ALLIED ENG105 MODULE 7 CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING

To form
the plural possessive of irregular nouns, such as men, women, children, deer,
and sheep:
a. add -‘s.
b. add -s’.
c. add just the
apostrophe after the s.
d. add -es’.
2. The
general rule for using ie or ei when spelling words is:
a. e before i,
always.
b. i before e,
always.
c. i before e, except
after c.
d. i before e, except
after c, or when ei is pronounced as ay, as in neighbor and weigh.
3. When you
define a word by negation, you:
a. use a word that
has a similar or more familiar meaning.
b. define a word
that has a negative connotation.
c. classify the word
according to a larger category to which the word belongs.
d. explain what the
word does not mean.
4. Cause and
effect writing can explain:
a. why an event
happened.
b. the consequences
of an event.
c. the definition of
a term.
d. both why an event
happened and he consequences of an event.
5. If you
are writing a quotation within a complete sentence:
a. capitalize the
first word of the quotation.
b. place quotation
marks around the complete quotation.
c. all of the
choices apply.
d. none of the
choices apply.
6. To set
off the exact words of a speaker or writer, use:
a. apostrophes.
b. dashes.
c. single quotation
marks.
d. double quotation
marks.
7. Use a
comma to separate items in a series of:
a. two items.
b. three or more
items.
c. two clauses.
d. two phrases
8. Most
cause and effect paragraphs are arranged in __________ order.
a. time
b. space
c. emphatic
d. random
9. When
forming a plural noun, add __________ to words ending in s, sh, ss, ch, or x,
such as church and fix.
a. -es
b. -ies
c. -ed
d. -s
10. Which of
the following topic sentences includes an effective controlling idea?
a. Jerry’s poor
management skills resulted in the business’s collapse.
b. This paragraph
will explore the causes of the citywide power failure.
c. There are several
reasons for my missing work yesterday.
d. Two weeks of
solid rain had an effect on us.
11. To provide
a simple or generalized cause to a complex issue is to make the error of:
a. incorrect tone.
b. incorrect
vocabulary.
c. over confidence.
d.
oversimplification.
12. When a
word has a concrete meaning:
a. it can be defined
in a few words.
b. its meaning is
open to various interpretations.
c. it always has
more than one meaning.
d. it requires a
longer definition.
13. When you
write a definition paragraph, be sure to:
a. make the
definition abstract.
b. organize your
examples chronologically.
c. give a clear
definition.
d. leave the term
open to alternate definitions.
14. To form
the plural of words that end with the consonant y, such as family:
a. add -es.
b. change the y to i
and add -es.
c. add -s.
d. add -ies.
15. When
writing a quotation, place the end punctuation:
a. outside the
closing quotation marks.
b. inside the
closing quotation marks.
c. outside the
closing quotation marks and add another end punctuation mark.
d. inside the
closing quotation marks and add another end punctuation mark.
16. When a
dependent clause appears after an independent clause:
a. use a comma
before the dependent clause.
b. use a semicolon
before the dependent clause.
c. use a period
before the dependent clause.
d. do not use a
comma.
17. The term
“effect” is generally a noun that means a result. The term
“affect” is a verb that means:
a. to influence or
change.
b. to create.
c. to see the
results of.
d. to examine.
18. With
nonrestrictive clauses, which do not provide essential information:
a. do not use commas
to set off the clause.
b. use semicolons to
set off the clause.
c. use a period
before the clause.
d. use commas to set
off the clause.
19. If the
items in a series are joined by and or or:
a. join the items
with a comma.
b. join the items
with a semicolon.
c. do not join the
items with a comma.
d. join the items
with a comma after the and or or.
20. When a
prefix is added to the beginning of a word, it:
a. determines the
tense of the word.
b. changes the
meaning of the word.
c. changes the word
to a positive.
d. none of the
choices apply.
21. When
writing dates, commas should be placed in all the following places, except:
a. between the full
date and the year.
b. after the day of
the week and before a full date.
c. between the month
and the year if the date is not included.
d. after the full
date and the year if the date appears inside a complete sentence.
22. With
restrictive clauses, which contain essential information about the subject:
a. do not use commas
to set off the clause.
b. use semicolons to
set off the clause.
c. use a period
before the clause.
d. use commas to set
off the clause.
23. After the
salutation in a business letter, which punctuation is used?
a. Semicolon
b. Comma or a colon
c. Comma only
d. Colon only
24. When you
write a definition paragraph, you try to:
a. provide all
dictionary definitions of the word.
b. leave the meaning
of the word up to the reader.
c. explain what the
term means to you.
d. avoid specific
examples to define the word.
25. When
writing the address at the top of a business letter, commas should be placed:
a. between the
street name and the apartment number.
b. between the city
and state or county.
c. before the zip
code.
d. both between the
street name and the apartment number and between the city and state or county.