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______11. Which of the following sentences applies all rules of capitalization? A. Assistant dean Shirin Ahmadi recommended offering more world language courses. B. Assistant Dean Shirin Ahmadi recommended offering more World Language Courses. C. Assistant Dean Shirin Ahmadi recommended offering more world language courses. D. None of the above. ______12. Which of the following sentences applies all rules of capitalization? A. Kalinai has an ambitious semester, studying differential calculus, classical Hebrew, brochure design, and Greek literature. B. Kalinai has an ambitious semester, studying Differential Calculus, Classical Hebrew, Brochure Design, and Greek Literature. C. Kalinai has an ambitious semester, studying differential calculus, classical Hebrew, brochure design, and greek literature. D. None of the above. ______13. 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. ______14. Which of the following is NOT a run-on sentence? A. The city had one public swimming pool, it stayed packed with children all summer long. B. The building is being renovated, therefore at times we have no heat, water, or electricity. C. All those gnarled equations looked like toxic insects; maybe I was going to have to rethink my major. D. None of the above. ______15. Which of the following IS a run-on sentence? A. The view was not what the travel agent had described. Where were the rolling hills and the shimmering rivers? B. City officials had good reason to fear a major earthquake, most of the business district was built on landfill. C. Wind power for the home is a supplementary source of energy: it can be combined with electricity, gas, or solar energy. D. None of the above. ______16. Adding what is missing and attaching it to the sentence before or after it are two ways to correct A. capitalization errors. B. a sentence fragment. C. a run-on sentence D. None of the above.

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______17. Which of the following does NOT contain a sentence fragment? A. Listening to the CD her sister had sent, Mia was overcome 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 saw Tenochtitlan. The magnificent capital of the Aztecs. C. Although my spoken Spanish is not very good. I can read the language with ease. D. None of the above. ______18. Which of the following DOES contain a sentence fragment? A. There are several reasons for not eating meat. One reason is due to the dangerous chemicals that are used throughout the various stages of meat production. B. To learn how to sculpt beauty from everyday life. This is my intention in studying art and archaeology. C. Digital technology has revolutionized information delivery. It has forever blurred the lines between information and entertainment. D. None of the above. ______19. Choose the correct statement. A. MLA requires a title page. B. MLA requires a heading containing your name, instructors name, course title, and due date. C. MLA requires a half-inch margin on all sides. D. None of the above. ______20. The writing process consists of A. prewriting, drafting, revising, and publishing. B. planning, drafting, revising, and publishing. C. prewriting, planning, drafting, revising, and publishing. D. None of the above. Directions: Choose the best answer. Write the letter of your choice on the line. ______21. Choose the sentence that is free of jargon, pretentious or flowery language, euphemisms, doublespeak, and sexist language. A. In order that I may increase my expertise in the area of delivery of services to clients, I feel that participation in this conference will be beneficial. B. The bottom line is that the company is experiencing a negative cash flow. C. An elementary school teacher should understand the concept of nurturing if she intends to be effective. D. None of the above.

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______22. Choose the sentence that is free of misused words, errors in idiomatic expressions, clichs, and mixed figures of speech. A. John stormed into the room like a bull in a china shop. B. We regret this delay; thank you for your patients. C. Many people take for granted that public libraries have up-to-date computer systems. D. None of the above. ______23. Choose the sentence that avoids passive verbs and uses only active verbs. A. The Prussians were victorious over the Saxons in 1745. B. The tour guides expertly paddled the sea kayaks. C. There were shouting protesters on the courthouse steps. D. None of the above. ______24. Choose the sentence that would best work as the thesis statement for a research paper of about ten pages. Remember that a thesis should be a central idea that requires supporting evidence; it should be of adequate scope for a ten-page paper; and it should be sharply focused. A. Seasonal affective disorder, common in northern countries such as Norway and Sweden, is a debilitating condition that affects many people during the winter months. B. Because light therapy and antidepressants do not always help those suffering from seasonal affective disorder, patients should also consider dietary changes and supplements. Directions: Write true if the statement is true or false if it is false. The OWL at Purdue University may be used if needed. ______25. A citation for a quotation in the text of the paper must always include the following information if available: the authors name, the works title, and a page number. ______26. The works cited list is organized alphabetically by authors last names (or by title for a work with no author). ______27. The works cited list should include all of the works the writer consulted while researching the paper. ______28. An in-text citation names the author (if there is an author) either in a signal phrase introducing the cited material or in parentheses after the cited material. ______29. When a works author is unknown, the work is listed under Anonymous in the list of works cited. ______30. The list of works cited is titled Bibliography. ______31. When a work has no page number, it is possible that nothing will appear in parentheses to mark the end of a citation.

