COM 101 Final

Moments after watching the IronPigs stumble to their 22nd loss in 25 games, the big league center fielder provided his best Dr. Phil impersonation and encouraged the Pigs to keep their proverbial heads up.

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"Animals and Their Human Characteristics" is the subject of a three-year study at Acme State University. The study will end this year. Response Feedback: Only answer "a" is correct, because it has the study ending this year. Answer "b" has "Animals and their Human Characteristics" ending, which isn't correct, and answer "c" has the university ending, which is also incorrect.

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. None are correct.

Jennifer wasn't ready to start dating again after a messy __________.

. break-up

Police said Friday they were alerted by neighbors of the 45-year-old amatuer musician, whose lift became stuck while assending to her balcony. The rescue effort was hampered by artic winds.

3 Amateur, ascending and arctic are misspelled.

NEW YORK (AP) - A significant Pablo Picasso painting was damaged after a woman attending art class lost her balance, fell into "The Actor" and tore it, The Metropolitan Museum of Art said.

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Donated to The Met by automobile heiress Thelma Chrysler Foy in 1952, "The Actor" features an acrobat striking a dramatic pose against an abstract backdrop. It was painted on a used canvas that already contained a painting.

NOne

HADDONFIELD, N.J. - A traffic reporter in a small plane put himself in the thick of a rush-hour tie-up when his aircraft had to make an emergency landing Monday on the New Jersey Turnpike.

NOne

__________ she did not want to be away from home for more than a week, the political reporter said she enjoyed covering the national convention.

Although

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Although WXXY-TV has been broadcasting for only a few weeks, its viewers are increasing in large numbers. Response Feedback: Only answer "b" is correct. Answers "a" and "c" imply that the viewers are "on the air."

___________ 50,000 fans are expected to attend the victory parade.

Approximately Correct Answer: Correctb. Approximately

Samuel said he couldn't ____________ the burden of 18 credits and a full-time job.

Bear

________ I didn't pay attention in class, I don't think I'll do well on the quiz.

Because

___________ the class is too demanding, the student decided to withdraw.

Because

Kyle has __________ nothing but soda and lemonade since arriving at college.

Drunk

MADRID - Police say they rescued a woman who was trapped for eight days in an elevator in her house in northeastern Spain.

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The survey found that age and income were more of a determining factor than nationality when it came to romance, with younger, less affluent people more likely to choose their pet as their Valentine's Day companion.

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None are correct. Response Feedback: None are correct. Accidents are tricky subjects to write about because many variables can be involved. Answer "a" may not be correct because we do not know for certain that Jefferson "drove" his car (perhaps he passed out and was not driving). Answer "b" may not be correct because we merely say "Jefferson's car" without identifying the driver (perhaps someone else was driving Jefferson's car, or Jefferson was driving someone else's car), also, headlong is misplaced. Answer "c" may not be correct for reasons stated above, and "hit" is the wrong word choice here. Hit implies a moving object struck a stationary one. The best and most cautious way to approach this is as follows: The car Bill Jefferson was driving crossed into the opposite lane and collided headlong with a truck driven by Robert O. Jones of Flagstaff.

"Time spent with my precious little Princess is simply devine," said Kati Smith, a leading humane society doner who held her shih tzu puppy throughout the survey.

ONe

It was a little before 7 a.m., before the morning rush in the Philadelphia suburbs gets going, when a low oil pressure indicator came on in the Cessna. The pilot cooly guided the plane onto the northbound lanes outside of Cherry Hill.

ONe Coolly is misspelled

"This could have disasterous consequences for the chocolate, floral and greeting card industries," Flann mused. "I can't imagine someone giving Fido a box of chocolates or a sentimental card."

One

Johnny Flann, senior vice president of Ipsos, said he hoped the results wouldn't cause dissention between couples and potentially further stymie the economy.

One

NEW YORK - One fifth of adults said spending time with their pet would be more disireable than a date with their partner on Valentine's Day, according to a joint global poll by Reuters/Ipsos.

One

The survey of 24,000 people in 23 countries discovered that 21 percent of adults would rather spend Feb. 14 with their pet than their spouse. Many polled said their pet was less likely to embarass them in public.

One

The switch-hitting sparkplug witnessed that frustration first-hand in the IronPigs' 5-1 loss to the Rochester Red Wings before an aggreeable crowd of 7,710 Sunday afternoon at Coca-Cola Park.

