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1. Which of the following sentences correctly uses a subordinating conjunction?

A. They went to the park and then to the playground.
B. I have to eat lunch, yet I forgot my money.
C. Neither Tommy nor Greg knew anything about the missing papers.
D. The roads are slippery because it just rained.

2. _______ can modify or describe verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.

A. Adjectives
B. Adverbs
C. Conjunctions
D. Interjections

3. What stage of the writing process involves choosing thoughts and organizing them?

A. Planning
B. Prewriting
C. Presenting
D. Revising/editing


4. What type of noun refers to ideas or feelings that can't be seen or touched?

A. Concrete
B. Proper
C. Common
D. Abstract

5. To help readers visualize what they're reading, writers often will use _______ words.

A. traditional
B. ethical
C. descriptive
D. vague

6. What stage of the writing process involves just getting the ideas written down and saved?

A. Creating a first draft
B. Revising/editing
C. Proofreading
D. Planning

7. In terms of choosing your purpose, it's of utmost importance to know your

A. limitations.
B. word count.
C. audience.
D. connotations.

8. Which part of nonfiction writing provides key details that support the main idea?

A. Introduction
B. Appendix
C. Conclusion
D. Body

9. Which problem does the following sentence have?

At the air show, three military fighters and an army helicopter is available for tours.

A. Subject-verb agreement
B. Plural nouns
C. Verb tense
D. Misplaced prepositional phrase

10. Which of the following sentences correctly uses plural forms of verbs?

A. Every Friday, the nanny watchs the children at the water park but worries that something will happen to them.
B. Every Friday, the nanny watches the children at the water park but worrys that something will happen to them.
C. Every Friday, the nanny watchs the children at the water park but worrys that something will happen to them.
D. Every Friday, the nanny watches the children at the water park but worries that something will happen to them.

11. What's the most popular point of view for personal narratives?

A. Third-person omniscient
B. Third-person
C. First-person
D. Second-person

12. Which organizational structure offers the opportunity to explore a subject in chronological order over a specified period?

A. Analysis
B. Sequence
C. Time
D. Definition

13. What type of punctuation mark is used to set off words that add details in the middle of a sentence?

A. Comma
B. Exclamation point
C. Apostrophe
D. Period

14. Which part of nonfiction writing restates the main idea or message while summarizing supporting details?

A. Body
B. Appendix
C. Introduction
D. Conclusion


15. Which of the following sentences tells a reader that Jules did something in the past?

A. Jules is moving into a new apartment.
B. Jules moved into a new apartment.
C. Jules moves into a new apartment.
D. Jules will be moving into a new apartment.

16. What type of sentence makes a request or gives an order?

A. Declarative
B. Interrogative
C. Exclamatory
D. Imperative

17. Before presenting an essay, writers should take the time to make certain the message and tone are appropriate for

A. literary critics.
B. the intended audience.
C. children.
D. themselves.

18. Which of the following is important to understand about the presenting stage?

A. Once presented, the publisher can keep any profits from the work.
B. Once presented, the content may be available to anyone.
C. Once presented, the work can be deleted from all document files.
D. Once presented, the writer can only go back once to fix errors.

19. What's the main action in the presenting stage of the writing process?

A. Submitting the work to the intended audience
B. Creating a table of contents
C. Reviewing the work to check for errors
D. Presenting a short speech on the finished work

20. Words that connect ideas in sentences and paragraphs are called _______ words.

A. transitional
B. abstract
C. concrete
D. proper

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1. D
2. A
3. B
4. D
5. C
6. A
7. C
8. D
9. A
10. D
11. C
12. C
13. A
14. D
15. B
16. D
17. B
18. B
19. A.
20. A.
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1. D. The roads are slippery because it just rained. – Subordinating conjunctions are ones that show a cause and effect relationship between the two ideas. In this sentence, the subordinating conjunction used is “because” which tells that the cause of the slippery road is the rain.

2.
B. Adverbs –T
hey are used in describing adjectives, verbs, and other adverbs. There are different types of adverbs such as manner (how the action is done), place (where the action is done), time (when the action is done), and frequency (how often the action is done).3.A. Planning – This is the stage in the writing process that involves choosing and organizing the thoughts the writer would like to include in his piece. It is a critical stage because the quality of the story would depend on how it is planned.
4.
D. Abstract – Abstract nouns are nouns that cannot be perceived by the senses. They cannot be smelled, touched, seen, heard, or tasted because they don’t have a tangible or physical form and only exists in the mind or imagination of a person.
5.C. descriptive – Descriptive words are used by the writers to help the readers picture out what he wants to tell in the story. These words also color the reader’s imagination and can be a means for better understanding and perception of the story.

6.
A. Creating a first draft– This is stage of the writing process which involves writing down the ideas and saving them. This comes after the planning stage.
Usually, a lot of erasures are made in this stage. it will be revised before being finalized.

8.D. Body–This is the part of nonfiction writing which provides the details that would support the main idea. The body is where you can find the informative content and where the arguments are written with proofs that they are facts.

9.
A.Subject-verb agreement–In the sentence, the subject is not paired with the correct verb. The subject “three military fighters and an army helicopter” is plural and should be paired with the verb “are” which is the plural equivalent of the verb “is”

10.C.Every Friday, the nanny watch the children at the water park but worry that something will happen to them–The verbs used in the sentence are “watch” and “worry” which are their plural form. Verbs in their plural forms don’t have end with ‘s’

11.C.First-person–The first person point of view is popular for personal narratives because the writer is telling his own story, so it would make the writing directly stated. For the reader, it would seem like he is just listening to a friend narrate a story

12.
B.Sequence–The information provided by this organizational structure are shown in a chronological order and can be explored according to the pattern the events happened. This arrangement is convenient to be able to look back or forward with the events

13.A.Comma–This is type of punctuation mark that is used to set off words that add details in the middle of a sentence. It makes the thought of the sentences more understandable by sorting the words and separating them as another thought

14.
D. Conclusion – This is the part of nonfiction writing that reiterates the main idea of the piece while summarizing supporting details stated in the body. It is near the end so it's important that the purpose of the writer is retained in the reader’s mind

15.B.Jules moved into a new apartment.–This sentence tells the reader that Jules did something in the past, which is moving into a new apartment. The verb used in the sentence is “moved” and in its past tense

16.
D.Imperative–This is the type of sentence that gives out a request or order to somebody. Imperative sentences are often punctuated with a period but can also be punctuated with an exclamation point especially when it is urgent and to be read as a shout

17.B. the intended audience. – Writers should consider the intended audience before presenting an essay. They should see to it that the tone and message of the writing is appropriate for the audience. If it’s for the children, then better use simpler words and no harsh ones. There’s also a tone that could be insulting to some audience, so the writer should also consider that

18.
B.Once presented, the content may be available to anyone
It is important to understand that the Presenting stage of writing is similar to publicizing it, thus its content may be available to anyone who can have access to it. It means that the writing is shared to other people

19.A.Submitting the work to the intended audience–This is the main action of the presenting stage. This stage would not be complete if the work has not been submitted. The compliance of this action is critical because be by then the work is publicized

20.
A.transitional–Transitional words are those that connect ideas in sentences and paragraphs. They are used to smoothen the transition of thoughts. Some examples of transitional words are thus, for example, for instance, namely, to illustrate
, in other words, etc.
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