ENGL1101-Composition and Rhetoric - Grammar Quiz 1

Choose the sentence that does not contain a sentence fragment and is punctuated correctly. A) Inventing dozens of ways of entering and exiting the locked room, Carr never once used a secret passage! B) Inventing dozens of ways of entering and exiting the locked room. Carr never once used a secret passage! C) Though he invented dozens of ways of entering and exiting a locked room. Carr never once used a secret passage!

A) Inventing dozens of ways of entering and exiting the locked room, Carr never once used a secret passage!

Select the letter of the correct verb. They usually form between April and June when masses of cool, dry air from Canada __________ with warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico. A) collide B) collides

A) collide

Choose the letter of the selection that creates neither a comma splice nor a fused sentence. The mechanisms were similar to the plastic bubbles and exercise wheels found in today's small mammal habitats but once a mouse entered the toy trap, it could not escape. A) habitats, but B) habitats but, C) no change

A) habitats, but

Select the letter of the correct verb. Everyone, at one time or another, __________ seen pictures of tornadoes. A) has B) have

A) has

Select the letter of the correct verb. Carrying winds in excess of 200 miles per hour, one of these storms __________ capable of leveling whole towns. A) is B) are

A) is

Choose the letter of the selection that creates neither a comma splice nor a fused sentence. Not every mouse trap is designed to kill mice, some only trap them. A) mice; some B) mice, and C) no change

A) mice; some

Choose the letter of the selection that creates neither a comma splice nor a fused sentence. Thousands of mouse traps have been patented, only a few have made money for their inventors. A) patented; however, B) patented, however; C) no change

A) patented; however,

Choose the letter of the selection that creates neither a comma splice nor a fused sentence. The U.S. Patent Office opened in 1838 it has granted more patents for mouse traps than for any other invention. A) 1838, it B) 1838; it C) no change

B) 1838; it

Select the letter of the correct verb. Each year there __________ about 1,000 tornadoes reported in the United States. A) is B) are

B) are

elect the letter of the correct verb. These storms, intense whirlwinds shaped like a funnel, __________ among the most destructive forces in nature. A) is B) are

B) are

Choose the letter of the selection that creates neither a comma splice nor a fused sentence. Mast's trap uses a striking method a spring-activated metal rod breaks the mouse's neck. A) method, a B) method: a C) no change

B) method: a

Choose the letter of the selection that creates neither a comma splice nor a fused sentence. Some early traps impaled, choked, or drowned mice, more recent inventions have electrocuted or gassed them. A) mice; whereas, more B) mice; more C) no change

B) mice; more

Choose the letter of the selection that creates neither a comma splice nor a fused sentence. In the 1870s, a number of "toy traps" were patented these lured the mouse into some sort of spinning, turning, or rolling mechanism. A) patented, these B) patented; these C) no change

B) patented; these

In each of the following sets, choose the most effective sentence. A) Critics also complain that many FAA administrators maintain close ties with the airline industry which they used to work for. B) Critics also complain that many FAA administrators who used to work for the airline industry, and they maintain close ties with it. C) Critics complain that many FAA administrators who used to work for the airline industry maintain close ties with it.

C) Critics complain that many FAA administrators who used to work for the airline industry maintain close ties with it.

Choose the sentence that does not contain a sentence fragment and is punctuated correctly. A) In a locked room mystery, where not only is the crime committed in a room with locked windows and doors. But the room is also watched by witnesses. B) In a locked room mystery, not only is the crime committed in a room with locked windows and doors. But also watched by witnesses. C) In a locked room mystery, not only is the crime committed in a room with locked windows and doors, but the room is also watched by witnesses.

C) In a locked room mystery, not only is the crime committed in a room with locked windows and doors, but the room is also watched by witnesses.

In each of the following sets, choose the most effective sentence. A) The FAA has many critics, and they argue that these functions are not compatible. B) There are many critics of the FAA; however, they argue that these functions are not compatible. C) The FAA has many critics who argue that these functions are not compatible.

C) The FAA has many critics who argue that these functions are not compatible.

Choose the sentence that does not contain a sentence fragment and is punctuated correctly. A) The locked room mystery was perfected by John Dickenson Carr. Generally regarded as the greatest plot magician. B) The locked room mystery was perfected by John Dickenson Carr, he is generally regarded as the greatest plot magician. C) The locked room mystery was perfected by John Dickenson Carr, who is generally regarded as the greatest plot magician.

C) The locked room mystery was perfected by John Dickenson Carr, who is generally regarded as the greatest plot magician.

In each of the following sets, choose the most effective sentence. A) The Federal Aviation Administration has two functions, and these are to promote and regulate the airline industry. B) The Federal Aviation Administration has two functions, which are the promotion and regulation of the airline industry. C) The two functions of the Federal Aviation Administration are to promote and regulate the airline industry.

C) The two functions of the Federal Aviation Administration are to promote and regulate the airline industry.

Choose the letter of the selection that creates neither a comma splice nor a fused sentence. Successful choker traps lured a mouse into sticking its head through a hole then used a wire noose to choke it. A) hole, then used B) hole. Then used C) hole; then they used

C) hole; then they used

Choose the letter of the selection that creates neither a comma splice nor a fused sentence. The Patent Office grants about forty new mouse trap patents a year it turns down ten times as many applications. A) year; but B) year but C) year, but

C) year, but