PF W 350
Writing 350!
Test 5 Review: Writing! Prerequisite: Comple0on of prac0ce test 5G
Course Description
In this micro-course, we will review commonly missed writing problems from test 5G. We will cover writing problem types including who vs. whom, misplaced modifies, logical comparisons, pronoun number, subject/verb agreement, idiom usage, and diction.!
Writing 350
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Writing Strategies
Identifying Sentence Errors!
FIND the error!
1. READ – Use your grammar ear. Does anything just sound wrong? If so, you’ve found your error.! 2. CHECK THE BIG 2 – Identify verbs and pronouns. Are they used correctly? ! 3. ELIMINATE – Eliminate the underlined parts that are definitely correct. Go through the checklist of common rules (which we’ll review in class).! 4. RELAX – Don’t force yourself to find an error. If you can’t hear one and have checked all the underlined parts for mistakes, it’s probably a “No error.”!
Writing 350
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Writing Strategies
Improving Sentences!
FIX the error!
1. COVER – Cover the answer choices with your hand.! 2. READ – Read the sentence.! 3. LISTEN – Use your grammar ear.! ü ü ü
If the underlined part is CLEARLY RIGHT, mark answer choice “A.”! If the underlined part is CLEARLY WRONG, anticipate a correction, then find the answer choice that most closely matches your anticipation.! If you CAN’T TELL whether the underlined part is right or wrong, IMMEDIATELY move to the next question.!
4. GO BACK – After you’ve done ALL the questions in the section you KNOW HOW TO DO, go back to the questions you skipped and plug in answer choices to find the right one.! Writing 350
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Review Questions If today’s one-year-old can figure out how to use simple tools, then founding members of humankind – among whom there was an adoption of a two-legged stride perhaps eight million years ago – could have done so as well. (A) among whom there was an adoption of a twolegged stride (B) who adopted a two-legged stride (C) by whom a two-legged stride was adopted (D) who, adopting a two-legged stride (E) there being a two-legged stride adopted by them
Writing 350
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Review Questions Throughout history, as travelers and merchants met in the Middle East, they exchanged foods and ingredients from their homelands, borrowed words from each other’s languages, and they gained a richer sense of the world. (A) and they gained (B) having gained (C) and gained (D) and they had gained (E) and gaining
Writing 350
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Review Questions Because of the sandstorm, which reduced visibility greatly, outdoor laborers were ordered to halt their work by their employers and city officials warned car owners against driving. (A) outdoor laborers were ordered to halt their work by their employers (B) work by outdoor laborers was ordered to a halt by employers (C) employers ordered outdoor laborers to halt their work (D) employers of outdoor laborers were ordered to halt work (E) the halting of outdoor laborers’ work by employers
Writing 350
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Review Questions After attending the seminar, the president A concluded that her and her company's supervisors B had a lot to learn about educating, managing, and C D leading a construction company. No error D E
Writing 350
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Review Questions A human being has approximately 10,000 taste buds; most are located on the tongue, but some are found in the back of the throat. (A) buds; most are located on the tongue, but some are found in the back of the throat (B) buds, most of them are located on the tongue, some are found in the back of the throat (C) buds; you can locate most on the tongue, but in the back of the throat is where some are found (D) buds, and most of which one can locate on the tongue, others of which one can locate in the back of the throat (E) buds; being located on the tongue are most, while in the back of the throat are some
Writing 350
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Review Questions The group of critics believes that art can tell one as A B much about the times in which artists live as about C the artists themselves. No error D E
Writing 350
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Review Questions The architect Daniel Burnham designed many famous buildings and complexes and they changed the way we define urban planning. (A) complexes and they changed (B) complexes, being a change in (C) complexes, they changed (D) complexes that changed (E) complexes, and changing through them
Writing 350
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Review Questions More than just efforts to get the economy back on A track, the New Deal was an attempt to reinvigorate B C American ideals through a series of cultural programs designed to elevate folk art and bring the D elite arts to the masses. No error E
Writing 350
