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Which of the following represents a correct plural form of the word syllabus? - Answer Syllabi
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Which of the following sentences shows the correct use of quotation marks? - Answer Grady asked Abe,
"Did you know that an earthquake and a tsunami hit Messina, Italy, in 1908?"
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Which of the following words contains an exception to a spelling rule? - Answer Noticeable
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Which of the following is an example of a correctly punctuated sentence? - Answer Beatrice is very
intelligent; she just does not apply herself well enough in her classes to make good grades.
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Which of the following is a compound sentence? - Answer Tabitha and Simon started the day at the zoo,
and then they went to the art museum for the rest of the afternoon.
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Which of the following makes a correction to an error in this sentence?
The family sprinted through the airport, worryed they would miss their flight. - Answer "worryed"
should be "worried"
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Which of the following sets of words correctly fill in the blanks in the sentence below?
,We cannot allow the budget cuts to __________ the plans to improve education; the futures of
__________ children are at stake. - Answer affect; your
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Which of the following sentences contains an incorrect use of capitalization? - Answer Next month, we
will visit my Aunt Darla, who lives just East of us.
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Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct? - Answer Krista was not sure whom to hold
responsible for the broken window.
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Which of the following sentences contains a correct example of subject-verb agreement? - Answer All
of the board members are in agreement on the issue
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Which of the following is a simple sentence? - Answer Phillippa and Primula walked the dog and gave
the dog a bath.
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Which of the following sentences uses proper capitalization? - Answer Last summer, my family went on
a trip to Niagara Falls in New York.
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Which of the following sentences shows the correct way to separate the items in the series? - Answer
These are actual cities in the United States: Unalaska, Alaska; Yreka, California; Two Egg, Florida; and
Boring, Maryland.
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Which of the following types of language is acceptable in a research paper? - Answer Relative pronouns
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,Therefore, because, and accordingly are examples of which type of signal words? - Answer Cause-and-
effect words
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Which of the following is essential in the concluding statement of an argument? - Answer A summary of
the argument that clearly reinforces its main points
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What transition should be added to the beginning of sentence 2 below?
(1) I zoned out in class, turned work in late, talked out in class, and handed in assignments after the due
date. (2) Mr. Shanbourne just nodded. - Answer Surprisingly
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What is the most effective way to rewrite the following sentence?
She is saying that some of the students are wearing to school is being distracting and inappropriate. -
Answer She says that some of the outfits that students wear to school are distracting and inappropriate.
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Which of these examples of communication would call for use of formal language? (Select all that apply.)
- Answer An email to the dean of admissions
A resume cover letter
A letter to a congressperson advocating for a policy position
An incident report to be filed with human resources
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Which of the following sentences would be classified as informal language? - Answer I'm counting on
you to finish this before the deadline.
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Which of the following pieces of information would NOT support a thesis about the importance of
hands-on learning in early education? - Answer Learning to take good notes helps young students
become better listeners.
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Which of the following choices is NOT an appropriate way to express an opinion in a formal debate? -
Answer It is the height of hypocrisy to acknowledge that global warming is a problem and then still tool
around in a gas-guzzling vehicle.
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Julia is writing an essay about the influence of technology on interpersonal relationships. Which of the
following sentences would NOT be a relevant supporting detail? - Answer College students study and
work on homework an average of 4-6 hours a day.
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Which of the following transitional words or phrases can be used to indicate contrast? (Select all that
apply.) - Answer Regardless
On the other hand
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Which of the answer choices best combines the following four sentences into two sentences?
I'm usually good about keeping track of my keys. I lost them. I spent hours looking for them. I found
them in the freezer. - Answer I'm usually good about keeping track of my keys, but I lost them. After
spending hours looking for them, I found them in the freezer.
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Which of the answer choices is an effective revision of the ambiguous sentence below?
Tanya told her sister to tell her boyfriend Joe to call her as soon as he got home. - Answer Tanya said to
her sister, "Tell your boyfriend Joe to call me as soon as he gets home."
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