DIRW 0403 Midterm Review Quiz

Match the following parts of speech to their definitions

• action or state of being

• Verb

• Person, place, thing, or idea

• Adverb

• Takes the place of a noun

• Pronoun

• describes a verb, adjective, or adverb

• Adjective

• describes a noun or pronoun

• Noun

Organize these conjunctions into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Coordinating

,

(b) Subordinating

,

(c) Adverbial

• Because

• Unless

• For

• Nevertheless

• however

• But

• Nor

• Additionally

• And

• If

• When

• So

• also

• Or

• Since

• Therefore

• On the other hand

• Until

• While

• Yet

Which of the following qualities will a good summary have? (choose all that apply)

• Brief

• States the main idea

• Captures text's main points

• Gives an opinion about the passage

• Includes a quotation

Write an interrogative sentence.

Write a simple sentence with a compound verb.

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Phrase

,

(b) Clause

• running with scissors

• after work

• studying is boring

• under a velvet sky

• Tonya flipped the burger on the grill

• birds fly

• jumping for joy

• after class is over

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Independent Clause

,

(b) Dependent Clause

• unless you object

• when Harry met Sally

• my coffee spilled

• beekeeping is a popular hobby

• if the price is right

• before the semester ends

• the dog ate my homework

• the pot is boiling over

Is the following a fragment, run-on, comma splice, or correct sentence?

Because you objected to the plans I had made, I cancelled the party.

• Fragment

• Run-on

• Comma Splice

• Correct

Is the following a fragment, run-on, comma splice, or correct sentence?

Because you objected to the plans I had made.

• Fragment

• Run-on

• Comma Splice

• Correct

Is the following a fragment, run-on, comma splice, or correct sentence?

Scotty beamed the captain up to the Enterprise, something went wrong.

• Fragment

• Run-on

• Comma Splice

• Correct