Part 1: Punctuation and Sentence Style Speedback Assignment
Pronoun Reference and Agreement
1. If you constantly criticize a roommate, it will only make her angry.
correct
incorrect
2. The Russian army engaged the German army, and they were pushing them back.
correct
incorrect
3. George shouted at Tom as he was leaving the building.
incorrect
correct
Shifts:
4. General McArthur faced a unique and disturbing challenge; it was crunch time and the chips were down and he had to decide the proper way to handle the dilemma.
incorrect
correct
5. If a student is going to become a better writer, you will need to write more.
correct
incorrect
6. You should purchase a bike unless one plans on walking everywhere.
incorrect
correct
7. She picked up her purse, winked at the waiter, and walked out the door.
correct
incorrect
Indicate whether the sentences below correctly or incorrectly exemplify parallel structure, shifts, or pronoun reference and agreement. Consider how you might correct those that are incorrect.
Parallel Structure:
8. Most people desire love, freedom, and want to be recognized.
correct
incorrect
9. Alice enjoys watching the dogs as much as petting them.
incorrect
correct
10. I enjoy watching movies, reading books, and to study birds.
incorrect
correct
Part 2: Punctuation and Sentence Style Speedback Assignment
Choose the answer option that has the correct placement of apostrophes in the following sentences.
1. Teds parents are so rich; they have seven TVs and hundreds of DVDs.
TV's and DVD's
Ted's and parent's
Ted's
Ted's, TV's, and DVD's
The sentence is correct as is
2. Susan explained her financial philosophy: "Whats mine is mine, and whats yours is mine, too."
what's yours
What's mine and what's yours
What's mine
What's mine and what's your's
The sentence is correct as is
3. Tyler Donovan and Dan Beckhams new album includes everyones favorite rockabilly songs.
Beckham's and everyone's
Donovan's and Beckham's
Beckham's
everyone's
The sentence is correct as is
4. Its too early to know if the cat will take care of its paws well enough for them to heal.
It's too and it's paws
It's too
it's paws
The sentence is correct as is
Indicate whether the underlined words in the sentences below have used capital and lowercase letters correctly or incorrectly.
5. On tuesday I'm leaving for the northwest to climb Mt. Rainier with the president of the corporation.
all correct
some or all incorrect
6. I am currently a freshman majoring in biology-hoping to graduate in the spring, four years from now, and continue on to graduate school.
all correct
some or all incorrect
7. My Mother, a Professor of English, and my sister, a Professor of Linguistics, got into an argument about the English language while traveling north on the highway.
all correct
some or all incorrect
Indicate whether the following sentences are using quotation marks, punctuation, and mechanics correctly or incorrectly.
8. "Don't be such an idiot, Margo", Fred scolded. "That moth isn't going to kill you."
correct
incorrect
9. Abraham Lincoln said, "This nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom." He ended by promising that this freedom "shall not perish from the earth" (57).
correct
incorrect
10. William Hazlitt declared "We talk little if we do not talk about ourselves." (qtd. in Hood 28)
correct
incorrect
Paer 3: MLA Speedback Assignment
1. Which of the following in-text citations has an effective signal phrase?
In a recent blog post, web critic Nicholas Carr argues convincingly that "schools have long had a tendency to buy first and ask questions later" (Carr).
Sometimes educators get so excited about new technology that they "buy first and ask questions later" (Carr).
When it comes to new technology, "schools have long had a tendency to buy first and ask questions later" (Carr).
Some say that when it comes to new technology, "schools have long had a tendency to buy first and ask questions later" (Carr).
2. When should you "block" a quote (that is, "omit the quotation marks, and indent the entire quotation one inch from the left margin of your text")? (Hint: Look in chapter 17 for the answer to this one.)
When quoting three or more lines.
When quoting Shakespeare.
When quoting four or more lines.
Whenever you feel like it.
3. Which of the following represents the correct order in which you put information for a scholarly journal article accessed through a database?
Surname, First name. "Article Title." Journal Title volume.issue (year): pages. Database. Medium of publication. Access date.
Surname, First name. Database. "Article Title." Journal Title volume.issue (year): pages. Access date. Medium of publication.
Surname, First name. (year). "Article Title." Journal Title volume.issue: pages. Database. Medium of publication. Access date.
