JCM 103 Final Exam

Quote usage: Which of the following sentences is correct?

"He told me, 'If you were in Senegal, I would kill you,'" Gueye said. "I have my freedom now, and that man wanted to take it."

Quote usage: Which of the following sentences is correct?

"I don't want to watch 'The Walking Dead,'" Hugh said. "That show bores me to tears."

Quote usage: Which of the following sentences is correct?

"There's security now, there's independence now, there's peace now," said Gueye, 24, an entertainer from Dakar.

Read the sentence below and decide if there is a comma problem. If you decide there is a problem, choose where a comma should be added or where a comma should be taken out. Consumer spending that goes for big-ticket items like cars grew slightly earlier in the year.

*NOT* Comma needed between "cars" and "grew slightly"

The pronouns "his, her, our, my, their, who's and whoever's" are which case?

*NOT* objective case

A phrase is bolded in the sentence below. Identify what type of phrase it is. He regularly threatened *to leave the profession*, but he never did.

*NOT* prepositional phrase, gerund phrase, participle phrase,

Focus on hyphens: Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

A two-bedroom apartment starts at $1 million.

What is wrong with the following excerpt from a PR press release? "After today, the inkjet market will never be the same," said Burt Nillson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nillson Photo Co. "We are changing the rules in this industry to ensure that consumers can affordably print what they want, when they want, and at the high level of Nillson Photo quality they've come to expect."

AP Style Error

The bolded word in this screenplay sentence is either an adjective or an adverb. Please identify which. As his friends talk *excitedly*, TYREE stares down at the circulating coffee in front of him.

Adverb

Dashes, semicolons and colons: Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

Although scientists have set a time frame of 2030 to get a space elevator under construction - and it's not impossible because developments are moving quickly - Hoover said it could be a little later than that.

Choose the correct word in this sentence: Both the outfielders and star pitcher (is / are) expected to return this season.

Are

Dashes, semicolons and colons: Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

At close to 60 years old, Madonna dances and sings like she's 30 - at least that's what her promoters will tell you.

This sentence contains both proper and common nouns. Identify the proper nouns: The Henderson County Sheriff's Office bought four new patrol cars Tuesday to help the Federal Bureau of Investigation crack down on drug smuggling.

Both a and d

Choose the correct word in this sentence: At Christmas, each of the family members (buy / buys) a gift for a disadvantaged child in the community.

Buys

Choose whether the bolded words in the sentence below are a phrase or a clause. "They protest and *they protest*, but it doesn't change the fact that people need electricity over there on that side of the river," Mills said.

Clause

Read the sentence below and decide if there is a comma problem. If you decide there is a problem, choose where the comma should be added or where the comma should be taken out. After five days with no word and no answers Rodriguez borrowed a boat to search the area himself, but sheriff's deputies turned people away.

Comma needed between "answers" and "Rodriguez"

Read the sentence below and decide if there is a comma problem. If you decide there is a problem, choose where a comma should be added or where a comma should be taken out. "If he had only stayed safe at his house and indoors he'd be OK right now," said Johnson, 52. "I guess life goes on, but I will miss a good friend."

Comma needed between "indoors" and "he'd be OK"

Read the sentence below and decide if there is a comma problem. If you decide there is a problem, choose where a comma should be added or where a comma should be taken out. The 68-year-old Sinclair was swept away when the hurricane sent water barreling through his house, picked him up off his front porch and dropped him a couple of blocks away.

Comma needed between "porch" and "and dropped him"

What is wrong with the following news story excerpt? The news that this tough woman -- so tough she'd once pulled a knife on her abusive husband -- had been fighting cancer shocked the pastor. "It just hit me like a truck" said Gaston, who wrote in her book about her mother and some of the other cancer patients she's worked with.

Comma problem

What is wrong with the following news story excerpt? The top of the eighth lasted 35 minutes and seven seconds. Before recording a single out, five Rangers pitchers threw 34 pitches to seven Yankees batters and the Yankees turned a seemingly insurmountable 5-1 deficit into a definitively insurmountable 6-5 lead.

Comma problem

Choose the correct word from the word pair in the sentence below. The zoo's animal population was (comprised / composed) of mammals, reptiles, birds and amphibians.

Composed

Identify the type of conjunction in the screenplay sentence below. They're all trying to sing along, *but* clearly they don't know the words.

Coordinating conjunction

Clauses can be independent or dependent. A dependent clause can act like a noun, an adjective or an adverb. A clause is bolded in the sentence below. Identify what type of clause it is. State lawmakers may face budget cuts *that could threaten a plan to replace the helicopters.*

Dependent clause (adjective clause, giving us more information about the budget cuts)

Clauses can be independent or dependent. A dependent clause can act like a noun, an adjective or an adverb. A clause is bolded in the sentence below. Identify what type of clause it is. The last fatal helicopter crash for the Wisconsin State Police Aviation Command was in 1979 *when a helicopter went down in fog near Madison, Wisc.*

Dependent clause (adverb clause, telling us when the last crash took place)

Clauses can be independent or dependent. A dependent clause can act like a noun, an adjective or an adverb. A clause is bolded in the sentence below. Identify what type of clause it is. Officials at the Beijing Zoo said *that they had no cases of animals sickened from milk powder.*

Dependent clause (noun clause)

Clauses can be independent or dependent. A dependent clause can act like a noun, an adjective or an adverb. Clauses are bolded in the screenplay sentence below. Identify what types of clauses they are. Larry throws the coffee in his face. Mike needs a few seconds to understand *what has just happened*, and then he lunges at Larry.

