Question<\/p>\n
Question 1 of 20<\/p>\n
5.0\/ 5.0 Points<\/p>\n
All of the following are guidelines for making your writing more engaging except<\/p>\n
A. use different ways to join ideas.<\/p>\n
B. use a mix of short and long sentences.<\/p>\n
C. avoid using commands, questions, or exclamation.<\/p>\n
D. vary the beginnings of sentences.<\/p>\n
Question 2 of 20<\/p>\n
5.0\/ 5.0 Points<\/p>\n
We read, \u201cSally hates spiders, my friend collects spiders.\u201d Which kind of error are we seeing here?<\/p>\n
A. Fragments joined by a comma<\/p>\n
B. A run-on<\/p>\n
C. A comma splice<\/p>\n
D. Unnecessary punctuation<\/p>\n
Question 3 of 20<\/p>\n
5.0\/ 5.0 Points<\/p>\n
Basic ways to define a word or term include all of the following except definition by<\/p>\n
A. synonym.<\/p>\n
B. class.<\/p>\n
C. research.<\/p>\n
D. negation.<\/p>\n
Question 4 of 20<\/p>\n
5.0\/ 5.0 Points<\/p>\n
In a definition by _______, the author of paragraph tells us what is not true before he or she tells us what is true.<\/p>\n
A. class<\/p>\n
B. category<\/p>\n
C. negation<\/p>\n
D. explanation<\/p>\n
Question 5 of 20<\/p>\n
5.0\/ 5.0 Points<\/p>\n
The two kinds of _______ paragraphs explained in your textbook are the how-to paragraph and the explanation paragraph.<\/p>\n
A. process<\/p>\n
B. revision<\/p>\n
C. coherent<\/p>\n
D. structure<\/p>\n
Question 6 of 20<\/p>\n
5.0\/ 5.0 Points<\/p>\n
Which word is a synonym for \u201ctimid\u201d?<\/p>\n
A. Shy<\/p>\n
B. Outgoing<\/p>\n
C. Extroverted<\/p>\n
D. Social<\/p>\n
Question 7 of 20<\/p>\n
5.0\/ 5.0 Points<\/p>\n
An example of a prepositional phrase is<\/p>\n
A. \u201cthe dog barked.\u201d<\/p>\n
B. \u201csleeping late.\u201d<\/p>\n
C. \u201cthe horns blared.\u201d<\/p>\n
D. \u201cin the desk.\u201d<\/p>\n
Question 8 of 20<\/p>\n
5.0\/ 5.0 Points<\/p>\n
Beginning writers tend to overuse _______, which quickly become monotonous.<\/p>\n
A. long sentences<\/p>\n
B. complicated sentences<\/p>\n
C. short, simple sentences<\/p>\n
D. complex sentences<\/p>\n
Question 9 of 20<\/p>\n
5.0\/ 5.0 Points<\/p>\n
Transitional expressions used in process paragraphs include all of the following except<\/p>\n
A. begin by.<\/p>\n
B. above.<\/p>\n
C. until.<\/p>\n
D. finally.<\/p>\n
Question 10 of 20<\/p>\n
5.0\/ 5.0 Points<\/p>\n
A\/an _______ modifies a noun, a verb, or another adverb.<\/p>\n
A. synonym<\/p>\n
B. adverb<\/p>\n
C. homonym<\/p>\n
D. adjective<\/p>\n
Question 11 of 20<\/p>\n
5.0\/ 5.0 Points<\/p>\n
When an author writes a\/an _______ question in a paragraph, he or she intends to answer it in the balance of the paragraph.<\/p>\n
A. exclamatory<\/p>\n
B. emphatic<\/p>\n
C. rhetorical<\/p>\n
D. exploratory<\/p>\n
Question 12 of 20<\/p>\n
5.0\/ 5.0 Points<\/p>\n
A\/an _______ is a word or group of words that renames or describes a noun or pronoun, as in the sentence, \u201cCarlos, a native of Argentina, is the new wrestling champion.\u201d<\/p>\n
A. compound predicate<\/p>\n
B. appositive<\/p>\n
C. adverb<\/p>\n
D. \u201c-ing\u201d modifier<\/p>\n
Question 13 of 20<\/p>\n
5.0\/ 5.0 Points<\/p>\n
These two sentences appear in a paragraph: \u201cSally loves horses.\u201d \u201cSally hates cowboy movies.\u201d If you combine these two sentences into one sentence, using the conjunction \u201cyet,\u201d your new sentence will have a<\/p>\n
A. compound predicate.<\/p>\n
B. compound subject.<\/p>\n
C. complex predicate.<\/p>\n
D. complex subject.<\/p>\n
Question 14 of 20<\/p>\n
5.0\/ 5.0 Points<\/p>\n
The _______ paragraph gives the reader directions on how he or she can do something.<\/p>\n
A. explanation<\/p>\n
B. plan<\/p>\n
C. how-to<\/p>\n
D. lecture<\/p>\n
Question 15 of 20<\/p>\n
5.0\/ 5.0 Points<\/p>\n
A\/an _______ tells us more about a noun or pronoun and must be placed directly before or directly after the noun or pronoun it refers to.<\/p>\n
A. adverbial<\/p>\n
B. preposition<\/p>\n
C. prepositional phrase<\/p>\n
D. appositive<\/p>\n
Question 16 of 20<\/p>\n
5.0\/ 5.0 Points<\/p>\n
A run-on occurs when two independent clauses are joined by a _______ conjunction.<\/p>\n
A. qualifying<\/p>\n
B. coordinating<\/p>\n
C. elaborating<\/p>\n
D. subordinating<\/p>\n
Question 17 of 20<\/p>\n
5.0\/ 5.0 Points<\/p>\n
A prepositional phrase is a group of words containing a preposition and<\/p>\n
A. its object.<\/p>\n
B. a verb.<\/p>\n
C. a subject.<\/p>\n
D. its predicate.<\/p>\n
Question 18 of 20<\/p>\n
5.0\/ 5.0 Points<\/p>\n
Which statement is true?<\/p>\n
A. Good writers never use exclamation marks.<\/p>\n
B. An imperative sentence is a command.<\/p>\n
C. Commands are followed by an exclamation mark.<\/p>\n
D. Rhetorical questions are used only in satirical writing.<\/p>\n
Question 19 of 20<\/p>\n
5.0\/ 5.0 Points<\/p>\n
_______ paragraphs give readers step-by-step information.<\/p>\n
A. Definition<\/p>\n
B. Authoritarian<\/p>\n
C. Informal<\/p>\n
D. Process<\/p>\n
Question 20 of 20<\/p>\n
5.0\/ 5.0 Points<\/p>\n
All of the following are true about dangling modifiers except<\/p>\n
A. dangling modifiers are essentially indistinguishable from fragments.<\/p>\n
B. they aren\u2019t logically related to the word or words they\u2019re supposed to modify.<\/p>\n
C. they\u2019re generally the first words of a sentence.<\/p>\n
D. dangling modifiers can\u2019t be corrected by moving words around.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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