English Composition 1 Midterm Test
Questions With Guaranteed Pass
Solutions.
true - Answer true/false: When too many paragraphs in your papers are short and choppy,
readers get irritated because they have more trouble seeing your ideas connect.
reads smoothly and clearly shows how ideas are connected - Answer If your writing has
coherence, it
help you avoid repeating proper names too often - Answer Pronouns not only link sentences in
a paragraph but also
only one idea - Answer How many ideas each body paragraph discuss?
transitions, synonyms, repeated words and pronouns - Answer What can help writers achieve
coherence?
use them logically - Answer Because transitions have very specific reasons you should
related - Answer The thesis and the topic sentences in the body paragraphs must be
__________
parents, nannies, credentials - Answer What are the three nouns in the following sentence?
The parents interviewed nannies who had excellent credentials.
figures - Answer Which bold word is being used as a noun?
*Figures* don't *lie*, but liars *figure*.
excellence - Answer Which bold word is being used as a noun?
,The trouble *with* being in the rat *race* is that even if *you* win you are still a rat.
false - Answer True or False: The word "someone" is a noun.
him, student - Answer Write the pronoun and the antecedent of the following sentence
Marcia summoned the student to the front of the classroom and urged him to complete the
assignment on time.
those - Answer Which of the following bold words is a pronoun or a pronoun functioning as an
adjective?
Watch the *faces* of *those* who bow *low*.
it - Answer Which of the following bold words is a pronoun or a pronoun functioning as an
adjective?
Fail to remember *the* past, and you will *be* condemned to repeat *it.
laid, will, eat - Answer What are the verbs in the following sentence?
Because the chicken laid an egg, we will eat omelets tomorrow.
have been called - Answer Identify the verbs in the following sentence
Saints have often been called sinners.
is - Answer Identify the verbs in the following sentence
Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.
, adjective - Answer Identify the part of speech of the bold word in the following sentence.
The strawberry pie on the counter smells *delicious*.
dying - Answer Which bold word is an adjective?
George *slowly* pulled the hose across the lawn *to* water the *dying* grass.
sociable - Answer Which bold words is an adjective or a pronoun used as an adjective?
*Scoundrels* are *usually* *sociable*.
good - Answer Which bold words is an adjective or a pronoun used as an adjective?
*Diligence* is a *pretty* *good* teacher.
verbs, adjectives, other adverbs - Answer Identify the three things adverbs modify
tomorrow - Answer Which bold words is an adverb?
I am *sure* that the rent check will *come* in the mail *tomorrow*.
never - Answer Which bold words is an adverb?
*Brilliant* thoughts *never* bloom in an *uncultivated* mind.
easily - Answer Which bold words is an adverb?
An *old* quarrel can *easily* be *revived*.
how the points are conveyed - Answer What does your analysis focus on?
Questions With Guaranteed Pass
Solutions.
true - Answer true/false: When too many paragraphs in your papers are short and choppy,
readers get irritated because they have more trouble seeing your ideas connect.
reads smoothly and clearly shows how ideas are connected - Answer If your writing has
coherence, it
help you avoid repeating proper names too often - Answer Pronouns not only link sentences in
a paragraph but also
only one idea - Answer How many ideas each body paragraph discuss?
transitions, synonyms, repeated words and pronouns - Answer What can help writers achieve
coherence?
use them logically - Answer Because transitions have very specific reasons you should
related - Answer The thesis and the topic sentences in the body paragraphs must be
__________
parents, nannies, credentials - Answer What are the three nouns in the following sentence?
The parents interviewed nannies who had excellent credentials.
figures - Answer Which bold word is being used as a noun?
*Figures* don't *lie*, but liars *figure*.
excellence - Answer Which bold word is being used as a noun?
,The trouble *with* being in the rat *race* is that even if *you* win you are still a rat.
false - Answer True or False: The word "someone" is a noun.
him, student - Answer Write the pronoun and the antecedent of the following sentence
Marcia summoned the student to the front of the classroom and urged him to complete the
assignment on time.
those - Answer Which of the following bold words is a pronoun or a pronoun functioning as an
adjective?
Watch the *faces* of *those* who bow *low*.
it - Answer Which of the following bold words is a pronoun or a pronoun functioning as an
adjective?
Fail to remember *the* past, and you will *be* condemned to repeat *it.
laid, will, eat - Answer What are the verbs in the following sentence?
Because the chicken laid an egg, we will eat omelets tomorrow.
have been called - Answer Identify the verbs in the following sentence
Saints have often been called sinners.
is - Answer Identify the verbs in the following sentence
Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.
, adjective - Answer Identify the part of speech of the bold word in the following sentence.
The strawberry pie on the counter smells *delicious*.
dying - Answer Which bold word is an adjective?
George *slowly* pulled the hose across the lawn *to* water the *dying* grass.
sociable - Answer Which bold words is an adjective or a pronoun used as an adjective?
*Scoundrels* are *usually* *sociable*.
good - Answer Which bold words is an adjective or a pronoun used as an adjective?
*Diligence* is a *pretty* *good* teacher.
verbs, adjectives, other adverbs - Answer Identify the three things adverbs modify
tomorrow - Answer Which bold words is an adverb?
I am *sure* that the rent check will *come* in the mail *tomorrow*.
never - Answer Which bold words is an adverb?
*Brilliant* thoughts *never* bloom in an *uncultivated* mind.
easily - Answer Which bold words is an adverb?
An *old* quarrel can *easily* be *revived*.
how the points are conveyed - Answer What does your analysis focus on?
