Sophia English Com 1 Milestones 2
1
Anita is editing her rough draft of a story. She frowns at the following sentences:
"In spite of the fact that I typically disagree with his ideas, I attended the meeting scheduled by
our CEO anyway. He proceeded to highlight the basic fundamentals that the team should focus
on to increase sales next quarter. The room was filled to capacity and I considered sneaking out
until an unexpected surprise happened."
Anita needs to edit her sentences for __________.
grammatical errors
connotation
wordiness
redundancy
RATIONALE
Wordiness occurs when the writer uses to many words to say something that could easily be
much more concise. "In spite of the fact," "anyway," and "proceeded to highlight," "filled to
capacity," and "unexpected surprise" are thus all examples of wordiness that will need to be
edited. The sentence does not have errors pertaining to connotation, euphemism, or grammar.
,CONCEPT
Editing and Editing Strategies
2
Choose the statement about a five-paragraph essay that is FALSE.
It typically includes an introduction, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion.
It provides a lot of room for flexibility and creativity.
It is rarely used by advanced writers because it can limit depth and nuance.
It can be a useful form to master, especially for the purpose of timed writing.
RATIONALE
The five paragraph essay usually includes an introduction, three body paragraphs, and a
conclusion. It is useful to master this form, as it is often used for the essay portion of timed tests.
Advanced writers do not often use this format because it limits the depth and nuance with
which they can express their ideas. Therefore, the statement that this type of essay is "known for
offering a lot of room for flexibility and creativity in a piece of writing" is false.
CONCEPT
The Essay
3
In Maya's conclusion to her essay about housing costs in Venice, she summarizes her main points
and also identifies broader issues related to her topic, without going into detail about them.
, Which approach has Maya used in her conclusion?
hybrid
rhetorical
summary
expansion
RATIONALE
Since she refers to broader issues that could not be addressed in her essay, and recaps the major
points of her essay, Maya is using a hybrid conclusion. Summary conclusions recap the major
points of an essay and restate the thesis, while expansion conclusions raise questions or ideas
that could not be addressed in the essay. Hybrid conclusions incorporate elements from both of
these types. Repetition refers to a specific writing strategy, not a type of conclusion.
CONCEPT
Conclusions
4
Choose the sentence that does NOT contain any pronoun errors.
All students must bring his own lunch on the field trip.
1
Anita is editing her rough draft of a story. She frowns at the following sentences:
"In spite of the fact that I typically disagree with his ideas, I attended the meeting scheduled by
our CEO anyway. He proceeded to highlight the basic fundamentals that the team should focus
on to increase sales next quarter. The room was filled to capacity and I considered sneaking out
until an unexpected surprise happened."
Anita needs to edit her sentences for __________.
grammatical errors
connotation
wordiness
redundancy
RATIONALE
Wordiness occurs when the writer uses to many words to say something that could easily be
much more concise. "In spite of the fact," "anyway," and "proceeded to highlight," "filled to
capacity," and "unexpected surprise" are thus all examples of wordiness that will need to be
edited. The sentence does not have errors pertaining to connotation, euphemism, or grammar.
,CONCEPT
Editing and Editing Strategies
2
Choose the statement about a five-paragraph essay that is FALSE.
It typically includes an introduction, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion.
It provides a lot of room for flexibility and creativity.
It is rarely used by advanced writers because it can limit depth and nuance.
It can be a useful form to master, especially for the purpose of timed writing.
RATIONALE
The five paragraph essay usually includes an introduction, three body paragraphs, and a
conclusion. It is useful to master this form, as it is often used for the essay portion of timed tests.
Advanced writers do not often use this format because it limits the depth and nuance with
which they can express their ideas. Therefore, the statement that this type of essay is "known for
offering a lot of room for flexibility and creativity in a piece of writing" is false.
CONCEPT
The Essay
3
In Maya's conclusion to her essay about housing costs in Venice, she summarizes her main points
and also identifies broader issues related to her topic, without going into detail about them.
, Which approach has Maya used in her conclusion?
hybrid
rhetorical
summary
expansion
RATIONALE
Since she refers to broader issues that could not be addressed in her essay, and recaps the major
points of her essay, Maya is using a hybrid conclusion. Summary conclusions recap the major
points of an essay and restate the thesis, while expansion conclusions raise questions or ideas
that could not be addressed in the essay. Hybrid conclusions incorporate elements from both of
these types. Repetition refers to a specific writing strategy, not a type of conclusion.
CONCEPT
Conclusions
4
Choose the sentence that does NOT contain any pronoun errors.
All students must bring his own lunch on the field trip.
