English Test Chapter 16

Taking a few minutes to write down every phrase or idea that might be relevant for your essay

Brainstorming involves which of the following techniques?

isn't

In this sentence, what word should you use instead of the nonword 'ain't'? ''She ain't going to the party.''

Outline your points

Organization will be a major consideration when you

checking for spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence structure.

What is the copy-editing?

There is a sentence fragment

What is wrong with this sentence: When they got home. They decided to cook pork chops for dinner.

The wrong transitional word is being used.

What is wrong with this sentence? Sharon wanted to go eat steak for dinner; furthermore, she decided to eat pasta instead.

The smart boy ran quickly to the large store down the narrow street.

Which answer corrects the mistake in this sentence? The smart boy ran quick to the large store down the narrow street.

All of the answers are correct

Which of the following makes it easier to catch errors when editing for mechanics?

ensures you met the objectives for the assignment; ensures you polish your writing by addressing fine details

Editing for content _____, while editing for mechanics _____.

A fragment separated from the clause can lose its clarity or meaning.

How does a sentence fragment create confusion for the reader?

Doing so helps you zero in on the key question to which you're being asked to respond

It's important to carefully read and interpret a writing prompt because

Drafting

The part of the writing process in which you actually write the paper for the first time is known as what?

Brainstorming

The process of generating potential topics for writing or generating ideas that you might use in your paper is called what?

show how one point would lead you logically to another point.

Using mapping as a prewriting technique allows you to _____.

Editing for content

Vincent is reading over the paper that he has written. He realizes that he went off on a bit of a tangent, and one of his main points does not line up with his thesis statement. This was discovered while Vincent was _____.

When two independent clauses are joined incorrectly

When do you have a run-on sentence?

To be as fresh as possible, edit your paper immediately after you finish writing it.

Which of the following is NOT included in the general rules of self-editing?

additionally, however, conversely

Which of the following list of words are transitional words?

Consistency and coherence

Which of the following should you look for when editing for content?

Use subordinate clauses to avoid fragments.

Which of the following statements is NOT a way to improve sentence structure?

The report was finished in early June.

Which of the following statements is an example of writing with a passive voice?

When they refer to a specific person

When should titles such as president, professor and senator be capitalized?

-ly

What suffix do most adverbs have?

All answers are correct

Which of the following best defines 'editing for content'?

The dog sat on the floor

Which sentence uses the correct form of sit/set/sat?

Outlining

When you have generated ideas and details for your paper, you must organize them so that you know which order you will write about them in your paper. What is this process known as?

Edit for spelling, punctuation and capitalization errors

What does it mean to edit for mechanics?

Editing for mechanics

Sarah has just completed writing a paper. She is now spending time making sure that her subjects and verbs always agree, that she is using active voice instead of passive voice, and that she has good variety in her sentence structure. This is an example of which of the following?

Revising/Editing

What part of the writing process includes looking at your essay that you have written in order to check and improve upon the organization, ideas, grammar, and mechanics?

Grammar or organization

When you are freewriting, you shouldn't worry about

audience

When you consider the age, education level, or experience level of the people that might read your paper, you are trying to define your __________.

All answers are correct.

Which aspects of style should you watch for in the content editing process?

fine, find

Which of the following is NOT an example of a heterograph?

By green grass

Which of the phrases below includes the use of a modifier?

Fixing capitalization issues

Which of these is NOT an example of editing for content?