Communications

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Which of the following sentences is punctuated INCORRECTLY?
A. He said that "You were correct."
B. He said that you were correct.
C. He said, "You are correct."
D. all of the above
E. none of the above

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

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

Either the physicians in this hospital or the chief
administrator is / are going to have to make a decision.
a. is
b. are

my boss or my sisters in the union is / are going to win this grievance?
a. Is
b Are

Some of the votes seem / seems to have been miscounted.
a. seem
b. seems

The tornadoes that tear through this county every spring __ more than just a nuisance.
a. are
b. is

Everyone selected to serve on this jury __ to be willing to give up a lot of time.
a. have
b. has

Kara Wolters, together with her teammates, ___a formidable opponent on the basketball court.
a. presents
b. present

He seems to forget that there __ things to be done before he can graduate.
a. are
b. is

There ___ to be some people left in that town after
yesterday's flood.
a. have
b. has

Some of the grain ___ to be contaminated.
a. appear
b. appears

Three-quarters of the students ____ against the tuition hike.
a. is
b. are

10. Three-quarters of the student body ___ against the tuition hike.
a. is
b. are

A high percentage of the population __ voting for the new school.
a. is
b. are

A high percentage of the people ___voting for the new school.
a. was
b. were

lay, laying, laid, laid

lie, lying, lay, lain

nauseated

nauseous

Who / Whom

When do you use a comma?

When do you use a semicolon?

When do you use a colon for lists?

The judge always carries a little, brown tablet with him.
Correct: Y/N

I always know where Ken is standing; I simply look for his silver white hair above the crowd.
Correct: Y/N

Did Kevin realoze the baliff was nearby when he said, "That guy is a jerk."?
Correct: Y/N

After three months' work, the project finally was completed.
Correct: Y/N

The files have been lying / laying on George's desk for more than two weeks.

Neither the firefighters nor the union was / were prepared to compromise.

An attorney must know all of the relevent facts before she can advise / inform her client concerning his options.

None of the windows was/ were open when I arrived.

eleemosynary
A. charitable
B. type of living quarters
C. pertaining to eels

verbal

unique, one of a kind

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

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

Were you there when Jane said, "I hope they fire that idiot"? Correct: Y/N

The judge snarled, "For the last time, you must speak louder".
Correct: Y/N

We cannot affect / effect social change unless we begin with our own attitudes.

It is not necessary for the client to know whom the lawyer or paralegal will interview to obtain additional facts. T/F

ad damnum

obviate

a fortiori

hypothecate

refractory

ensconced

refulgent

compunction

corpus delecti

appellation

lugubrious

didactic

reticent

diffident