COM101 FINAL QUIZQUESTIONS

If a sentence contains a single independent clause and one or more dependent clauses, it is called a: a. Complex sentence b. Compound sentence c. Simple sentence d. Compound-complex sentence

a. Complex sentence

___________________ can confuse pronoun agreement. a. Correlative conjunctions b. Reflexive pronouns c. Prepositions d. Indefinite pronouns

a. Correlative conjunctions

. If the verb can be used with a predicate adjective complement, then we know for certain that the verb is a/an: a. Linking verb b. Auxiliary verb c. Action verb d. Regular verb

a. Linking verb

A fragment occurs when you neglect to insert a ________ somewhere between the capital letter at the beginning and the end mark concluding the word group. a. Main clause b. Dependent clause c. Noun phrase d. Noun clause

a. Main clause

Which of the following the formula for identifying the passive voice? a. "To be" + present participle b. "To be" + past participle c. "To be" + future participle d. None of the above

b. "To be" + past participle

The general rule for pronoun agreement states that: a. A plural antecedent needs a plural pronoun b. A singular antecedent needs a reflexive pronoun c. An antecedent needs a demonstrative pronoun d. All of the above.

a. A plural antecedent needs a plural pronoun

A/an_________ phrase combines a noun and a participle with any accompanying modifiers. a. Absolute b. Noun c. Adjective d. Verb

a. Absolute

The future perfect tense deals with: a. An action that begins in the present or in the near future and ends by some more distant point of time in the future b. An action that ends in the present or in the near future and starts again by some more distant point in the future c. An action that begins in the past or the present and ends by present time or some more distant point of time in the future d. An action that ends in the past or the present and starts again by present time or some more distant point of time in the future

a. An action that begins in the present or in the near future and ends

Quotations that continue into subsequent paragraphs are placed in quotation marks: a. At the beginning of each new paragraph, but only the last word of the whole quotation ends in a quotation mark. b. At the beginning of each new paragraph, and at the end of each paragraph c. At the beginning of the quotation, but only the last word of the whole quotation ends in a quotation mark. d. At the beginning of the quotation, and at the end of each paragraph

a. At the beginning of each new paragraph, but only the last word of the

According to Grammar Bytes, when you form multipart verbs, you use a combination of ___________ and participles. a. Auxiliary verbs b. Modal verbs c. Action verbs d. Transitive verbs

a. Auxiliary verbs

The future tense is formed by the present form of the helping verb will, followed by a verb in its: a. Base form b. Past form c. Infinitive form d. Present form

a. Base form

According to The Punctuation Guide, the most common use for a semicolon is: a. Between two independent clauses b. Between two independent clauses linked by a transitional expression c. In lists with internal commas d. In elliptical constructions

a. Between two independent clauses

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated? a. No parking Monday—Friday, 7 a.m.—10 a.m. b. No parking Monday—Friday, 7 a.m.-10 a.m. c. No parking Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.—10 am. d. No parking Monday-Friday, 7.am.-10 a.m.

a. No parking Monday—Friday, 7 a.m.—10 a.m.

"If you ~open up~ to somebody, you share your feelings with them. The bolded word is a: a. Phrasal verb b. Phrasal noun c. Adjective d. Adverb

a. Phrasal verb

The main difference between a possessive pronoun and a possessive adjective is that: a. Possessive pronouns replace or represent the noun, while possessive adjectives modify the noun. b. Possessive pronouns modify the noun, while possessives adjectives replace or represent the noun. c. Possessive pronouns replace or represent the noun, while possessive adjectives modify the adverb before the noun. d. Possessive pronouns modify the noun, while possessive adjectives replace or represent the adverb before the noun.

a. Possessive pronouns replace or represent the noun, while possessive adjectives modify the noun.

. The term linking refers to the relation between the complement of the linking verb and the __________. a. Subject b. Predicate nominative c. Predicate adjective d. Noun

a. Subject

. A phrase is two or more words that do not contain the ________ pair necessary to form a_________. a. Subject-Verb; Clause b. Noun-adjective; Clause c. Subject-Verb; Sentence d. Noun-adjective; Sentence

a. Subject-Verb; Clause

Which of the following sentence is correctly punctuated? a. The certification was prepared by Michael Donatti, PhD. b. Her arrival on April 3, 1987 was laced with much skepticism. c. We sold 1270 rare books last year on February 5, 2008. d. He was the senior vice president at Apple Inc. and loved his job.

a. The certification was prepared by Michael Donatti, PhD.