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Review Questions Costing four times more to produce than regular ones, the popularity of square watermelons grown in Japan as dinner gifts has nevertheless been unaffected. (A) the popularity of square watermelons grown in Japan as dinner gifts has nevertheless been unaffected (B) nevertheless, square watermelons grown in Japan as dinner gifts, popularity-wise, have been unaffected (C) Japanese square watermelons remaining popular as dinner gifts nevertheless (D) square watermelons grown in Japan have nevertheless remained popular as dinner gifts (E) as dinner gifts, square watermelons grown in Japan remain popular Writing 350
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Review Questions Despite his dynamic output as an author and critic of the Harlem Renaissance, scholars have scorned Wallace Thurman for the excesses of his lifestyle. (A) scholars have scorned Wallace Thurman for the excesses of his lifestyle (B) Wallace Thurman has scorned scholars for the excesses of his lifestyle (C) the excesses of Wallace Thurman’s lifestyle have been scorned by scholars (D) Wallace Thurman has been scorned by scholars for the excesses of his lifestyle (E) scholars scorning the excesses of Wallace Thurman’s lifestyle
Writing 350
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Review Questions Each year, with anticipation and some fear, many A teens visit the Department of Motor Vehicles B to take driving tests qualifying for a driver’s C D license. No error E
Writing 350
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Review Questions Pollution and acid rain are held responsible for damaging the marble surface of the Taj Mahal, though people also citing heat and wind as factors contributing to the damage. (A) though people also citing heat and wind as factors (B) though heat and wind are also cited by people as factors (C) with people citing heat and wind as being factors also (D) though heat and wind are also factored into (E) though the citation of heat and wind as factors also
Writing 350
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Review Questions As a new generation of high-stakes tests begin A to yield consequences for schools, teachers who disagree with their state’s testing policies are B C looking for ways to fight back. No error D E
Writing 350
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Review Questions By the close of the fourteenth century, the diet of Vikings in Greenland included more food taken from the sea than their Norwegian kinspeople. (A) than their Norwegian kinspeople (B) than like their Norwegian kinspeople (C) than the diet of their Norwegian kinspeople (D) than their kinspeople, who were in Norway (E) as that of their Norwegian kinspeople
Writing 350
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Review Questions To make her favorite lasagna, which consisted in A B layers of flat noodles and vegetable filling, he C needed to buy most of the ingredients. No error D E
Writing 350
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Review Questions Haiku, in its most ancient form, dates back to A B seventh-century Japan, where they were written C to mark ocean voyages, praise emperors, and D celebrate harvests. No error E
Writing 350
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Review Questions Hamilton County in Ohio was named for Alexander Hamilton, and he was the Secretary of the Treasury when the county was organized. (A) Hamilton, and he was the (B) Hamilton, he was the (C) Hamilton, being the (D) Hamilton, him being the (E) Hamilton, the
Writing 350
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Review Questions When someone on trial believes answering a A question might be harmful, the Fifth Amendment B guarantees their right to refuse to answer. No error C D E
Writing 350
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Review Questions The antique bed Penny and Patrice slept in while A visiting their grandmother’s house was less B C comfortable than their great aunt’s house. No error D E
Writing 350
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Review Questions Internet technology professionals are in a powerful position, in that they possess critical, companywide tools and thus have the potential to wreak havoc. (A) tools and thus have the potential to wreak havoc (B) tools and so have had the potential to wreak havoc (C) tools, and having the potential to wreak havoc (D) tools, the potential to wreak havoc thus being had (E) tools, and so to wreak potential havoc
Writing 350
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Review Questions It was named the Aegean Sea, the legendary body of water in Greece, because of King Aegeus of Athens. (A) It was named the Aegean Sea, the legendary body of water in Greece, because of King Aegeus of Athens. (B) The Aegean Sea was named after King Aegeus of Athens, because it is a legendary body of water in Greece. (C) Being a legendary body of water in Greece, they decided to name it the Aegean Sea, for King Aegeus of Athens. (D) Named for King Aegeus of Athens, the Aegean Sea is a legendary body of water in Greece. (E) The King of Athens was named Aegeus, with the legendary body of water in Greece being named after him.
