Grammar: Modifiers Answers – Flashcards
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While eating at the restaurant, a hair was found in a bowl of potato soup.
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dangling modifier
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Carson likes to cook, but he really dislikes baking.
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adverb: answering to what degree or extent
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Trying a variety of frostings, the vanilla lemon cream was the clear winner.
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dangling modifier
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The fried noodles at that restaurant are __________ of any I have ever eaten.
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the best
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Banana pudding tastes great with sweet iced tea.
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adjective modifying banana pudding
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Worst of all, the electricity went out just as the dinner rush arrived at the restaurant.
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The sentence is correct as it is written.
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Turkey with mole sauce is my uncle's favorite dish.
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adjective modifying dish
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My aunt says that cooking meat slowly improves its flavor.
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squinting modifier; My aunt says that slowly cooking meat improves its flavor.
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The carrot cake is __________ than the red velvet cake.
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better
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Wafting through the streets, the fresh-baked bread smelled delicious.
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dangling modifier
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Paige spread the icing equally over the cupcakes.
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adverb modifying spread
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The rhubarb pie from the restaurant is more sweeter than the homemade one.
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The rhubarb pie from the restaurant is sweeter than the homemade one.
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Which of the following pairs of words does NOT contain an adjective?
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In what manner?
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Which of the following questions is NOT answered by an adjective?
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bake carefully
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What is the correct way to notate three feet, nine inches?
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3'9"
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You should NOT include quotation marks around the title of which kind of work?
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newspaper
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The first two chapters of the book Scams and Swindles are Identity Theft and Auction and eBay Frauds.
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both B and C
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Choose the sentence below that is correctly punctuated.
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"No," she said, "I've never seen that movie."
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was known throughout the world as The Skywayman (Abagnale 6)
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"I was known throughout the world as 'The Skywayman'" (Abagnale 6).
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On their association's website, the North American Securities Administrators Association has an article called "How to Spot a Con Artist" that includes tips on how to avoid being swindled.
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to indicate the title of a shorter work
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Choose the sentence below that is correctly punctuated.
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Zander's favorite poem is "The Hollow Men," which he first read in The Complete Works T. S. Eliot.
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Choose the sentence below that is correctly punctuated.
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Timothy asked Caroline, "Have you ever seen Ocean's Eleven?"
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When insulted for not being streetwise and city-smart, Will Rogers once said I'd a lot rather be the man who bought the Brooklyn Bridge than the man who sold it.
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"I'd a lot rather be the man who bought the Brooklyn Bridge than the man who sold it" should be in quotation marks because it is a direct quotation from Rogers.
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Choose the sentence below that is correctly punctuated.
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Morgan said, "I've watched all the episodes of Alias on the DVD box set except 'Reckoning.'"
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Which of the following quotes is punctuated correctly?
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"For five immature years, I lived a life of illusion and tricks" (Abagnale 6).
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As Abagnale himself stated, his success "rested on three critical factors: his personality, keen observation and intense research before attempting any elaborate scam" (Bell).
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to indicate a direct quotation
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Leaving on a Jet Plane, which was written by John Denver, is featured on the soundtrack of Catch Me If You Can.
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"Leaving on a Jet Plane," which was written by John Denver, is featured on the soundtrack of Catch Me If You Can.
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George C. Parker, a con artist from around the 1900s, conned others into buying the Brooklyn Bridge, the Statue of Liberty, Grant's Tomb, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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The word "buying" should be in quotation marks because it is an ironic use: Parker wasn't authorized to sell those landmarks, and the people who gave him money didn't really buy anything
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Using this excerpt, select the answer choice that BEST answers these questions: 1. What is the BEST summary of this direct quotation that uses correct in-text citation? 2. What is the CORRECT format for this source as it would appear on an MLA-formatted, works cited page
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c
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All of the following are motivations for bias EXCEPT:
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creating a website to share photos with family
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Robert is doing a research paper on the life of Amelia Earhart. He has found one source that says Earhart died in a plane crash; another source says she actually landed on an island. What should he do in this situation?
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consult multiple sources to validate the theory
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Refer to the above rubric. Lek is writing a research paper on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in war veterans. He is in the media center of his school looking for information on how PTSD is diagnosed. According to the rubric, Lek is working in which phase of the research process?
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information seeking and evaluating
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What is the difference between primary and secondary sources?
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Primary sources are first-hand accounts of an event or experience; secondary sources are the interpretations or analysis of those first-hand accounts, events, or experiences
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Sarah is writing a research paper for history class on the Vietnam War. She is required to use one primary source in her research. Which of the following is an example of a primary source?
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an interview with her dad who is a Vietnam veteran
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You are looking for an objective, current news article for your social studies class. You come across this website and think you have hit the jackpot. With further investigation, however, you see this article, and it makes you reconsider. What is the best way to check the reliability of this article?
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cross checking this information with other sources
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Which of the following choices is a primary source?
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an autobiography
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While doing research for a newspaper article on different career salaries, Lucinda finds a broad range of salaries for nurses when she consults three different .com websites.
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Lucinda should consult .org websites, perhaps one linked with a nurses' association, or consult a .gov website with national labor statistics on nursing salaries, both of which are more reliable.
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Jack is researching the life cycle of a monarch butterfly. Which of the following websites would most likely be the most informative, age-appropriate choice for a high-school student to use as a reliable source?
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http://www.ansp.org/museum/butterflies/life_cycle.php
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Should she use this website as a source of factual evidence? Why?
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No, she should look for a website that focuses on the facts and data surrounding this issue as her fact resource. She may choose to use other information from this site for other aspects of her paper.
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At which step of the research process is Ross?
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prewriting
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Which of the following research tools would Ross utilize during his interview with his mom to document her as a source?
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note cards
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Of the following choices, which would be the next step to help Ross narrow his topic into a thesis statement?
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Ross could do some background research on both classic rock and classic folk music as they impacted the 1960s society.
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Which type of note card is the above example?
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summary
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Which of the following statements is FALSE?
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A research paper is a well worded summary.
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Which of the following statements about a research paper thesis is FALSE?
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Once a thesis statement is decided, it is final and should not be changed in any way.
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Which type of note card is shown in the above example?
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summary
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Jose is writing a research paper on the demise of the Aztec civilization. He is working on writing his thesis statement. In which step of the writing process is Jose?
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prewriting
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If you did NOT want to directly quote Wyatt in a research paper, which of the following types of note cards could you use to incorporate this information into your paper?
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paraphrase
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Which of the following correctly completes the missing line (Line II) of the outline?
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Gilman's opinion of "rest cure"
