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1. Which of the following sentences applies all

rules of capitalization?A. I read To kill A Mockingbirdwhen I was in highschool.

B. We went to Maui for vacation last year.

C. I dont like Coke, but Id love a Diet Soda.

D. I hear you are learning to speak french.

B. We went to Maui for vacation last year.


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rules of capitalization?A. Jamie and Jonathon went to their high schooldance together last spring.

B. My Father-in-Law took me to a Chicago Cubs

game.C. He does not know I am a white sox fan.

D. I would love to go to france.

A. Jamie and Jonathon went to their high schooldance together last spring.


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rules of capitalization?A. Jessicas dad, Dr. Johnson, wants her to be aDoctor as well.

B. Jeremy went to Alexander community college

for two years.C. My sisters new boyfriend is Italian.

D. We traveled South on vacation because mydad wanted to study Civil War history.

C. My sisters new boyfriend is Italian.


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rules of capitalization?A. He was sentenced to five months probationby judge Karen Wilcke.

B. When I was a kid, I thought Id be a doctor, but

I became a professor instead.C. My Mother is named Nancy Barker.

D. Sarahs aunt Trudy bought her the ugliestsweater I have ever seen.

B. When I was a kid, I thought Id be a doctor, butI became a professor instead.


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Midterm Review5. Which of the following sentences applies all

rules of capitalization?A. On our trip to the West, we visited the GrandCanyon and the Great Salt Desert.

B. Assistand Dean Shirin Ahmadi recommendedoffering more World Language courses.

C. We went to the Mark Taper forum to see aproduction ofAngles In America.

D. We amused ourselves on the long flight bydiscussing how Spring in Kyoto stacks up against

Summer in London.

A. On our trip to the West, we visited the GrandCanyon and the Great Salt Desert.


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6. One way to correct a run-on sentence is to

A. add a semicolon.

B. create a fused sentence.

C. add a comma.

D. None of the above.

A. add a semicolon.


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Midterm Review7. Which of the following is NOT a run-on

sentence?A. The city had one public swimming pool, itstayed packed with children all summer long.

B. The building is being renovated, therefore attimes we have no heat, water, or electricity.

C. All those gnarled equations looked like toxicinsects; maybe I was going to have to rethink mymajor.


C. All those gnarled equations looked like toxicinsects; maybe I was going to have to rethink mymajor.


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Midterm Review8. Which of the following IS a run-on sentence?

A. The view was not what the travel agent haddescribed. Where were the rolling hills and theshimmering rivers?

B. City officials had good reason to fear a majorearthquake, most of the business district was built on

landfill.C. Wind power for the home is a supplementarysource of energy: it can be combined with electricity,gas, or solar energy.


B. City officials had good reason to fear a majorearthquake, most of the business district was built onlandfill.


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9. Which of the following IS a comma splice run-

on?A. Air pollution poses risks to all humans; it canbe deadly for asthma suffers.

B. Air pollution poses risks to all humans: it can

be deadly for asthma suffers.C. Air pollution poses risks to all humans it can bedeadly for asthma suffers.




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10. Which of the following IS a fused run-on?

A. The city had one public swimming pool. Itstayed packed with children all summer long.

B. The city had one public swimming pool itstayed packed with children all summer long.

C. The city had one public swimming pool, itstayed packed with children all summer long.


B. The city had one public swimming pool itstayed packed with children all summer long.


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11. Adding what is missing and attaching it to the

sentence before or after it are two ways tocorrect

A. capitalization errors.

B. a sentence fragment.

C. a run-on sentenceD. None of the above.

B. a sentence fragment.


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Midterm Review12. Which of the following does NOT contain a

sentence fragment?A. Listening to the CD her sister had sent, Mia wasovercome with a mix of emotions such as happiness,homesickness, and nostalgia.

B. Cortes and his soldiers were astonished when they

looked down from the mountains and sawTenochtitlan. The magnificent capital of the Aztecs.

C. Although my spoken Spanish is not very good. Ican read the language with ease.


A. Listening to the CD her sister had sent, Mia wasovercome with a mix of emotions such as happiness,homesickness, and nostalgia.


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fragment?A. There are several reasons for not eating meat. Onereason is due to the dangerous chemicals that areused throughout the various stages of meatproduction.

B. To learn how to sculpt beauty from everyday life.This is my intention in studying art and archaeology.

C. Digital technology has revolutionized informationdelivery. It has forever blurred the lines betweeninformation and entertainment.


