ENG 112 Quiz 2

Which of the following is correct?

• The team plays good in decisive games.

•  The team plays well in decisive games.

Paraphrase the following sentence: The only thing that seems to remain
constant is people's desire to transmit and receive information efficiently and to communicate
with others, no matter what the means.

Three months ____ I graduated from Durham University.

1. Identify the error in the following sentence: My degree was incredibly interesting and had been very useful.

• had

• My

• very

• incredibly

Identify the error in the following sentence: Recent research to find out which historical event people considered the most importantest revealed a disturbing fact.

• disturbing

• revealed

• disturbing

• importantest

It has helped ___ to get the job of my dreams.

Which of the following is correct?

• I haven't barely started to think about my exam.

• I have barely started to think about my exam.

Paraphrase the following: “Death rates for males are substantially higher than for females for every age group of children
and youth, but the largest difference occurs among teens, ages 15 to 19”

Which of the following is correct?

• My pin number has two 5's. It's easy to remember.

• My pin number has two 5s. It's easy to remember.

The ________ was a period of great achievements. It followed the ________ ________ and lasted from the 14th ________ until 1600.

• Renaissance, Middle Ages, Century

• Renaissance, Middle Ages, century

• Renaissance, middle ages, century

• renaissance, middle ages, century