1. Question :
A commasplice sentence is a type of runon sentence.
Student True False
Answer:
Instructor Review Ashford Writing Center, Writing Resources,
Explanation Grammar, Fixing Common Grammar Errors.
:
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 2 Question :
. “Overpopulation will need to be confronted; if only there were less
people on the planet.” Identify the best revision for this sentence.
Student Answer: Overpopulation will need to be confronted, if only there were less
people on the planet.
If only there were less people on the planet, overpopulation will
need to be confronted.
Overpopulation will need to be confronted; if there were fewer
people on the planet, we would have more in the way of resources.
None of the above
Instructor Explanation: Review Ashford Writing Center, Writing Resources, Grammar, Commonly
Confused Words.
Points Received: 0 of 1
Comments:
Question 3 Question :
. Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?
Student Answer: Some love baseball, and others love football.
, Some love baseball and others love football.
Some love baseball and, others love football.
Some, love baseball and others love football.
Instructor Review Ashford Writing Center, Writing Resources, Grammar, Punctuation.
Explanation:
Points Received: 0 of 1
Comments:
Question 4 Question :
. Meeting audience expectations produces all of the following
expectations, EXCEPT
Student Answer: enhancing your grade.
establishing you as an attentive writer.
ensuring you will avoid offending your audience.
enabling you to be an expert.
Instructor The answer can be found in Section 6.2 Section Title “Meeting Reader
Explanation: Expectations: What You Should Do.”
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 5 Question :
. An academic argument contains all of the following components,
EXCEPT
Student Answer: personal opinions without additional evidence.
one or more authorial claims.
, carefully selected conceptual framework.
relevant and tested evidence.
Instructor The answer can be found in Section 6.2 Section Title “Provide an Argument
Explanation: About Your Topic.”
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 6 Question :
. Fallacies are a part of every valid argument.
Student True False
Answer:
Instructor Review the supplemental document “An Introduction to
Explanation Logic and Syllogism.”
:
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 7 Question :
. Each paragraph should support multiple topics.
Student True False
Answer:
Instructor Review Chapter 7 or Ashford Writing Center Writing
Explanation Tools: Outline Form.
:
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 8 Question :
. The drafting stage of the writing process contains all of the following
strategies, EXCEPT
A commasplice sentence is a type of runon sentence.
Student True False
Answer:
Instructor Review Ashford Writing Center, Writing Resources,
Explanation Grammar, Fixing Common Grammar Errors.
:
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 2 Question :
. “Overpopulation will need to be confronted; if only there were less
people on the planet.” Identify the best revision for this sentence.
Student Answer: Overpopulation will need to be confronted, if only there were less
people on the planet.
If only there were less people on the planet, overpopulation will
need to be confronted.
Overpopulation will need to be confronted; if there were fewer
people on the planet, we would have more in the way of resources.
None of the above
Instructor Explanation: Review Ashford Writing Center, Writing Resources, Grammar, Commonly
Confused Words.
Points Received: 0 of 1
Comments:
Question 3 Question :
. Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?
Student Answer: Some love baseball, and others love football.
, Some love baseball and others love football.
Some love baseball and, others love football.
Some, love baseball and others love football.
Instructor Review Ashford Writing Center, Writing Resources, Grammar, Punctuation.
Explanation:
Points Received: 0 of 1
Comments:
Question 4 Question :
. Meeting audience expectations produces all of the following
expectations, EXCEPT
Student Answer: enhancing your grade.
establishing you as an attentive writer.
ensuring you will avoid offending your audience.
enabling you to be an expert.
Instructor The answer can be found in Section 6.2 Section Title “Meeting Reader
Explanation: Expectations: What You Should Do.”
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 5 Question :
. An academic argument contains all of the following components,
EXCEPT
Student Answer: personal opinions without additional evidence.
one or more authorial claims.
, carefully selected conceptual framework.
relevant and tested evidence.
Instructor The answer can be found in Section 6.2 Section Title “Provide an Argument
Explanation: About Your Topic.”
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 6 Question :
. Fallacies are a part of every valid argument.
Student True False
Answer:
Instructor Review the supplemental document “An Introduction to
Explanation Logic and Syllogism.”
:
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 7 Question :
. Each paragraph should support multiple topics.
Student True False
Answer:
Instructor Review Chapter 7 or Ashford Writing Center Writing
Explanation Tools: Outline Form.
:
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 8 Question :
. The drafting stage of the writing process contains all of the following
strategies, EXCEPT