B. To learn how to sculpt beauty from everyday life.This is my intention in studying art and archaeology.


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14. Which of the following DOES contain a

sentence fragment?A. Browsing the Web has become a way of life,but some people think it is destroying a way oflife.

B. That we will never recover.C. Our grandparents and parents feared that theage of television would create generations ofviewers who were content to sit for hours and

hours.D. None of the above.

B. That we will never recover.


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contains a shift in point of view (person and number)?(A) When online dating first became available,many peoplethat that it would simplify romance. (B)Webelieved that you could type in a list of criteriasense of humor, college education, green eyes, good

joband a database would select the perfect mate.(C) Thousands of peoplesigned up for services andfilled out their profiles, confident that true love wasonly a few mouse clicks away. (D) None of theabove.

(B) We believed that you could type in a list of criteriasense of humor, college education, green eyes,good joband a database would select the perfectmate.


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Midterm Review16. Which sentence in the following paragraphcontains a shift in tense?

(A) The English colonists who settledinMassachusetts received assistance at first from thelocal Indian tribes, but by 1675 there had beenfriction between the English and the Indians for manyyears. (B) On June 20 of that year, Metacomet, whom

the colonists called Philip, leadsthe Wampanoagtribe in the first of a series of attacks on the colonialsettlements. The war, known today as King PhilipsWar, ragedon for over a year and left three thousandIndians and six hundred colonists dead. (D) None ofthe above.

(B) On June 20 of that year, Metacomet, whom thecolonists called Philip, leads the Wampanoag tribe inthe first of a series of attacks on the colonialsettlements.


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17. Which sentence in the following paragraph

contains a shift in mood and voice?(A) Our neighbors told us that the island

was being evacuated because of the comingstorm. (B) Also take the northern route to the

mainland. (C) We hoped that we would be ableto beat all of the traffic. (D) None of the above.

(B) Also take the northern route to the mainland.


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Midterm Review18. Which sentence contains a shift from a statementto a questions (indirect to direct)?

A. Mother saidthat she would be late for dinner andasked me not to leave for choir practice until Dadcame home.

B. The interviewer asked if we had brought our proof

of birth and citizenship and passports.C. In my first tai chi class, the sensei asked if I hadever done yoga stretches and did I have goodbalance. (and if I hadcorrect)


C. In my first tai chi class, the sensei asked if I hadever done yoga stretches and did I have goodbalance.


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19. Choose the sentence that follows all rules for

using exact words, appropriate language, andavoiding wordiness.

A. In order that I may increase my expertise in thearea of delivery of services to clients, I feel thatparticipation in this conference will be beneficial.

B. The bottom line is that the company isexperiencing a negative cash flow.

C. An elementary school teacher should understandthe concept of nurturing if she intends to be

effective.D. None of the above.

D. None of the above


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20. Choose the sentence that follows all rules for

using exact words, appropriate language, andavoiding wordiness.

A. John stormed into the room like a bull in a chinashop.

B. We regret this delay; thank you for your patients.C. Every member of society found that his life was

impacted by Malthuss laws and theirparameters.




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21. Queen Anne was so angry ______ Sarah

Churchill that she refused to see her again.C. with

22. The parade moved _______ the street and ontothe beach.

A. off23. Be sure ______ report on the danger of releasing

genetically engineered bacteria into theatmosphere.

A. to


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25. Choose the sentence that avoids passive verbs

and uses only active verbs.A. Many native Hawaiians are forced to leave their

beautiful beaches to make room for hotels andcondominiums.

B. As the time for harvest approaches, the tobaccoplants are sprayed with a chemical to retard thegrowth of suckers.

C. All of the above



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26. Choose the sentence that avoids passive verbsand uses only active verbs.

A. Buying nuclear waste in Antarctica wouldviolate an international treaty.

B. When Rosa Parks resisted giving up her seat onthe bus, she became a civil rights hero.

C. All of the above


A. Buying nuclear waste in Antarctica wouldviolate an international treaty.


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and uses only active verbs.A. The ranger doused the campfire before giving us

a ticket for unauthorized use of a campsite

B. The Prussians were victorious over the Saxons in

1745.C. All of the above


A. The ranger doused the campfire before giving usa ticket for unauthorized use of a campsite


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and uses only active verbs.A. The entire operation is managed by Ahmed, the

producer.

