English 109 Vocabulary Q 2 1-10
Quarter 2 Vocabulary 1-10. Read carefully and think before you answer. Only your first attempt will be accepted. Take the quiz only once today.
- 1.Parallelism
- A.
The art of writing or speaking effectively
- B.
When you have grammatically equal sentence parts (words, phrase, clauses)
- C.
Having the appearance of true belief
- D.
To infer, deduce
- 2.Derive means
- A.
Appearing on every occasion
- B.
Having the appearance of true belief
- C.
The art of speaking or writing effectively
- D.
To infer, deduce
- 3.Invariably means
- A.
Appearing on every occasion
- B.
Having the appearance of true belief
- C.
The art of speaking or writing effectively
- D.
To infer, deduce
- 4.The art of speaking or writing effectively is
- A.
Invariably
- B.
Plausible
- C.
Rhetoric
- D.
Preclude
- 5.When someone jumps on the bandwagon, she
- A.
Has the appearance of true belief
- B.
Is asking a question that does not require an answer
- C.
Is joining a popular trend, faction, or cause
- D.
Is preventing the occurrence of something
- 6.Something plausible
- A.
Has the appearance of true belief
- B.
Is asking a question that does not require an answer
- C.
Is joining a popular trend, faction, or cause
- D.
Is preventing the occurrence of something
- 7.A dash is punctuation that
- A.
Does not emphasize parenthetical information
- B.
Does emphasize parenthetical information
- C.
Separates two independent clauses
- D.
Indicates unnecessary information
- 8.To prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of is to
- A.
Preclude
- B.
Ask a rhetorical question
- C.
Jump on the bandwagon
- D.
Derive information
- 9.A rhetorical question
- A.
Is the art of effective writing and speaking
- B.
Occurs on every occasion
- C.
Has the appearance of being true but is often false
- D.
Does not require an answer
- 10.If semicolons are used correctly in the following sentence, choose CORRECT. If not, choose INCORRECT.If you want to learn to dance; try taking a free lesson, if you are serious about your goal; you should be successful.
- A.
CORRECT
- B.
INCORRECT
- 11.If semicolons are used correctly in the following sentence, choose CORRECT. If not, choose INCORRECT.The recipe suggested by the TV chef was not; however, as good as my grandmother's recipe.
- A.
CORRECT
- B.
INCORRECT
- 12.If semicolons are used correctly in the following sentence, choose CORRECT. If not, choose INCORRECT.My parents, who hadn't known anything about the party; Mrs. Smith, who trusted me implicitly; and Jim Bell, a police officer with the juvenile services division, were all waiting for me when I got home.
- A.
CORRECT
- B.
INCORRECT
- 13.Copy and paste the sentence below. Add or change punctuation as needed. If a sentence is correct, type in Correct.Many educators are in favor of year-round school, they feel that students retain more information.
- 14.Copy and paste the sentence below. Add or change punctuation as needed. If a sentence is correct, type in Correct.The route suggested by Map Quest was not, however, open to traffic that day.
- 15.Copy and paste the sentence below. Add or change punctuation as needed. If a sentence is correct, type in Correct.If you want to lose weight and keep it off, try a good diet, if you are serious about your goal, you should be successful.
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