Module 3 Exercise: Fall 2015 RENG 91.1072
Directions: This exercise is worth 5 possible points. To prepare for the exercise, go to Prof Q’s Channel
on YouTube and listen to all of the webinars assigned so far as well as the webinars about complex and
compound-complex sentences. Also, look over your notes and course-related readings. Apply what you
have learned in answering the following exercise items. You may confer with others if you wish. Use the
accompanying answer sheet to record your answers. Remember to name the file according to our file
naming protocol and to save the file in rich text prior to submitting the file for grading. Deadline: Nov 7,
2015, at 11:45 PM EST.
Part I (.125 points per correct answer): Identify the Parts of Speech as directed:
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Identify the common noun in this sentence: I wear jeans.
Identify the proper noun in this sentence: Sharon likes jeans.
Identify the pronoun in this sentence: He studies hard.
Identify the verb in this sentence: Jack broke the glass.
Identify the adverb in this sentence: I quickly cooked dinner.
Identify the adjective in this sentence: Jack is funny.
Identify the FANBOYS in this sentence: Sam and Joe are my best friends.
Identify the conjunctive adverb in this sentence: Sam likes to ski; however, Joe likes to swim.
Identify the interjection in this sentence: Wow! I was excited to go to Africa.
Identify the prepositional phrase in this sentence: The box of cookies is empty.
Part II (.25 points per correct sentence): Sentence Creation (Sentences must be entirely and correctly
recopied and created to receive credit.)
11. Compound the following sentences using Method 1.
Tom loves to dance.
Mary hates to dance.
12. Compound the following sentences using Method 2.
Tom loves to dance.
Mary hates to dance.
13. Create a complex sentence out of the following two sentences. The complex sentence should
follow the equation DC + IC.
Tom loves to dance.
Mary hates to dance.
14. Create a complex sentence out of the following two sentences. The complex sentence should
follow the equation IC + DC.
Tom loves to dance.
Mary hates to dance.
15. Create one DC + IC complex sentence out of the following three sentences. (Option: I will also
accept the combining of the three sentences below into one compound-complex sentence
following a DC + IC + IC pattern.)
I was ill.
I did not attend class.
I did not go to work.
Part III (.25 per correct answer): Reading Skills
16. Select the best meaning of the boldprinted word from the context provided in the following
sentence.
The contractor was always well remunerated for his work. For example, he received $10,000 for
a small addition to a house and last year he received $5,000 for reconstructing a stairway.
A. Value
B. Given
C. Paid
17. Read the following paragraph and then identify its topic in the list that follows:
Waxing, electrolysis, tweezing, and threading are all widely used hair removal procedures that
have specific disadvantages. Chemical depilatories and waxes can cause burns and leave scars
on the skin. On the other hand, laser treatments and electrolysis are extremely pricey. As a
whole, hair removal procedures can be expensive or painful—or both!
A. Waxing, electrolysis, tweezing, and threading
B. Disadvantages of hair removal
C. Laser treatment for hair removal
18. In the paragraph above (see Item #16), what is the author’s tone? (Select the best answer from
the following list.)
A. Angry
B. Sad
C. Earnest
19. In the paragraph above (see Item #16), which sentence is the main idea statement? (Select the
best answer from the following list.)
A.
B.
C.
D.
The first sentence.
The second sentence.
The third sentence.
The fourth sentence.
20. How many DC + IC pattern complex sentences does the paragraph above (see Item #16)
include? (Select the best answer from the following list.)
A. None
B. One
C. Two
Part IV: Read the following paragraph carefully. Then, proofread the paragraph for errors. If one of the
underscored parts in a line is incorrect, then record the letter corresponding to the error on your
answer sheet. If all underscored parts in a line are correct, record “E” on your answer sheet. There can
be no more than one possible error per line.
.125 points per correct answer.
21.
College demands a great deal from their students. They spend most of their
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B
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D
22. time and effort preparing for tests. It would seem that watching television __
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B
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23. reading, and visiting friends are much easier tasks to perform, however, most
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24. college students chose demanding, stressful days and nights of studying over
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25. leisure pastimes. Thus, their must be major factors which motivate students
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B
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26. to study. Self-satisfaction is certainly one motivation, in addition,
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B
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27. Academic competition and a personal interest in the subject
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B
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28. are also incentives which encourages students to spend long,
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B
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29. tiring hours in the college library. Where the students often stay
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B
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30. until they are very very sleepy.
A B
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D