ENG 160 WEEK 7 Knowledge Check
Match the Key Term with the proper definition
1. Carefully examining written text to correct typographical mistakes and other related errors.
2. A word that expresses the quantity of a noncount noun.
3. Two toys and three books.
4. Words that name people, places, things, or ideas that can be counted and made into plurals, such as teacher, restroom, and joke.
5. Mode of expression in which the subject performs the action expressed by the verb.
6. Particular to a certain language.
7. Words that refer to things or ideas that cannot be counted, such aswater, bravery, and snow.
8. Revising to correct sentence-skills mistakes.
9. Activities: baseball, jogging, reading, teaching, travel.
10. Shorthand notation intended to call attention to typographical mistakes and other related errors.
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2. Identify the seven sentence-skills mistakes in the student paragraph that follows. Choose the letter that describes each mistake.
It is this writer's opinion that smokers should quit smoking for the sake of those who are around them. perhaps the most helpless creatures that suffer from being near a smoker is unborn babies, one study suggests that the risk of having an undersized baby is doubled if pregnant women are exposed to cigarette smoke for about two hours a day. Pregnant women should refrain from smoking and to avoid smoke-filled rooms. Spouses of smokers are also in big trouble. They are more likely than spouses of nonsmokers to die of heart disease and to develop fatal cancers. Office workers are a final group that can be harmed by a smoke-filled environment. The U.S. Surgeon General has said "Workers who smoke are a health risk to their coworkers. While one can argue that smokers have the right to hurt themselves, they do not have the right to hurt others. Smokers should abandon their deadly habit for the health of others at home and at work.
1. slang
2. mistake in subject-verb agreement
3. run-on
4. faculty parallelism
5. wordiness
6. missing comma
7. missing quotation marks
3. The purpose of a division-classification essay is to:
a. present your audience with your own unique way of dividing and classifying a particular topic.
b. make a point by telling your audience a story.
c. make a point by showing readers that two distinct items are either similar or different.
d. persuade readers that your definition is a legitimate one.
4. Which of the following topics could not be developed into a successful division-classification essay?
a. Clothing
b. Automobiles
c. Hair
d. White paper
5. A(n) __________ point is a point that some readers will not be inclined to accept.
a. abstract
b. controversial
c. fair
d. reasonable
6. Which of the following is not a strategy for an argumentative essay?
a. Use tactful, courteous language
b. Point out common ground
c. Dismiss differing viewpoints
d. Acknowledge differing viewpoints
7. To __________ means to point out problems with an opposing view and to show where an opponent's argument breaks down.
a. rebut
b. dismiss
c. approve
d. argue
8. The following question refers to APA Style.
Which of the following examples is the correct reference form for a periodical?
a. Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, xx, pp-pp. doi:xx.xxxxxxxxxx
b. Author, A. A. (year). Title of work. Location: Publisher.
c. Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (year). Title of chapter or entry. In A. Editor, B. Editor, & C. Editor (Eds), Title of book (pp. xx-xx). Location: Publisher.
d. Editor, A. A. (Ed.) (year). Title of work. Location: Publisher.
9. The following question refers to APA Style.
Which of the following examples is the correct reference form for a journal article without DOI?
a. Powers, S. (2009, May). How to write a successful resume. Business Lately, 35(4), 5-14.
b. Shark, E. & Morrison, R. (2009). Courses for business women. The Word, 88, 83-84.
c. Orson, A. (2010, May 19). Ways in which transcribing has changed my life. Transcription Report, 10(9), 9-10.
d. Smith, J., & Grant, E. (2008). Ethics in the workplace. Allied Insider, 25, 123-125. doi:192367/08748-1544.26.3.52
10. The following question refers to APA Style.
Which of the following examples is the correct reference form for a magazine article?
a. Powers, S. (2009, May). How to write a successful resume. Business Lately, 35(4), 5-14.
b. Shark, E., & Morrison, R. (2009). Courses for business women. The Word, 88, 83-84.
c. Orson, A. (2010, May 19). Ways in which transcribing has changed my life. Transcription Report, 10(9), 9-10.
d. Smith, J., & Grant, E. (2008). Ethics in the workplace. Allied Insider, 25, 123-125. doi:19.2367/08748-1544.26.3.52
11. The following question refers to APA Style.
Which of the following examples is the correct reference form for a newspaper article?
a. Powers, S. (2009, May). How to write a successful resume. Business Lately, 35(4), 5-14.
b. Shark, E., & Morrison, R. (2009). Courses for business women. The Word, 88, 83-84.
c. Orson, A. (2010, May 19). Ways in which transcribing has changed my life. Transcription Report, 10(9), 9-10.
d. Smith, J., & Grant, E. (2008). Ethics in the workplace. Allied Insider, 25, 123-125. doi:19.2367/08748-1544.26.3.52
12. The following question refers to APA Style.
Which of the following examples is the correct reference form for a chapter in a book?
a. Shark, E., & Morrison, R. (2009). Courses for business women. The Word, 88, 83-84.
b. Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (year). Title of chapter or entry. In A. Editor, B. Editor, & C. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (pp. xx-xx). Location: Publisher.
c. Orson, A. (2010, May 19). Ways in which transcribing has changed my life. Transcription Report, 10(9), 9-10.
d. Powers, S. (2009, May). How to write a successful resume. Business Lately, 35(4), 5-14.
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