Deck 38: Mechanics

Question 1

Instructions: The following sentences form a paragraph. For each one, select the type of error in the sentence. If the sentence is free of mechanics errors, select "Correct."
Children of the Kindertransport
Gradually, however, the young people adapted to their new homes and grew up to lead useful and successful lives. A documentary film, Into the Arms of Strangers, shares many of these young people's stories and those of the heroes who took them in.

A) Capitalization error
B) Title error
C) Quotation error
D) Punctuation error
E) Correct

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Instructions: The following sentences form a paragraph. For each one, select the type of error in the sentence. If the sentence is free of mechanics errors, select "Correct."
Children of the Kindertransport
Unable to escape themselves, Jewish parents brought their young ones to railway stations and put them on trains bound for england. For many of the children, the ride seemed like an adventure; they did not understand that most would never see their families alive again.

A) Capitalization error
B) Title error
C) Quotation error
D) Punctuation error
E) Correct

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Instructions: If the sentence is correctly punctuated, select "Correct." If the sentence is not correctly punctuated, select "Not correct." There are three things you need to bring when you go to Jones Beach: a towel, sunscreen, and a good book.

A) Correct
B) Not correct

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Instructions: The following sentences form a paragraph. For each one, select the type of error in the sentence. If the sentence is free of mechanics errors, select "Correct."
Children of the Kindertransport
One foster daughter asks her adoptive father why he took part in the Kindertransport. "I knew I could not save the world, he says. I knew I could not stop the war from starting, but I could save one human life."

A) Capitalization error
B) Title error
C) Quotation error
D) Punctuation error
E) Correct

Question 5

Instructions: Select the letter of the list of words that should be capitalized. Tanglewood, a scenic retreat in the berkshire mountains, serves as the summer residence of the boston symphony orchestra.

A) Berkshire, Mountains, Boston
B) Berkshire, Mountains, Summer, Boston, Symphony, Orchestra
C) Berkshire, Mountains, Boston, Symphony, Orchestra

Question 6

Instructions: Select the letter of the list of words that should be capitalized. Alcoholics anonymous was started in 1935 by two alcoholics and continues to help thousands of recovering alcoholics each year.

A) Anonymous
B) Anonymous, Alcoholics
C) Alcoholics

Question 7

Instructions: The following sentences form a paragraph. For each one, select the type of error in the sentence. If the sentence is free of mechanics errors, select "Correct."
Children of the Kindertransport
Before the war ended in 1945, the Nazis had murdered an estimated 5.7 million Jews in the Holocaust, widely considered the most horrific and evil act of modern times.

A) Capitalization error
B) Title error
C) Quotation error
D) Punctuation error
E) Correct

Question 8

Instructions: The following sentences form a paragraph. For each one, select the type of error in the sentence. If the sentence is free of mechanics errors, select "Correct."
Children of the Kindertransport
Life was not easy for the children of the Kindertransport, especially in the first weeks and months. Most spoke little or no english, and they longed for their families and familiar ways.

A) Capitalization error
B) Title error
C) Quotation error
D) Punctuation error
E) Correct

Question 9

Instructions: The following sentences form a paragraph. For each one, select the type of error in the sentence. If the sentence is free of mechanics errors, select "Correct."
Children of the Kindertransport
Families in Great Britain volunteered to open their homes to endangered children they had never met.

A) Capitalization error
B) Title error
C) Quotation error
D) Punctuation error
E) Correct

Question 10

Instructions: Select the letter of the list of words that should be capitalized. In 1995, hallmark sold over 2 billion christmas cards.

A) Hallmark
B) Hallmark, Christmas
C) Christmas

Question 11

Instructions: If the sentence is correctly punctuated, select "Correct." If the sentence is not correctly punctuated, select "Not correct." When asked his opinion about the family's move, Juan said, "I think it's a mistake."

