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Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
A. Mary graduated in four years but she didn't find ajob immediately.
B. It was a large, black, Labrador retriever.
C. Mary who is my sister wil be at the party too.
D. all of the above
E. none of the above
E. none of the above
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Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
A. I just read the novel A Simple Plan.
B. Heather Hardy, Ph.D., is the director of undergraduate studies in our department.
C. He had only one desire in life: to catch a ten-pound bass.
D. all of the above
E. none of the above
D. all of the above
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Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
A. No one expected her to buy a car, so we were quite surprised when we discovered that she had bought two.
B. No one expected her to buy a car, so we were quite, surprised when we
discovered that she had bought two.
C. No one expected her to buy a car, so we were quite surprised when we
discovered, that she had bought two.
D. all of the above
E. none of the above
A. No one expected her to buy a car, so we were quite surprised when we discovered that she had bought two.
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Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
A. My favorite writers are the following: Flannery O'Connor, David Desroches, and David Lodge.
B. My favorite writers are: Flannery O'Connor, David Desroches, and David Lodge.
C. both of the above
D. neither of the above
A. My favorite writers are the following: Flannery O'Connor, David Desroches, and David Lodge.
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Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
A. The word unique is frequently misused.
B. The word unique is frequently misused.
C. The word "unique" is frequently misused.
D. all of the above
E. none of the above
B. The word unique is frequently misused. (this multiple choice question has been scrambled)
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Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
A. My father, who is a policeman is retiring this year.
B. My father who is a policeman is retiring this year.
C. My father, who is a policeman, is retiring this year.
D. all of the above
E. none of the above
C. My father, who is a policeman, is retiring this year. (this multiple choice question has been scrambled)
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Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
A. The four magazines that I regularly read are: Academe, Lingua Franca, Smithsonian, and Texas Monthly.
B. I regularly read four magazines: Academe, Lingua Franca, Smithsonian, and Texas Monthly.
C. both of the above
D. neither of the above
B. I regularly read four magazines: Academe, Lingua Franca, Smithsonian, and Texas Monthly.
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Which of the following sentences is punctuated INCORRECTLY?
A. He said that "You were correct."
B. He said, "You are correct."
C. He said that you were correct.
D. all of the above
E. none of the above
A. He said that "You were correct." (this multiple choice question has been scrambled)
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Which ofthe following sentences is punctuated INCORRECTLY?
A. She asked, "What is the title of your new novel?"
B. She asked "What is the title of your new novel?"
C. both of the above
D. neither of the above
B. She asked "What is the title of your new novel?"
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Which of the following sentences is punctuated INCORRECTLY?
A. Dallas Texas is her hometown.
B. Dallas, Texas, is her hometown.
C. She was born in Dallas, Texas.
D. all of the above
E. none of the above
A. Dallas Texas is her hometown. (this multiple choice question has been scrambled)
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Either the physicians in this hospital or the chief
administrator is / are going to have to make a decision.
a. is
b. are
a
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my boss or my sisters in the union is / are going to win this grievance?
a. Is
b Are
a
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Some of the votes seem / seems to have been miscounted.
a. seem
b. seems
a
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The tornadoes that tear through this county every spring __ more than just a nuisance.
a. are
b. is
a
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Everyone selected to serve on this jury __ to be willing to give up a lot of time.
a. have
b. has
b
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Kara Wolters, together with her teammates, ___a formidable opponent on the basketball court.
a. presents
b. present
a
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He seems to forget that there __ things to be done before he can graduate.
a. are
b. is
a
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There ___ to be some people left in that town after
yesterday's flood.
a. have
b. has
a
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Some of the grain ___ to be contaminated.
a. appear
b. appears
b
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Three-quarters of the students ____ against the tuition hike.
a. is
b. are
b
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10. Three-quarters of the student body ___ against the tuition hike.
a. is
b. are
a
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A high percentage of the population __ voting for the new school.
a. is
b. are
a
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A high percentage of the people ___voting for the new school.
a. was
b. were
b
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lay, laying, laid, laid
to place an object. eg: lay your glasses down.
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lie, lying, lay, lain
to recline. eg: I love to lie in the grass.
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nauseated
affected by nausea
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Who / Whom
- restate using he / him.
- With whom are you going? I am going with him.
- Who is taking the bus? He is taking the bus.
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When do you use a comma?
In a series, with paranthetic expressions, before conjunctions and transitional words, after introductory expressions, between consecutive adjectives, and with informal quotations.
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When do you use a semicolon?
In a series of phrases in which commas already occur and between independent clauses with or w/o conjunctions.
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When do you use a colon for lists?
A colon should precede a list only when formal words of introduction are used. For example, as follows or the following.
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The judge always carries a little, brown tablet with him.
Correct: Y/N
Y
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I always know where Ken is standing; I simply look for his silver white hair above the crowd.
Correct: Y/N
Y
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Did Kevin realoze the baliff was nearby when he said, "That guy is a jerk."?
Correct: Y/N
N - delete the period
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After three months' work, the project finally was completed.
Correct: Y/N
Y
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The files have been lying / laying on George's desk for more than two weeks.
lying
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Neither the firefighters nor the union was / were prepared to compromise.
was
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An attorney must know all of the relevent facts before she can advise / inform her client concerning his options.
inform
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None of the windows was/ were open when I arrived.
was
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eleemosynary
A. charitable
B. pertaining to eels
C. type of living quarters
A. charitable (this multiple choice question has been scrambled)
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unique, one of a kind
sui generic
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Slang or jargon used by the witness during an interview should be clarified by the interviewer the moment the term is used rather than waiting until the end of the interview. T/F
False
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Tact is valuable during the interview process, particularly when it comes to discussing uncomfortable events. It is best to avoid the term rape when interviewing a client who just experienced a near rape incident. T/F
False
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Were you there when Jane said, "I hope they fire that idiot"? Correct: Y/N
Y
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The judge snarled, "For the last time, you must speak louder".
Correct: Y/N
Y
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We cannot affect / effect social change unless we begin with our own attitudes.
effect
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It is not necessary for the client to know whom the lawyer or paralegal will interview to obtain additional facts. T/F
False
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a fortiori
with greater force
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hypothecate
pledge as security for debt
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ensconced
to settle; to place or conceal in a secure place
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compunction
guilty uneasiness
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corpus delecti
essence of the crime
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appellation
designation; name
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didactic
instructive, contains lessons
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reticent
inclined to silence
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