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______32. In the parentheses marking the end of an in-text citation, use the abbreviation p. or pp. before the page number(s). ______33. When a paper cites two or more works by the same author, the in-text citation includes at least the authors name and the title (or a short version of the title). ______34. An entry for a Web source in the list of works cited gives the date the Web source was accessed. Directions: Read the following passage and the information about its source. Then decide whether each student sample is plagiarized or uses the source correctly. If the student sample is plagiarized, write P; if the sample is acceptable, write OK. Original Source The conversations in the [James Fenimore] Cooper books have a curious sound in our modern ears. To believe that such talk really ever came out of peoples mouths would be to believe that there was a time when time was of no value to a person who thought he had something to say; when it was the custom to spread a two-minute remark out to ten; when a mans mouth was a rolling-mill, and busied itself all day long in turning four-foot pigs of thought into thirty-foot bars of conversational railroad iron by attenuation; when subjects were seldom faithfully stuck to, but the talk wandered all around and arrived nowhere; when conversations consisted mainly of irrelevancies, with here and there a relevancy, a relevancy with an embarrassed look, as not being able to explain how it got there. From Twain, Mark. Fenimore Coopers Literary Offenses. Selected Shorter Writings of Mark Twain. Ed. Walter Blair. Boston: Houghton, 1962. 227-38. Print. [The source passage is from page 236.] ______35. Mark Twain notes that readers of James Fenimore Cooper are required to believe that there was a time when time was of no value to a person who thought he had something to say (236). ______36. Mark Twain wonders if people ever conversed the way Coopers characters do and if people really did have all the time in the world to listen to one anothers ramblings (236). Directions: On the line, write the letter of the correctly cited source. The OWL at Purdue University may be used if needed. ______37. The student has quoted from an article titled Violent Episode, published in People magazine on February 10, 2003. The article, for which no author is listed, appeared on page 126. A. Violent Episode. People 10 Feb. 2003: 126. Print. B. Anonymous. Violent Episode. People 10 Feb. 2003: 126. Print.

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______38. The student has quoted from a book, India: A History, by John Keay. It was published in New York in 2000 by Grove Press. A. Keay, John. India. New York: Grove, 2000. Print. B. Keay, John. India: A History. New York: Grove, 2000. Print. Directions: On the line, write the letter of the MLA in-text citation that is handled correctly. The OWL at Purdue University may be used if needed. ______39. The student is quoting from page 26 of the following source: Hawley, Richard A. Thinking about drugs and Society: Responding to an Epidemic. New York: Walker, 1988. Print. A. The use of cannabis has been traced back four thousand years to ancient China, writes Richard A. Hawley (26). B. The use of cannabis has been traced back four thousand years to ancient China, writes Richard A. Hawley (p. 26). ______40. The student is quoting from page 163 of the following book: Hentoff, Nat. Listen to the Stories. New York: Harper, 1995. Print. A. An interviewer explains that country musician Merle Haggard is not happy about much that is currently being packaged as country. He will name no names but is manifestly disgusted by most of whats on the charts (Hentoff 163). B. An interviewer explains that country musician Merle Haggard is not happy about much that is currently being packaged as country. He will name no names but is manifestly disgusted by most of whats on the charts (163). Directions: Choose the best answer. Write your answer on the line. _____41. 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. D. None of the above. _____42. Which of the follow sentences properly uses apostrophes? A. Its never too soon to start holiday shopping. B. Its never too soon to start holiday shopping. C. Its never too soon to start holiday shopping. D. None of the above.

