Deck 6: Writing Correctly and With Style

Question 1

Which of the following words in its singular form is correctly expressed as a plural by adding s?

A)stimulus
B)criterion
C)medium
D)condition

Answer 1

condition

Question 2

Adjectives are words that:

A)modify verbs or adjectives
B)describe nouns and pronouns
C)join other words, phrases, or clauses
D)specify the meaning of nouns

Answer 2

describe nouns and pronouns

Question 3

Where the subject acts on the object, it is called the:

A)passive voice
B)active voice
C)present tense
D)past tense

Answer 3

active voice

Question 4

The pronouns my and mine are:

A)first person, possessive case, singular
B)first person, objective case, singular
C)second person, subjective case, plural
D)second person, possessive case, singular

Question 5

To attribute abilities which only humans engage in to nonhumans is to commit an error called false-humanising.

Question 6

Use 'who' to refer to the subject of the sentence; use 'whom' to refer to the object of a sentence.

Question 7

Where "have" is placed before a past-tense verb, which tense is indicated?

A)past perfect
B)present
C)continuing
D)present perfect

Question 8

An apostrophe should only be used to signify a possessive.

Question 9

Writers should use the fewest, simplest words.

Question 10

Use 'among' to distinguish two things; use 'between' to distinguish more than two things.

Question 11

A paragraph should focus on more than one principal argument and one sentence in the paragraph should specify each of these arguments.

Question 12

Present perfect tense is used when an action started in the past but continues into the present, and is formed by placing 'have' before a past-tense verb.

Question 13

Nouns are:

A)words that modify verbs or adjectives
B)words that are names of persons, places, or things
C)words that join other words, phrases, or clauses
D)words that specify the meaning of nouns

Question 14

If the following word begins with a vowel sound, _________ is used as the indefinite article.

A)the
B)some
C)an
D)one

Question 15

Writers should use split infinitives, which is when they place a word or phrase, often an adverb, between the to and the verb part of an infinitive.

Question 16

Students should use clichés, colloquialisms, and metaphors to ensure their writing is engaging and readable.

Question 17

Articles are:

A)words that modify verbs or adjectives
B)words that describe nouns and pronouns
C)words that join other words, phrases, or clauses
D)words that specify the meaning of nouns

Question 18

The most common problem with adjectives is relatives - adjectives that compare two items.

Question 19

A clause contains a verb or an almost-verb, and at least a subject.

Question 20

Use a semicolon within a sentence to introduce a list of items or to emphasise a single, final element of a sentence.In both cases, the clause preceding the semicolon must be independent.

Question 21

A ___________ should contain about 80-120 words and about four to eight sentences.

Question 22

Articles are words that specify the meaning of nouns.There are only three articles; what are they?

Question 23

What is the singular form of the word for which the plural form is 'criteria'?

Question 24

Which punctuation mark should be used to separate adjectives that describe the same noun?

Question 25

________ refers to the biological or sexual aspects of being male or female.

A)Gender
B)Sex
C)Genes
D)Differentiation

Question 26

A paragraph must contain:

A)a topic sentence as its first sentence
B)at least four sentences
C)at least two sentences
D)100 words

Question 27

Verbs have a property called a voice, which can be active or passive.The active voice should be used whenever possible.The active voice is where ________________________.

Question 28

'However', 'nevertheless', and 'moreover' join things in adjacent sentences or __________ clauses.

Question 29

Which of the following is not a complete sentence?

A)Stop
B)Once upon a time.
C)I am.
D)A sentence can be like beautiful music.

Question 30

Which punctuation mark should be used to separate closely related, independent clauses?

Question 31

In a sentence, ___________ create a pause intermediate in strength between ___________ and ___________.

A)em dashes; commas; parentheses
B)commas; em dashes; parentheses
C)commas; parentheses; em dashes
D)breaks; naps; sleeps

Question 32

______________ are nouns that stand for groups and are treated as singular nouns (except in New Zealand).

Question 33

In the example, "Smith's (1969) theory suggests an alternative explanation," which error has the author committed?

A)splitting the infinitive
B)ethnocentrism
C)anthropomorphism
D)plagiarism

Question 34

"Of primary importance" is an example of:

A)a preposition
B)a sentence
C)a clause
D)a phrase

Question 35

A ___________ contains two or more grammatically related words but lack either a subject or an object.

Question 36

Conjunctions such as "although" and "than" join two things:

A)in the same sentence
B)in adjacent sentences or independent clauses
C)either in the same sentence or in adjacent sentences
D)in any situation

Question 37

Pronouns must agree in ________ and _______ with the nouns they represent.

Question 38

Which of the following is not one of the four purposes for which a comma is used?

A)to segregate elements of lists of three of more items, including authors' names
B)to separate adjectives that describe the same noun
C)to segregate parenthetical phrases or clauses from the rest of a sentence
D)to separate a noun and its modifying adjectives

Question 39

To attribute abilities which only humans engage in to nonhumans is to commit an error called____________.

Question 40

Writers should reserve temporal words for referring to_________.