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QUIZ: G S GRAMMAR TUDY UIDE
Feel free to collaborate with your fellow students on completing and double checking the study
guide.
A major part of any doctoral program is writing. Grammar is an important part of
communicating through writing. As tedious as it may be, a serious student must be diligent in
using grammar tools and following grammar rules.
1. The handout encouraged you to make the first sentence of your 12 Basic Writing Tips
paragraph count by making it the main point of that paragraph.
a. True
b. False
2. According to the handout, you should write in simple sentences 12 Basic Writing Tips
whenever possible. Simple sentences are preferred over complex sentences even in
academic writing.
a. True
b. False
3. The handout encouraged you to avoid the hanging “this” because 12 Basic Writing Tips
using “this” in this way makes the antecedent unclear. Which of the following is an
example of the improper hanging “this?”
a. This is an example of it.
b. This example demonstrates. . . .
4. The handout stated that a comma is not needed after an 12 Basic Writing Tips
introductory dependent clause.
a. True
b. False
5. The handout stated that a comma is needed before a conjunction 12 Basic Writing Tips
joining two independent clauses.
a. True
b. False
6. According to the handout, you should avoid beginning sentences 12 Basic Writing Tips
with conjunctions.
a. True
b. False
7. According to the handout, which sentence would be preferred?12 Basic Writing Tips
a. I realized that I was scared.
b. I realized I was scared.
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8. According to the examples on the handout, which is the correct 12 Basic Writing Tips
format for mentioning a Bible verse?
a. Verses like John 3:16 are evidence of God’s love.
b. For example, John 3:16 says: “For God so loved the world that he gave his only
begotten Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish, but have eternal life.”
c. “For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever
believes in him shall not perish, but have eternal life” (John 3:16).
d. All of the above
9. In Kibbe’s book, what appendix serves as an aid to help students determine sources for
scholarly theological research?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. None of the other options.
10. In Kibbe’s book, he, first, gives examples of some primary sources, and then, secondly,
provides a general description for primary sources. Which of the following would fit his
