Question 1 Which statement is true?
A. The topic sentence of a paragraph is the equivalent of your thesis statement for an essay.
B. Your thesis statement should be repeated in each paragraph.
C. There's no such thing as an implied thesis statement.
D. A thesis statement need not be reiterated in your concluding paragraph.
Question 2 Here's the address: 320 Elm Street Apartment 21 B Melville NY 20010. Where should commas be placed in writing this address?
A. Commas should be placed after Street, after 21 B, after Melville, and after NY.
B. Commas should be placed after 320, after Street, after Apartment, and after 21 B.
C. Commas should be placed after Street, after 21 B, and after Melville.
D. Commas should be placed after 21 B, after Melville, and after NY.
Question 3 Which statement is false?
A. Possessive pronouns don't require an apostrophe.
B. Add the "-s" suffix to a noun or pronoun-unless it already ends in "-s."
C. When the word ends in "-s," place the apostrophe after the "-s."
D. Never use an apostrophe to indicate expressions of time.
Which of the following guides your thinking as you write an essay?
A. Conclusion
B. Thesis statement
C. First body paragraph
D. References
Question 5 Using contractions can make our writing more readable, but at the same time and in the same paragraph, not using a contraction allows us to express
A. negation.
B. clarity.
C. emphasis.
D. uncertainty.
Question 6 Parentheses can be used for any of the following except
A. enclosing citations, such as the year an event occurred.
B. enclosing a direct, in-text quotation.
C. numbering words or phrases in a sentence.
D. to indicate plurals of nouns.
Question 7 Which statement is false?
A. Parentheticals aren't crucial to the meaning of a sentence.
B. Parentheticals are like asides.
C. Parentheticals are crucial to the meaning of a sentence.
D. Parentheticals are like comments
Question 8 A single composition made up of several paragraphs that focuses on a particular theme is called a/an
A. counterargument.
B. retort.
C. quotation.
D. essay.
Question 9 Which sentence needs a possessive apostrophe?
A. When the cats away, the mice will play.
B. Back in 68, we though the world was our oyster.
C. Parson Brown said we're all our brothers keepers.
D. Be sure to mind your Ps and Qs.
Question 10 _______ are used to separate the elements of an address.
A. Semicolons
B. Hyphens
C. Commas
D. Dashes
Question 11 Which sentence is missing a comma?
A. Algernon's bedroom was decorated with movie posters, Star Trek memorabilia and chess trophies.
B. To complete this project, you'll need masking tape, scissors, glue, your instruction booklet, and poster board.
C. The menu offered red wine or white wine or mineral water.
D. The people who attended Alicia's party included the rich, the famous, the almost-famous, and relative unknowns, all of whom, in any case, had capped teeth.
Question 12 The body of a five-paragraph essay generally consists of _______ paragraph(s).
A. three
B. two
C. one
D. four
Question 13 Which of these is a major reason for using contractions?
A. Contractions allow you to eliminate unnecessary words.
B. Contractions allow you to write like people speak.
C. Contractions can be used to express humor.
D. Contractions allow you to express thoughts more logically.
14 .According to your online text, the five-paragraph essay is made up of three elements. They are
A. thesis, support, conclusion.
B. beginning, middle, end.
C. introduction, body, conclusion.
D. thinking, writing, revising.
Question 15 In this sentence, "An experienced fisherman, Jake Webb had mastered the art of patience," the comma is used to set off a/an
A. series.
B. introductory phrase.
C. appositive.
D. transitional expression.
Question 16 Commas should not be used
A. to convey contrast.
B. after yes or no in answering a question.
C. to explain a specific statement.
D. following interjections.
Question 17 As a rule, the strongest support for your thesis should be written in your _______ paragraph.
A. introduction
B. first body
C. third body
D. conclusion
Question 18 Some clauses, called _______ pronouns, begin with who, what, that, or which and serve to modify a noun or pronoun.
A. relative
B. adjective
C. relational
D. adverbial
Question 19 One or more hyphens are used correctly in all of these sentences except which one?
A. Garcia was the mayor-elect of Harper's Ferry.
B. Gabriel lacked self-esteem.
C. Helen told Fred that she would love him ever-more.
D. No less than 47 mothers-in-law attended the graduation ceremony
20 You shouldn't use commas in a sentence where items in a series are joined by
A. a semicolon.
B. a conjunction.
C. any preposition.
D. an adverb or an adjective.