One

The unusually large canvas sustained a vertical tear of about six inches in the lower right-hand corner in the accident on Friday. The woman's lawyer said she would not be chastized for the act.

One

Joseph Orlando, a spokesman for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, said the emergency landing was credable and, fortunately, without incident.

One Response Feedback: Credible is misspelled.

"The plane landed and he taxied it over into the shoulder," said Orlando, who ensured everyone the pilot wouldn't wind up as a defendent in court because of the action. "We can't even get motorists to do that when they break down."

One Response Feedback: Defendant is misspelled.

The woman's attornies said the elevator has a history of malfunctions, the last coming in October when heavy autum rains caused electrical problems.

Two Response Feedback: Attorneys and autumn are misspelled.

The woman's landlord dismissed her as altruistic and refused further comment.

Selected Answer: Correctd. None

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Selected Answer: c. The U.S. Senate candidate soon lost his desire for train travel after he had ridden the rails for 10 consecutive days.

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She won first prize in Boston at the Voice of Democracy competition, which she described as the toughest speaking contest she ever entered. Response Feedback: Only answer "c" is correct. Answer "a" has a misplaced dependent clause linking to "Boston" instead of "competition," and answer "b" mistakenly limits the competitions to Boston.

IronPigs starting pitcher Travis Blackley ended his best outing of the season prematurely when he aggrivated a hamstring injury while trying to cover first base. The lefty accidentially tripped over an untied shoelace and tumbled onto the grass before reaching the bag.

TWo

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The accused is expected to plead guilty today in federal court. Response Feedback: The phrase "to the crimes he committed" is understood and only adds confusion when incorporated into this sentence. Answer "a" implies the accused committed the crimes in federal court and answer "c" implies the accused committed the crimes in federal court today.

Police said the woman, who lived alone, was distraught and initiated an arguement with authorities. She was given an asperin and taken to a hospital via ambulence.

Three

Read the following paragraph and determine how many misspelled words it contains: "I talked to some of the guys and I said I've never seen anything like this," said Victorino, who is noted for his aggresive play with the Phillies. "They're playing the game hard; it's not like they're going out there and not trying. That's admirable. I have no doubt they'll acomplish some big things here. Still, it's frustrating the amount of bad luck that has accummulated around this team."

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Authorities found the woman, who was high on caffiene, hiding in The Met's celler. Bar-b-cue fingerprint smudges on the painting identified her as the culprit.

Three Response Feedback: Caffeine, cellar and barbecue are misspelled.

Officials said the tear did not impact the "focal point of the composition," and that the damage was changable. Still, The Met cancelled a major Picasso retrospective that was scheduled to run through the rest of the calender year.

Three Response Feedback: Changeable, canceled and calendar are misspelled.

"I was ready to call the coronor," Smith said with a chuckle afterward. "There was no way I could compell him to stop, though. He had to put it down. I guess it was pretty exciting to watch, because several people stopped and offered congradulations."

Three Response Feedback: Coroner, compel and congratulations are misspelled.

A batchelor living next door said he heard the woman's cries for help while walking his dog alongside her three-floor house. The owner of a nearby music shop said the woman was scheduled to make a public appearence the previous day.

Two

Men and women were evenly split over the question, although a passionate delagate of female pollsters in Deleware might have skewed the numbers toward pets.

Two

Blackley had allowed just one run on one hit - both coming after a strikeout-wild pitch scenario that extended the third inning - through five innings before abicating the mound after his arobic move in the top of the fifth.

Two Abdicating and aerobic are misspelled.

Health experts rushed to find an __________ for the deadly toxin

antidote

"Get _________ of yourself," Daniel shouted to his distraught coworker.

a hold

___________ there are too many stray dogs in the streets, the mayor ordered the new leash law to begin immediately.

a. Because

Mom didn't tell me the oranges were _________ the apples on the counter.

a. beside

Gus was out of __________ after running his first marathon.

a. breath

Maintenance workers discovered broken glass from the overnight ___________ when they reported for work at 6 a.m.

a. burglary

The presidential hopeful is preparing to _________ the nation for votes.

a. canvass

The instructor informed us there wouldn't be __________ extra credit opportunities.

any more

The mayor said she will _________ an invitation to seek another term.

accept

The governor's sudden and serious illness was diagnosed as ________ pneumonia.

acute

She is quite ________ at designing advertisements.

adept

Peanut butter was banned in the cafeteria after several children suffered an ________ reaction.

adverse

"We don't know yet how much the floods will __________ the economy," the governor said.

