Which of the following sentences correctly uses transition word?
A. Gilda attends college; thus, she also works full-time at an engineering firm.
B. Gilda is a hardworking student; therefore, she earned a good grade on her essay.
C. Gilda likes math class; nevertheless, she enjoys anything pertaining to numbers.
D. Gilda lives near campus; likewise, the grocery store is not within walking distance.
Therefore is used to affirm the first part of the sentence into showing why the second one should be mentioned.
Therefore, the Correct Answer is B.
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Q #1: Which one of the following sentences contains a dangling modifier?
A. The contented puppy sat by the sleeping young child.
B. My brother had an old truck that sat by the garage that needed paint.
C. Adequate lighting is important for anyone who is studying or reading.
D. Drivers in our state are confused by the outdated driving law.
Answer Explanation
Choice B is the correct answer because it contains a dangling modifier, which is a type of misplaced modifier.
A dangling modifier occurs when a modifying phrase or clause in a sentence does not clearly and logically modify any specific word or phrase in the sentence. It "dangles" without a clear connection to the intended subject.
In Choice B, the phrase "that needed paint" is the dangling modifier. It is intended to modify either the old truck or the garage, but it is not clear which one. The sentence structure suggests that the truck is the one that needs paint, but the modifier is placed immediately after the word "garage," creating confusion.
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Q #2: Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
A. The horse rode to our house, the beach, and around the church, before he started to tire.
B. We sat down to eat our meal outside; the night was beautiful.
C. The ladies's hats were all purple; they looked so pretty.
D. The strong heavyset fighter won his first fight, and he was featured in the newspaper.
Answer Explanation
"We sat down to eat our meal outside; the night was beautiful." The semicolon (;) is used correctly in this choice.
Choice A has a comma before and which makes it incorrect.
Choice C has an s after the apostrophe in ladies's, hence it is incorrect.Choice D also has a comma before and making it incorrect.
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Q #3: Which of the following sentences correctly uses subject-verb agreement?
A. Statistics is an interesting subject. However, statistics is often misleading.
B. Statistics are an interesting subject. However, statistics are often misleading
C. Statistics is an interesting subject. However, statistics are often misleading
D. Statistics are an interesting subject. However, statistics is often misleading
Answer Explanation
"Statistics is an interesting subject. However, statistics is often misleading."
In this sentence, both the subject "Statistics" and the verb "is" are in agreement, as they are both singular. The subject-verb agreement rule states that singular subjects should be paired with singular verbs, and plural subjects should be paired with plural verbs. "Statistics" is a singular noun, so it should be paired with the singular verb "is." The other choices have subject-verb agreement errors because they mix singular and plural forms incorrectly.
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Q #4: Which of the following sentences is the least formal in style?
A. I gained significant experience with computers while attending college.
B. I gained a lot of experience with computers while I was a student in college.
C. I have a lot of experience with computers from my college days.
D. I've got a ton of experience with computers from school.
Answer Explanation
D does not use complete words to explain and also uses the word “ton” which is informal in nature as compared to other sentences.
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Q #5: Which of the following is a thesis statement?
A. While Abel Tasman is the first European credited with seeing New Zealand, James Cook is recognized for mapping the country.
B. New Zealand's national flag depicts four red stars and a silver fern.
C. Maori culture should receive more emphasis in the history curriculum of New Zealand schools.
D. The Maori people are indigenous to New Zealand.
Answer Explanation
A thesis statement is a concise summary of the main point or argument that an essay or academic paper will focus on. It presents a claim or perspective that the author intends to support and explore throughout the writing.
Among the provided choices, "Choice C: Maori culture should receive more emphasis in the history curriculum of New Zealand schools" can be considered a thesis statement.
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Q #6: Which of the following transitional expressions should a student use to compare two ideas?
A. In addition
B. Likewise
C. Therefore
D. For instance
Answer Explanation
likewise is used when you are comparing two methods, states, or situations and saying that they are similar .
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Q #7: Wow, that was a fast car! Which of the following parts of speech is the word "Wow" in the sentence above?
A. Preposition
B. Conjunction
C. Adverb
D. Interjection
Answer Explanation
The word “wow” can certainly be marked as an interjection as the word is in use to show the emotion of “surprise” of the speaker about the ability of the addressed person to qualify the hurdle in the first attempt.
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Q #8: Which of the following sentences is the most formal in style?
A. I want to gain experience with your company, so I'm applying to be an intern.
B. I'm applying to be an intern to gain experience with your company.
C. I'd like to apply for this internship in order to gain experience as a part of your company.
D. I am applying to this internship to gain experience with your company.
Answer Explanation
The statement used in D is more correct as it explains the connection between the action in the sentence and the resulting outcome.
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Q #9: Which of the following situations is an example of plagiarism?
A. A student writes an original story, noting her favorite science-fiction author as an inspiration.
B. A student quotes a favorite author verbatim as part of his class paper, including correctly formatted citations.
C. A student includes verbatim sections of text from her own previously published work without citation.
D. A student includes a common-knowledge statement such as "the earth is round" in his paper without citation.
Answer Explanation
Using previous submitted work is plagiarism on itself even when that work belong to the student in question.
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Q #10: According to the prefix "pre-", which of the following words defines "preliminary"?
A. Introductory
B. Anticipatory
C. Concluding
D. Repeating
Answer Explanation
Preliminary is what comes first and hence best shows the introductory parts.
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