Writing for Mass Media- Exam #1
Let's all go to ______ house. Amos' Amoses Amos's
Amos'
The party was held at 123 Valencia ______. Bld. Blvd. Boulevard
Blvd.
"I want honey on my cereal, it tastes good" is an example of a ______." - comma splice - run-on sentence - fragment
Comma Splice
He asked directions to ______ house. Mary's Marys' Marys
Mary's
When you see the word "who's," it is ______. a contraction of "who is" the possessive of "who"
a contraction of "who is"
Working hard can lead to all sorts of ______. achievment achievement acheivement
achievement
Professor Stewart is the ______ to the Tropolitan and Palladium. adviser advisor
adviser
The relative pronoun "that" signals ______. an essential clause, for which no comma is necessary an essential clause, for which a comma is necessary a nonessential clause, for which no comma is necessary a nonessential clause, for which a comma is necessary
an essential clause, for which no comma is necessary
The media often want to ______ the presidential candidate. annoint anoint
anoint
She didn't want to respond to the ______ questions. attorney general's attorney's-general attorney-general's
attorney general's
She wasn't in a ______ mood barbecue Bar-B-Q Barbeque
barbecue
The teacher had to choose ______ him and ______. between/me between/I among/me among/I
between/me
An independent clause ______. - can't stand alone - can stand alone
can stand alone
She wore a 2-______ diamond ring. carat caret karat
carat
The meal was ______ of steak, french fries and salad. constituted comprised composed
composed
In all good ______, I cannot support your proposal. conscience conscious consceince
conscience
Earning an "A" is always ______. - desirable - desireable
desirable
What ______ will the new program have? effect affect
effect
He planned to hike ______ than he ever had before. farther further
farther
"Because she told me to" is an example of a ______." -comma splice -fragment -fused sentence
fragment
He planned to discuss the issue ______ with his boss. farther further
further
"I like Cocoa Puffs they taste good" is an example of a ______. - comma splice - fused sentence - fragment - run-on sentence
fused sentence
The condemned man is to be ______ at dawn. hanged hung
hanged
A phrase is a group of related words that ______. - lack either a subject or a verb - have both a subject and a verb
lack either a subject or a verb
The drum major ______ the way. lead led
led
The following is an example of a verb in the ______ voice. Jared was picked up on the Interstate. passive active
passive
On her first trip to this doctor, she had to fill out a lengthy ______. questionaire questionnaire
questionnaire
The city council met last night, well, evening really, and considered where to begin a new industrial park, which will help bring jobs to the city, which has been suffering from higher-than-average unemployment, and the new park will feature businesses that have day care for workers' children. This is an example of a ______ sentence. run-on comma splice fragment fusion
run-on
She wanted to consider the spending bill ______ from the tax bill. separately separate
separately
Who ______ the dragon? slayed slew
slew
The suspects were captured at Elm and Main ______. Streets streets Sts.
streets
All of these ______ GPAs are 3.5 or better. - student's - students'
students'
He didn't want to join the ______ union. teachers teacher's teachers'
teachers
When does a word that ends in "s" take an apostrophe and another "s" to indicate possession? When it is a common noun and the next word does not begin with "s" or the "s" sound When it is a common noun and the next word begins with "s" or the "s" sound
when it is a common noun and the next words does not begin with "s" or the "s" sound
He loved the aunt ______ helped raise him. who which that
who
The woman ______ was in charge of the mechanics' shop signed all the paychecks who which that
who
______ do you think will win the tennis match? Whom Who
who
The lawmaker wondered ______ the new tax would affect. whom who
whom
The bill, which isn't yet a law, ______ raise taxes on those making more than $50,000 a year. would will
would