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Question<\/span><\/p>\n

Part 1 of 1 – 90<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>0\/ 100<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>0 Points<\/span><\/p>\n

Question 1 of 20 5<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>0\/ 5<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>0 Points<\/span><\/p>\n

Generic nouns _______ refer to a specific person, place, or thing<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

A<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0always<\/span><\/p>\n

B<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0sometimes<\/span><\/p>\n

C<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0don\u2019t<\/span><\/p>\n

D<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0usually<\/span><\/p>\n

Question 2 of 20 5<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>0\/ 5<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>0 Points<\/span><\/p>\n

Which of the following is not an abstract noun?<\/span><\/p>\n

A<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Truth<\/span><\/p>\n

B<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Sky<\/span><\/p>\n

C<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Beauty<\/span><\/p>\n

D<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Faith<\/span><\/p>\n

Question 3 of 20 5<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>0\/ 5<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>0 Points<\/span><\/p>\n

All of the following transitional expressions are used to show causes except<\/span><\/p>\n

A<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0for that reason<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

B<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0as a result<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

C<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0results from<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

D<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0because<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Question 4 of 20 5<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>0\/ 5<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>0 Points<\/span><\/p>\n

The plural of fury is<\/span><\/p>\n

A<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0furys<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

B<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0furies<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

C<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0furyies<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

D<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0fury\u2019s<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Question 5 of 20 5<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>0\/ 5<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>0 Points<\/span><\/p>\n

_______ determiners, such as \u201cmy,\u201d \u201cyour,\u201d and \u201cher,\u201d 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<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

A<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Objective<\/span><\/p>\n

B<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Possessive<\/span><\/p>\n

C<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Suggestive<\/span><\/p>\n

D<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Subjective<\/span><\/p>\n

Question 6 of 20 5<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>0\/ 5<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>0 Points<\/span><\/p>\n

Regarding number and person agreement, _______ pronouns, like \u201canybody,\u201d \u201cnobody,\u201d \u201csomeone,\u201d or \u201canyone,\u201d are singular<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Therefore, any pronoun that refers to them must be singular<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

A<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0definite<\/span><\/p>\n

B<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0indicative<\/span><\/p>\n

C<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0indefinite<\/span><\/p>\n

D<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0possessive<\/span><\/p>\n

Question 7 of 20 5<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>0\/ 5<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>0 Points<\/span><\/p>\n

To persuade through writing is to<\/span><\/p>\n

A<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0agree with<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

B<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0influence<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

C<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0argue against<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

D<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0question<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Question 8 of 20 0<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>0\/ 5<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>0 Points<\/span><\/p>\n

Which of the following may be either a collective or singular noun?<\/span><\/p>\n

A<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Faculty<\/span><\/p>\n

B<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Moose<\/span><\/p>\n

C<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Forest<\/span><\/p>\n

D<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Navy<\/span><\/p>\n

Question 9 of 20 5<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>0\/ 5<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>0 Points<\/span><\/p>\n

Which one of the following nouns is singular?<\/span><\/p>\n

A<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Criterion<\/span><\/p>\n

B<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Potatoes<\/span><\/p>\n

C<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Data<\/span><\/p>\n

D<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Passers-by<\/span><\/p>\n

Question 10 of 20 5<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>0\/ 5<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>0 Points<\/span><\/p>\n

All of the following transitional expressions are used to show effects except<\/span><\/p>\n

A<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0consequently<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

B<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0thus<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

C<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0on account of<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

D<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0hence<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Question 11 of 20 5<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>0\/ 5<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>0 Points<\/span><\/p>\n

Carol and Craig are talking about signal words followed by \u201cof<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u201d Carol says \u201cof\u201d signal phrases always precede a plural or collective noun<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Craig says that that these kinds of signal words are usually followed by a plural or collective noun<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Who is correct?<\/span><\/p>\n

A<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Carol is correct<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

B<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Craig is correct<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

C<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Both Carol and Craig are incorrect<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

D<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Both Carol and Craig are partially correct<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Question 12 of 20 5<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>0\/ 5<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>0 Points<\/span><\/p>\n

Before class, Barb and Clive were prepping for an English exam<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Barb insisted that the plural of \u201chalo\u201d is \u201chalos<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u201d Clive argued that the plural of \u201chalo\u201d is \u201chaloes<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u201d Who is correct?<\/span><\/p>\n

A<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Barb, not Clive, is correct<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

B<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Clive, not Barb, is correct<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

C<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Neither Barb nor Clive is correct<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

D<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Barb and Clive are both correct<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Question 13 of 20 0<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>0\/ 5<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>0 Points<\/span><\/p>\n

Which of the following sentences contains a proper noun that should be capitalized?<\/span><\/p>\n

A<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0We watched the red-tail hawk soaring overhead<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

B<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0The final exam was due by november 10th<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

C<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0The trawler seemed lost in the vastness of the western sea<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

D<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Mable was a licensed cosmetologist<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Question 14 of 20 5<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>0\/ 5<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>0 Points<\/span><\/p>\n

Cause-and-effect paragraphs and persuasion paragraphs are very similar to<\/span><\/p>\n

A<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0arguments<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

B<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0essays<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

C<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0transitions<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

D<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0pronouns<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Question 15 of 20 5<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>0\/ 5<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>0 Points<\/span><\/p>\n

Personal pronouns take different forms depending on whether they\u2019re subjects, objects, or possessive pronouns<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Logically, subjects are in the _______ case<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

A<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0objective<\/span><\/p>\n

B<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0possessive<\/span><\/p>\n

C<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0subjective<\/span><\/p>\n

D<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0compound<\/span><\/p>\n

Question 16 of 20 5<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>0\/ 5<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>0 Points<\/span><\/p>\n

In terms of the parts of speech, _______ make up the largest number of English words<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

A<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0verbs<\/span><\/p>\n

B<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0nouns<\/span><\/p>\n

C<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0adjectives<\/span><\/p>\n

D<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0adverbs<\/span><\/p>\n

Question 17 of 20 5<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>0\/ 5<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>0 Points<\/span><\/p>\n

The word a pronoun refers to is called its<\/span><\/p>\n

A<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0subject<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

B<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0object<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

C<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0antecedent<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

D<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0precedent<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Question 18 of 20 5<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>0\/ 5<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>0 Points<\/span><\/p>\n

Words like \u201cwho,\u201d \u201cwhose,\u201d \u201cwhich,\u201d and \u201cthat\u201d are called _______ pronouns<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

A<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0relative<\/span><\/p>\n

B<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0universal<\/span><\/p>\n

C<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0indefinite<\/span><\/p>\n

D<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0definitive<\/span><\/p>\n

Question 19 of 20 5<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>0\/ 5<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>0 Points<\/span><\/p>\n

In general, _______ writing is intended to convey information and explain ideas<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

A<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0expository<\/span><\/p>\n

B<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0controversial<\/span><\/p>\n

C<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0interrogative<\/span><\/p>\n

D<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0purposeful<\/span><\/p>\n

Question 20 of 20 5<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>0\/ 5<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>0 Points<\/span><\/p>\n

Which of the following nouns is not countable?<\/span><\/p>\n

A<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Banana<\/span><\/p>\n

B<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Tulip<\/span><\/p>\n

C<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Wind<\/span><\/p>\n

D<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Apricot<\/span><\/p>\n

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