Surname, First name. "Article Title." Journal Title volume.issue (year): pages. Access date. Medium of publication.
4. Which of the following works cited entries for a blog post is correct?
Carr, Nicholas. "E-Textbooks Flunk an Early Test." 12 May 2011. Web. 4 June 2011.
Carr, Nicholas. "E-Textbooks Flunk an Early Test." Rough Type. 4 June 2011. [https://www.roughtype.com/archives/2011/05/etextbooks_flun_1.php]
Carr, Nicholas. Rough Type. "E-Textbooks Flunk an Early Test." 12 May 2011. Web. 4 June 2011.
Carr, Nicholas. "E-Textbooks Flunk an Early Test." Rough Type. 12 May 2011. Web. 4 June 2011. https://www.roughtype.com/archives/2011/05/etextbooks_flun_1.php
5. Consider the following passage from Reading in the Brain by Stanislas Dehaene:
"Although we now know that reading acquisition systematically converges onto the same region of the cortex, the reason for this precise localization is still shrouded in mystery."
Which of the following passages from a student paper is NOT patchwritten by the student?
Cognitive neuroscientist Stanislas Dehaene writes that although we know that reading converges in the brain in the cortex, the reason for this is still enveloped in mystery (164).
Though the experts know that reading acquisition converges in an orderly manner on the same area of the cortex, it is mysterious why this localization takes place (Dehaene 164).
It is not yet clear why reading acquisition systematically consolidates onto one region in the brain-specifically, the cortex (Dehaene 164).
Cognitive neuroscientist Stanislas Dehaene points out that though we know from neuroimaging the exact location in the brain where letters, words, and sentences are comprehended, we still don't know why it happens there (164).
6. When listing a selection from an edited book in print, you must include the page numbers for the selection.
true
false
7. Which of the following works cited entries is correct?
Shipley, David and Will, Schwalbe. Send: Why People Email So Badly and How to Do it Better. Rev. Ed. NY: Knopf, 2008. Print.
Shipley, David, and Will Schwalbe. Send: Why People Email So Badly and How to Do it Better. Rev. Ed. NY: Knopf, 2008. Print.
Shipley, David, and Will Schwalbe. Send: Why People Email So Badly and How to Do it Better. Rev. Ed. NY: Knopf, 2008.
Shipley, David and Will Schwalbe. Send: Why People Email So Badly and How to Do it Better. Rev. Ed. NY: Knopf, 2008. Print.
8. If there is more than one author, you MUST add et al. after listing the first.
true
false
9. Multiple answer. Choose all of the following in-text citations that are correct:
As Shipley and Schwalbe argue in Send, "never do anything electronically that you would want others to do to you in person" (53).
Some commentators have argued that when it comes to email, there are still some things more appropriately performed face to face (Shipley and Schwalbe 53).
A good rule of thumb with email is to "never do anything electronically that you would want others to do to you in person" (Shipley and Schwalbe 53).
10. What is the name of the video game Rebecca Moore Howard uses as an example of how to cite video games on your works cited page?
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Donkey Kong Country Returns
Rock Band 2
Portal 2
Part 4: Design Principles Speedback Assignment
1. Which of the following are sans-serif fonts?
Times New Roman
Cambria Math
Arial Narrow
Verdana
2. What color is analogous with red? Choose all that are correct.
Red-violet
Blue-violet
Violet
Red-orange
Yellow-orange
Orange
3. You should use 3-D effects when making charts or graphs.
true
false
4. Type and font are not the same thing, though they are often used as synonyms.
true
false
5. According to Howard, to create a "softer, more harmonious look" with the color blue, which color combination would you want to use? Choose all that are correct.
Yellow
Green
Blue-green
Orange
Red-orange
Yellow-green
Red-violet
Blue-violet
6. You do not need to cite images if you cut and paste them from Google Image.
true
false
7. What does multimodality mean?
Composing an argument with more than one reason.
Composing an argument using a popular mode.
The ability to write with both hands.
Composing an argument using more than alphabetic text.
8. Which typeface would be inappropriate to use on a printed funeral program: Comic Sans MS or Garamond?
Comic Sans MS
Garamond
9. The cardinal rule of design is always remember your audience.
false
true
10. What is the complementary color for red? ___________________
Blue
Orange
Yellow
Green