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  1. Which of the following best illustrates a pair of sentences that are joined by an understood relationship?

ALuke put three dollars into the office football pool. He was looking forward to vacation.
BI don't understand a word you said. Have you taken a course in English literature?
CIt rained for ten days and ten nights. Grandmother Grady called a company to drill a well.
DDetective Smiley scanned the dim hallway. He pulled his pistol from its holster.


Student Answer: B


Answer: Incorrect

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  1. Choose the connective that belongs in the blank in the following sentence.

Everyone appeared to be having a good time. _______, my impressions may have been wrong.

AOf course
BIn fact
CIn other words
DFurthermore


Student Answer: B


Answer: Incorrect

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  1. Which of the following is correct in regard to the use of formal English?

AFormal English is used more frequently in speaking than in writing.
BIn formal business correspondence, it's best keep the language impersonal.
CContractions are considered acceptable in any document.
DIn formal English, we use words to say precisely what we mean.


Student Answer: B


Answer: Incorrect

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  1. Which of the following sentences has a dangling modifier?

AOn the way to the bank, the interest rates went down.
BThe dog that is man's best friend is cat's worst enemy.
CWhen the storm began to abate, we went home.
DBy the light of the moon, I tripped over a rock.


Student Answer: D


Answer: Incorrect

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  1. Which of the following statements about connecting paragraphs is correct?

AYou can't state an idea in paragraph 2 that's related to an idea in paragraph 1.
BYou can use a pointing word that that refers to a word in the previous paragraph.
CA good connection between two paragraphs is an implied transition.
DTwo paragraphs may be joined by an action verb.


Student Answer: C


Answer: Incorrect

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Question 3) The best sentence here that illustrates an understood
relationship is most likely D - 'Detective Smiley scanned the dim
hallway. He pulled his pistol from its holster'. This is because the
reader is already likely to understand the assigned role of a detective
in the story, and that a dim hallway might therefore indicate danger
that necessitates him to be armed.

Question 10) The connective
that belongs in the blank in this sentence would be answer A. 'Everyone
appeared to be having a good time. Of course, my impressions may have
been wrong.' This is due to the fact that 'Of course' is the only
available connective that implies a negation of the previous sentence.


Question 13) The correct answer here is B. 'In formal business
correspondence, it's best to keep the language impersonal'. This is
true, as personal language and familiarity is usually considered
unprofessional in a business setting.

Question 15) The correct
answer is A - the sentence that has a dangling modifier is 'On the way
to the bank, the interest rates went down', as in this sentence it could
be argued that it is written as if the interest rates themselves are on
the way to the bank.

Question 16) The correct answer is B -
the statement that is correct about connecting paragraphs is 'You can
use a pointing word that refers to a word in the previous paragraph.'

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