Question 1

To attribute abilities which only humans engage in to nonhumans is to commit an error called false-humanising.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Articles are:

Accepted Answer

A) words that modify verbs or adjectives 
B) words that describe nouns and pronouns 
C) words that join other words, phrases, or clauses 
D) words that specify the meaning of nouns 
A) words that modify verbs or adjectives 
B) words that describe nouns and pronouns 
C) words that join other words, phrases, or clauses 
D) words that specify the meaning of nouns

Question 3

________ refers to the biological or sexual aspects of being male or female.

Accepted Answer

A) Gender 
B) Sex 
C) Genes 
D) Differentiation 
A) Gender 
B) Sex 
C) Genes 
D) Differentiation

Question 4

A paragraph should focus on more than one principal argument and one sentence in the paragraph should specify each of these arguments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Conjunctions such as "although" and "than" join two things:

Accepted Answer

A) in the same sentence 
B) in adjacent sentences or independent clauses 
C) either in the same sentence or in adjacent sentences 
D) in any situation 
A) in the same sentence 
B) in adjacent sentences or independent clauses 
C) either in the same sentence or in adjacent sentences 
D) in any situation

Question 6

Which punctuation mark should be used to separate closely related, independent clauses?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which punctuation mark should be used to...

Question 7

Adjectives are words that:

Accepted Answer

A) modify verbs or adjectives 
B) describe nouns and pronouns 
C) join other words, phrases, or clauses 
D) specify the meaning of nouns 
A) modify verbs or adjectives 
B) describe nouns and pronouns 
C) join other words, phrases, or clauses 
D) specify the meaning of nouns

Question 8

Which of the following is not one of the four purposes for which a comma is used?

Accepted Answer

A) to segregate elements of lists of three of more items, including authors' names 
B) to separate adjectives that describe the same noun 
C) to segregate parenthetical phrases or clauses from the rest of a sentence 
D) to separate a noun and its modifying adjectives 
A) to segregate elements of lists of three of more items, including authors' names 
B) to separate adjectives that describe the same noun 
C) to segregate parenthetical phrases or clauses from the rest of a sentence 
D) to separate a noun and its modifying adjectives

Question 9

Writers should use split infinitives, which is when they place a word or phrase, often an adverb, between the to and the verb part of an infinitive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A ___________ contains two or more grammatically related words but lack either a subject or an object.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A ___________ contains two or more grammatically...

Question 11

A paragraph must contain:

Accepted Answer

A) a topic sentence as its first sentence 
B) at least four sentences 
C) at least two sentences 
D) 100 words 
A) a topic sentence as its first sentence 
B) at least four sentences 
C) at least two sentences 
D) 100 words

Question 12

Use 'who' to refer to the subject of the sentence; use 'whom' to refer to the object of a sentence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Writers should use the fewest, simplest words.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Students should use clichés, colloquialisms, and metaphors to ensure their writing is engaging and readable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is the singular form of the word for which the plural form is 'criteria'?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the singular form of the...

Question 16

An apostrophe should only be used to signify a possessive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following words in its singular form is correctly expressed as a plural by adding s?

Accepted Answer

A) stimulus 
B) criterion 
C) medium 
D) condition 
A) stimulus 
B) criterion 
C) medium 
D) condition

Question 18

Present perfect tense is used when an action started in the past but continues into the present, and is formed by placing 'have' before a past-tense verb.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Writers should reserve temporal words for referring to_________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Writers should reserve temporal words for referring...

Question 20

Articles are words that specify the meaning of nouns.There are only three articles; what are they?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Articles are words that specify the meaning...

To attribute abilities which only humans engage in to nonhumans is to commit an error called false-humanising.

Articles are:

________ refers to the biological or sexual aspects of being male or female.

A paragraph should focus on more than one principal argument and one sentence in the paragraph should specify each of these arguments.

Conjunctions such as "although" and "than" join two things:

Which punctuation mark should be used to separate closely related, independent clauses?

Adjectives are words that:

Which of the following is not one of the four purposes for which a comma is used?

Writers should use split infinitives, which is when they place a word or phrase, often an adverb, between the to and the verb part of an infinitive.

A ___________ contains two or more grammatically related words but lack either a subject or an object.

A paragraph must contain:

Use 'who' to refer to the subject of the sentence; use 'whom' to refer to the object of a sentence.

Writers should use the fewest, simplest words.

Students should use clichés, colloquialisms, and metaphors to ensure their writing is engaging and readable.

What is the singular form of the word for which the plural form is 'criteria'?

An apostrophe should only be used to signify a possessive.

Which of the following words in its singular form is correctly expressed as a plural by adding s?

Present perfect tense is used when an action started in the past but continues into the present, and is formed by placing 'have' before a past-tense verb.

Writers should reserve temporal words for referring to_________.

Articles are words that specify the meaning of nouns.There are only three articles; what are they?

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To attribute abilities which only humans engage in to nonhumans is to commit an error called false-humanising.

Articles are:

________ refers to the biological or sexual aspects of being male or female.

A paragraph should focus on more than one principal argument and one sentence in the paragraph should specify each of these arguments.

Conjunctions such as "although" and "than" join two things:

Which punctuation mark should be used to separate closely related, independent clauses?

Adjectives are words that:

Which of the following is not one of the four purposes for which a comma is used?

Writers should use split infinitives, which is when they place a word or phrase, often an adverb, between the to and the verb part of an infinitive.

A ___________ contains two or more grammatically related words but lack either a subject or an object.

A paragraph must contain:

Use 'who' to refer to the subject of the sentence; use 'whom' to refer to the object of a sentence.

Writers should use the fewest, simplest words.

Students should use clichés, colloquialisms, and metaphors to ensure their writing is engaging and readable.

What is the singular form of the word for which the plural form is 'criteria'?

An apostrophe should only be used to signify a possessive.

Which of the following words in its singular form is correctly expressed as a plural by adding s?

Present perfect tense is used when an action started in the past but continues into the present, and is formed by placing 'have' before a past-tense verb.

Writers should reserve temporal words for referring to_________.

Articles are words that specify the meaning of nouns.There are only three articles; what are they?

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