Question 28
Identify the underlined parts of speech in the following sentence:
I hope it doesn't rain again on Saturday because I am so tired of the rain.
Group of answer choices
A. first noun, then verb
B. first pronoun, then noun
C. first verb, then noun
D. first adjective, then noun
E. first adverb, then noun
F. first verb, then preposition
G. first conjunction, then verb acting as a noun
Question 29
If I’ve told you once I’ve told you a million times: watch out for run-ons they’ll get you.
Group of answer choices
A. If I’ve told you once, I’ve told you a million times: watch out for run-ons they’ll get you.
B. If I’ve told you once, I’ve told you a million times: watch out for run-ons, they’ll get you.
C. If I’ve told you once, I’ve told you a million times: watch out for run-ons. they’ll get you.
D. If I’ve told you once, I’ve told you a million times: watch out for run-ons; they’ll get you.
Question 30
Of the four sentence purposes, the sentence purpose used most often in expository writing is _____________________.
Question 31
The prompt is: "You have decided to go to college; what reasons would you present in a paragraph or essay to help someone deliberating over whether or not to go?"
What would be the best choice for a thesis statement?
Group of answer choices
A. As many of us know, there are many reasons for going to college.
B. I decided to go to college for many reasons; you can decide to go for many reasons too.
C. Although there are many incentives for going to college, three stand out as the primary reasons for getting a college education.
D. There are several reasons why you should get a college education.
E. Several good reasons why you should get a college education: better jobs, greater knowledge, and strong social support.
Question 32
Pick the correct answer which corrects the underlined portion of the following sentences in the simplest way possible – for grammar and/or style, without changing the basic meaning of each sentence. (Hint: think: formal standard English and third person)
As you can see, obesity is nothing to mess around with as it causes you health problems that are detrimental to our body’s health.
Group of answer choices
A. As you can see, obesity is nothing to mess around with as it causes us health problems that are detrimental to our body’s health.
B. As you can see, obesity is nothing to mess around with as it can cause health problems that are detrimental to our bodies’ health.
C. Obesity is nothing to be concerned with because it can cause health problems that are detrimental to a person's body’s health.
D. Obesity is nothing to trifle with because it can cause health problems that are detrimental to a person's health.
Question 33
OK, so this sentence really needs some work. Take your time and determine which correction is the clearest, makes the most sense, and is grammatically correct (... and yes, this was an actual sentence submitted by a student).
People commit crimes of all races and dresses differently or the same as people who don't commit crimes and are doctors and lawyers, so criminal profiling is not a good thing.
Group of answer choices
A. People of all races and dresses commit crimes differently or the same as people who don't commit crimes and are doctors and lawyers, so crimminal profiling is not right.
B. It is difficult to tell who fits a crimminal profile because people of all races and manners of dress commit crimes differently or the same as people, such as doctors and lawyers who don't commit crimes.
C. It is difficult to tell who fits a crimminal profile because people of all races and manners of dress commit the same crimes as people such as doctors and lawyers.
D. It is difficult to tell who fits a crimminal profile because both law-breakers and law-abiding people come in all races, professions, and manners of dress.
