ENGLISH MIDTERM CHP. 1-3

Each year since 1901 the Nobel Prize has been awarded to a wide range of international recipients for their achievements in chemistry, literature, medicine, peace and physics. In 1968, The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences was added. Which option below would be an acceptable revision of the underlined selection? 1901; the 1901: the 1901, the Correct

1901, the

Which of the following are prohibited and will lower your participation grade?

ALL OF THE OPTIONS

Select the sentence that contains no errors in the use of semicolons. (Note that some of the sentences may not require a semicolon.) Dionysus was god of the vine and, therefore, of wine, his Roman name was Bacchus. Dionysus was god of the vine, and; therefore, of wine, his Roman name was Bacchus Dionysus was god of the vine and, therefore, of wine; his Roman name was Bacchus. No answer text provided.

Dionysus was god of the vine and, therefore, of wine; his Roman name was Bacchus.

Responding to the "they say" about your topic in writing

Gives urgency and purpose to your writing because you are responding to a clear scholarly discussion.

At night, people in early civilizations could measure time by the flow of sand or water but could not use a sundial. Put a comma between time and by. Leave as is. Put a comma between water and but

Leave as is.

Dylan Borchers, a student who has written about Truman, makes a compelling point about his 1948 campaign: "The legacy and lessons of Truman's whistle-stop campaign continue to be studied by political analysts, and politicians today often mimic his campaign methods by scheduling multiple visits to key states, as Truman did." Leave as is. Replace the comma after writes with a colon. Replace the colon after scenario with a comma.

Leave as is.

Karen Stonehill writes, "Consider the following scenario: It's a sunny afternoon on campus, and Jenny is walking to her next class." Leave as is. Replace the comma after writes with a colon. Replace the colon after scenario with a comma.

Leave as is.

Select the sentence that contains no errors in the use of semicolons. (Note that some of the sentences may not require a semicolon.) Mythology usually deals with divinities; in contrast, folktales generally focus on ordinary people, even if they have supernatural elements. Mythology usually deals with divinities, in contrast folktales generally focus on ordinary people, even if they have supernatural elements. Mythology usually deals with divinities, in contrast; folktales generally focus on ordinary people, even if they have supernatural elements. No answer text provided.

Mythology usually deals with divinities; in contrast, folktales generally focus on ordinary people, even if they have supernatural elements.

Funds for the prize were established in the will of Alfred Nobel written in 1895. Which option below would be an acceptable revision of the underlined selection? Nobel; written Correct Nobel: written Nobel, written

Nobel, written

To measure time, ancient people used water flowing through a hole in a bowl and medieval people used sand moving through an hourglass. Put a comma between flowing and through. Put a comma between bowl and and. Leave as is.

Put a comma between bowl and and.

Quartz clocks are more precise than pendulum clocks yet atomic clocks surpass both in precision. Put a comma between clocks and yet. Put a comma between yet and atomic Leave as is.

Put a comma between clocks and yet.

The ancients did not have clocks to tell time nor did they wear watches. Put a comma between time and nor Put a comma between nor and did Leave as is

Put a comma between time and nor

Do you use a watch to find out the time or do you rely on clocks wherever you go? Leave as is Put a comma between time and or. Put a comma between clocks and wherever.

Put a comma between time and or

Current politicians might note what Borchers says about Truman's Republican opponent, "When told by fellow Republicans that he was losing ground, Dewey insisted that his campaign not alter its course." Leave as is Replace the comma after opponent with a colon Put a colon after note.

Replace the comma after opponent with a colon.

What is the "they say" in the "they say/ I say" way of thinking about writing?

The conversation that scholars are having about the topic you're writing about.

True or False?: According to our text, playing it safe in your writing and avoiding controversy so that no one could possibly disagree with you is good argument.

false

Few of the recipients are household names; and only a small fraction are Americans. Which option below would be an acceptable revision of the underlined selection? names and names, and names; and Correct

names, and

Each year since 1901 the Nobel Prize has been awarded to a wide range of international recipients for their achievements in chemistry, literature, medicine, peace and physics. Which option below would be an acceptable revision of the underlined selection? peace—and peace, and peace: and Correct

peace, and

Nobel's own interests in science invention, entrepreneurship, writing, and peace are reflected in the categories for the prizes. Which option below would be an acceptable revision of the underlined selection? science, invention

science, invention science; invention science: invention Correct