Which of the following is an example of accidental plagiarism?
A. Summarizing information without including a source credit
B. Submitting a paper that was written by a friend
C. Forgetting to include an in-text citation for information
D. Copying information from a source and identifying it as your own
C. Forgetting to include an in-text citation for information
Which of the following sentences correctly uses subject-verb agreement?
A. Statistics is an interesting subject. However, statistics is often misleading.
B. Statistics are an interesting subject. However, statistics are often misleading
C. Statistics is an interesting subject. However, statistics are often misleading
D. Statistics are an interesting subject. However, statistics is often misleading
A. Statistics is an interesting subject. However, statistics is often misleading.
The very lively lady was riding a beautiful parade float.
Which of the following parts of speech is the word "lively" in the sentence above?
A. Adverb
B. Adjective
C. Conjunction
D. Interjection
B. Adjective
Which of the following sentences correctly uses subject-verb agreement?
A. The dogs in our backyard growls late at night.
B. Computers has made our jobs easier.
C. Those two girls in the first row is best friends.
D. The tennis balls roll into the parking lot.
D. The tennis balls roll into the parking lot.
, In the word "circumnavigation," the Latin prefix "circum" means to move in which of the following
directions?
A. Sideways
B. Forward
C. Around
D. Up
C. Around
Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
A. A carpenter must use certain tools - hammers, saws, chisels - to finish a job.
B. A carpenter must use certain tools hammers, saws, chisels- to finish a job.
C. A carpenter must use certain tools, hammers, saws, chisels, to finish a job.
D. A carpenter must use certain tools-hammers, saws, chisels to finish a job.
A. A carpenter must use certain tools - hammers, saws, chisels - to finish a job.
According to the prefix "pre-", which of the following words defines "preliminary"?
A. Introductory
B. Anticipatory
C. Concluding
D. Repeating
A. Introductory
Which of the following sentences is written correctly?
A. "Don't stay out too late," My mother said.
B. "I have to leave!" she said.
C. "Were you late to the show," he asked?
D. "It's time to go home." I told him.
B. "I have to leave!" she said.
Which of the following sentences correctly uses transition word?
A. Gilda attends college; thus, she also works full-time at an engineering firm.
B. Gilda is a hardworking student; therefore, she earned a good grade on her essay.
C. Gilda likes math class; nevertheless, she enjoys anything pertaining to numbers.