Complete the mcq:
1. A missing _______ offers one sign of passive voice.
A. subject
B. object
C. verb
D. indirect object
2. After reading your draft, you discover much material that fails to support the thesis statement. In order to salvage this research, you should _______ during revision.
A. expand your thesis
B. add more personal content
C. rewrite most of the paper D. add more charts and tables
3. Examine each paragraph, asking yourself: _______?
A. am I using too much passive voice
B. do the words provide topic support
C. will my reader consider this amusing
D. which font will look more appealing
4. Using two colorful marking pens to compare the author's content with others' facts and quotes _______.
A. focuses attention on grammar
B. locates the research material
C. illustrates who controls the paper
D. sharpens the topic focus
5. Large, unbroken sections of text demonstrate _______.
A. a thorough research effort
B. a disregard for your reader
C. extensive quotation support
D. proof of scholarly quality
6. Use a computer's word-processing software _______ function to look for frequent punctuation errors.
A. spell-check
B. grammar
C. auto-format
D. search
7. Revising helps writers _______.
A. spot grammatical errors
B. reveal punctuation problems
C. stay true to their purpose
D. verify research sources
8. Editing helps writers _______.
A. reduce clutter
B. verify research sources
C. find compelling topics
D. think like a scholar
9. Identify the sentence below that contains errors.
A. She became part of the marketing staff in 1973 right after college.
B. She was really good at figuring out what sells and doesn't sell.
C. She introduced several new products which generated substantial sells.
D. She seemed to have a real knack for hyping our products.
10. The fact that grammar errors can cast a cloud over a well-researched paper is a case for _______
A. completing a comprehensive outline.
B. spending necessary time on revision.
C. avoiding publication
D. using primary sources whenever possible.