Question 1

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct answer. A personal error patterns chart should include
A) the strategy you used to find each error.
B) your score on the textbook exercise related to each error.
C) your correction of each error.

Accepted Answer

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Question 2

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct answer. A writer who is proofreading is
A) having classmates, friends, or tutors read his or her paper and provide suggestions for improvement.
B) conducting research to make sure that all of the information in a paragraph or essay is accurate.
C) slowly reading a paragraph or essay to find and correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors.

Accepted Answer

Proofreading involves carefully reading through a piece of writing to identify and correct any errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling. It is not about getting suggestions for improvement from others (as in A) or fact-checking (as in B).

Question 3

Instructions: In each of the following sets, select the letter of the sentence that uses the correct coordinating or subordinating conjunction and that is punctuated correctly. Which sentence uses the correct coordinating or subordinating conjunction and is punctuated correctly?
A) Rahul lives in Seattle and has worked as an administrative assistant for Microsoft for two years.
B) Rahul lives in Seattle, and has worked as an administrative assistant for Microsoft, for two years.
C) Rahul lives in Seattle; and has worked as an administrative assistant for Microsoft for two years.

Accepted Answer

Option A is the correct answer because it uses the coordinating conjunction "and" to join two independent clauses, and it is punctuated correctly with a comma before the coordinating conjunction. Option B is not correct because it unnecessarily repeats the comma after "Microsoft." Option C is not correct because it uses a semicolon instead of a comma before the coordinating conjunction. A uses the coordinating conjunction "and" to connect two independent clauses and is punctuated correctly with a comma before the conjunction. B incorrectly uses commas to separate the subject and verb of the second clause and after "Microsoft." C incorrectly uses a semicolon to separate the clauses.

Question 4

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct answer. An error pattern is any error that the writer makes
A) just once.
B) two or more times.
C) at least ten times.

Accepted Answer

An error pattern refers to mistakes that are repeated by the writer two or more times, indicating a consistent issue rather than a one-time mistake.

Question 5

Instructions: In each of the following sets, select the letter of the sentence that uses the correct coordinating or subordinating conjunction and that is punctuated correctly. Which sentence uses the correct coordinating or subordinating conjunction and is punctuated correctly?
A) Tara is lactose intolerant; then, she avoids all dairy products.
B) Tara is lactose intolerant; therefore, she avoids all dairy products.
C) Tara is lactose intolerant therefore she avoids all dairy products.

Accepted Answer

This sentence uses the coordinating conjunction "therefore" to connect the two independent clauses, and it is punctuated correctly with a semicolon before the conjunction and a comma after it. Option B uses the correct coordinating conjunction "therefore" to make a logical connection between Tara's lactose intolerance and her avoidance of dairy products. Moreover, it follows the correct punctuation rule of using a semicolon before the coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence.

Question 6

Instructions: Each one of the following groups contains one correct sentence. Select the letter of the one correct sentence. Which sentence is correct?
A) Ms. Forsythe s employer installed a telephone in her car so he could always reach her; but, she rarely answers the ring.
B) Ms. Forsythe s employer installed a telephone in her car so he could always reach her, however she rarely answers the ring.
C) Ms. Forsythe s employer installed a telephone in her car so he could always reach her, but she rarely answers the ring.

Accepted Answer

The conjunction "but" is the most appropriate choice to contrast the fact that Ms. Forsythe's employer installed a telephone in her car with the fact that she rarely answers it. "However" implies a weaker contrast, and "and" would indicate that the two are related in some way. The conjunction "but" is the most appropriate here as it shows a contrast between the employer's intention and Ms. Forsythe's action. The conjunctions "however" and "so" do not create the right kind of relationship between the two parts of the sentence.

Question 7

Instructions: Read the following draft paragraph, and then select the letter of the sentence in each set below that is the best revision. My niece is a ballet dancer. She has been accepted to the Dance Theater of Harlem. She will probably be a member of a professional dance company sometime in the future. She loves to dance. She has been dancing since she was five years old. She dances solo and also as a member of the ballet corps. I always enjoy attending her performances. Which sentence is the best revision?
A) My niece will be attending the Dance Theater of Harlem.
B) My niece has been accepted to the Dance Theater of Harlem, and she will probably become a professional member of a ballet company.
C) My niece is going to go to the Dance Theater of Harlem.

Accepted Answer

Sentence B is the best revision as it includes all the information from the original paragraph and expands on it to give more detail about the niece's future prospects. Sentences A and C are both grammatically correct, but they are not as informative as sentence B.