Writing 350
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Review Questions While most volcanoes are found at the boundaries A B between tectonic plates, Hawaii, which is made up of C several volcanic islands, is located in the middle D of a plate. No error E
Writing 350
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Review Questions Studying resource competition among tortoises, A researchers showed that those who moved too slow invariably ended up with insufficient B amounts of food and thus lived less long. No error C D E
Writing 350
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Review Questions The risk of getting dragged underwater or being slammed ashore on a speeding rush of foam, so for surfers timing is crucial.
Writing 350
(A) The risk of getting dragged underwater or being slammed ashore on a speeding rush of foam, so for surfers timing is crucial. (B) The risk of getting dragged underwater or being slammed ashore on a speeding rush of foam makes timing crucial for surfers. (C) Timing is crucial for surfers, and the risk of getting dragged underwater or being slammed ashore on a speeding rush of foam. (D) For surfers, who risk getting dragged underwater or being slammed ashore on a speeding rush of foam, so timing is crucial. (E) There is the risk of getting dragged underwater or being slammed ashore on a speeding rush of foam, although timing is crucial for surfers.
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Review Questions Upon arriving at the scene, the firefighter found A B the residences engulfed in flames and the C surrounding row homes in eminent danger. D No error E
Writing 350
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Review Questions Begun during the Great Depression, Woman’s Day magazine had an effect on the American family that was greater than any other magazine. (A) greater than any other magazine (B) as greater as any other magazine (C) greater than those of any other magazine (D) greater than that of any other magazine (E) greater than like that of any other magazine
Writing 350
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Test 5 Review: Writing! Prerequisite: Comple0on of prac0ce test 5G
Course Description
In this micro-course, we will review commonly missed writing problems from test 5G. We will cover writing problem types including who vs. whom, misplaced modifies, logical comparisons, pronoun number, subject/verb agreement, idiom usage, and diction.!
Writing 350
2
Writing Strategies
Identifying Sentence Errors!
FIND the error!
1. READ – Use your grammar ear. Does anything just sound wrong? If so, you’ve found your error.! 2. CHECK THE BIG 2 – Identify verbs and pronouns. Are they used correctly? ! 3. ELIMINATE – Eliminate the underlined parts that are definitely correct. Go through the checklist of common rules (which we’ll review in class).! 4. RELAX – Don’t force yourself to find an error. If you can’t hear one and have checked all the underlined parts for mistakes, it’s probably a “No error.”!
Writing 350
3
Writing Strategies
Improving Sentences!
FIX the error!
1. COVER – Cover the answer choices with your hand.! 2. READ – Read the sentence.! 3. LISTEN – Use your grammar ear.! ü ü ü
If the underlined part is CLEARLY RIGHT, mark answer choice “A.”! If the underlined part is CLEARLY WRONG, anticipate a correction, then find the answer choice that most closely matches your anticipation.! If you CAN’T TELL whether the underlined part is right or wrong, IMMEDIATELY move to the next question.!
