The _______ paragraph gives the reader directions on how he or she can do something.
explanation | |||
plan | |||
how-to | |||
lecture | |||
5 / 5 points |
When one writes a typical paragraph, most of the sentences will be
questions. | |||
statements. | |||
explanations. | |||
exclamations. | |||
5 / 5 points |
When an author writes a/an _______ question in a paragraph, he or she intends to answer it in the balance of the paragraph.
exclamatory | |||
emphatic | |||
rhetorical | |||
exploratory | |||
5 / 5 points |
Which of the following can enhance your writing?
Varying sentence length | |
Making punctuation errors | |
Ignoring the reader | |
Using only one kind of sentence |
When you use _______ to define a word, you should use nouns to define nouns, verbs to define verbs, and adjectives to define adjectives.
homonyms | |||
antonyms | |||
classification | |||
synonyms | |||
5 / 5 points |
All of the following are true about dangling modifiers except
dangling modifiers are essentially indistinguishable from fragments. | |
they aren’t logically related to the word or words they’re supposed to modify. | |
they’re generally the first words of a sentence. | |
dangling modifiers can’t be corrected by moving words around. |
_______ sentences have “you” as their implied subject.
Exclamation | |||
Imperative | |||
Interrogatory | |||
Declarative | |||
5 / 5 points |
A _______ lacks a verb, a subject, or both and isn’t a complete thought.
comma splice | |||
run-on | |||
fragment | |||
sentence that | |||
5 / 5 points |
Definition by negation is a good way to address people’s
stupidity. | |||
preferences. | |||
preconceptions. | |||
weaknesses. | |||
5 / 5 points |
Basic ways to define a word or term include all of the following except definition by
synonym. | |||
class. | |||
research. | |||
negation. | |||
0 / 5 points |
An example of definition by _______ is this sentence, “Liberty doesn’t mean having the right to do whatever you please, but carries the obligation to respect the rights of others.”
research | |||
negation | |||
class | |||
synonym | |||
5 / 5 points |
Which word is a synonym for “timid”?
Shy | |||
Outgoing | |||
Extroverted | |||
Social | |||
5 / 5 points |
In a definition by _______, the author of paragraph tells us what is not true before he or she tells us what is true.
class | |
category | |
negation | |
explanation |
These two sentences appear in a paragraph: “Sally loves horses.” “Sally hates cowboy movies.” If you combine these two sentences into one sentence, using the conjunction “yet,” your new sentence will have a
compound predicate. | |||
compound subject. | |||
complex predicate. | |||
complex subject. | |||
5 / 5 points |
A/an _______ modifies a noun, a verb, or another adverb.
synonym | |||
adverb | |||
homonym | |||
adjective | |||
5 / 5 points |
A run-on occurs when two independent clauses are joined by a _______ conjunction.
qualifying | |||
coordinating | |||
elaborating | |||
subordinating | |||
5 / 5 points |
A/an _______ tells us more about a noun or pronoun and must be placed directly before or directly after the noun or pronoun it refers to.
adverbial | |
preposition | |
prepositional phrase | |
appositive |
Beginning writers tend to overuse _______, which quickly become monotonous.
long sentences | |||
complicated sentences | |||
short, simple sentences | |||
complex sentences | |||
5 / 5 points |
All of the following are guidelines for making your writing more engaging except
use different ways to join ideas. | |||
use a mix of short and long sentences. | |||
avoid using commands, questions, or exclamation. | |||
vary the beginnings of sentences. | |||
0 / 5 points |
When we see two independent clauses joined by nothing at all, we have detected a
fragment. | |||
fused sentence. | |||
splice. | |||
run-on. | |||
5 / 5 points |
An example of a prepositional phrase is
“the dog barked.” | |||
“sleeping late.” | |||
“the horns blared.” | |||
“in the desk.” | |||
0 / 5 points |
_______ paragraphs give readers step-by-step information.
Definition | |||
Authoritarian | |||
Informal | |||
Process | |||
5 / 5 points |
The two kinds of _______ paragraphs explained in your textbook are the how-to paragraph and the explanation paragraph.
process | |||
revision | |||
coherent | |||
structure | |||
5 / 5 points |
A/an _______ is a word or group of words that renames or describes a noun or pronoun, as in the sentence, “Carlos, a native of Argentina, is the new wrestling champion.”
compound predicate | |||
appositive | |||
adverb | |||
“-ing” modifier | |||
5 / 5 points |
Transitional expressions used in process paragraphs include all of the following except
begin by. | |||
above. | |||
until. | |||
finally. | |||
5 / 5 points |
The most commonly used sentence is the _______, which is a statement.
declarative | |||
rhetorical | |||
command | |||
emphatic | |||
5 / 5 points |
We read, “Sally hates spiders, my friend collects spiders.” Which kind of error are we seeing here?
Fragments joined by a comma | |||
A run-on | |||
A comma splice | |||
Unnecessary punctuation | |||
5 / 5 points |
All of these are ways to correct comma splices, run-ons, and fused sentences except
join two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction. | |||
separate the two clauses with a period. | |||
join two independent clauses with a subordinating conjunction. | |||
join the two clauses with a semicolon. | |||
5 / 5 points |
A/an _______ tells us more about a noun or pronoun and must be placed directly before or directly after the noun or pronoun it refers to.
adverbial | |||
preposition | |||
prepositional phrase | |||
appositive | |||
5 / 5 points |
In a definition by _______, the author of paragraph tells us what is not true before he or she tells us what is true.
class | |||
category | |||
negation | |||
explanation | |||
5 / 5 points |
_______ sentences have “you” as their implied subject.
Exclamation | |||
Imperative | |||
Interrogatory | |||
Declarative | |||
5 / 5 points |
When you use _______ to define a word, you should use nouns to define nouns, verbs to define verbs, and adjectives to define adjectives.
homonyms | |||
antonyms | |||
classification | |||
synonyms | |||
5 / 5 points |
Which of the following can enhance your writing?
Varying sentence length | |||
Making punctuation errors | |||
Ignoring the reader | |||
Using only one kind of sentence | |||
5 / 5 points |
These two sentences appear in a paragraph: “Sally loves horses.” “Sally hates cowboy movies.” If you combine these two sentences into one sentence, using the conjunction “yet,” your new sentence will have a
compound predicate. | |||
compound subject. | |||
complex predicate. | |||
complex subject. | |||
5 / 5 points |
Which statement is true?
Good writers never use exclamation marks. | |||
An imperative sentence is a command. | |||
Commands are followed by an exclamation mark. | |||
Rhetorical questions are used only in satirical writing. | |||
5 / 5 points |
When an author writes a/an _______ question in a paragraph, he or she intends to answer it in the balance of the paragraph.
exclamatory | |||
emphatic | |||
rhetorical | |||
exploratory | |||
5 / 5 points |
A prepositional phrase is a group of words containing a preposition and
its object. | |
a verb. | |
a subject. | |
its predicate. |
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