Question 8

Instructions: Find the complete subject and the complete verb in each sentence. Then select the letter of the answer that contains both the subject and the verb. Dr. Tania Rodriguez requested and received blue carpeting for her office.
A) Dr. Tania Rodriguez, requested, carpet
B) Requested, received
C) Dr. Tania Rodriguez, requested, received

Accepted Answer

The complete subject is "Dr. Tania Rodriguez" and the complete verb is "requested and received". Option A only includes part of the complete verb and part of the object. Option B only includes the complete verb but leaves out the subject and object. Option C includes both the complete subject and complete verb. The complete subject is "Dr. Tania Rodriguez" and the complete verb is "requested and received." Therefore, only option C contains both the subject and the verb.

Question 9

Instructions: Read the following draft paragraph, and then select the letter of the sentence in each set below that is the best revision. My niece is a ballet dancer. She has been accepted to the Dance Theater of Harlem. She will probably be a member of a professional dance company sometime in the future. She loves to dance. She has been dancing since she was five years old. She dances solo and also as a member of the ballet corps. I always enjoy attending her performances. Which sentence is the best revision?
A) I always enjoy attending her performances.
B) I always enjoy attending the performances of my niece the ballet dancer.
C) I enjoy attending her performances, not only to see my niece dance, but to see the beautiful costumes and hear the wonderful music.

Accepted Answer

Choice C adds more detail and interest to the sentence, making it a better revision. It also includes specific reasons why the narrator enjoys attending their niece's performances, rather than just stating the fact.

Question 10

Instructions: Each one of the following groups contains one correct sentence. Select the letter of the one correct sentence. Which sentence is correct?
A) Backing the boat trailer into the garage was not very easy.
B) She backing the boat trailer into the garage.
C) Backing the boat trailer into the garage not very easy.

Accepted Answer

Sentence A is the only grammatically correct sentence in the group. It uses the correct verb tense (past tense), subject-verb agreement, and includes all necessary words to form a complete thought. Sentence B has the incorrect verb form (should be "was backing") and is missing a verb in the second half of the sentence. Sentence C is missing a subject for the verb "Backing" and is missing the verb "was" to make it a complete sentence. Sentence A is the correct sentence because it is grammatically correct and makes sense. Sentence B is incorrect because it is missing a helping verb (e.g. "was") and Sentence C is incorrect because it is missing an article (e.g. "was not very easy" sounds better than "not very easy").

Question 11

Instructions: Each one of the following groups contains one correct sentence. Select the letter of the one correct sentence. Which sentence is correct?
A) Mr. Lecque celebrated his seventy-second birthday with a square dance, all who attended had a wonderful time.
B) Mr. Lecque celebrated his seventy-second birthday with a square dance all who attended had a wonderful time.
C) Mr. Lecque celebrated his seventy-second birthday with a square dance; all who attended had a wonderful time.

Accepted Answer

The correct sentence uses a semicolon to separate the two independent clauses, making the sentence clear and grammatically correct. Option A has a comma splice error, while option B is missing punctuation between the two independent clauses. A semicolon is needed to separate the two independent clauses in this sentence. Option A has a comma splice error, and Option B is missing any punctuation to separate the two clauses.

Question 12

Instructions: In each of the following sets, select the letter of the sentence that uses the correct coordinating or subordinating conjunction and that is punctuated correctly. Which sentence uses the correct coordinating or subordinating conjunction and is punctuated correctly?
A) I think Dion is a hopeless romantic. Because he plays his guitar beneath his girlfriend s window every night.
B) I think Dion is a hopeless romantic because he plays his guitar beneath his girlfriend s window every night.
C) I think Dion is a hopeless romantic; because he plays his guitar beneath his girlfriend s window every night.

Accepted Answer

The correct subordinating conjunction to introduce the dependent clause is "because," and it is correctly placed directly after the independent clause without a comma separating them. Option A is incorrect because it ends the independent clause with a period instead of a comma, creating a sentence fragment. Option C uses a semicolon incorrectly to separate the clauses when a coordinating conjunction is more appropriate. The conjunction "because" is correctly used to show the cause-and-effect relationship between Dion being a hopeless romantic and playing his guitar beneath his girlfriend's window every night. The sentence is also correctly punctuated with no unnecessary breaks in the flow of the idea.

Question 13

Instructions: In each of the following sets, select the letter of the sentence that uses the correct coordinating or subordinating conjunction and that is punctuated correctly. Which sentence uses the correct coordinating or subordinating conjunction and is punctuated correctly?
A) The upstairs neighbors played loud music, until the early morning or Paul slept right through the noise.
B) The upstairs neighbors played loud music until the early morning, for Paul slept right through the noise.
C) The upstairs neighbors played loud music until the early morning, but Paul slept right through the noise.

