Chapter Exercises

Chapter Exercises

This activity contains 20 questions.

I and me are examples of what pronoun person and number?

first person singular first person pluralsecond person singularthird person singular

Direct discourse means that you

change only two words in someone else's phraserepeat the exact words that someone says paraphrase someone else's wordschange every word in someone else's phrase

You should use active voice because

it is clear and direct it uses more action verbsit keeps the sentence in the present tenseit is more redundant

"The man left their tie in the suitcase" is an example of

an unnecessary shift in tensean unnecessary shift in number an unnecessary shift in tonean unnecessary shift in person

One way to lose control of tone in a sentence is to

to use more than one verb tense in an essayEssay Questions Describe how shifts in discourse and mixing direct and indirect discourse in the same sentence might lead to problems with parallel structure. Answers may vary.to use narrative writingto use slang unnecessarily to use third-person singular pronouns

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.

Words such as employee, student, consumer, neighbor, and someone

are always part of subordinate clauses.are always first-person singular.are always third-person singular.are always second-person singular.

In my life, the best thing ________ can do is stay in school.

insert the word they insert the word I insert the word you insert the word he

When they get a job, ________ may have to move to a new city.

insert the word me insert the word you insert the word they insert the word she

Faulty predication occurs when the subject and what do not make sense?

objectprepositionpredicate possessive

Faulty predication often occurs in sentences with which construction?

"is to whom""if/but""is forlorn""is why"

Faulty predication often occurs in sentences with which construction?

pluralcompounddirect objects"is when"

Faulty predication often occurs in sentences with which construction?

present perfect"is where" "to be"past perfect

Faulty predication often occurs in sentences with which construction?

"is because" "is caused by""is for you""is alone"

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.

What is faulty predication? Give an example of it as well. Answers may vary.

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.

Which one of the following sentences uses inconsistent verb tenses?

There are no excuses for missing class unless you are in the hospital. The vet took Lennie's collar off when I take her to the doctor. My dog Moses chased away the hens because they were bothering him. When the sun came up, she opened her eyes.

Which one of the following sentences uses inconsistent verb tenses?

Take out the trash and wash the car before you leave for the mall. There is one way to clean up this mess, and that is to call our friends for help. Manny played outfield, and I run the bases. Will you loan me a few dollars so that I won't have to spend my money?

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