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.
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
Therefore, the Correct Answer is C.
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Q #1: Which of the following sentences correctly uses a complex sentence structure?
A. They had to decide between adopting a cat or a dog at the rescue shelter.
B. Whenever the boys played in the rain, they came home with muddy clothes.
C. The student brought her laptop, textbooks, and parking pass.
D. She wanted to go to the beach after she left work.
Answer Explanation
The sentence "She wanted to go to the beach after she left work."(Choice D) correctly uses a complex sentence structure. It consists of an independent clause "She wanted to go to the beach" and a dependent clause "after she left work."
Choice B is wrong because the sentence contains two independent clauses: "Whenever the boys played in the rain" and "they came home with muddy clothes." These clauses are joined by the coordinating conjunction "and." While it is a sentence with multiple clauses, it does not contain a dependent clause.
Note: To be a complex sentence, there should be an independent clause and at least one dependent clause. Choice B only consists of two independent clauses without a dependent clause, making it a compound sentence instead of a complex sentence.
Be keen to differentiate between complex and compound sentences.
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Q #2: 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 #3: 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 #4: "The pumpkin crop was incredibly small this year because of excessive rain in the spring and the farmer didn't harvest as expected." Which of the following parts of speech describes the word "incredibly" as used in the sentence
A. Adverb
B. Preposition
C. Adjective
D. Pronoun
Answer Explanation
In the sentence, "The pumpkin crop was incredibly small this year because of excessive rain in the spring and he", the word "incredibly" is an adverb. Adverbs are words that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. In this case, "incredibly" modifies the adjective "small," indicating the degree or intensity of the smallness of the pumpkin crop.
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Q #5: Which of the following actions takes place first during the writing process
A. Creating ideas
B. Connecting concepts
C. Gathering information
D. Proofreading text
Answer Explanation
This is because generating ideas is often the first step in the writing process, whether it's brainstorming, outlining, or freewriting. Before any other actions can take place, the writer needs to have a clear sense of what they want to communicate and how they want to structure their writing.
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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: According to the prefix "sub-", which of the following words defines "subterranean"?
A. Overpass
B. Underground
C. Aboveground
D. Causeway
Answer Explanation
The word that defines "subterranean" based on the prefix "sub-" is B. Underground.
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Q #8: Which of the following sentences requires a citation?
A. Some sunscreens have an SPF of 35 or higher.
B. Any exposed skin is susceptible to sunburn.
C. One in five Americans will develop skin cancer by the age of 70.
D. Prolonged sun exposure can result in a burn.
Answer Explanation
This sentence presents a specific statistic that may not be common knowledge and is not the author's original idea, so it requires a citation to give credit to the source of this information. A citation is needed to show where this statistic came from, who conducted the study, and when it was conducted. Therefore, option C is the correct answer.
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Q #9: Which of the following is a compound sentence?
A. I like my job, but I like this more.
B. I can and will take the prize this year.
C. I need to order a new auto-subdividing adjuster piece for the components behind it.
D. As I was saying, if you need my help for anything, just call me.
Answer Explanation
A compound sentence is a sentence that consists of two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction. Example: "I like my job, but I like this more." This sentence has two independent clauses, "I like my job" and "I like this more," joined by the conjunction "but."
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Q #10: Which of the following is a complex sentence?
A. I brushed my teeth while the coffee brewed.
B. Time was running short, so I hurriedly brushed my teeth while breakfast was warming up.
C. Since time was running short, I hurriedly brushed my teeth while breakfast was warming up.
D. I used the time while the coffee was brewing to brush my teeth.
Answer Explanation
A complex sentence is one that contains an independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
In Choice C: "Since time was running short, I hurriedly brushed my teeth while breakfast was warming up," we have an independent clause: "I hurriedly brushed my teeth," and a dependent clause: "Since time was running short." The dependent clause cannot stand alone as a complete sentence, so it depends on the independent clause for its meaning. This combination of an independent and dependent clause makes Choice C a complex sentence.
The other choices are not complex sentences because they either lack a dependent clause or do not have the same level of complexity in their structure.
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