaving with his old-fashioned one-piece razor one __________ had an inspiration.
A) morning, he
B) morning he
C) morning he,
Q2) For years, King Camp Gillette tried to make his fortune by inventing an item that could be ____________ easily replaced.
A) used discarded and
B) used, discarded, and C) used, discarded and,
Q3) The detroit lions play all of their games in the silverdome.
A) Detroit, Lions
B) Detroit, Lions, Silverdome
C) Detroit, Lions, Games, Silverdome
D) None of the words in the sentence should be capitalized.
Q4) Reducing your intake of salt and sodium __________ also important.
A) is
B) are C) am
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Chapter 34: Spelling
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Q1) encourage + ment
A) encouragement
B) encouragment
Q2) mail + ing
A) mailing
B) mailling
Q3) ___________________
A) probly
B) probably
Q4) ___________________
A) intelligent
B) inteligent
Q5) ___________________
A) grammar
B) grammer
Q6) ___________________
A) pursue
B) persue
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Chapter 35: Look-Alikes-Sound-Alikes
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Q1) _____
A) foxs, knowledgeable, comittment
B) knowledgeable, foxes, digging
C) commitment, diging, knowledgable
Q2) _____
A) Although some people do not realize it; dolphins are intelligent; the navy trains them for underwater work.
B) Although some people do not realize it; dolphins are intelligent. The navy trains them for underwater work.
C) Although some people do not realize it, dolphins are intelligent; the navy trains them for underwater work.
Q3) Yesterday Colleen wanted to (use, used) my library card.
A) use
B) used
Q4) I wonder what happened at (there, their) college's job fair.
A) there
B) their
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