Deck 8: Acing Grammar and Punctuation

Question 1

Organic grammar follows the grammatical rules we learn in school.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Why does the chapter on grammar discuss and give examples of Jackson Pollock's early and late work?

Answer 2

Pages 180-181. The abstract expressionist painter first learned the basics in painting before he experimented and developed abstract paintings. Writers also need to master the basics before moving to greater levels of creativity.

Question 3

Writers following British English would use ____ quotation marks for quotations and place commas or periods ___ the quotation mark.

A) double; inside
B) single; outside
C) double; outside
D) single; inside

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT an example of an abstract noun?

A) belief
B) freedom
C) book
D) beauty

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a countable adjective?

A) few
B) several
C) many
D) much

Question 6

Which sentence is an example of faulty parallelism?

A) She likes to sail, swim, and skiing.
B) She likes to sail, swim, and ski.
C) She enjoys sailing, swimming, and skiing.
D) She likes to bike, hike, and sail.

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of passive voice?

A) I found my homework in my dog's food bowl.
B) My dog ate my homework.
C) My homework was eaten by my dog.
D) My dog enjoys eating my homework.

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of a misplaced modifier?

A) I really enjoy lobster when I dip it in butter.
B) When dipped in butter, I really enjoy the lobster.
C) When I dip the bread in olive oil, I really enjoy the flavors.
D) The lobster is delicious when dipped in butter.

Question 9

Which of the following is a run-on sentence?

A) My internship supervisor is talented. I've learned new skills from her.
B) I've learned new skills from my talented internship supervisor.
C) My internship supervisor is talented; I've learned new skills from her.
D) My internship supervisor is talented I've learned new skills from her.

Question 10

Which of the following is an example of a comma splice?

A) I want to master grammar, it will improve my writing.
B) I want to master grammar it will improve my writing.
C) I want to master grammar; it will improve my writing.
D) If I master grammar, I will be able to improve my writing.

Question 11

Names of punctuation marks and standards in American and British English are completely the same.

Question 12

Public relations writers should frequently use exclamation marks in all types of documents.

Question 13

Stylebook usage varies in how to write composition titles of books, plays, movies, and other creative works.

Question 14

In American English, abbreviated words such as Dr., Mrs., and St. require punctuation.

Question 15

Unlike Thai, Japanese, and other Asian and European languages, English does not have status markers in second person.

Question 16

Concrete nouns describe people, places, animals, or other physical things.

Question 17

Any, enough, no and some are examples of countable adjectives.

Question 18

The nine parts of speech include nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, interjections, and articles.

Question 19

Write a sentence that illustrates organic grammar and another one that follows prescriptive grammar.