EN120 Lesson 5 Quiz

Question 1 (5 points)

Cause-and-effect paragraphs and persuasion paragraphs are very similar to

Question 1 options:

	arguments.
	essays.
	transitions.
	pronouns.

Question 2 (5 points)

Generic nouns _______ refer to a specific person, place, or thing.

Question 2 options:

	always
	sometimes
	don't
	usually

Question 3 (5 points)

Personal pronouns take different forms depending on whether they're subjects, objects, or possessive pronouns. Logically, subjects are in the _______ case.

Question 3 options:

	objective
	possessive
	subjective
	compound

Question 4 (5 points)

Jason argues that oversimplification is a problem when writing a cause-and-effect paragraph. Sally maintains that confusing cause and effect can be a serious problem in writing this kind of paragraph. Who is correct?

Question 4 options:

	Jason is correct.
	Sally is correct.
	Both Jason and Sally are incorrect.
	Both Jason and Sally are correct.

Question 5 (5 points)

Regarding number and person agreement, _______ pronouns, like "anybody," "nobody," "someone," or "anyone," are singular. Therefore, any pronoun that refers to them must be singular.

Question 5 options:

	definite
	indicative
	indefinite
	possessive

Question 6 (5 points)

All of the following transitional expressions are used to show effects except

Question 6 options:

	consequently.
	thus.
	on account of.
	hence.

Question 7 (5 points)

Subjects in sentences refer either to nouns or to

Question 7 options:

	adverbs.
	adjectives.
	prepositions.
	pronouns.

Question 8 (5 points)

Which of the following is not an abstract noun?

Question 8 options:

	Truth
	Sky
	Beauty
	Faith

Question 9 (5 points)

The plural of fury is

Question 9 options:

	furys.
	furies.
	furyies.
	fury's.

Question 10 (5 points)

Which one of the following nouns is singular?

Question 10 options:

	Criterion
	Potatoes
	Data
	Passers-by

Question 11 (5 points)

Signal words tell us that _______ usually follow(s).

Question 11 options:

	a singular word
	a plural word
	either a singular or a plural word
	a plural and a singular word

Question 12 (5 points)

Which of the following may be either a collective or singular noun?

Question 12 options:

	Faculty
	Moose
	Forest
	Navy

Question 13 (5 points)

_______ determiners, such as "my," "your," and "her," are placed in front of a noun to tell us that something belongs to the person(s) represented by the pronoun, which is why they serve as adjectives.

Question 13 options:

	Objective
	Possessive
	Suggestive
	Subjective

Question 14 (5 points)

All of the following transitional expressions are used to show causes except

Question 14 options:

	for that reason.
	as a result.
	results from.
	because.

Question 15 (5 points)

When the intended audience of your paragraph is non-specialists, you can make technical language more accessible and readable if you use a _______ style.

Question 15 options:

	logical
	conversational
	formal
	informative

Question 16 (5 points)

Which of the following sentences contains a proper noun that should be capitalized?

Question 16 options:

	We watched the red-tail hawk soaring overhead.
	The final exam was due by november 10th.
	The trawler seemed lost in the vastness of the western sea.
	Mable was a licensed cosmetologist.

Question 17 (5 points)

In a cause-and-effect paragraph, transition words like "first," "second," and "third," create a _______ order that moves us from cause to cause.

Question 17 options:

	chronological
	temporal
	spatial
	pattern

Question 18 (5 points)

In general, _______ writing is intended to convey information and explain ideas.

Question 18 options:

	expository
	controversial
	interrogative
	purposeful

Question 19 (5 points)

To persuade through writing is to

Question 19 options:

	agree with.
	influence.
	argue against.
	question.

Question 20 (5 points)

The paragraph or essay type most frequently called for in college, business, and daily life is

Question 20 options:

	persuasive.
	cause-and-effect.
	classification.
	comparison-contrast.