ENGL 281 Quiz 2 (Score: 12/12)

ENGL 281 Quiz 2

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 Directions: Answer true or false.

1.  You can learn a lot about a word’s emotional associations from its etymology

 A. True

 B. False

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2. Jargon usually refers to specialized words used by members of a professional group or a group of hobbyists.

A. True

 B. False

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3. More slang appears in casual than frozen usage levels.

 A. True

 B. False

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4. Changing the verb in "I carry" to "he carries" is an example of function shift.

 A. True

B. False

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Directions: Write all prepositions from the following sentences in the blank spaces.

5. In the middle of the night, John heard a scream coming from the tree outside his window.

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6. We’re talking about a really big hurricane that came across the gulf and smashed against the coastline.

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7. He told us to put up or shut up in his usual affable manner.

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Directions: Choose the verb that agrees in number and in person with the subject.

8. The students in Biology 101 (goes/go) on a field trip each spring for a full day.

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9. Either the students or the instructor (chooses/choose) a site in the region to explore.

Answer: chooses

10. Neither the instructor nor the students (goes/go) to any other classes that day.

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11. A lunch, along with plenty of water, (is/are) essential for the trip.

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12. A field guide, as well as a writer’s notebook, (finds/find) a place in most students’ backpacks.

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