Dependent clause (noun clause)

What role does the bolded word play in the broadcast news sentence below? SEVERAL CITY RESIDENTS VOICED *SUPPORT* FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW SCHOOL.

Direct object

What role does the bolded word play in the sentence below? *Whomever* he chooses will need to be capable of leading the country.

Direct object

What role does the bolded word play in the sentence below? Sushi Sushi today unveiled the original sushi *burger* for U.S. and Canadian consumers.

Direct object

Choose the option that makes this wording more efficient: Specific example

Example

What is the verb tense for the bolded verb in the broadcast news sentence below? DRIVERS HEADING NORTH ON RYAN BOULEVARD *WILL NEED* TO DETOUR AROUND WORK ON STORM DRAINS.

Future tense

Verbals are bolded in the sentence below. Identify what kind of verbals they are: The student received a four-day suspension for *shouting* insults and *skipping* class.

Gerunds

Pick the choice with the correct AP style:

Harmony Tools Inc. is on Johnson Avenue in Smithfield, California.

Select the correct choice from the verbs in parentheses in the sentence below: None of the scientists (has / have) seen the research through to completion.

Has

Select the choice that gives the correct form of the pronoun in the sentence. The runner-up in the hotdog eating contest was (he / him).

He

Focus on hyphens: Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

He bought a recently renovated condominium with mahogany cabinets and slide-in appliances.

Choose the correct word for this broadcast news sentence: JOHNSON SAYS NONE OF THE PLANES (ARE FLYING / IS FLYING) INTO HAMBURG FOR THE CONFERENCE.

IS FLYING

Pick the choice with the correct AP style:

In November, Sgt. Jim Tucker led the march into Fletcher, North Carolina.

Clauses can be independent or dependent. A dependent clause can act like a noun, an adjective or an adverb. A clause is bolded in the sentence below. Identify what type of clause it is. A boning knife would be perfect for cutting the steak, but *you can do the job almost as well with a sharp paring knife.*

Independent clause

What is the mood of the bolded verb in the screenplay sentence below? Giles looks up from his phone, *narrows* his eyes, and slowly shakes his head.

Indicative

What role does the bolded word play in the sentence below? The company gave *stores* improved displays that tell customers about new Bluetooth speakers and headphones.

Indirect object

Choose the correct verb in the sentence below. The Recycling Organizations of North America (is / are) committed to enhancing recycling education.

Is

Choose the correct verb in the sentence below. He said some of the pollution (is affecting / are affecting) nearby neighborhoods.

Is affecting

A clause is bolded in the sentence below. What type of clause is it? The astronauts stayed inside the space capsule for 45 minutes, and they reviewed their plans before they *crawled out of the narrow entrance.*

It's a phrase, not a clause.

Read the sentence below and decide if there is a comma problem. If you decide there is a problem, choose where a comma should be added or where a comma should be taken out. The governor asked Alabamians to try driving slower on the state's highways, to avoid idling in their cars for long periods of time, and to make sure they properly inflate their tires in order to save fuel.

It's correct - no changes needed

Read the sentence below and decide if there is a comma problem. If you decide there is a problem, choose where a comma should be added or where a comma should be taken out. "Our team played great football today, but I made some coaching mistakes that cost us the game," Phipps said.

It's correct- No changes needed

Read the sentence below and decide if there is a comma problem. If you decide there is a problem, choose where a comma should be added or where a comma should be taken out. Officials said many of the people who became ill did not follow the package's instructions and microwaved the chicken dishes.

It's correct- No changes needed

Focus on hyphens: Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

James hit a fastball over the left-field fence, and the Tigers led, 5-0.

Choose the correct verb in the sentence below. Sinclair (lay / laid / layed) on the ground on the sidelines during the entire fourth quarter.

Lay

A verb is bolded in the screenplay excerpt below. What type of verb is it? The door *slams* shut. Felicia lets out a hopeless wail. She turns away, her hope gone.

Main verb

Pick the choice with the correct AP style:

Maj. John Rich

Pick the choice with the correct AP style:

Mary Presley, 9

Select the choice that gives the correct form of the pronoun in the sentence. They brought my roommate and (I / me / mine) a new refrigerator.

Me

Identify the problem in the following sentence: The government bailout of the financial firm became very controversial.

