Dr. Prinsky
Engl. 1101
Test on the Second Half of "Dr. Prinsky's Snake-Oil Grammar" and Ch. 31 (“Sentence Basics”) of The New McGraw-Hill Handbook
1. As pointed out in “Dr. Prinsky’s Snake-Oil Grammar,” a strange and revealing connection can be found between the word grammar and the word: (a) glamour (b) glandular (c) grandeur (d) grandma (e) granule
2. As pointed out early in Ch. 31 of NMHH, one way of categorizing sentences, by types and purposes, results in how many categories: (a) three (b) four (c) five (d) six
Study the following paragraph:
(a) How often Dr. Prinsky wished that his students paid as much attention to him as his dog, Snoopy the Chihuahua! (b) Read high quality nonfiction regularly, and build vocabulary. (c) These were points Dr. Prinsky stressed repeatedly. (d) But would his students listen?
3. Sentence a is (a) declarative (b) interrogative (c) imperative (d) exclamatory
4. Sentence b is (a) declarative (b) interrogative (c) imperative (d) exclamatory
5. Sentence c is (a) declarative (b) interrogative (c) imperative (d) exclamatory
6. Sentence d is (a) declarative (b) interrogative (c) imperative (d) exclamatory
Exercise 31.1 in NMHH
7. The main component(s) of the subject(s) in 31.1#1 is/are: (“Did Gene Roddenberry . . . years”) (a) Gene Roddenberry (b) did anticipate (c) Gene Roddenberry, science fiction television series (d) Star Trek (e) people
8. The main component(s) of the predicate(s) (= verb at the clause level) of 31.1#1 is/are: (“Did Gene Roddenberry . . . years”) (a) Gene Roddenberry (b) did anticipate (c) creator, producer (d) did anticipate, would be watched (e) thirty years
9. The main component(s) of the subject(s) in 31.1#2 (“Both Captain James . . . Enterprise”) is/are: (a) Captain James T. Kirk (b) Star Trek: The Original Series (c) Captain James T. Kirk, Captain Jean-Luc Picard (d) command (e) ship
10. The main component(s) of the predicate(s) (= verb at the clause level) of 31.1#2 is/are: (a) Captain James T. Kirk (b) Star Trek: The Original Series (c) Captain James T. Kirk, Captain Jean-Luc Picard (d) command (e) ship
11. The main component(s) of the subject(s) in 31.1#3 (“Do not . . . Janeway”) is/are: (a) (understood) “you” (b) do not forget (c) captain (d) Star Trek: Voyager (e) (understood) “you,” captain
12. The main component(s) of the predicate(s) (= verb at the clause level) of 31.1#3 is/are: (a) do not forget (b) captain (c) do not forget, is (d) woman (e) Kathryn Janeway
13. The main component(s) of the subject(s) in 31.1#4 (“There are . . . Adventures”) is/are: (a) there (b) are (c) six (d) six Star Trek series
14. The main component(s) of the predicate(s) (= verb at the clause level) of 31.1#4 is/are: (a) there (b) are (c) six (d) six Star Trek series
15. The main component(s) of the subject(s) in 31.1#5 (“Captain Benjamin . . . people”) is/are: (a) Captain Benjamin Sisko (b) commanded (c) Captain Benjamin Sisko, Starfleet’s Deep Space Nine station (d) served (e) emissary
16. The main component(s) of the predicate (= verb at the clause level) of 31.1#5 is/are: (a) Captain Benjamin Sisko (b) commanded (c) Captain Benjamin Sisko, Starfleet’s Deep Space Nine station (d) commanded, served (e) emissary
Read the following paragraph in relation to the material in NMHH, section 31c3:
(a) Most college professors are annoyed by students who don’t pay attention in class. (b) Some students don’t open their books and just stare vacantly into space. (c) Other students talk to each other, pass notes to each other, or give each other sniggering looks. (d) A few students surreptitiously sneak looks at their cell phones for text messages. (e) Ironically, some of these students when having special difficulties in a class then approach the professor to request considerate treatment that they themselves did not show. (f) Such students should not expect favors from the professor at the end of the term and are foolish to do so.