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_____43. Which of the following sentences properly uses quotation marks? A. After the movie, Vicki said, The reviewer called this flick trash of the first order. I guess you cant believe everything you read. B. After the movie, Vicki said, The reviewer called this flick trash of the first order. I guess you cant believe everything you read. C. After the movie, Vicki said, The reviewer called this flick trash of the first order. I guess you cant believe everything you read. D. None of the above. _____44. Which of the following sentences properly uses quotation marks? A. After winning the lottery, Juanita said that she would give half the money to charity. B. After winning the lottery, Juanita said that she would give half the money to charity. C. After winning the lottery, Juanita said that she would give half the money to charity. D. None of the above. _____45. Which of the following sentences properly uses commas? A. Cricket, which originated in England is also popular in Australia, South Africa, and India. B. Cricket, which originated in England, is also popular in Australia, South Africa, and India. C. Cricket which originated in England is also popular in Australia, South Africa and India. D. None of the above. _____46. Which of the following sentences properly uses commas? A. On the display screen, was a soothing pattern of light and shadow. B. On the display screen, was a soothing pattern of light, and shadow. C. On the display screen was a soothing pattern of light and shadow. D. None of the above. _____47. Which of the following sentences properly uses semicolons and commas? A. When I get a little money; I buy books if any is left I buy food and clothes. B. When I get a little money, I buy books; if any is left, I buy food and clothes. C. When I get a little money; I buy books; in any is left; I buy food and clothes. D. None of the above. _____48. Which of the following sentences properly uses semicolons and commas? A. When men talk about defense they always claim to be protecting women and children but they never ask the women and children what they think. B. When men talk about defense, they always claim to be protecting women and children; but, they never ask the women and children what they think. C. When men talk about defense, they always claim to be protecting women and children; but they never ask the women and children what they think. D. None of the above.

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_____49. Which of the following sentences properly uses a colon? A. The travel package includes: a round-trip ticket to Athens, a cruise through the Cyclades, and all hotel accommodations. B. The travel package includes: a round-trip ticket to Athens: a cruise through the Cyclades: and all hotel accommodations. C. The travel package includes a round-trip ticket to Athens, a cruise through the Cyclades, and all hotel accommodations. D. None of the above. _____50. Which of the following sentences properly uses a colon? A. The NCAA regulates college athletic teams which include the following: basketball, baseball, softball, and football. B. The NCAA regulates college athletic teams including: basketball, baseball, softball, and football. C. The NCAA regulates college athletic teams: basketball, baseball, softball, and football. D. None of the above. _____51. Which of the following sentences properly uses a dash? A. Everything that went wrong from the peeping Tom at her window last night to my head-on collision today, we blamed on our move. B. Everything that went wrong, from the peeping Tom at her window last night to my head-on collision today, we blamed on our move. C. Everything that went wrong from the peeping Tom at her window last night to my head-on collision today we blamed on our move. D. None of the above. _____52. Which of the following sentences properly uses a dash? A. Along the wall are the bulk liquids sesame seed oil honey safflower oil and that half-liquid peanuts only peanut butter. B. Along the wall are the bulk liquids sesame seed oil, honey, safflower oil, and that half-liquid peanuts only peanut butter. C. Along the wall are the bulk liquids sesame seed oil, honey safflower oil, and that halfliquid peanuts only peanut butter. D. None of the above. _____53. Which of the following sentences properly uses parenthesis? A. Nurses record patients vital signs (temperature, pulse, and blood pressure) several times a day. B. Nurses record patients vital signs (temperature, pulse, and blood pressure several times a day. C. Nurses record patients vital signs temperature, pulse, and blood pressure several times a day. D. None of the above.

