Writing and Rhetoric Midterm Exam
Course Introduction
Writing and Rhetoric introduces students to the principles and practices of effective written communication, focusing on developing skills in critical thinking, argumentation, and audience awareness. The course explores the relationship between writing and rhetoric, analyzing how language can be used to inform, persuade, and engage readers across various contexts and genres. Students will refine their writing processes through drafting, revising, and peer review, while also studying rhetorical strategies and conventions to enhance clarity, coherence, and persuasiveness in their work. By the end of the course, students will be equipped with the tools to craft compelling arguments, analyze rhetorical situations, and adapt their writing for diverse purposes and audiences.
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The Little Brown Handbook 6th Canadian Edition by H. Ramsey Fowler(under line problem )
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Chapter 1: Parts of Speech
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Q1) Web pages are being used not only to provide sexually explicit material and racist propaganda, \(\underline{\text { but} }\) to teach people how to make bombs.
A)noun
B)pronoun
C)verb
D)conjunction
E)preposition
Answer: D
Q2) As late as 1927, open hunting season \(\underline{\text { quickly }}\) yielded hundreds of thousands of pelts.
A)noun
B)verb
C)pronoun
D)adjective
E)adverb
Answer: E
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Chapter 2: Functions
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Q1) The Federal government must protect \(\underline{\text { Medicare} }\) .
A)subject
B)predicate
C)indirect object
D)direct object
E)complement
Answer: D
Q2) Teachers appreciate \(\underline{\text { students }}\) who exhibit maturity by taking responsibility for their actions.
A)subject
B)predicate
C)indirect object
D)direct object
E)complement
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Word Groups Phrases and Clauses
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Q1) \(\underline{\text { Believing in her work }}\) gave Rachel the advantage.
A)independent clause
B)subordinate clause
C)participle phrase
D)gerund phrase
E)prepositional phrase
Answer: D
Q2) \(\underline{\text { Returning from the grocery store }}\) , on an otherwise uneventful evening, Joan discovered her front door open.
A)independent clause
B)subordinate clause
C)participle phrase
D)gerund phrase
E)prepositional phrase
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Sentence Types
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Q1) My roomate and my other friends were talking about my problems, but neither he nor they could really understand completely.
A)simple
B)compound
C)complex
D)compound-complex
E)fragment
Q2) Especially for university freshmen and their parents who must say good-bye.
A)simple
B)compound
C)complex
D)compound-complex
E)fragment
Q3) Wallace Stevens worked for an insurance company in Hartford, Connecticut.
A)simple
B)compound
C)complex
D)compound-complex
E)fragment
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Chapter 5: Usage
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Q1) I can't __________ to see her leave.
A)bear
B)bare
Q2) The professor was surprised that four __________ were exactly the same.
A)student's essays
B)students' essays
C)students' essay's
D)student's essay'ss
Q3) The __________ of housing on the market varies from time to time, but the __________ of new housing starts can stay the same for many months.
A)amount, number
B)amount, amount
C)number, number
D)number, amount
Q4) I don't have any idea what you __________ doing out that night.
A)were
B)we're
C)where
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Chapter 6: Editing: All Errors
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Q1) Shane and Tammy seem alike in many ways, both earn good grades and has quite, witty senses of humour: Tammy however, loves sports and the outdoors; while Shane perfers laying on the couch reading novels or to watch videos. Tammy plays soccer, Shane plays DVDs. It makes them complimentary but causes arguments on spending leisure time. Still, they seems to work it out. Making jokes and working towards academic success. Common goals making all the difference.
Q2) Joe and Sally took a sailboat out on a clear and sunny day. Everything seemed normal. Until a storm came quickly above the water. The waves pounding on the stern of the small green sailboat. This made water in their face. They started to worry about they're safety. Then it rounded the sharp curve in the bay so the wind and current now were flowing together. Joe and Sally each had a job. Joe pulled in the sail and Sally steared the boat into the dock. Amazed at how quickly they had both been in danger and safe again.
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Chapter 7: Editing: Conciseness
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Q1) With the National Ballet's impending move to new quarters soon, attention has also been focused to a greater degree than usual on the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. The Royal Winnipeg Ballet originally had its origins in a ballet club with its organization started in 1938 by means of two immigrant English dance teachers. Its first public appearance before an audience was to a specialized audience in a pageant appearance for a royal visit to Winnipeg by the King and Queen of England, King George IV and Queen Elizabeth. The visit took place in June, 1939, and the pageant was a planned part of the royal visit. Although the Winnipeg Ballet Company became the first ballet company in the Commonwealth to be granted a royal charter, because of the fact that there was a disastrous and damaging fire which destroyed much of their costumes, props, music and performance space, it almost was destroyed as a ballet company a year later. Years later, at this point in time, the Royal Winnipeg Ballet Company of Dancers is known for what many critics have called "prairie-freshness," but, also for a widely diverse repertoire, performing many different styles of ballet in a touring company that has relatively few dancers and is not by any means large.
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