English 10/4/23

1. It has never been more true to say that a dog is a man's best friend. 2. In response, the dog bit the intruder who was attacking his owner. 3. Last Tuesday night, a dog and his owner were asleep in their home. 4. An intruder broke into the house in the early hours of the morning. Using the sentences above, which of the following sentence orders best forms an organized, logical paragraph?

3, 4, 2, 1

1) Initially, we constructed experiments that explored new relationships among six major systems of the human body: circulatory, digestive. muscular, nervous, reproductive, and respiratory 2) We believe that this work will revolutionize our understanding of human behavior. 3) Then, we discovered, through a series of curious events and calculations, that these systems were all intricately involved in a kind of psychic economy 4) Our experimental research project has focused on what we call the Psycho-Physical Performance Scale. 5) Therefore, we ultimately chose to classify differed triggers of human actions and productions according to these new relationships. Which of the following best orders these sentences to form a well-organized paragraph?

4,1,3,5,2 Or 1,3,4,5,2

Which of the following is a compound sentence?

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."

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

A working student's best friend is her phone

Which of the following sentences correctly employs standard English spelling

A) The building's height was exceeded by its width

"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

Adverb

Which of the following tasks is appropriate during the final stage of the writing process

Checking for punctuation errors

Many ____books are popular among adults these days. Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above?

Children's

Which of the following sentences correctly uses a compound sentence structure?

He liked to cook at home, but she preferred to eat at restaurants

Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct grammar and usage?

If any fewer people watch that television series, the effect will be its cancellation.

"Ouch! I stepped on one of those plastic toy bricks left on the floor again! 😡" Which of the following parts of speech is the word "ouch"?

Interjection

Which of the following statements about a paragraph's topic sentence is true?

It summarizes the main idea of the paragraph

Which of the following statements about a paragraph's topic sentence is true?

It summarizes the paragraphs main point

Which of the following sentences requires a citation?

One in five Americans will develop skin cancer by the age of 70.

Which of the following actions takes place during the revision phase of the writing process

Proofreading text

The triplets could sing very well, so they and a friend formed a ______for the annual talent show. Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above?

Quartet

Which of the following sentences correctly follows the rules of capitalization?

The Geography students took a class trip to the Rocky Mountains.

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

The green paint is a horrible color. I don't want it on my walls

Which of the following sentences is written correctly?

The lizard has the ability to alter its coloration to blend in with the foliage.

Which of the following sentences requires citation?

There were buffalo in every western territory of the United States as of 1860.

Which of the following sentences correctly uses a complex sentence structure?

Whenever the boys played in the rain, they came home with muddy clothes.

Which of the following sentences demonstrates proper subject-verb agreement?

Which of the following sentences demonstrates proper subject-verb agreement?

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?

characterized by

Which of the following is the final step of the writing process?

editing

"October arrived, and the air started to change. The mornings were chilly when Lydia heard about the Halloween costume contest. Every year there was a costume contest, and this year, Lydia wanted to participate." Which of the following is the likely source of the passage above?

short story

According to the prefix "sub-", which of the following words defines "subterranean"?

underground