17. The verb “are” in letter a is (a) a linking verb (b) a transitive verb with direct object (c) a transitive verb with direct object and indirect object (d) an intransitive verb
18. The verb “don’t pay” in letter a is (a) a linking verb (b) a transitive verb with direct object (c) a transitive verb with direct object and indirect object (d) an intransitive verb
19. The verb “don’t open” in letter b is (a) a linking verb (b) a transitive verb with direct object (c) a transitive verb with direct object and indirect object (d) an intransitive verb
20. The verb “stare” in letter b is (a) a linking verb (b) a transitive verb with direct object (c) a transitive verb with direct object and indirect object (d) an intransitive verb
21. The verb “talk” in letter c is (a) a linking verb (b) a transitive verb with direct object (c) a transitive verb with direct object and indirect object (d) an intransitive verb
22. The verb “pass” in letter c is (a) a linking verb (b) a transitive verb with direct object (c) a transitive verb with direct object and indirect object (d) an intransitive verb
23. The verb “give” in letter c is (a) a linking verb (b) a transitive verb with direct object (c) a transitive verb with direct object and indirect object (d) an intransitive verb
24. The verb “sneak” in letter d is (a) a linking verb (b) a transitive verb with direct object (c) a transitive verb with direct object and indirect object (d) an intransitive verb
25. The verb “approach” in letter e is (a) a linking verb (b) a transitive verb with direct object (c) a transitive verb with direct object and indirect object (d) an intransitive verb
26. The verb “did show” in letter e is (a) a linking verb (b) a transitive verb with direct object (c) a transitive verb with direct object and indirect object (d) an intransitive verb
27. The verb “should expect” in letter f is (a) a linking verb (b) a transitive verb with direct object (c) a transitive verb with direct object and indirect object (d) an intransitive verb
28. The verb “are” in letter f is (a) a linking verb (b) a transitive verb with direct object (c) a transitive verb with direct object and indirect object (d) an intransitive verb
(NMHH 31b-c)
29. As pointed out in a learning tip in NMHH, 31c, some verbs (as can be checked in a collegiate dictionary) require particular: (a) nouns (b) adjectives (c) adverbs (d) prepositions
30. In the following word group -- "The New McGraw-Hill Handbook has glossy paper" -- the italicized word (other than the book title) is which component of the clause: (a) conjunction (b) subject (c) predicate (d) direct object (e) indirect object
31. In the following word group -- "The many illustrations in The New McGraw-Hill Handbook are part of its appeal -- the authors of the textbook hope" -- the italicized word (other than the book title) is which component of the clause: (a) conjunction (b) subject (c) predicate (d) direct object (e) predicate noun
32. In the following word group -- "Though colorful and picturesque, perhaps the most important feature of The New McGraw-Hill Handbook is its impressive length (984 pages, plus various appendices)" -- the italicized word (other than the title) constitutes which component of the clause: (a) conjunction (b) subject (c) predicate (d) direct object (e) object complement
33. In the following word group -- "Did you notice the photo by the famous photographer Walker Evans on page 257 of The New McGraw-Hill Handbook?" -- the underlined words constitute which component of the clause: (a) conjunction (b) subject (c) predicate (d) direct object (e) indirect object
34. In the following word group -- “Dr. Prinsky called The New McGraw-Hill Handbook the best choice for English 1101 at Augusta State University because the textbook contained chapters on writing the reading-response essay, using the dictionary, and building vocabulary” -- the underlined words constitute which component of the clause: (a) conjunction (b) subject (c) predicate (d) direct object (e) object complement
(NMHH 31d-h)
35. The following italicized word group -- "There was a transitional period when book owners had both scrolls and codices to contend with in arranging their libraries" -- is a/an: (a) prepositional phrase (b) infinitive phrase (c) participial phrase (d) absolute phrase (e) appositive phrase
36. The following italicized word group -- "His canines bared, Snoopy, Norm's dog, dared Norm to touch the steak bone" -- is a/an: (a) prepositional phrase (b) infinitive phrase (c) participial phrase (d) absolute phrase (e) appositive phrase
37. The following italicized word group -- "As there were different literary traditions, so there were also different materials used in the creation of written documents" -- is a/an: (a) prepositional phrase (b) infinitive phrase (c) participial phrase (d) absolute phrase (e) appositive phrase
38. The following italicized word group -- "It was the job of Norm's wife, a second-degree black belt in Tae Kwan Do, to protect the couple when they went out" -- is a/an: (a) prepositional phrase (b) infinitive phrase (c) participial phrase (d) absolute phrase (e) appositive phrase
39. The following italicized word group -- "Sometimes an avid reader feels a twinge of sorrow when finishing a book" -- is a/an: (a) prepositional phrase (b) infinitive phrase (c) participial phrase (d) gerund phrase (e) appositive phrase
40. The following italicized word group -- “Writing out six vocabulary words on separate 3 X 5 cards every day is necessary to make flash cards of the 500-item list in eleven weeks, allowing some weeks to then study the cards” -- is a/an: (a) prepositional phrase (b) infinitive phrase (c) participial phrase (d) gerund phrase (e) appositive phrase
(NMHH, 31-i)
41. As pointed out in "Dr. Prinsky's Snake-Oil Grammar," the key element differentiating the main clause from the subordinate clause is: (a) the introducing conjunction, including the null (zero) conjunction (b) whether the clause makes sense by itself (c) having a subject and predicate (d) the presence of a transitive or intransitive verb
42. As pointed out in "Dr. Prinsky's Snake-Oil Grammar," the acronym to remember all the coordinate conjunctions (which create main clauses) is: (a) AMSLAN (b) NORAD (c) SEATO (d) FANBOYS (e) UNESCO
43. Which one of the following conjunctions is not a subordinate conjunction: (a) after (b) although (c) and (d) as
Read the following paragraph NMHH, 31-i; based on true events in American history; HCH-9/wkbk:
(a) Sojourner Truth regretted all her life that she had never been taught to read and write. (b) Literacy, which today is so important, was not as common in the nineteenth century. (c) In nineteenth-century America, teaching reading and writing to slaves was dangerous because the practice was a crime. (d) Slaves who could read and write were feared because they were considered more likely to lead rebellions. (e) What many slave owners feared actually happened when Nat Turner learned to read and write. (f) Oppression occurs partly because many of us secretly feel that others are more intelligent than we.