What does the adverb clause movement test prove? a. The independent clause beginning with the conjunctive adverb cannot be moved in front of the first independent clause because it is not an adverb clause. b. The independent clause beginning with the conjunctive adverb can be moved in front of the first independent clause because it is not an adverb. c. The independent clause beginning with the conjunctive adverb cannot be moved in front of the first independent clause because it is an adverb. d. The independent clause beginning with the conjunctive adverb can be moved in front of the first independent clause because it is an adverb.

a. The independent clause beginning with the conjunctive adverb cannot be moved in front of the first independent clause because it is not an adverb clause.

Which of the following is not true about indirect objects? a. The indirect object always occurs after the direct object. b. An indirect object can never be used as the sole object in a sentence. c. An indirect object can be turned into a prepositional phrase beginning with either to or for. d. We can only have an indirect object when there's also a direct object.

a. The indirect object always occurs after the direct object.

What is the primary use of a conjunctive adverb? a. To show how the ideas in the second of two closely related sentences relate to the meaning of the ideas in the first sentence. b. To show how the ideas in the first of two closely related sentences relate to the meaning of the ideas in the second sentence. c. To show how the ideas in the first of two unrelated sentences relate to the meaning of the ideas in the second sentence. d. To show the ideas in the second sentence of two unrelated sentences relate to the meaning of the ideas in the first sentence.

a. To show how the ideas in the second of two closely related sentences relate to the meaning of the ideas in the first sentence.

According to English Club, most determiners and pronouns are exactly the same word. a. True b. False

a. True

According to Grammar Bytes, Be, Do, and Have are both stand-alone verbs and auxiliary verbs. a. True b. False

a. True

All lists in APA Style should include a serial comma—the final comma before the conjunction. a. True b. False

a. True

An exception to the basic rule for forming possessives states that a place, organization, or publication with a name that ends with a plural word ending in s takes only an apostrophe. a. True b. False

a. True

Question marks are often omitted in rhetorical questions. For example: How about that. Well, what do you know. a. True b. False

a. True

The rules for using commas to separate clauses vary depending on the length of the clauses and whether the clauses are dependent or independent. a. True b. False

a. True

The verbs go and be share a peculiar feature: their past forms come from completely different words than their base form comes from. a. True b. False

a. True

To make a plural term in quotation marks, the plural s is places inside the quotation marks, and no apostrophe is used. a. True b. False

a. True

When an infinitive phrase concludes a main clause, you need no punctuation to connect the two sentence parts. a. True b. False

a. True

According to WSU, most phrasal verbs consists of a/an: a. Verb and adverb b. Verb and adjective c. Verb and article d. Verb and pronoun

a. Verb and adverb

You separate clauses with a comma when: a. You have a dependent clause followed by an independent clause b. You have an independent clause followed by a dependent clause c. They are both independent clauses d. They are both dependent clauses

a. You have a dependent clause followed by an independent clause

"The airport is about to shut down because of the snow and if the plane doesn't land soon it will have to go on to Boston." How can you fix the fused sentence? a. snow, and b. snow; and c. snow. And d. It is correct.

a. snow, and

"The best production facilities are in Atlanta Georgia Boston Massachusetts and Phoenix Arizona." The correct way to punctuate this sentence is: a. Atlanta, Georgia, Boston, Massachusetts, and Phoenix, Arizona. b. Atlanta, Georgia; Boston, Massachusetts; and Phoenix, Arizona. c. Atlanta, Georgia; Boston, Massachusetts and; Phoenix, Arizona d. None of the above

b. Atlanta, Georgia; Boston, Massachusetts; and Phoenix, Arizona.

According to ChompChomp, when the job of an adverb is to connect ideas, we call it: a. Relative Adverb b. Conjunctive Adverb c. Adverb Clause d. None of the above

b. Conjunctive Adverb

. A period or comma would before after a closing single quotation mark, but it would come before the prime symbol. a. True b. False

b. False

A "tensed" verb is a verb in either the future or past tense form. a. True b. False

b. False

According to The Punctuation Guide, Nouns that begin in an s sound take only an apostrophe when they are followed by sake. a. True b. False

b. False

According to The Writing Center of UNC-Chapel Hill, any form of "to be" constitutes the passive voice. a. True b. False

b. False

Conjunctive adverbs are adverbs, and, as if often the case with adverbs, they can't be moved around inside their clauses. a. True b. False

b. False

Oh, um, ah, well, and similar terms are always set off by commas. a. True b. False