Needless intensifier

What role does the bolded word play in the sentence below? Her spokesperson said the governor planned to visit the *site* of the hurricane damage on Wednesday

Object of the infinitive

What role does the bolded word play in the sentence below? At one point, the woman ran through two different homes, entering *one* without permission when the homeowner answered.

Object of the participle

Question 59: What role does the bolded word play in the screenplay sentence below? Behind a screen the young government agent we saw earlier sits in the *backseat* behind the Driver.

Object of the preposition

Dashes, semicolons and colons: Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

Other difficulties for space-elevator projects include how to build the base for the elevator, how to design it, and where to set up the operation.

A phrase is bolded in the sentence below. Identify what type of phrase it is. The 32-year-old Kenyan was way out front as she ran to the finish line to applause from the crowd *lining the route.*

Participle phrase

Identify the problem in the following sentence: The film "A Hard Rain Fell" will be directed by Robert E. Jamison, who co-wrote the scripts for four summer blockbusters.

Passive voice

Choose whether the bolded words in the broadcast news sentence below are a phrase or a clause. THERE'S A NEW ARTIFICIAL REEF *OFF THE COAST* OF PORTUGAL -- IN THE SHAPE OF A DOLPHIN.

Phrase

What role does the bolded word play in the sentence below? "That was a very disappointing *game*," Otts said.

Predicate nominative

What are nested quotes?

Quotes inside of quotes

Choose the option that makes the wording more efficient: Local residents

Residents

Pick the choice with the correct AP style:

Sen. Sarah Schulman won another term in office on Nov. 4. Schulman will serve four more years.

Identify the problem in the following sentence: Another example of the financial crisis, when gas cannot be found on any city block.

Sentence fragment

Choose the correct word in the sentence below. Curry's heart sank when the guide chose the (steeper / steepest) of the two trails.

Steeper

What role does the bolded word play in the sentence below? DigiCount is built for small business owners *who* want to get organized and get paid faster.

Subject

What role does the bolded word play in the sentence below? They know that I'll take *whoever* wants to go.

Subject

Choose the option that makes this wording more efficient: Surrounded on all sides

Surrounded

Pick the choice with the correct AP style:

The House voted 314-95 to approve the tax break.

Pick the choice with the correct AP style:

The car, which costs $400,000, can go 200 mph.

A verb in the sentence below may be in passive voice. If a verb is passive, choose the sentence that makes the verb active: Fifteen South Carolina banks will be shut down by the corporation, adding to closures already planned elsewhere in the Southeast.

The corporation will shut down 15 South Carolina banks, adding to closures already planned elsewhere in the Southeast.

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly for the possessive case?

The fate of Keisha and Clancey's evening now depended entirely on the hostess's party plans.

Quote usage: Which of the following sentences is correct?

The magazine Variety reported that the movie "Alien: Covenant" made $73.9 million.

Pick the choice with the correct AP style:

The mayor postponed the March 5 meeting at Chelsea City Hall until April 9.

Identify the problem in the following sentence: Dropping more than 700 points, traders fear the future after the stock market experienced one of its worst days in history.

The sentence has a dangling participle.

Identify the problem in the following sentence: Jackson nearly hit 200 home runs in one season.

The sentence has a misplaced modifier.

Quote usage: Which of the following is best?

There was speculation that the incident would lead to an investigation by securities regulators.

What's wrong with the following sentence? Hundreds of people remain missing three weeks after Ike's assault on Texas, local and city officials are no longer keeping count of missing residents.

There's a comma splice -- there should be a semicolon instead of a comma between "Texas" and "local"

Pick the choice with the correct AP style:

Thirteen dogs live in the kennel at 435 Whitted St.

Dashes, semicolons and colons: Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

Thomas is survived by his parents, Susan and Ernie Yountz of Covington, Georgia; his grandmother, Sarah T. Huston of Moultrie, Georgia; and his aunt, Verna Quenton of Winston-Salem.

Select the word in the sentence below that is the object of a preposition: On Monday, June 11, barriers will be raised on Main Street that allow police more control over the traffic during the Apple Festival

Traffic

Focus on hyphens: Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

When their daughter Sidney began eating bite-size pieces, they learned that well-done steaks and lamb chops were just too tough.

Select the choice that gives the correct form of the pronoun in the sentence. We don't know (who, whom) will play for the national championship this year.

Who

Select the choice that gives the correct form of the pronoun in the sentence. He still hoped for a quick agreement, despite criticism from Republicans, some of (who, whom) compared the plan to socialism.

Whom

Select the choice that gives the correct form of the pronoun in the sentence. Many Ohio residents say they still aren't sure (who, whom) they will vote for.

Whom

Dashes, semicolons and colons: Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

You walk out your back door, and you are on the beach; your front door, and you are in Kapiolani Park; your side door, and you can walk to Waikiki.

Choose the correct words from the word pairs in the sentence below: Coach Johnson's half time speech (effected / affected) the morale of the players, which in turn had an (effect / affect) on the way they played in the second half.

affected/effect

In which situation below should you insert a comma?

d. Before the last item in a series of lengthy phrases