EN120 Lesson 3 Quiz

Question 1 (5 points)

Transitional expressions used in process paragraphs include all of the following except

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Question 2 (5 points)

The _______ paragraph gives the reader directions on how he or she can do something.

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Question 3 (5 points)

Basic ways to define a word or term include all of the following except definition by

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Question 4 (5 points)

These two sentences appear in a paragraph: "Sally loves horses." "Sally hates cowboy movies." If you combine these two sentences into one sentence, using the conjunction "yet," your new sentence will have a

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Question 5 (5 points)

When you use _______ to define a word, you should use nouns to define nouns, verbs to define verbs, and adjectives to define adjectives.

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Question 6 (5 points)

In a definition by _______, the author of paragraph tells us what is not true before he or she tells us what is true.

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Question 7 (5 points)

The two kinds of _______ paragraphs explained in your textbook are the how-to paragraph and the explanation paragraph.

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Question 8 (5 points)

When one writes a typical paragraph, most of the sentences will be

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Question 9 (5 points)

A/an _______ tells us more about a noun or pronoun and must be placed directly before or directly after the noun or pronoun it refers to.

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Question 10 (5 points)

A run-on occurs when two independent clauses are joined by a _______ conjunction.

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Question 11 (5 points)

The most commonly used sentence is the _______, which is a statement.

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Question 12 (5 points)

Which word is a synonym for "timid"?

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Question 13 (5 points)

A/an _______ modifies a noun, a verb, or another adverb.

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Question 14 (5 points)

_______ paragraphs give readers step-by-step information.

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Question 15 (5 points)

When an author writes a/an _______ question in a paragraph, he or she intends to answer it in the balance of the paragraph.

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Question 16 (5 points)

A _______ lacks a verb, a subject, or both and isn't a complete thought.

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Question 17 (5 points)

A/an _______ is a word or group of words that renames or describes a noun or pronoun, as in the sentence, "Carlos, a native of Argentina, is the new wrestling champion."

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Question 18 (5 points)

An example of definition by _______ is this sentence, "Liberty doesn't mean having the right to do whatever you please, but carries the obligation to respect the rights of others."

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Question 19 (5 points)

_______ sentences have "you" as their implied subject.

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Question 20 (5 points)

A prepositional phrase is a group of words containing a preposition and

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