44. In letter a, the clause “that she had . . . write” is a/an: (a) adjective clause (b) adverb clause (c) noun clause (d) elliptical clause
45. In letter b, the clause “which today . . . important” is a/an: (a) adjective clause (b) adverb clause (c) noun clause (d) elliptical clause
46. In letter c, the clause “because the . . . crime” is a/an: (a) adjective clause (b) adverb clause (c) noun clause (d) elliptical clause
47. In letter d, the clause “who could . . . write” is a/an: (a) adjective clause (b) adverb clause (c) noun clause (d) elliptical clause
48. In letter e, the clause “what many . . . feared” is a/an: (a) adjective clause (b) adverb clause (c) noun clause (d) elliptical clause
49. In letter f, the clause “more intelligent than we” is a/an: (a) adjective clause (b) adverb clause (c) noun clause (d) elliptical clause
(NMHH, 31-j)
50. The following word group -- "Norm knew that his wife didn’t like chocolate, but he did" -- is which one of the four kinds of sentences, classified grammatically: (a) simple (b) compound (c) complex (d) compound-complex
51. The following word group -- "Increasingly popular among teenagers, extreme sports such as BMX biking, bungee jumping, and skateboarding have captured the attention of a fascinated media but worry police, health-care workers, and many parents" -- is which one of the four kinds of sentences, classified grammatically: (a) simple (b) compound (c) complex (d) compound-complex
52. The following word group -- "Many students know about the rule of thumb requiring two hours of home study for every hour of class time, but they still don't implement the out-of-classroom schoolwork" -- is which one of the four kinds of sentences, classified grammatically: (a) simple (b) compound (c) complex (d) compound-complex
53. The following word group -- “Because so few of today’s recreational outlets were available, reading was much more emphasized as family entertainment in nineteenth-century British and American middle-class households” -- is which one of the four kinds of sentences, classified grammatically: (a) simple (b) compound (c) complex (d) compound-complex
Read the following paragraph (HCH-9/wkbk):
(a) Sequoyah, a Cherokee chief, recognized the magic in the written word from observing literate white men in their various activities in his people’s dealings with them. (b) He decided to create a syllabary for the Cherokee language and to use it to make his people literate. (c) About 1809, he began his task without ever learning to read and write the English alphabet, which was not suitable for representing accurately the gutteral and nasal sounds of Cherokee. (d) He encountered much opposition and disparagement, but he continued to work, finally achieving a workable system of symbols and formulating rules for writing the language. (e) Although he had been discouraged, he continued his task, and in 1823 he completed the table of characters for the language.
54. The sentence in letter a, classified grammatically or structurally, is: (a) simple (b) compound (c) complex (d) compound-complex
55. The sentence in letter b, classified grammatically or structurally, is: (a) simple (b) compound (c) complex (d) compound-complex
56. The sentence in letter c, classified grammatically or structurally, is: (a) simple (b) compound (c) complex (d) compound-complex
57. The sentence in letter d, classified grammatically or structurally, is: (a) simple (b) compound (c) complex (d) compound-complex
58. The sentence in letter e, classified grammatically or structurally, is: (a) simple (b) compound (c) complex (d) compound-complex
59. Read the following sentence: “He knew what she wanted, so he bought it.” The sentence, classified grammatically or structurally, is: (a) simple (b) compound (c) complex (d) compound-complex
60. Read the following sentence by Ernest Hemingway (famous for his short sentences [!]) in his nonfiction book Death in the Afternoon:
If the spectators know the matador is capable of executing a complete, consecutive series of passes with the muleta in which there will be valor, art, understanding, and, above all, beauty and great emotion, they will put up with mediocre work, cowardly work, disastrous work because they have the hope sooner or later of seeing the complete faena -- the faena that takes a man out of himself and makes him feel immortal while it is proceeding, that gives him an ecstasy, which is, while momentary, as profound as any religious ecstasy; moving all the people in the ring together and increasing in emotional intensity as it proceeds, carrying the bullfighter with it, he playing on the crowd through the bull and being moved as it responds in a growing ecstasy of ordered, formal, passionate, increasing disregard for death that leaves you, when it is over, and the death administered to the animal that has made it possible, as empty, as changed, and as sad as any major emotion will leave you.
(pp. 206-07)
The sentence, classified grammatically or structurally, is: (a) simple (b) compound (c) complex (d) compound-complex