English I Final Exam 2018 Review

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Jake, my black and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me.

• Jake my black, and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me.

• Jake my black and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me.

• Jake my black, and white cat loves to sleep on the couch next to me.

Which sentence is written correctly?

• As, I rode my bike down the street I saw my friend riding her scooter.

• As I rode my bike down the street, I saw my friend riding her scooter.

• As I rode my bike down the street I saw, my friend riding her scooter.

• As I rode my bike, down the street, I saw my friend riding her scooter.

Which sentence is written correctly?

• You may have, hot chocolate, hot tea, or coffee to drink.

• You may have hot chocolate; hot tea; or coffee to drink.

• You may have hot chocolate, hot tea, or coffee to drink.

• You may have hot chocolate or hot tea or coffee, to drink.

How should the following sentence be corrected?

Nobody knows Harold can dance because he refuses to dance in public.

• Insert comma before "because" (comma is needed to separate two independent clauses)

• Insert comma after "refuses" (comma is needed to set off a non-essential clause at the end of a sentence)

• Insert comma after because (comma is needed to separate two independent clauses)

• Correct as is; no changes needed

How should the following sentence be corrected?

The hill was covered with wildflowers it was a beautiful sight.

• comma before "was" and after "it" (pair of commas needed to set off a non-essential phrase)

• comma after "wildflowers" (comma needed to separate two independent clauses)

• semicolon after "wildflowers" (semicolon needed to separate two independent clauses)

• comma after "beautiful" (comma needed to separate coordinate adjectives)

How should the following sentence be corrected?

Harold is going to the prom with Kendra or Olivia.

• Comma after "Kendra" (comma needed because there's a conjunction)

• Comma after "prom" (comma needed to because there's a non-essential clause at the end of the sentence)

• Comma after "going" (comma needed because there is an introductory clause)

• Correct as is

How should the following sentence be corrected?

Many students will choose to not study for the final exam which is a very bad idea.

• comma after "exam" (comma needed to set off a essential phrase at the end of a sentence)

• Comma after "very" (comma needed to separate coordinate adjectives)

• Semicolon after "exam" (semicolon needed to separate two independent clauses)

• Correct as is

How should the following sentence be corrected?

The papers were checked grades entered and averages posted.

• comma after "and" (comma needed to separate two independent clauses)

• comma after "checked" and comma after "entered" (commas needed to separate words, clauses, or items in a series)

• semicolon after "checked" (semicolon needed to separate two independent clauses)

• Correct as is.

In MLA format, what would the in-text citation look like for the following book source (page 13)?

Uzawa, Hirofumi. Economic Theory and Global Warming. Cambridge UP, 2003.

• (Uzawa 2003)

• (Uzawa p. 13)

• (Uzawa 13, 2003)

• (Uzawa 13)

In MLA format, what would an in-text citation look like for the following article source?

"Executive on a Mission: Saving the Planet." The New York Times, 22 May 2007, www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/science/earth/22ander.html?_r=0. Accessed 12 May 2016.

• (2007)

• (Anonymous)

• (2016)

• ("Executive on a Mission")