b. False

We can't use demonstrative pronouns for people, even when the person is identified. a. True b. False

b. False

We often use the progressive tense for generalizations about habitual actions. a. True b. False

b. False

The perfect tenses consist of the helping verb ____ in some form followed by a verb in the past participle form. a. Will b. Have c. Can d. Must

b. Have

A simple subject in traditional grammar corresponds to a: a. Noun phrase b. Head noun c. Head phrase d. None of the above

b. Head noun

Which of the following is true about the present perfect tense: a. It emphasizes the continual or repeated nature of a present action across a span of time b. It describes a recent past event that still affects the present. c. It's used to describe actions that have occurred continuously or repeatedly from some time in the future. d. None of the above.

b. It describes a recent past event that still affects the present.

In traditional grammar, prepositional phrases are always: a. Predicate Adjectives b. Modifiers c. Articles d. Subject Complements

b. Modifiers

___________ pronouns represent the hearer (or reader) of the sentence. a. Third-person b. Second-person c. First person d. None of the above

b. Second-person

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated? a. He said, "Come here". b. She said, "I always look 'fabulous.'" c. I wondered if it was true... I hoped it was. d. "This is my favorite food." She said.

b. She said, "I always look 'fabulous.'"

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated? a. "I could dance forever!," she said. b. She told me I could call her C.J.! c. I wanted to go shopping. (There was a watch on sale). d. He said, "My favorite word is 'serendipity'."

b. She told me I could call her C.J.!

3. "Because Pamela didn't know how to dance salsa, she opted to skip the party." In the following sentence, the bolded word is an example of a/an: a. Correlative conjunction b. Subordinating conjunction c. Coordinating conjunction d. Conjunctive Adverb

b. Subordinating conjunction

_________ indicate that a dependent clause, rather than a complete sentence, is about to appear. a. Coordinating conjunction b. Subordinating conjunction c. Correlative conjunction d. All of the above

b. Subordinating conjunction

Which of the following rules of colon usage is correct according to Get It Write? a. A colon must have a dependent clause in front of it. b. They do not have to have an independent clause after them. c. Colons should never be placed where we could logically put a period. d. If a sentence follows a quotation, then the colon is a better choice than a comma.

b. They do not have to have an independent clause after them.

Which of the following is not true about modal verbs? a. They are sometimes called "defective" verbs. b. They have the full range of verb forms. c. They have both present and past forms, but nothing else. d. They have no base form.

b. They have the full range of verb forms.

Pronouns that literally replace specific nouns are called: a. Personal pronouns b. Third-person pronouns c. Reflexive pronouns d. Indefinite pronouns

b. Third-person pronouns

Academic style uses brackets to: a. Indicate that the insertion was the writer's and not the speaker's. b. To indicate missing, unverified, or inserted information in source documentation. c. To indicate that an insertion was made by someone other than the original writer. d. To indicate that the parenthetical text in a quotation is the writer's and not the source's.

b. To indicate missing, unverified, or inserted information in source documentation.

According to English Grammar and Usage, what is the most common linking verb? a. Smell b. Be c. Become d. Feel

be

Which of the following sentence incorrectly uses the ellipsis? a. "Wearable cameras will be ubiquitous..." b. "...I couldn't figure out the reason why." c. "She could probably feel the slight breeze of acceleration...her face would melt at the velocity images have attained in the decade since her death." d. "You...are...evil!"

c. "She could probably feel the slight breeze of acceleration...her face would melt at the velocity images have attained in the decade since her death.

"Joel thought he was getting sick, so the nurse felt his body to check his temperature." In this sentence, the bolded word is an example of a/an: a. Linking verb b. Auxiliary verb c. Action verb d. Regular verb

c. Action verb

. According to Grammar Bytes, participles have three functions in sentences. They can be components of multipart verbs, or they can function as: a. Verbs and nouns b. Verbs and adjectives c. Adjectives or nouns d. Adjectives or adverbs

c. Adjectives or nouns

"The boy cried himself to sleep at night." The bolded word is called the: a. Common noun b. Pronoun c. Antecedent d. Proper noun

c. Antecedent

You can start a sentence with _________ if there is an independent clause later in the sentence. a. But b. And c. Because d. Or

c. Because

According to Write, which of the following is not true about punctuating list items? a. When the list items finish the thought or sentence that is initiated in the lead-in, a comma or semi-colon is sometimes used. b. Commas are best used when there is nothing complex in the list items, such as other punctuation. c. Colons are best when the list items are complex or contain other punctuation. d. Some styles guides also require the use of "and" in the second to last list item, but unless specifically required, this is optional.

c. Colons are best when the list items are complex or contain other punctuation.

