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Part III: Assessment Mini-Test
Use the excerpt below from a table of
contents to answer the two questions that
follow.
GRAMMAR AND USAGE REVIEW . . . . . . 251
1. Parts of Speech, Adjectives and Adverbs,
Linking Verbs, Comparatives and
Superlatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251-255
2. Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256-261
3. Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262-270
4. Verbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271-279
5. Misplaced Parts, Dangling
Modifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280-285
6. Parallelism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286-294
7. Ambiguous Pronouns . . . . . . . 295-296
8. Other Errors of Grammar . . . . 296-303
9. Errors of Diction, Idiom,
and Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304-312
10. Punctuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313-321
3. On which pages should one look to
check whether a colon or semicolon is
necessary in the sentence?
A. 256-261
B. 271-279
C. 296-303
D. 304-312
E. 313-321
4. Which of the following is the best
description of the organizational pattern
of this section of the table of contents?
A. by alphabetical order
B. by errors of grammar, diction,
idiom, style, then punctuation
C. by levels of difficulty
D. by pronouns, nouns, then verbs and
style
E. by construction, parts of speech,
then grammar
Read the passage below and answer the
question that follows.
Recent federal government studies indicate
that more violent crimes are committed during
hot weather than during cold weather.
Thus, if we could control weather,
________________________________.
5. Which one of the following phrases, if
inserted into the blank at the end of the
passage, would best follow the writer’s
reasoning?
A. the crime rate would grow.
B. nonviolent crimes would increase.
C. we could lower the rate of violent
crimes.
D. we could also control the types of
crimes committed.
E. violent crimes would disappear.
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