C.J. Tower & Sons, the founder of Federal Express, is renowned for pioneering air express mail.
A) ground-breaking B) sound breaking
C) glass breaking D) rule breaking
Ques. 2What is the modifier in the following sentence? The girl running away from the scene
started the fire.
a. started the fireb.running awayc.from the scene
d. running away from the scenee.running
Ques. 3The Harlem Renaissance celebrated Black American art and culture.
A) disappearance B) destruction of art and culture
C) exit D) revival of art and culture
Ques. 4How could you revise the following sentence for clarity? Shelia found the dog in the street
cold and shaking.
a. Shelia found the cold and shaking dog in the street.
b. Shelia, cold and shaking, found the dog in the street.
c. Shelia found the dog in the cold and shaking street.
d. Cold and shaking, Shelia found the dog in the street.
e. The modifiers are clear.
Ques. 5Janelle's instructor asked her to narrow the topic music, but she is having difficulty
completing the task. What suggestion would you give her?
a. Focus on an aspect of the topic she finds interesting.
b. Focus on an aspect of the topic her audience will find interesting.
c. Focus on her purpose for writing.
d. Focus on the number of pages she will have to write.
e. Focus on the qualities her writing should include.
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Ques. 6The fans could not wait to celebrate with Barry Bonds for breaking Hank Aaron's baseball home run record.
A) forgive B) bury C) praise D) criticize
Ques. 7There is only one way to fix a run-on sentence.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Ques. 8When you choose a dictionary for help in writing a definition essay, an unabridged dictionary is more helpful than an abridged dictionary.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false