It is not correct to use a ________ to join two independent clauses without a coordinating conjunction. a. Semicolon b. Period c. Comma d. Colon

c. Comma

"Melinda went shopping yesterday; therefore, she didn't complete her chores at home." In this sentence, the bolded word is a/an: a. Subordinating conjunction b. Conjunctive Adverb c. Conjunctive Adjective d. Linking Verb

c. Conjunctive Adjective

If you connect two subjects with a _______________, the second one must agree with the verb that follows. a. Coordinating conjunction b. Subordinating conjunction c. Correlative conjunction d. Conjunctive adverb

c. Correlative conjunction

Which of the following is not true about the use of the quotation mark? a. Do you not double space after a question mark. b. A quotation mark that ends with a quotation mark is not followed by a comma. c. If a quotation mark is part of a proper name, it precludes a comma. d. At the end of a sentence, a question mark always precludes a period.

c. If a quotation mark is part of a proper name, it precludes a comma.

What is a comma splice? a. Just using a comma to join dependent clauses b. Not using a comma to join independent clauses c. Just using a comma to join independent clauses d. Not using a comma to join dependent clauses

c. Just using a comma to join independent clauses

. According to WSU, the main difference between "back down" and "backdown" is that: a. One is a phrasal noun, and the other is a noun phrase b. One is a phrasal verb, and the other is a phrasal noun c. One is a phrasal verb, and the other is a noun d. One is a phrasal noun, and the other is a verb

c. One is a phrasal verb, and the other is a noun

"By then, the cat had lived many tragic lives." The bolded verb tense is: a. Present Perfect b. Future Perfect c. Past Perfect d. Present Progressive

c. Past Perfect

. "Shelby has cleaned the kitchen several times this morning." In this sentence, the bolded verb is in the: a. Past tense b. Progressive tense c. Present perfect tense d. Present tense

c. Present perfect tense

He said he often felt like a real "loser." I'm "photobombing" the heck out of that couple over there. According to The Best Punctuation Book, Period, the use of quotation marks in the two sentences is sometimes called: a. Emphatic quotes b. Ironic quotes c. Scare quotes d. Alternative quotes

c. Scare quotes

Which of the following uses of the colon is incorrect? a. I gave her the most important advice of all: don't open the door to strangers. b. Julio couldn't contain himself: "I love you," he blurted out. c. The iPad came with: headphones, a charger, and a manual. d. The following items are dangerous: matches, knives, and scissors

c. The iPad came with: headphones, a charger, and a manual.

Adjective clauses (also called relative clauses) have only a single function: a. To modify verbs b. To modify noun phrases c. To modify nouns d. To modify adverbs

c. To modify nouns

Which one of the following is not one of the four main interrogative pronouns? a. What b. Which c. Why d. Who

c. Why

According to Grammar Bytes, it is possible to have no determiners ("Zero Determiner") with: a. Proper nouns b. Uncountable nouns c. Plural countable nouns d. All of the above

d. All of the above

An en dash usually means: a. To b. Through c. Until d. All of the above

d. All of the above

What does a noun phrase include? a. Adjectives b. Articles c. Pronouns d. All of the above

d. All of the above

What is one verb whose base form is completely different from its present form? a. Be b. Am c. Are d. All of the above

d. All of the above

Which of the following statements is true about conjunctive adverbs? a. The ideas in the second sentence expand on the idea of the first sentence. b. The ideas in the second sentence are somewhat contrary to what you might expect to follow from the first sentence. c. The ideas in the second sentence spell out the consequences of the first sentence. d. All of the above.

d. All of the above.

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated? a. Jane missed several assignments; although she knew her grade would be lowered, she didn't expect a D. b. Jane missed several assignments, she knew her grade would be lowered but she didn't expect a D. c. Jane missed several assignments. She knew her grade would be lowered, but she didn't expect a D. d. Both A and C are correct.

d. Both A and C are correct.

