Writer's Workshop: Media Analysis Essay Questions and Answers

Writer's Workshop: Media Analysis Essay Questions and Answers Read the sentence. We could choose one of three ice cream flavors that had strawberries: cherries; and blueberries; chocolate chips: peanut butter, and fudge; or almonds: walnuts and pecans. What is the correct way to revise the punctuation in the sentence? - ANSWER-A. We could choose one of three ice cream flavors that had strawberries, cherries, and blueberries; chocolate chips, peanut butter, and fudge; or almonds, walnuts, and pecans Michael Jordan, the basketball player, won six championships for the Chicago Bulls. The commas are used correctly in the sentence because the underlined element is - ANSWER-a nonrestrictive phrase A ________ is used to connect words or word parts. - ANSWER-Hyphen Which types of punctuation can be used to set off a nonrestrictive element in a sentence? Check all that apply. - ANSWER-commas dashes Copyright © OLIVIAWEST2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Copyright ©Stuvia International BV Page 2/6 parenthese When a descriptive word, phrase, or clause is essential to the meaning of a sentence, that element is - ANSWER-restrictive Which sentences contain phrases that are hyphenated correctly? Check all that apply. - ANSWER-The recipe only uses one-sixteenth of a cup of sugar per thirty-two cupcakes. We planted forty-two trees, but the twenty-two apple trees were my favorites. We had to memorize twenty-one verses, which was only one-half of the poem When separating items in a list, a writer should - ANSWER-add a comma before the "and" before the last item. Read the sentence. The entire first period class agreed that yesterday's algebra homework which the teacher assigned was a really fun challenge. How should the writer revise the punctuation in the sentence so that it is grammatically correct? - ANSWER-Insert commas around "which the teacher assigned" because it is a nonrestrictive element. Which lists are punctuated correctly? Check all that apply. - ANSWER-The plant came in three varieties: yellow, pink, and white flowers; orange, pink, and yellow flowers; and plain white flowers. Copyright © OLIVIAWEST2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Copyright ©Stuvia International BV Page 3/6 I arranged my schedule so that I have study hall first thing in the morning on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays. Because Shira could sing, dance, and act, she decided to audition for the school's annual spring musical A writer should hyphenate a compound modifier that - ANSWER-comes before the noun it modifies. Read the sentence. We're not sure if the tickets are for the preview night, the opening night, this weekend or next week. Which best describes the punctuation error in the sentence? - ANSWER-There should be a comma after "weekend." When items in a list already contain commas, the writer should separate the items in the list using - ANSWER-semicolons. Which sentence contains a list that is punctuated correctly? - ANSWER-One day, I hope to own a blue car, a purple motorcycle, and a yellow truck. Sometimes hyphens are used to link words that work together to modify a sin