English 109 Quiz-Solution

GRAMMAR (6 marks)

Grammar AND Punctuation (2 marks)

IDENTIFY the type of error in each of the following sections by selecting the correct multiple choice answer, and then REWRITE each sentence to eliminate any grammatical and punctuation errors (identifying = 0.5 marks, rewriting = 0.5 marks, total = 1 mark each).

1. David wants to get a new job, he is preparing for the job interviews

A) Sentence fragment B) Comma Splice C) Run-on

2. The Canadian economy growing significantly

1. Comma splice B) Sentence Fragment C) Run-on
2. Finds subject-verb agreement errors below and fix the errors below (2 marks).

1. My dog— along with her puppies—have chewed all the sofa cushion.
2. Neither of my two best students have aced the exam
3. Today, a lonely shark, as well as many other vicious amphibians, are terrorizing the tourists at Daytona Beach
4. Either the dogs or the cat sleep on the bed while everyone is out; Lorraine always finds an indentation in the center of her comforter.

2. Please read the following sentences below and fix them (2 marks):

1. Everyone knows that they will suffer indigestion after eating a chocolate-broccoli muffin.
2. After accidentally decapitating the old woman’s poodle, the knife jugglers jumped into its van and sped away.
3. That runner on the track team always wins races because they have no fear of leaving some skin on the pavement.
4. The catering committee did not care that their squid eyeball stew made everyone at the Halloween dance violently ill.

Section B (APA and MLA Citation) (6 marks):

In short, interpersonal relationships and traditional belief systems were both sacrificed when residential schools contributed to the decline of First Nations children’s indigenous language abilities. The effects of these losses continue to this day despite attempts to reverse the damage […]all Canadians can do now is support efforts by aboriginal people to preserve and revitalize those linguistic and cultural traditions that have not been lost.

1. Please introduce the aforementioned passage as a block quotation. The author of these sentences is Anna Robinson. You found them on page 3. The article is published in 2009. You must introduce the aforementioned passage as a block quotation based on APA parenthetical citation (2.5 marks).

2. “The importance of education should not be overlooked at Canadian high schools because students are required to be properly educated before getting into universities”. You have read this sentence in Michael Everton’s and Sara Johnson’s article on page 39. Please introduce the aforementioned sentence as a direct quotation to the reader based on APA parenthetical citation (1 mark).

3. Or, perhaps, James is implying that while people are trying to blame the ghosts for the corruption, the downfall of morality, and the destruction pervading the world, it is humankind himself who needs to be blamed—not the ghosts.

Please paraphrase the aforementioned passage based on MLA parenthetical citation. Let’s imagine that the authors of this passage are Kam Azmoodeh, Michael Everton, Mike James, and Sara Johnson. The page number is 3 (1 marks).

4. If we remove authority from political and public life, it may mean that from now on an equal responsibility for the course of the world is to be required of everyone. But it may also mean that the claims of the world and the requirements of order in it are being consciously or unconsciously repudiated; all responsibility for the world is being rejected.

Please introduce the underlined sentence as a direct quotation based on APA parenthetical citation. The author of the passage is Hannah Arendt and the page number is 140. The year of publication is 1956 (1.5 marks).

Short Answer (3 marks):

1. How can we add more cohesion to a paragraph so that the paragraph becomes more cohesive?
2. How can we avoid being too general when we write the first sentence of the introductory paragraph in an essay?
3. How do we establish a connection between the thesis and the topic sentence?

Essay Topic (10 marks):

Some people argue that it is a good idea for Puerto Rico to remain under the US domination because Puerto Ricans can benefit from the United States financially and politically. However, some people argue that Puerto Rico should be an independent country and should choose its own destiny. Remember that for each paragraph, you should use at least one paraphrase or a direct quotation based on APA parenthetical citation.

Your task is to present a convincing argument, in 600 words (minimum), which supports the argumentation that Puerto Rico should become an independent country and shape its destiny on its own.

When doing so, you should use the paper written by Jonathan Elosegui to support your argument. You should follow the APA parenthetical style citation. In each paragraph, you are required to either use one direct quotation or one paraphrase