A) Correct
B) Not correct

Question 12

Instructions: The following sentences form a paragraph. For each one, select the type of error in the sentence. If the sentence is free of mechanics errors, select "Correct."
Children of the Kindertransport
The Kindertransport a valiant rescue mission was planned to evacuate thousands of children to England during the ten months before the outbreak of the war in 1938.

A) Capitalization error
B) Title error
C) Quotation error
D) Punctuation error
E) Correct

Question 13

Instructions: Select the letter of the list of words that should be capitalized. To get to kittery, maine, drive north on interstate 93; then, follow the local signs.

A) Kittery, Maine
B) Kittery, Maine, Interstate
C) Kittery, Maine, North, Interstate

Question 14

Instructions: The following sentences form a paragraph. For each one, select the type of error in the sentence. If the sentence is free of mechanics errors, select "Correct."
Children of the Kindertransport
Once in England, children from infants to teenagers were selected by foster parents. Older adolescents went different ways some were sent to boarding schools, some went to work on farms, and others received job training to help them join British society.

A) Capitalization error
B) Title error
C) Quotation error
D) Punctuation error
E) Correct

Question 15

Instructions: Select the letter of the list of words that should be capitalized. On november 19, 1863, abraham lincoln delivered the gettysburg address, a simple, 270-word speech that honors those who died in that civil war battle.

A) Abraham, Lincoln, Gettysburg
B) November, Abraham, Lincoln, Gettysburg, Address, Civil, War
C) November, Abraham, Lincoln, Gettysburg, Address, Civil, War, Battle

Question 16

Instructions: The following sentences form a paragraph. For each one, select the type of error in the sentence. If the sentence is free of mechanics errors, select "Correct."
Children of the Kindertransport
As Adolph Hitler rose to power in the dark years before world war II, jewish parents in Europe agonized over how to protect their children from the murderous plans of Hitler's Nazis.

A) Capitalization error
B) Title error
C) Quotation error
D) Punctuation error
E) Correct

Question 17

Instructions: If the sentence is correctly punctuated, select "Correct." If the sentence is not correctly punctuated, select "Not correct." The reading list for Asian American Women's Literature includes the following: Dogeaters by Jessica Hagedorn, Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston, and Interpreter of Maladies , a short story by Jhumpa Lahiri.

A) Correct
B) Not correct

Question 18

Instructions: Select the letter of the list of words that should be capitalized. This semester, professor ali (the head of the department) will be teaching physics I and II.

A) Professor, Ali, Physics
B) Ali, Head, Department
C) Semester, Professor, Ali, Head, Department, Physics

Question 19

Instructions: The following sentences form a paragraph. For each one, select the type of error in the sentence. If the sentence is free of mechanics errors, select "Correct."
Children of the Kindertransport
Foster families saved 10,000 lives in the Kindertransport, a single flame against the sea of human ignorance.

A) Capitalization error
B) Title error
C) Quotation error
D) Punctuation error
E) Correct

Question 20

Instructions: If the sentence is correctly punctuated, select "Correct." If the sentence is not correctly punctuated, select "Not correct." "I never thought I would become a scientist," Craig said, but after taking cell biology, I became very interested in cancer research."

A) Correct
B) Not correct

Question 21

Instructions: For each set of sentences below, choose the sentence in which capital letters and punctuation have been used correctly. Select the letter of the correct answer. Which sentence uses capital letters and punctuation correctly?

A) Harvard university professor Steven Pinker, author of the better angels of our nature , will speak at the university of Virginia on September 28.
B) Harvard university Professor Steven Pinker, author of The better angels of our nature , will speak at the university of Virginia on September 28.
C) Harvard University professor Steven Pinker, author of The Better Angels of Our Nature , will speak at the University of Virginia on September 28.

Question 22

Instructions: In each set below, select the letter of the sentence in which capital letters and punctuation have been used correctly. Which sentence uses capital letters and punctuation correctly?

A) When Vanessa begins College next Fall, she will study at Louisiana State university and work at the superdome in New orleans, Louisiana.
B) When Vanessa begins college next fall, she will study at Louisiana State University and work at the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.
C) When Vanessa begins college next Fall, she will study at Louisiana state university and work at the Superdome in New orleans, Louisiana.