Accepted Answer

Option A uses the coordinating conjunction "or" incorrectly. It should be used to separate two choices or alternatives. But in this sentence, the second part doesn't provide an alternative to the first part. 
Option B uses the coordinating conjunction "for" incorrectly. It should be used to give a reason for something. But in this sentence, the second part doesn't give a reason for the first part. 
Option C uses the coordinating conjunction "but" correctly. It shows a contrast between two ideas. The sentence is also punctuated correctly with a comma before "but" to separate the two independent clauses. Therefore, option C is the correct answer. Sentence C uses the correct coordinating conjunction "but" to contrast the loud music with Paul's ability to sleep through it. It is also punctuated correctly with a comma before the coordinating conjunction.

Question 14

Instructions: Find the complete subject and the complete verb in each sentence. Then select the letter of the answer that contains both the subject and the verb. She did not hear the answer to the question.
A) She, did not hear
B) She, did hear
C) She, did answer

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Question 15

Instructions: Find the complete subject and the complete verb in each sentence. Then select the letter of the answer that contains both the subject and the verb. Everyone was in awe of Mia s skill in mathematics.
A) Everyone, awe
B) Everyone, was
C) Everyone, was in awe

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Question 16

Instructions: Find the complete subject and the complete verb in each sentence. Then select the letter of the answer that contains both the subject and the verb. The river water contains alkaline substances.
A) river water, contains
B) river, substances
C) river water, alkaline

Accepted Answer

The subject is "river water" and the verb is "contains." Both are found in option A. "The river water" is the complete subject, and "contains" is the complete verb. Choice A contains both the subject and the verb.

Question 17

Instructions: In each of the following sets, select the letter of the sentence that uses the correct coordinating or subordinating conjunction and that is punctuated correctly. Which sentence uses the correct coordinating or subordinating conjunction and is punctuated correctly?
A) If he doesn t call by 5 p.m. then: I ll have to give the concert tickets to someone else.
B) If he doesn t call by 5 p.m., then I ll have to give the concert tickets to someone else.
C) If he doesnt call by 5 p.m. then Ill have to give the concert tickets to someone else.

Accepted Answer

The correct subordinating conjunction to use in this sentence is "if", introducing the conditional clause. The coordinating conjunction "then" is also necessary to introduce the second independent clause. The two independent clauses are separated by a comma, as they are joined by a coordinating conjunction. Therefore, option B is the correct choice as it uses the correct conjunctions and is punctuated correctly. Option B is the correct choice as it uses the subordinating conjunction "if" to introduce a dependent clause, followed by a comma to separate the dependent and independent clauses. The coordinating conjunction "then" is also used correctly to connect the independent clause that follows. The other options either lack proper punctuation or use an incorrect conjunction.

Question 18

Instructions: Find the complete subject and the complete verb in each sentence. Then select the letter of the answer that contains both the subject and the verb. Juan and Tanya should have met Roslyn at the gym.
A) Juan, should have
B) Juan and Tanya, should met
C) Juan and Tanya, should have met

Accepted Answer

The complete subject is "Juan and Tanya" and the complete verb is "should have met." Therefore, the answer is C, which contains both the subject and the verb. The complete subject in this sentence is "Juan and Tanya," and the complete verb is "should have met." Therefore, the correct answer is C, which contains both the complete subject and complete verb.

Question 19

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct answer. Proofreading strategies are techniques for
A) collecting errors.
B) spotting errors.
C) understanding errors.

Accepted Answer

Proofreading strategies are designed to help readers spot mistakes that may have been missed during the writing process. While understanding errors is important, it is not a primary function of proofreading strategies. Collecting errors is not a strategy at all, but rather a task that may result from the use of proofreading strategies.

Question 20

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct answer. Which of the following is a good way to identify personal error patterns?
A) Read your returned papers and study the errors marked by the instructor.
B) Read a book about grammar.
C) Read your classmates papers and notice the mistakes they make.

Accepted Answer

The best way to identify personal error patterns is to review your returned papers and study the errors that your instructor has marked. This will allow you to see the specific mistakes that you are making and work on correcting them in future assignments. Reading a book about grammar can be helpful, but it may not address the specific errors that you are making. Reviewing your classmates' papers can also be useful, but may not provide the personalized attention to detail that you need to identify your own error patterns.

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