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The lake and the river _____ covered with dry leaves and twigs.
A. are
B. is
The students, along with their teachers, _____ to attend the annual convention.
A. plan
B. plans
Choose TRUE if the correct tense of the verb is used in the sentence. Otherwise, choose FALSE.
I have heard the good news yesterday morning.
A. True
B. False
This tense of the verb is used to denote the earlier of two past actions.
A. Simple past tense
B. Past perfect
C. Present perfect
D. Past progressive
Choose TRUE if the correct tense of the verb is used in the sentence. Otherwise, choose FALSE.
We are walking in the park, when it rained.
A. True
B. False
Choose TRUE if the correct tense of the verb is used in the sentence. Otherwise, choose FALSE.
The delegates arrived next week.
A. True
B. False
Choose TRUE if the correct tense of the verb is used in the sentence. Otherwise, choose FALSE.
The cogon is dried under the sun.
A. True
B. False
Choose TRUE if the correct tense of the verb is used in the sentence. Otherwise, choose FALSE.
The class had taken the test when Victor arrived.
A. True
B. False
Choose TRUE if the correct tense of the verb is used in the sentence. Otherwise, choose FALSE.
Nena had been working since 1999.
A. True
B. False
Choose TRUE if the correct tense of the verb is used in the sentence. Otherwise, choose FALSE.
In May, people flock to the beach resorts.
A. True
B. False
Choose TRUE if the correct tense of the verb is used in the sentence. Otherwise, choose FALSE.
The farmer is going to sell his product tomorrow.
A. True
B. False
Which is CORRECT?
A. Let me help you to do your homework.
B. Let me help you with your work.
Which is CORRECT?
A. Let's begin from page 10.
B. Let's begin on page 2.
Which is CORRECT?
A. The package was divided between the five students.
B. I will pick you up around 7 at the evening.
C. It rained a great deal during April.
Come ____ the garden and see our new sampaguita plant.
A. Into
B. at
C. in
Label each word group as one of the following: Fragment (F), Run-On (R), or Sentence (S).
Although Mary has been my best friend.
A. F
B. S
C. R
Label each word group as one of the following: Fragment (F), Run-On (R), or Sentence (S).
Tim started his new job last Wednesday, and he really likes the boss.
A. F
B. R
C. S
Label each word group as one of the following: Fragment (F), Run-On (R), or Sentence (S).
No one I know watches that television show, I can't believe it.
A. R
B. S
C. F
Jeremy is very active and enjoys exercising; ______________, Chris sits on his couch all day playing
video games.
A. on the other hand
B. as a result
C. similarly
Outlining
An outline is a post-writing technique that helps the writer logically arrange his/her ideas.
A. True
B. False
Writers who use an outline always produce successful and engaging essays.
A. True
B. False
Patterns of Development
Predict the overall pattern of organization that the author is most likely to use.
So you think you like it when he’s the quiet type, but what you don’t know is that there are a number
of categories that this type of gentleman can fit into—not all of them so gentlemanly.
A. Description
B. Classification
C. Exemplification
Predict the overall pattern of organization that the author is most likely to use.
Both parliamentary and presidential forms of government claim to be democracies, but the powers of
the chief executive in each are quite different.
A. Process
B. Description
C. Comparison and Contrast
Predict the overall pattern of organization that the author is most likely to use.
After Toby and Gina left the rest of the hiking party, they had no idea their trip through the twists,
turns, and amazing scenery of the canyon would be so overshadowed by danger.
A. Cause and Effect
B. Narration
C. Compare and Contrast
Predict the overall pattern of organization that the author is most likely to use.
It is often quite painful, but at least the biopsy procedure is simple and quick.
A. Process
B. Definition
C. Description
Predict the overall pattern of organization that the author is most likely to use.
Phenomenology is a philosophy that regards objectivity as an illusion.
A. Description
B. Definition
C. Narration
Predict the overall pattern of organization that the author is most likely to use.
Most green plants collect and use solar energy in the following manner.
A. Description
B. Narration
C. Process
Predict the overall pattern of organization that the author is most likely to use.
The high cost of college today creates several problems for students.
A. Exemplification
B. Cause and Effect
C. Narration
What pattern of organization is used in this selection?
Thanks to stereotypes, we often view young people as flexible and open-minded and old people as rigid
and stubborn. However, the reverse seems to be more common. The differences between the thinking of
younger and older adults often become apparent in the discussions and arguments they have. For
example, adolescents and young adults, when observed at a family picnic, strove to be logical thinkers,
searching for “correct,” reason-driven solutions for the world’s problems. In contrast, the people over 45
clearly displayed more flexibility and practicality. Thinking, as we get older, appears to become more
practical, more comfortable with contradiction, more relativistic, and more tolerant of ambiguity.
A. Compare-Contrast
B. Classification
C. Definition
D. Example
Other important parasites include fungi, for example, ringworm and athlete’s foot (big things like
mushrooms and toadstools give a false impression of what most fungi are like).
The pattern used in this sentence is _____.
A. definition
B. narration
C. exemplification
D. description
The high cost of college students today creates several problems for students.
A. Problem solution
B. Cause and effect
Dr. Simon noticed as many as four different grades of soil as he studied the farms in the western
provinces
A. Classification
B. Definition
Academic Essay Writing
The assignment’s purpose, audience, and tone dictate what the paragraph covers.
A. True
B. False