"Today, Professor Terry's ~class~ takes its first exam." Grammar Bytes would classify the bolded noun as a/an: a. Abstract noun b. Common noun c. Plural noun d. Collective noun

d. Collective noun

According to ChompChomp, what does "parallelism" mean? a. Having unequal grammatical units after both parts of the conjunction b. Having equal grammatical units before both parts of the conjunction c. Having unequal grammatical units before both parts of the conjunction d. Having equal grammatical units after both parts of the conjunction

d. Having equal grammatical units after both parts of the conjunction

According to The Punctuation Guide, which of the following rules for the use of a period is incorrect? a. If a sentence ends with a question mark, or exclamation point, the period is omitted. b. If a sentence ends with an abbreviation, the period used for the abbreviation also serves as the period for the sentence. c. An indirect question ends with a period, not a question mark. d. If a sentence ends with a parenthetical that is only part of a larger sentence, the period is places inside the closing parenthesis.

d. If a sentence ends with a parenthetical that is only part of a larger sentence, the period is places inside the closing parenthesis.

What is the main difference between an indefinite pronoun and an adjective? a. Indefinite pronouns modify nouns, and adjectives can stand alone b. Indefinite pronouns replace or represent nouns, and adjectives canstand alone c. Indefinite pronouns can stand alone, and adjectives replace orrepresent nouns d. Indefinite pronouns can stand alone, and adjectives modify nouns

d. Indefinite pronouns can stand alone, and adjectives modify nouns

According to The Punctuation Guide, which of the following is not a title set in quotation marks? a. Essays b. Short stories c. Blog entries d. Magazines

d. Magazines

Which of the following statements is not true about prepositions? a. They are always bound together with their objects to form prepositional phrases. b. It is impossible to identify prepositions at the part-of-speech level. c. They are "little words" such as "over, under, from, by". d. None of the above.

d. None of the above.

Two common subject complements are adjectives and: a. Verbs b. Adverbs c. Predicates d. Nouns phrases

d. Nouns phrases

Which of the following is not one of the five subclasses of determiners? a. Pronouns b. Possessives used as adjectives c. Ordinal numbers d. Prepositions

d. Prepositions

Which of the following sentences has a correct subject-verb agreement? a. Carlos is the only one of those students who have lived up to the potential described in the yearbook. b. One of my best friends are an extra on Seinfeld this week. c. The students and instructors each hopes for a new facility by next year. d. Rice and beans, my favorite dish, reminds me of my native Puerto Rico.

d. Rice and beans, my favorite dish, reminds me of my native Puerto Rico.

Which of the following words is not a preposition? a. With b. About c. To d. The

d. The

Which of the following demonstrates an incorrect use of the apostrophe? a. Julie James's porch b. The hostess's cake c. The Smiths' house d. The bass's sound

d. The bass's sound

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated? a. The color choices for the new model were; Olympic silver, gold, red, and blue. b. The color choices for the new model were: Olympic silver, gold, red, and blue. c. The color choices for the new model were Olympic silver, gold, red and blue. d. The color choices for the new model were Olympic silver, gold, red, and blue.

d. The color choices for the new model were Olympic silver, gold, red, and blue.

Which of the following statements about noun clauses is false? a. If a clause can be replaced by the pronoun it, then that clause is a noun clause. b. Noun clauses have flag words that signal the beginning of the clause. c. The two different types of noun clauses are called that type noun clauses and wh-type noun clauses. d. The two different groups of noun clauses don't behave the same way.

d. The two different groups of noun clauses don't behave the same way.

Which of the following statements is not true about modal verbs? a. They are helping verbs b. They are limited in how they can be used. c. They can never be used alone. d. They can only be used in combination with a following verb in the past form.

d. They can only be used in combination with a following verb in the past form.

According to The Punctuation Guide, which of the following uses of the colon is incorrect? a. Do not capitalize the first word after colon unless the word is ordinarily capitalized b. When three or more sentences follow a colon, capitalize the first word after the colon c. Do not use a colon when listed items are incorporated into the flow of the sentence d. Use the colon to emphasize a single word of phrase at the beginning of a sentence.

d. Use the colon to emphasize a single word of phrase at the beginning of a sentence.

. According to Literacy Education Online, the future perfect progressive tense is formed with _______ and the present participle of the verb. a. Had been b. Has been c. Have been d. Will have been

d. Will have been

News style permits the double possessive if it meets which condition(s): a. The word after of must be an animate thing, such as a person b. The word before of has to refer only to a portion of the animate object's possessions. c. The word after of must be an inanimate thing, such as a computer d. The word before of has to refer only to a portion of the inanimate object's possessions. e. A and B f. C and D

e. A and B

According to The Best Punctuation Book, Period, which of the following sentence is incorrectly punctuated? a. Why don't you just get out of here. b. You're 23 years old? c. Why did you yell charge!? d. All of the above. e. None of the above.

e. None of the above.