IS 301 Lecture 3 Exam Questions and Correct
Answers.
faulty or vague pronoun reference
correct: After buying some disks, Mabel put them in the cabinet.
Incorrect: After putting the disk in the cabinet, Mabel sold it. (this has two antecedents; disk and
cabinet).
comma splice
Two sentences joined incorrectly by a comma instead of a conjunction (and, or, but, so), period,
or semicolon
fused sentence
(also known as a run-on sentence) occurs when two independent clauses are joined without any
punctuation or connecting word between them.
Fillers
'Um', 'Ah', 'Er' - sounds for thinking time. ex. she swore that it would never happen again. She
swore it would never happen again.
she just didn't know what to do
she didn't know what to do
above the clouds, the sun was almost blinding.
above the clouds, the sun was blinding.
Dangling/misplaced modifier
a phrase or clause placed awkwardly in a sentence so that it appears to modify or refer to an
unintended word. ex. On her way home, Jan found a gold man's watch. On her way home, Jan
found a man's gold watch.
,Use of the passive voice
Sue changed the flat tire. (active)
The flat tire was changed by Sue. (passive)
We are going to watch a movie tonight. (active)
A movie is going to be watched by us tonight. (passive)
I ran the obstacle course in record time. (active)
The obstacle course was run by me in record time. (passive)
lack of parallel structure
Correct: Every morning, we make our bed, eat breakfast and feed the dog.
Incorrect: Every morning, we make our bed, eating breakfast and feed the dog.
Correct: I will not sing a song, nor will I dance.
Incorrect: I will not sing a song, nor dance.
sentence fragment
a sentence missing a subject or verb or complete thought
Knowledge workers may be distracted by multitasking, however clear communication
requires shutting out interruptions.
A) Faulty or vague pronoun reference
B) Sentence Fragment
C) Comma splice
D) Fused sentence
C) Comma splice
After visiting the Louvre, the impressionists became some of my favorite artists.
A) Fillers
B) Use of passive voice
, C) Lack of parallel structure
D) Redundancies
E) Dangling/Misplaced modifiers
E) Dangling/Misplaced modifiers
To succeed as a knowledge worker in today's digital workplace and to develop
communication skills.
A) Faulty or vague pronoun reference
B) Sentence fragment
C) Comma splice
D) Fused sentence
B) Sentence fragment
Listening to coworkers and encouraging participation help open the lines of
communication; this also helps achieve success in team projects.
A) Faulty/vague pronoun reference
B) Sentence fragment
C) Comma splice
D) Fused sentence
A) Faulty/vague pronoun reference
An old movie was being watched by the teenagers.
A) Fillers
B) Use of passive voice
C) Lack of parallel structure
D) Redundancies
E) Dangling/misplaced modifiers
B) Use of passive voice
Answers.
faulty or vague pronoun reference
correct: After buying some disks, Mabel put them in the cabinet.
Incorrect: After putting the disk in the cabinet, Mabel sold it. (this has two antecedents; disk and
cabinet).
comma splice
Two sentences joined incorrectly by a comma instead of a conjunction (and, or, but, so), period,
or semicolon
fused sentence
(also known as a run-on sentence) occurs when two independent clauses are joined without any
punctuation or connecting word between them.
Fillers
'Um', 'Ah', 'Er' - sounds for thinking time. ex. she swore that it would never happen again. She
swore it would never happen again.
she just didn't know what to do
she didn't know what to do
above the clouds, the sun was almost blinding.
above the clouds, the sun was blinding.
Dangling/misplaced modifier
a phrase or clause placed awkwardly in a sentence so that it appears to modify or refer to an
unintended word. ex. On her way home, Jan found a gold man's watch. On her way home, Jan
found a man's gold watch.
,Use of the passive voice
Sue changed the flat tire. (active)
The flat tire was changed by Sue. (passive)
We are going to watch a movie tonight. (active)
A movie is going to be watched by us tonight. (passive)
I ran the obstacle course in record time. (active)
The obstacle course was run by me in record time. (passive)
lack of parallel structure
Correct: Every morning, we make our bed, eat breakfast and feed the dog.
Incorrect: Every morning, we make our bed, eating breakfast and feed the dog.
Correct: I will not sing a song, nor will I dance.
Incorrect: I will not sing a song, nor dance.
sentence fragment
a sentence missing a subject or verb or complete thought
Knowledge workers may be distracted by multitasking, however clear communication
requires shutting out interruptions.
A) Faulty or vague pronoun reference
B) Sentence Fragment
C) Comma splice
D) Fused sentence
C) Comma splice
After visiting the Louvre, the impressionists became some of my favorite artists.
A) Fillers
B) Use of passive voice
, C) Lack of parallel structure
D) Redundancies
E) Dangling/Misplaced modifiers
E) Dangling/Misplaced modifiers
To succeed as a knowledge worker in today's digital workplace and to develop
communication skills.
A) Faulty or vague pronoun reference
B) Sentence fragment
C) Comma splice
D) Fused sentence
B) Sentence fragment
Listening to coworkers and encouraging participation help open the lines of
communication; this also helps achieve success in team projects.
A) Faulty/vague pronoun reference
B) Sentence fragment
C) Comma splice
D) Fused sentence
A) Faulty/vague pronoun reference
An old movie was being watched by the teenagers.
A) Fillers
B) Use of passive voice
C) Lack of parallel structure
D) Redundancies
E) Dangling/misplaced modifiers
B) Use of passive voice
