The gist of the saying went something like this: If a person wants to get ahead in life, you have to be willing to work for it. Which of the following language conventions is violated in the sentence above?
A. Pronoun-antecedent agreement
B. Verb tense
C. Punctuation of an introductory clause
D. Use of a colon
The language convention violated in the sentence is pronoun-antecedent agreement. The pronoun "you" does not agree in number with its antecedent "a person." It should either be "he or she" or "they" to agree with the singular or plural antecedent.
Therefore, the Correct Answer is A.
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Q #1: Which of the following sentences would most likely be found in an email from a professor to her biology students at a college?
A. We want to go out for dinner, but we haven't decided where to eat yet.
B. I didn't get any constructive feedback on my paper during the peer review last week.
C. Research groups from the 10:30 a.m. Tuesday class should meet in the library this week.
D. Traffic on Highway 32 will be rerouted to Main Street during renovation of the 7th Street Bridge
Answer Explanation
Option C is most likely to be found in an email from a professor to her biology students at a college because it contains specific information related to the class schedule and activities. It mentions the research groups from a specific class meeting time, and gives a location where they should meet, which suggests it is a message intended for students in that class. Options A, B, and D are more likely to be found in casual conversations or in other types of messages not directly related to the biology class.
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Q #2: Which of the following sentences demonstrates proper subject-verb agreement?
A. Measles usually spread through respiratory fluids.
B. The study of various sciences are compelling.
C. News travel fast.
D. Physics is a difficult subject to learn.
Answer Explanation
The sentence that demonstrates proper subject-verb agreement is D. "Physics is a difficult subject to learn." In this sentence, the singular subject "Physics" agrees with the singular verb "is."
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Q #3: Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
A. The young man exclaimed, “Wow, what fun we had today?!
B. The young man yelled, “Oh what a wonderful day to go see the seals’.”
C. The young man said, “It’s a nice day to take a walk in the park.”
D. The young man asked, “Have you read the “Hobbit”?
Answer Explanation
It follows all the rules of punctuation compared to the rest.
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Q #4: Which of the following is a complete sentence?
A. Walking with a limp as a result of the thorn.
B. I walked all three dogs around the park this morning.
C. Running through the park before breakfast.
D. When I was young and loved going for runs in the park.
Answer Explanation
A complete sentence must have a subject and a predicate that expresses a complete thought. Option B, "I walked all three dogs around the park this morning," is a complete sentence because it has a subject ("I") and a predicate ("walked all three dogs around the park this morning") that expresses a complete thought.
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Q #5: Which of the following sentences correctly employs standard English spelling
A. The building's height was acceded by its width
B. The building's height was exceeded by its width.
C. The building height was exceeded by its width.
D. The building's height was acceded by it's width
Answer Explanation
Option B is the correct sentence, which reads "The building's height was exceeded by its width." This sentence employs standard English spelling, where "exceeded" is spelled correctly, and the apostrophe in "it's" is incorrect, as it should be "its" without an apostrophe.
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Q #6: Which of the following sentences requires citation?
A. At our school, we only learned about a fraction of the political and economic complexities of the American Civil War.
B. I would wager that most students in the United States will be able to tell you that the Battle of Fort Sumter in 1861 started the American Civil War.
C. There were buffalo in every western territory of the United States as of 1860.
D. They say that history is written by the victors.
Answer Explanation
The sentence " There were buffalo in every western territory of the United States as of 1860." requires citation because it presents a claim or fact that is not common knowledge and needs to be supported by a source
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Q #7: Which of the following sentences about a paragraph's concluding sentence is true?
A. It gives supporting details for the topic sentence.
B. It summarizes the paragraph's main point.
C. It summarizes the essay's main point.
D. It gives information that opposes the topic sentence.
Answer Explanation
The concluding sentence of a paragraph serves to sum up the main idea or point that has been discussed in the paragraph. It provides closure to the paragraph and helps transition to the next one. Therefore, the correct answer is B.
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Q #8: Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct grammar and usage?
A. If any fewer people watch that television series, the affect will be its cancellation.
B. If any less people watch that television series, the effect will be its cancellation.
C. If any less people watch that television series, the affect will be its cancellation.
D. If any fewer people watch that television series, the effect will be its cancellation.
Answer Explanation
The correct use of "fewer" and "less" is important in proper grammar and usage. "Fewer" is used when referring to items that can be counted, while "less" is used for quantities that cannot be counted. In this case, "people" is a countable noun, so "fewer" is the correct word to use. Additionally, "effect" is the correct noun to use in this sentence, as it refers to the result or consequence of the action, while "affect" is a verb meaning to influence or have an impact on.
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Q #9: Which of the following sentences correctly follows the rules of capitalization?
A. I plan to enroll in college next Year.
B. Even though he moved to New York, he was born in a western town
C. The A1 Plumbing Board of Directors gave every employee a Range
D. The Geography students took a class trip to the Rocky Mountains.
Answer Explanation
According to the rules of capitalization, the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns should be capitalized. In option D, "Rocky Mountains" is a proper noun and it is capitalized correctly. Geography is also a proper noun identifying a subject.
In option A, "college" should not be capitalized as it is a common noun.
In option B, it is partly correct however "Western" should be capitalized as it is a proper adjective referring to a specific region.
In option C, "A1 Plumbing Board of Directors" is capitalized correctly, but "range" should not be capitalized as it is a common noun.
Therefore, option D is the correct answer.
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Q #10: The graceful dancer moved across the stage as the music began to play. Which of the following is the meaning of the suffix "-ful" as used in the sentence above?
A. State of
B. Able
C. Worthy
D. Characterized by
Answer Explanation
The suffix "-ful" means "characterized by," so "graceful" means "characterized by grace."
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