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Test 1 notes
The first test of the lecture section for JEM 200 will take place during Week 4 of the semester.
The test will be a 50-question, multiple choice test that will cover all of the lecture material and readings that have been assigned to that point in the course. The test will cover chapters 1-4 in Writing for the Mass Media.
There will be no news quiz questions on the test.
Sample questions
a. Use figures for numbers over 100.
b. Use figures for numbers zero through nine.
c. Spell out number zero through nine; use figures for numbers greater than nine.
The strongest words in the English language are
a. nouns and verbs
b. adjectives and adverbs
c. prepositions and conjunctions
d. interjections and pronouns
Clichés were once out of fashion with most writers, but now they are generally accepted as promoting clear, fresh writing.
True or False.
The underlined phrase in the following sentence is an example of what?
John, my brother, left home for the Army.
a. preposition
b. gerund
c. appositive
What kind of error is contained in the sentence below?
The Supreme Court issued their opinion on the case yesterday.
a. Cliché
b. Spelling error
c. Error in agreement
d. Redundancy
e. Punctuation error
Rules for using commas
Learn all the basic rules for using commas at this page on JPROF.
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