Choose the sentence that makes the most sense and is punctuated correctly.
a. Many of Blake's poems denounce child labor, poverty, and the monarchy, this is especially true in Songs of Innocence and Experience.
b. Many of Blake's poems denounce child labor, poverty, and the monarchy and this is especially true in Songs of Innocence and Experience.
c. Many of Blake's poems denounce child labor, poverty, and the monarchy; this is especially true in Songs of Innocence and Experience.
d. Many of Blake's poems denounce child labor, poverty, and the monarchy, for this is especially true in Songs of Innocence and Experience.
Ques. 2The group of words that contains one general term and three specific terms is:
a. Time, Golf Digest, Newsweek, U.S. News and World Report.
b. students, classmates, colleagues, relatives.
c. vanilla, raspberry, chocolate, strawberry.
d. newspapers, radio, television, media.
Ques. 3A love of gardening must be a(n) _______quality in Laurene. She is outdoors
tending her garden every morning when I get up.
a. variable
b. median
c. intrinsic
d. vivid
Ques. 4Choose the sentence that makes the most sense and is punctuated correctly.
a. William Blake is studied widely today inhigh schools and colleges across America, however, he was little known during his own lifetime.
b. William Blake is studied widely today in high schools and colleges across America, however; he was little known during his own lifetime.
c. William Blake is studied widely today in high schools and colleges across America; however, he was little known during his own lifetime.
d. William Blake is studied widely today in high schools and colleges across America; although, he was little known during his own lifetime.
Ques. 5Choose the sentence that makes the most sense and is punctuated correctly.
a. Blake taught himself to read and write in Latin, Greek, Hebrew, and Italian for he wanted to read classical literature without translation.
b. Blake taught himself to read and write in Latin, Greek, Hebrew, and Italian, for he wanted to read classical literature without translation.
c. Blake taught himself to read and write in Latin, Greek, Hebrew, and Italian; because, he wanted to read classical literature without translation.
d. Because Blake taught himself to read and write in Latin, Greek, Hebrew, and Italian, he wanted to read classical literature without translation.
Ques. 6In a paragraph, the topic sentence is most often the
a. first sentence.
b. second sentence.
c. middle sentence.
d. last sentence.
Ques. 7Choose the sentence that makes the most sense and is punctuated correctly.
a. Although some of his contemporaries, such as Samuel Taylor Coleridge believed Blake to be a genius, most people believed he was insane.
b. Although, some of his contemporaries, such as Samuel Taylor Coleridge believed Blake to be a genius, most people believed he was insane.
c. Some of his contemporaries, such as Samuel Taylor Coleridge believed Blake to be a genius, however, most people believed he was insane.
d. Some of his contemporaries, such as Samuel Taylor Coleridge believed Blake to be a genius; even though, most people believed he was insane.