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_____54. Which of the following sentences properly uses parenthesis? A. Regulations stipulated that only the following equipment could be used on the survival mission: 1) a knife, 2) thirty feet of parachute line, 3) a book of matches, 4) two ponchos, 5) an E tool, and 6) a signal flare. B. Regulations stipulated that only the following equipment could be used on the survival mission: (1) a knife, (2) thirty feet of parachute line, (3) a book of matches, (4) two ponchos, (5) an E tool, and (6) a signal flare. C. Regulations stipulated that only the following equipment could be used on the survival mission: (a knife, thirty feet of parachute line, a book of matches, two ponchos, an E tool, and a signal flare.) D. None of the above. _____55. When are brackets used? A. To enclose any words or phrases that have been inserted into an otherwise word-forword quotation B. To enclose supplemental material, minor digressions, and afterthoughts C. All of the above D. None of the above _____56. Which of the following sentences properly uses brackets? A. Audubon reports [that] if there are not enough young to balance deaths, the end for the species California condor is inevitable (4). B. [Audubon] reports that if there are not enough young to balance deaths, the end for the species California condor is inevitable (4). C. Audubon reports that if there are not enough young to balance deaths, the end for the species [California condor] is inevitable (4). D. None of the above. _____57. Which of the following sentences properly uses the ellipsis mark? A. If we dont properly train, teach, or treat our growing prison population, says longtime reform advocate Luis Rodriguez, somebody else will . . . This may well be the safety issue of the new century (16). B. If we dont properly train, teach, or treat our growing prison population, says longtime reform advocate Luis Rodriguez, somebody else will. . This may well be the safety issue of the new century (16). C. If we dont properly train, teach, or treat our growing prison population, says longtime reform advocate Luis Rodriguez, somebody else will. . . . This may well be the safety issue of the new century (16). D. None of the above.

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_____58. Which of the following sentences properly uses the ellipsis mark? A. Shute acknowledges that treatment for autism can be expensive: Sensory integration therapy. . . . can cost up to $200 an hour (82). B. Shute acknowledges that treatment for autism can be expensive: Sensory integration therapy . . . can cost up to $200 an hour (82). C. Shute acknowledges that treatment for autism can be expensive: Sensory integration therapy . . can cost up to $200 an hour (82). D. None of the above _____59. When are slashes used? A. To indicate deleted words from a word-for-word quotation B. To separate two or three lines of poetry when placed in prose C. To indicate a hesitation or an interruption in speech D. All of the above _____60. Which of the following sentences properly uses the slash? A. In Shakespeares Macbeth, Lady Macbeth advises her husband to / look like the innocent flower / But be the serpent undert. B. In Shakespeares Macbeth, Lady Macbeth advises her husband to look like the innocent flower / But be the serpent undert. C. In Shakespeares Macbeth, Lady Macbeth advises her husband to look like the innocent flower \ But be the serpent undert. D. None of the above. Directions: Choose the best answer. Write your answer on the line. ______61. Which of the following sentences adds sentence variety by inverting the sentence? A. Sayuri becomes a successful geisha after growing up desperately poor in Japan. B. Across the hall from the fossils exhibit are the exhibits for insects and spiders. C. The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens was the deadliest, most destructive volcanic eruption in US history. D. All of the above. ______62. Which of the following sentences adds sentence variety by moving the adverb clause to the beginning of the sentence? A. If home values climb, the economy may recover more quickly than expected. B. Ice cream typically contains 10 percent milk fat. C. Researchers believe that a series of nearby earthquakes contributed to the eruption. D. None of the above.

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______63. Which of the following sentences contains parallel ideas? A. Hannah told her rock-climbing partner that she bought a new harness and of her desire to climb Otter Cliffs. B. It is more difficult to sustain an exercise program than starting one. C. Police dogs are used for finding lost children, tracking criminals, and detecting bombs and illegal drugs. D. None of the above. ______64. Which of the following sentences contains parallel ideas? A. Jan wanted to drive to the wine country or at least Sausalito. B. Rowena began her workday by pouring a cup of coffee and checking her e-mail. C. During basic training, I was not only told what to do but also what to think. D. All of the above. ______65. Which of the following sentences does not have any problems in pronoun-antecedent agreement? A. Recruiters may tell the truth, but there is much that they choose not to tell. B. Every presidential candidate must appeal to a wide variety of ethnic and social groups if they want to win the election. C. David lent his motorcycle to someone who allowed their friend to use it. D. All of the above. ______66. Which of the following sentences does not have any problems in pronoun-antecedent agreement? A. The aerobics teacher motioned for everyone to move their arms in wide, slow circles. B. The parade committee was unanimous in its decision to allow all groups and organization to join the festivities. C. The applicant should be bilingual if they want to qualify for this position. D. None of the above. ______67. Which of the following sentences avoids errors in pronoun reference? A. Although Apple makes the most widely recognized MP3 player, other companies have gained a share of the market. The competition has kept prices from skyrocketing. B. They say that engineering students should have hands-on experience with dismantling and reassembling machines. C. She had decorated her living room with posters from chamber music festivals. This led her date to believe that she was interested in classical music. Actually she preferred rock. D. None of the above.