affect

The police chief said _________ of the three suspects could be guilty.

any one

I didn't care about that internship ____________.

anyway

Heidi was ____________ treasurer of the student senate.

appointed

The man said he is an __________ because he isn't sure if God exists.

agnostic

The ___________ compartment is designed to prevent contamination.

airtight

It's so embarrassing when my children run up and down the ____________ in the grocery store.

aisles

Students were forced to _________ their plans because of the snowstorm.

alter

The head of the public relations committee said he was ____________ wrong about the direction the campaign should take.

altogether

Esteemed sportswriter Lisa Olson is an _____________ of Northern Arizona University

alumna

The city editor told the new reporter not to __________ him with unnecessary questions.

annoy

Spectators craned their necks as the rocket made its _________ into space.

ascent

"Why don't you wait _______ outside the classroom until the presentation finishes?"

awhile

Michael thinks he is a __________ candidate for the internship.

bona fide

Samuel had _________ several tuition increases while paying his way through college.

borne

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b. The documents, which have been on display at the capital throughout the summer, already have attracted more than 500,000 tourists. Response Feedback: Only answer "b" is correct. Answer "a" misplaces the dependent clause, putting the summer on display. Answer "c" misplaces the dependent clause, putting the capital on display.

Traffic reporter Kevin Smith, who was riding along in the plane, said he spilled two cupfulls of coffee and nearly choked on his cigarrette when he realized the pilot was landing on the highway.

b. Two Response Feedback: Cigarette and cupfuls are misspelled.

Miranda asked me to _________ chips to the party.

b. bring

The team rallied in the fourth quarter behind the ________ quarterback.

backup

The dog smelled ______________ after his nose swelled to twice its size because of a bee sting.

badly Response Feedback: Use badly as an adverb and bad as an adjective. In this case, we need an adverb to explain the dog's ability to smell; we're not describing the dog's odor, which would necessitate an adjective.

Max wanted to apologize to his girlfriend, but she already had _______ him farewell.

bidden

The meteorologist called the cold weather in Florida __________.

bizarre

The new radical political party has vowed to vote as a __________ in every election.

bloc

Everyone was shocked when Jillian walked into the room with ____________ hair.

blond

How many _________ will be needed to transport students to the rally?

buses

Jamie asked me to join her ______ softball team.

coed

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c. The Cardinals will play at 7 p.m. in University of Phoenix Stadium, the newest stadium in the state. Response Feedback: Only answer "c" is correct. In answer "a," the appositive material "the newest stadium in the state" should not follow 7 p.m. In answer "b," the appositive material, here in the form of an introductory clause, should not lead into Cardinals, but rather the stadium.

Workers at the museum, located on a bullevard on the eastern edge of New York's Central Park, originally suspected a burgler was involved and searched a nearby cemetary for clues.

c. Three Response Feedback: Boulevard, burglar and cemetery are misspelled.

Dawn discovered that being named the homecoming queen is a __________ for both praise and criticism.

c. bull's eye

Detectives immediately rushed to the __________ of the crime.

c. site

The can't-miss prospect was a late-season __________.

call-up

The professor encouraged his students to adhere to the _________ of journalism.

canons

Jill only had two _______: stay at work or go to the party.

choices

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e. Answers "a" and "c" are correct. Response Feedback: Answers "a" and "c" are correct. Answer "b" has a misplaced pronoun "who" linking to Texas. Texas is not seeking re-election.

Gabriel's friends are __________ to attend his birthday party at the ice cream parlor.

eager

The words flower and flour are ___________.

homonyms

The chamber of commerce will ___________ all business owners to the gala.

invite

According to the forecast, it's _________ to rain today.

liable

The newscast correctly stated that the citizens ____________ attend the ceremony.

may

Someone ___________ Kris Kringle asked for your list today.

named

Those choosing pets over people were also more likely to be those who have a lower income (24 percent) compared to those who were middle or higher income earners (20 percent).

none

1 My grade slipped because I missed some classes earlier in the semester, but ________ I'm working hard to earn high marks.

now

The editorial writer urged everyone to get a flu shot to _________ an outbreak of the disease.

prevent

The Titanic was once considered an unsinkable _________.

ship

Fires ________ this one are apt to leave a lasting scar on the landscape.

such as

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Shane Victorino has a newfound appreciation for the plight of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs after an abreviated stay with the Philadelphia Phillies' floundering Triple-A afilliate.

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