Which of the following sentences needs a semicolon to correct a run-on or comma splice?
a. Ernesto did not see the rattlesnake as he hiked up the mountain.
b. Hiking up the mountain, Ernesto almost stepped on the rattlesnake that he didn't see.
c. Ernest was enjoying his hike up the mountain then he almost stepped on a rattlesnake he didn't see.
d. Ernest, enjoying his hike up the mountain, almost stepped on a rattlesnake, which he didn't see.
Ques. 2The word plagiarism comes a Latin word, and it means what in that language?
a. to drink
b. to impress people
c. to kidnap
d. to party
Ques. 3What is an appropriate reason why you need to document your sources?
a. It gives proper credit to words or ideas that are not your own.
b. It gives readers a way to track down your sources if they want to do so.
c. It shows your honesty and credibility as a writer and researcher.
d. All of these are correct.
Ques. 4Which one of these entries for a MLA Works Cited page is incorrect?
a. Burghstahler, Karsten. EIU Volunteers Help Out with Charleston School Programs. JG-TC.com. Mattoon Journal-Gazette-Charleston Times Courier, 14 Oct. 2014 . Web. 14 Oct. 2014
b. Gongloff, Mark. Key Inequality Measure The Highest Since the Great Depression. The Huffington Post. Huffington Post, 14 Oct. 2014
c. Rose, Mike. Lives on the Boundary. New York: Penguin, 1989 . Print.
d. Simons, Herbert. The Temple Issues Forum: Innovations in Pedagogy for Civic Engagement. Rhetorical Democracy: Discursive Practices of Civic Engagement. Eds. Gerard A. Hauser and Amy Grim. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, 2004 . 5368 . Print.
Ques. 5Which of the following is a complex sentence?
a. Researchers have discovered that dogs can show empathy when their owners are in distress.
b. Even more than chimpanzees, dogs are able to empathize with human beings according to researchers.
c. More than even chimpanzees, our closest primate relative, dogs are able to show empathy with humans.
d. Researchers have found that dogs are capable of empathy even more so than chimpanzees, our closest primate relative.
Ques. 6Which of the following is a simple sentence?
a. Since the weather began to turn cold, my house has been invaded by spiders.
b. With the weather turning so cold, my house has been invaded by spiders.
c. The weather turned cold, so spiders have begun invading my house.
d. Spiders are invading my house because the weather turned cold.
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