4. GO BACK – After you’ve done ALL the questions in the section you KNOW HOW TO DO, go back to the questions you skipped and plug in answer choices to find the right one.! Writing 350
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Review Questions If today’s one-year-old can figure out how to use simple tools, then founding members of humankind – among whom there was an adoption of a two-legged stride perhaps eight million years ago – could have done so as well. (A) among whom there was an adoption of a twolegged stride (B) who adopted a two-legged stride (C) by whom a two-legged stride was adopted (D) who, adopting a two-legged stride (E) there being a two-legged stride adopted by them
Writing 350
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Review Questions Throughout history, as travelers and merchants met in the Middle East, they exchanged foods and ingredients from their homelands, borrowed words from each other’s languages, and they gained a richer sense of the world. (A) and they gained (B) having gained (C) and gained (D) and they had gained (E) and gaining
Writing 350
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Review Questions Because of the sandstorm, which reduced visibility greatly, outdoor laborers were ordered to halt their work by their employers and city officials warned car owners against driving. (A) outdoor laborers were ordered to halt their work by their employers (B) work by outdoor laborers was ordered to a halt by employers (C) employers ordered outdoor laborers to halt their work (D) employers of outdoor laborers were ordered to halt work (E) the halting of outdoor laborers’ work by employers
Writing 350
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Review Questions After attending the seminar, the president A concluded that her and her company's supervisors B had a lot to learn about educating, managing, and C D leading a construction company. No error D E
Writing 350
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Review Questions A human being has approximately 10,000 taste buds; most are located on the tongue, but some are found in the back of the throat. (A) buds; most are located on the tongue, but some are found in the back of the throat (B) buds, most of them are located on the tongue, some are found in the back of the throat (C) buds; you can locate most on the tongue, but in the back of the throat is where some are found (D) buds, and most of which one can locate on the tongue, others of which one can locate in the back of the throat (E) buds; being located on the tongue are most, while in the back of the throat are some
Writing 350
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Review Questions The group of critics believes that art can tell one as A B much about the times in which artists live as about C the artists themselves. No error D E
Writing 350
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Review Questions The architect Daniel Burnham designed many famous buildings and complexes and they changed the way we define urban planning. (A) complexes and they changed (B) complexes, being a change in (C) complexes, they changed (D) complexes that changed (E) complexes, and changing through them
Writing 350
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Review Questions More than just efforts to get the economy back on A track, the New Deal was an attempt to reinvigorate B C American ideals through a series of cultural programs designed to elevate folk art and bring the D elite arts to the masses. No error E
Writing 350
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Review Questions Costing four times more to produce than regular ones, the popularity of square watermelons grown in Japan as dinner gifts has nevertheless been unaffected. (A) the popularity of square watermelons grown in Japan as dinner gifts has nevertheless been unaffected (B) nevertheless, square watermelons grown in Japan as dinner gifts, popularity-wise, have been unaffected (C) Japanese square watermelons remaining popular as dinner gifts nevertheless (D) square watermelons grown in Japan have nevertheless remained popular as dinner gifts (E) as dinner gifts, square watermelons grown in Japan remain popular Writing 350
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Review Questions Despite his dynamic output as an author and critic of the Harlem Renaissance, scholars have scorned Wallace Thurman for the excesses of his lifestyle. (A) scholars have scorned Wallace Thurman for the excesses of his lifestyle (B) Wallace Thurman has scorned scholars for the excesses of his lifestyle (C) the excesses of Wallace Thurman’s lifestyle have been scorned by scholars (D) Wallace Thurman has been scorned by scholars for the excesses of his lifestyle (E) scholars scorning the excesses of Wallace Thurman’s lifestyle
Writing 350
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Review Questions Each year, with anticipation and some fear, many A teens visit the Department of Motor Vehicles B to take driving tests qualifying for a driver’s C D license. No error E
Writing 350
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Review Questions Pollution and acid rain are held responsible for damaging the marble surface of the Taj Mahal, though people also citing heat and wind as factors contributing to the damage. (A) though people also citing heat and wind as factors (B) though heat and wind are also cited by people as factors (C) with people citing heat and wind as being factors also (D) though heat and wind are also factored into (E) though the citation of heat and wind as factors also
