Writing Revisions
"Starting in the 17th century, they were trained to hunt game and waterfowl in the Mountains of Japan."
Which correction should be made to the sentence?A. Change Starting to Started
B. remove the comma
C. Change Mountains to mountains
D. insert comma after gameC. Change Mountains to mountains
What is the function of a comma?
to create a pause in a sentence, separate items in a list, and organize modifiers within an independent clause.
A cardiologist is a doctor who specializes in the cardiovascular system. Which of the following patients is most likely to be treated by a cardiologist?
a. a patient with a painful kidney stone
b. a patient with acid reflux
c. a patient with low levels of iron in their blood.
d. a patient with chronic indegestion
c. a patient with low levels of iron in their blood.
Give 3 examples of renewable resources.
Wind, Sun, Water, Geothermal.
If you've answered yes to these questions, we need you're skills at Marco Software.
Which correction?
A. insert a comma after yes
B. remove the comma
C. change need to needs
D. replace you're with your
D. replace you're with your
What is a compound or complex sentence?
two independent clauses (simple sentences) joined together with a conjunction.
Which of the following is a product of cellular respiration?
a. glucose and light energy
b. carbon dioxide and oxygen
c. glucose, oxygen, and energy
d. carbon dioxide, water and energy
d. carbon dioxide, water and energy
The theory in which the continents had originated as one huge land mass and moved to their current position today is known as what theory?
Pangea: AKA the Theory of Plate Tectonics
I will accept both
With daylight savings time, each time zone changes it's standard time by an hour.
Which correction?
A. No corrections
B. remove the comma
C. Replace it's with its
D. insert a comma after standard time.
C. Replace it's with its
What is the function of a conjunction?
to combine two ideas with words such as, "and, but, so, for, because... etc."
Diffusion is a process by which particles move from a high concentration to a low concentration. Which of the following is an example of diffusion?
a. a group of students walking to lunch
b. A river flowing down a mountain
c. a candle burning
d. a packet of kool-aid in a bottle of water
d. a packet of kool-aid in a bottle of water
In which 2 steps of the hydrologic cycle, also known as the water cycle, does water change its state of matter from a liquid to a gas?
1/2 credit if you only get one.
Evaporation and transpiration
You must apply, register, arrive 15 minutes early and pay for the program.
A. add a comma before pay
B. Replace program with Program
C. remove the comma after apply
D. change 15 to fifteen.
A. add a comma before pay
What is the function of a modifier?
to "modify" the sentence; make it more specific.
Proteins, which perform a variety of functions, are built from chains of__________
a. Enzymes
b. Amino acids
c. RNA
d. Codons
b. Amino acids
The structure of the sun at the center of the solar system with many planets revolving around it is most similar to which of the following?
a. A DNA molecule, twisted ladder shape
b. an atom with a dense nucleus and electrons orbiting it.
c. planet earth with its layers of crust, magma, and core.
d. the waves of the electromagnetic spectrum.
b. an atom with a dense nucleus and electrons orbiting it.
Name one function of a semicolon. ;
- separate items in a long list
-separate independent clauses that are related
- replace a comma and conjunction
Which of these defines a Subordination?
a. it makes one clause dependent on another.
b. it describes a verb
c. it is the formula for a run on sentence
d. two sentences that have differing ideas.
a. it makes one clause dependent on another.
What is the difference between "variations" and "adaptations" according to Darwin's theory of Natural Selection?
Variations: physical traits that make an organism better able to survive in its environment.
Adaptations: traits that are learned not inherited
this theory is defined as: "the origin, properties, and evolution of the universe. All matter in the universe existed in a hot and hostile state which caused a massive explosion which caused shrapnel of matter to be flung out in every direction."
The Big Bang Theory