EN120 Lesson 5 Quiz

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Question 1   5 / 5 points

Cause-and-effect paragraphs and persuasion paragraphs are very similar to

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  arguments.
  essays.
  transitions.
  pronouns.
Question 2   5 / 5 points

Generic nouns _______ refer to a specific person, place, or thing.

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  always
  sometimes
  don’t
  usually
Question 3   5 / 5 points

Personal pronouns take different forms depending on whether they’re subjects, objects, or possessive pronouns. Logically, subjects are in the _______ case.

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  objective
  possessive
  subjective
  compound
Question 4   5 / 5 points

Jason argues that oversimplification is a problem when writing a cause-and-effect paragraph. Sally maintains that confusing cause and effect can be a serious problem in writing this kind of paragraph. Who is correct?

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  Jason is correct.
  Sally is correct.
  Both Jason and Sally are incorrect.
  Both Jason and Sally are correct.
Question 5   5 / 5 points

Regarding number and person agreement, _______ pronouns, like “anybody,” “nobody,” “someone,” or “anyone,” are singular. Therefore, any pronoun that refers to them must be singular.

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  definite
  indicative
  indefinite
  possessive
Question 6   5 / 5 points

All of the following transitional expressions are used to show effects except

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  consequently.
  thus.
  on account of.
  hence.
Question 7   5 / 5 points

Subjects in sentences refer either to nouns or to

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  adverbs.
  adjectives.
  prepositions.
  pronouns.
Question 8   5 / 5 points

Which of the following is not an abstract noun?

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  Truth
  Sky
  Beauty
  Faith
Question 9   5 / 5 points

The plural of fury is

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  furys.
  furies.
  furyies.
  fury’s.
Question 10   5 / 5 points

Which one of the following nouns is singular?

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  Criterion
  Potatoes
  Data
  Passers-by
Question 11   5 / 5 points

Signal words tell us that _______ usually follow(s).

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  a singular word
  a plural word
  either a singular or a plural word
  a plural and a singular word
Question 12   5 / 5 points

Which of the following may be either a collective or singular noun?

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  Faculty
  Moose
  Forest
  Navy
Question 13   5 / 5 points

_______ determiners, such as “my,” “your,” and “her,” are placed in front of a noun to tell us that something belongs to the person(s) represented by the pronoun, which is why they serve as adjectives.

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  Objective
  Possessive
  Suggestive
  Subjective
Question 14   0 / 5 points

All of the following transitional expressions are used to show causes except

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  for that reason.
  as a result.
  results from.
  because.
Question 15   5 / 5 points

When the intended audience of your paragraph is non-specialists, you can make technical language more accessible and readable if you use a _______ style.

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  logical
  conversational
  formal
  informative
Question 16   5 / 5 points

Which of the following sentences contains a proper noun that should be capitalized?

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  We watched the red-tail hawk soaring overhead.
  The final exam was due by november 10th.
  The trawler seemed lost in the vastness of the western sea.
  Mable was a licensed cosmetologist.
Question 17   5 / 5 points

In a cause-and-effect paragraph, transition words like “first,” “second,” and “third,” create a _______ order that moves us from cause to cause.

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  chronological
  temporal
  spatial
  pattern
Question 18   5 / 5 points

In general, _______ writing is intended to convey information and explain ideas.

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  expository
  controversial
  interrogative
  purposeful
Question 19   5 / 5 points

To persuade through writing is to

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  agree with.
  influence.
  argue against.
  question.
Question 20   5 / 5 points

The paragraph or essay type most frequently called for in college, business, and daily life is

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  persuasive.
  cause-and-effect.
  classification.
  comparison-contrast.

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