Question 23

Instructions: For each set of sentences below, choose the sentence in which capital letters and punctuation have been used correctly. Select the letter of the correct answer. Which sentence uses capital letters and punctuation correctly?

A) In 2012, african-american tennis player Serena Williams achieved a Career Golden Slam after winning an Olympic gold medal in addition to all four Grand Slam tournaments, the U.S. Open, the French Open, the Australian Open, and Wimbledon.
B) In 2012, African-American tennis player Serena Williams achieved a Career Golden Slam after winning an Olympic gold medal in addition to all four Grand Slam tournaments: the U.S. Open, the French Open, the Australian Open, and Wimbledon.
C) In 2012, African-American tennis player Serena Williams achieved a Career Golden Slam after winning an olympic gold medal in addition to all four Grand Slam tournaments: the u.s. open, the french open, the australian open, and wimbledon.

Question 24

Instructions: In each set below, select the letter of the sentence in which capital letters and punctuation have been used correctly. Which sentence uses capital letters and punctuation correctly?

A) My husband asked, "Aren't all these video games going to the recycling center?"
B) My husband asked, "Aren't all these video games going to the recycling center."
C) My husband asked "Aren't all these video games going to the recycling center?

Question 25

Instructions: For each set of sentences below, choose the sentence in which capital letters and punctuation have been used correctly. Select the letter of the correct answer. Which sentence uses capital letters and punctuation correctly?

A) Feeling optimistic, I packed summer clothes for my vacation: sandals, a swimsuit, and several sundresses.
B) Feeling optimistic I packed summer clothes for my vacation: sandals a swimsuit, and several sundresses.
C) Feeling optimistic, I packed Summer clothes for my vacation, sandals, a swimsuit, and several sundresses.

Question 26

Instructions: In each set below, select the letter of the sentence in which capital letters and punctuation have been used correctly. Which sentence uses capital letters and punctuation correctly?

A) The Caribbean Club invited Professor Miranda, author of the book A History of the caribbean , as guest speaker at its Spring Meeting.
B) The Caribbean Club invited Professor Miranda, author of the book A History of the Caribbean , as guest speaker at its spring meeting.
C) The Caribbean Club invited professor Miranda, author of the book A History of the caribbean , as guest speaker at its Spring Meeting.

Question 27

Instructions: For each set of sentences below, choose the sentence in which capital letters and punctuation have been used correctly. Select the letter of the correct answer. Which sentence uses capital letters and punctuation correctly?

A) Last Fall, I withdrew from chemistry II.
B) Last fall, I withdrew from Chemistry II.
C) Last Fall I withdrew from chemistry II.

Question 28

Instructions: For each set of sentences below, choose the sentence in which capital letters and punctuation have been used correctly. Select the letter of the correct answer. Which sentence uses capital letters and punctuation correctly?

A) My brother asked "Do you think that the actors improvised, some of the scenes?"
B) My brother asked, "Do you think that the actors improvised some of the scenes?"
C) My brother asked "Do you think that the actor's improvised some of the scenes"?

Question 29

Instructions: In each set below, select the letter of the sentence in which capital letters and punctuation have been used correctly. Which sentence uses capital letters and punctuation correctly?

A) The President of Bluestone Toyota Corporation decided to move his office to Washington, d.c. after Labor day.
B) The President of Bluestone Toyota corporation decided to move his office to Washington, D.C., after Labor Day.
C) The president of Bluestone Toyota Corporation decided to move his office to Washington, D.C., after Labor Day.

Question 30

Instructions: In each set below, select the letter of the sentence in which capital letters and punctuation have been used correctly. Which sentence uses capital letters and punctuation correctly?

A) No my brother doesnt work in the mens department at Macy's in New york city.
B) No my brother doesn't work in the mens department at macy's in New York City.
C) No, my brother doesn't work in the men's department at Macy's in New York City.