B. The sea kayaks were awkwardly paddled by the

video game programmers.C. All of the above




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29. Which of the following sentences properly uses

apostrophes?A. Each days menu features a different European

countrys dish.

B. Each days menu features a different European

countrys dish.C. Each days menu features a different European

countrys dish.


B. Each days menu features a different Europeancountrys dish.


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31. Which of the following sentences properly usesapostrophes?

A. Because her parents income was not enough tosupport their children, Deborah was sent to live withrelatives of her parents in another town.

B. Because her parents income was not enough to

support their children, Deborah was sent to live withrelatives of her parents in another town.

C. Because her parents income was not enough tosupport their children, Deborah was sent to live withrelatives of her parents in another town.

D. All of the above.

A. Because her parents income was not enough tosupport their children, Deborah was sent to live withrelatives of her parents in another town.


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15. Which of the following sentences properly uses

apostrophes?A. Determined that his place should become hers,

she enlisted under a mans name.

B. Determined that his place should become hers,

she enlisted under a mans name.C. Determined that his place should become hers,

she enlisted under a mans name.

D. All of the above

A. Determined that his place should become hers,she enlisted under a mans name.


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34. Which of the following sentences is

grammatically correct?A. It is behavior up with which I will not put.

B. It is behavior I will not tolerate.

C. None of the above.

D. All of the above.

D. All of the above

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35. The works cited list is organized alphabetically byauthors last names (or by title for a work with noauthor).

A. true

36. The works cited list should include all of the worksthe writer consulted while researching the paper.

B. False

37. When a works author is unknown, the work is listedunder Anonymous in the list of works cited.

B. False

38. The list of works cited is titled Bibliography.

B. False

39. An entry for a Web source in the list of works citedgives the date the Web source was accessed.

A. True

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40. A. The doctor answered, You can donothing but pray.

B. When the bandages were removed andthe shades were opened to let in thebright sunlight, the doctor asked, What doyou see?

A. The doctor answered, You can do nothing butpray.

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41. A. Nothing, said the boy. I see nothing.

B. The village priest said I have recently

seen a remarkable school.

B. The village priest said I have recently seen aremarkable school.

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42. A. You didnt say read, did you? askedthe boys father.

B. You didnt say read, did you? askedthe boys father.

A. You didnt say read, did you? asked the

boys father.

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43. A. The parents watched as the doctorbandaged the boys eyes. For the love of

God, what can we do, asked the father?B. In this school, he added, blind studentsare taught to read.

B. In this school, he added, blind students aretaught to read.

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44. A. The boy responded to the priests words asif they were a trick of some kind.

Now you are joking with me. How can sucha thing be possible?

B. The boy, Louis, thought it would be greatfun to visit that school someday.

A. The boy responded to the priests words as ifthey were a trick of some kind. Now you arejoking with me. How can such a thing be

possible?

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45. A. His father promised, We will go soon,Louis.

B. And so it happened that ten-year-oldLouis Braille entered the NationalInstitute for Blind Youths and began the longeffort to erase the fear people had of

even the word blind.

A. His father promised, We will go soon, Louis.

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46. A. Jim passed Coach Warners test but hedid not get to play right away.

B. Jim passed Coach Warners test, but hedid not get to play right away.

B. Jim passed Coach Warners test, but he did not

get to play right away.

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47. A. One Army player tried to tackle Jim,failed, injured his knee in the process and

had to be helped from the field.B. A. One Army player tried to tackle Jim,failed, injured his knee in the process,and had to be helped from the field.

B. One Army player tried to tackle Jim, failed,injured his knee in the process, and had to behelped from the field.

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48. A. Although the injured player was neverable to play football again, he became

famous in other ways.B. Although, the injured player was neverable to play football again, he becamefamous in other ways.

A. Although the injured player was never able toplay football again, he became famous in otherways.

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49. A. He became supreme commander of theAllied armies in Europe in WWII, and

thirty-fourth president of the United States.B. He became supreme commander of theAllied armies in Europe in WWII andthirty-fourth president of the United States.

B. He became supreme commander of theAllied armies in Europe in WWII andthirty-fourth president of the United States.

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50. A. He would wait until that players head wasat the exact, dangerous, height.

B. Then he would swing his hips with full,direct force right into the players head.

B. Then he would swing his hips with full, direct

force right into the players head.


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