Punctuation
Choose the sentence with correct punctuation.
1. My pin number has two 5's. It's easy to remember.
2. My pin number has two 5s. It's easy to remember.
My pin number has two 5s. It's easy to remember.
You use a quotation from a book in your assignment.
How would you write the in-text citation? Select one of the following:
a) author, page number
b) author, year
c) author, year, page number
c) author, year, page number
Eliminate the wordiness.
It is very unusual to find someone who has never told a deliberate lie on purpose.
Rarely will you find someone who has never told a deliberate lie.
What type of bird lays the largest eggs?
Ostrich
The following are the primary colors: red, blue, and yellow.
You are referencing a website, which part of the reference should be in italics?
d) title of website
Choose the correct option.
The Prime Minister, together with his wife, (greets, greet) the press cordially.
The Prime Minister, together with his wife, greets the press cordially.
How many strings does a violin have?
Four
Whoever thought said Helen that Jack would be elected class president?
"Whoever thought," said Helen, "that Jack would be elected class president?"
Which of the following statement is NOT true?
A. Referencing gives authority to your work.
B. You can get into trouble for plagiarizing if you don’t reference.
C. When you reference, it strengthens your argument.
D. Referencing is encouraged but not required by the University.
D. Referencing is encouraged but not required by the University.
Choose the correct option.
Eight dollars (is, are) the price of a movie these days.
Eight dollars is the price of a movie these days.
What does the “SIM” in the SIM card stand for?
Subscriber Identity Module
There was a very interesting article entitled The New Rage for Folk Singing in last Sundays New York Times newspaper.
There was a very interesting article entitled "The New Rage for Folk Singing" in last Sunday's New York Times newspaper.
Which of the following should you NOT do when paraphrasing?
a) Restate information and ideas accurately.
b) Use your own language and style.
c) Change just one or two words in a sentence.
d) Reference the source.
c) Change just one or two words in a sentence.
Mary came home from work early she had been feeling ill all morning.
Identify the problem in the sentence and improve it.
Run-on sentence
Mary came home from work early; she had been feeling ill all morning.
Which instrument is used for measuring wind speed?
Anemometer
He used the phrase you know so often that I finally said No, I don't know.
He used the phrase "you know" so often that I finally said, "No, I don't know."
When is 'et al.' used in an in-text citation?
If there are four or more authors
Identify the problem in the sentence and improve it.
The magazine has a reputation for a sophisticated, prestigious, and elite group of readers. Although that is a value judgment and in circumstances not a true premise.
Fragment
Although that is a value judgment and in circumstances not a true premise, the magazine has a reputation for a sophisticated, prestigious, and elite group of readers.
Entomology is the science that studies....
A.behavior of human beings
B.insects
C.the origin and history of technical and scientific terms
D.the formation of rocks
B
The branch of zoology concerned with the study of insects.