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______68. Which of the following sentences avoids errors in pronoun reference? A. In my high school, you didnt need to get all As to be considered a success; you just needed to work to your ability. B. Marianne told Jenny that she was worried about her mothers illness. C. During the two-day festival El Dia de lost Muertos, Mexican families celebrate loved ones who have died. D. All of the above. ______69. Which of the following sentences avoids errors in pronoun case? A. Rick applied for the job even though he heard that other candidates were more experienced than he is. B. Papa chops wood for neighbors much younger than he is. C. The volleyball team could not believe that she was the coach. D. All of the above. ______70. Which of the following sentences avoids errors in pronoun case? A. She appreciated his telling the truth in such a difficult situation. B. The director has asked you and I to draft a proposal for a new recycling plan. C. Five close friends and myself rented a station wagon, packed it with food, and drove two hundred miles to Mardi Gras. D. None of the above. ______71. Which of the following sentences properly uses who and whom? A. When it comes to money, I know whom to believe. B. What is the address of the artist whom Antonio hired? C. Who was responsible for creating that computer virus? D. All of the above. ______72. Which of the following sentence properly uses who and whom? A. The roundtable featured scholars of whom I had never heard. B. Arriving late for rehearsal, we had no idea who was supposed to dance with whom. C. Whom did you support for student government president? D. All of the above. ______73. Which of the following sentences does not contain a misplaced or dangling modifier? A. Answering questions in a telephone survey can be annoying. B. More research is needed to effectively evaluate the risks posed by volcanoes in the Pacific Northwest. C. Many students graduate with debt from college totaling more than fifty thousand dollars. D. None of the above.

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______74. Which of the following sentences does not contain a misplaced or dangling modifier? A. Though only sixteen, UCLA accepted Marthas application. B. Settled in the cockpit, the pounding of the engine was muffled only slightly by my helmet. C. To acquire a degree in almost any field, a student must complete two science courses. D. None of the above. ______75. Which of the following are ways to eliminate distracting shifts in writing? A. Make the point of view consistent in person and number B. Maintain consistent verb tenses C. Make verbs consistent in mood and voice D. All of the above. ______76. Which of the following sentences eliminates distracting shifts? A. One needs a password and a credit card number to access the database. You will be billed at an hourly rate. B. Our class practiced rescuing a victim trapped in a wrecked car. We learned to dismantle the car with the essential tools. You were graded on your speed and your skill in freeing the victim. C. When online dating first became available, many people thought that it would simplify romance. Hopeful singles believed that they could type in a list of criteria sense of humor, college education, green eyes, good job and a database would select the perfect mate. D. All of the above. ______77. Which of the following sentences eliminates distracting shifts? A. There was no way I could fight the current and win. Just as I was losing hope, a stranger jumped off a passing boat and swam toward me. B. The scarlet letter is a punishment sternly placed on Hesters breast by the community, and yet it was a fanciful and imaginative product of Hesters own needlework. C. One of the few accounts to survive was written by a captured colonist, Mrs. Mary Rowlandson. She is a ministers wife who is kidnapped by an Indian war party. D. None of the above. ______78. Which of the following sentences eliminates distracting shifts? A. I wonder whether Karla knew of the theft and, if so, did she report if to the police? B. The patient said she had been experiencing heart palpitations and asked me to run as many tests as possible to find out what was wrong. C. As a public relations intern, I wrote press releases, managed the Web site, and all phone calls were fielded by me. D. All of the above.

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______79. Which of the following is a pronoun? A. cat B. run C. he D. All of the above. ______80. Which of the following sentences applies correct pronoun-antecedent agreement? A. Everyone performs at his or her own fitness level. B. When someone travels outside the US for the first time, they need to apply for a passport. C. Every runner must train rigorously if they want to excel. D. None of the above.