Writing 350
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Review Questions As a new generation of high-stakes tests begin A to yield consequences for schools, teachers who disagree with their state’s testing policies are B C looking for ways to fight back. No error D E
Writing 350
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Review Questions By the close of the fourteenth century, the diet of Vikings in Greenland included more food taken from the sea than their Norwegian kinspeople. (A) than their Norwegian kinspeople (B) than like their Norwegian kinspeople (C) than the diet of their Norwegian kinspeople (D) than their kinspeople, who were in Norway (E) as that of their Norwegian kinspeople
Writing 350
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Review Questions To make her favorite lasagna, which consisted in A B layers of flat noodles and vegetable filling, he C needed to buy most of the ingredients. No error D E
Writing 350
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Review Questions Haiku, in its most ancient form, dates back to A B seventh-century Japan, where they were written C to mark ocean voyages, praise emperors, and D celebrate harvests. No error E
Writing 350
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Review Questions Hamilton County in Ohio was named for Alexander Hamilton, and he was the Secretary of the Treasury when the county was organized. (A) Hamilton, and he was the (B) Hamilton, he was the (C) Hamilton, being the (D) Hamilton, him being the (E) Hamilton, the
Writing 350
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Review Questions When someone on trial believes answering a A question might be harmful, the Fifth Amendment B guarantees their right to refuse to answer. No error C D E
Writing 350
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Review Questions The antique bed Penny and Patrice slept in while A visiting their grandmother’s house was less B C comfortable than their great aunt’s house. No error D E
Writing 350
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Review Questions Internet technology professionals are in a powerful position, in that they possess critical, companywide tools and thus have the potential to wreak havoc. (A) tools and thus have the potential to wreak havoc (B) tools and so have had the potential to wreak havoc (C) tools, and having the potential to wreak havoc (D) tools, the potential to wreak havoc thus being had (E) tools, and so to wreak potential havoc
Writing 350
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Review Questions It was named the Aegean Sea, the legendary body of water in Greece, because of King Aegeus of Athens. (A) It was named the Aegean Sea, the legendary body of water in Greece, because of King Aegeus of Athens. (B) The Aegean Sea was named after King Aegeus of Athens, because it is a legendary body of water in Greece. (C) Being a legendary body of water in Greece, they decided to name it the Aegean Sea, for King Aegeus of Athens. (D) Named for King Aegeus of Athens, the Aegean Sea is a legendary body of water in Greece. (E) The King of Athens was named Aegeus, with the legendary body of water in Greece being named after him.
Writing 350
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Review Questions While most volcanoes are found at the boundaries A B between tectonic plates, Hawaii, which is made up of C several volcanic islands, is located in the middle D of a plate. No error E
Writing 350
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Review Questions Studying resource competition among tortoises, A researchers showed that those who moved too slow invariably ended up with insufficient B amounts of food and thus lived less long. No error C D E
Writing 350
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Review Questions The risk of getting dragged underwater or being slammed ashore on a speeding rush of foam, so for surfers timing is crucial.
Writing 350
(A) The risk of getting dragged underwater or being slammed ashore on a speeding rush of foam, so for surfers timing is crucial. (B) The risk of getting dragged underwater or being slammed ashore on a speeding rush of foam makes timing crucial for surfers. (C) Timing is crucial for surfers, and the risk of getting dragged underwater or being slammed ashore on a speeding rush of foam. (D) For surfers, who risk getting dragged underwater or being slammed ashore on a speeding rush of foam, so timing is crucial. (E) There is the risk of getting dragged underwater or being slammed ashore on a speeding rush of foam, although timing is crucial for surfers.
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Review Questions Upon arriving at the scene, the firefighter found A B the residences engulfed in flames and the C surrounding row homes in eminent danger. D No error E
Writing 350
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Review Questions Begun during the Great Depression, Woman’s Day magazine had an effect on the American family that was greater than any other magazine. (A) greater than any other magazine (B) as greater as any other magazine (C) greater than those of any other magazine (D) greater than that of any other magazine (E) greater than like that of any other magazine
Writing 350
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