Analyzing a Seminal US Document

Question 1

Which sentence includes a restrictive clause?

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C: The ceramic cups Birgit bought at the garage sale are all chipped. ✓ Correct

Question 2

Read the sentence. Determine if the appositive is restrictive or nonrestrictive based on punctuation.My dog Zeus won at the county dog show.What can be concluded about Zeus?

Question 3

When are colons used? Select three options.A colon separates clauses in a series.A colon signals that a list follows. A colon appears in 12-hour time notations.A colon is used after an introductory phrase.A colon follows the greeting in a formal letter.

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85101,85102,85104

Question 4

Read the paragraph.(1) Outside, the snow hit the ground with a faint tapping; inside, the heater came on with a distant roar. (2) Outside, the wind howled through the big oak; a log snapped in the fireplace. (3) Outside, footsteps crunched hurriedly past the window; inside, the cat stretched and purred. (4) Outside, an owl hooted softly; inside, a page turned.

Question 5

Which sentence correctly uses parallel structure?

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C: The boss wants to know who can take the late shift tonight, who can open tomorrow morning, and who can work on the holiday. ✓ Correct

Question 6

Read the sentence.The children, who were lucky, received presents.Which statement accurately describes the sentence?

Question 7

Which statements describe characteristics of a restrictive clause? Select three options.It is set off by commas.It contains a subject and a verb.It is not set apart by punctuation.It is essential to the meaning of the sentence.It adds nonessential information to the sentence.

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B,C,D

Question 8

Which sentences correctly use commas? Select two options.Washington was a general before becoming president, and Jackson was also a general.For centuries, Japan has been ruled by shoguns, and emperors.Two English kings fascinate me, Richard Lionheart and his brother King John.Mansa Musa who ruled Mali in the early 1300s was rich and powerful.After his voyage in 1492, Columbus and his men arrived in what they believed to be Southeast Asia.

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C,E

Question 9

Which statements describe characteristics of a nonrestrictive clause? Select three options.It is set off by commas. ✓ CorrectIt contains a subject and a verb.It is not set apart by punctuation.It is essential to the meaning of the sentence.It adds nonessential information to the sentence.

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A,B,E

Question 10

Which examples correctly use colons? Select two options.I need to buy: milk, eggs, and bacon.To whom it may concern: These islands are on the tour: Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao.Let’s all welcome Dimas Guzman: tonight’s winner.We visited: France, Belgium, and Germany.

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B: To whom it may concern:; C: These islands are on the tour: Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao.

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