Dr. Norman Prinsky

Engl. 1101

Test on Ch. 40 (Mixed Constructions) in NMHH

1. Which of the following sentences is incorrect in grammar: (a) For family members who enjoy one another’s company, deciding together on a vacation spot is often rewarding (b) Family members who enjoy another’s company often decide on a vacation spot together (c) For family members who enjoy one another’s company often decide on a vacation spot together

2. Which of the following sentences is incorrect in grammar: (a) In Mexican culture, the curandero’s role is to address people’s spiritual and physical illnesses (b) In Mexican culture, when people suffer from spiritual or physicl illness, they consult a curandero (c) In Mexican culture, when a curandero is consulted can address spiritual or physical illness (d) In Mexican culture, a curandero can be consulted for spiritual or physical illness

3. As indicated in the preceding two items, frequently the problem of mixed constructions comes from: (a) an initial prepositional phrase (b) compound sentences (c) an initial subordinate clause (d) a concluding infinitive phrase

4. Faulty predication usually comes from the predicate not matching a sentence’s subject: (a) in gender (b) in logic (c) in grammar (d) b & c

5. Which is correct: (a) The best kind of education for me would be a university with both a school of music and a school of government (b) A university with both a school of music and a school of government would be best for me (c) A university with both a school of music and a school of government would provide the best kind of education for me (d) b and c

6. Faulty predication often results from which of the following phrases: (a) “is where” (b) “is when” (c) “the reason is because” (d) “is that” (e) a, b, and c

7. Which is correct: (a) Photosynthesis is the process in which carbohydrates are produced from the interaction of carbon dioxide, water, and chlorophyll in the presence of sunlight (b) Photosynthesis is where carbon dioxide, water, and chlorophyll interact in the presence of sunlight to form carbohydrates (c) Photosynthesis is the production of carbohydrates from the interaction of carbon dioxide, water, and chlorophyll in the presence of sunlight (d) a and c

8. Which is correct: (a) The reason the joint did not hold is that the coupling bolt broke (b) The joint did not hold because the coupling bolt broke (c) The reason the joint did not hold is because the coupling bolt broke (d) a & b

40.1 Label the sentences as follows: (a) “Electrons spin” (b) “The single” (c) “According to” (d) “The indeterminacy” (e) “The set of” (f) “By outlining” (g) “Through using” (h) “The first of” (i) “For the other” (j) “That no two” (k) “The reason”

9. In 40.1, sentence (a): (a) is correct as is (b) should be “Electron spin is when electrons spin around the nucleus of an atom according to definite rules” (c) should be “In electron spin orbiting around the nucleus of an atom according to definite rules”

10. In 40.1, sentence (b): (a) is correct as is (b) should be “In the single electron of a hydrogen atom occupies a kind of spherical shell around a single proton” (c) should be “The reason for the single electron’s place of a hydrogen atom is because it occupies a kind of spherical shell around a single proton”

11. In 40.1, sentence (c): (a) is correct as is (b) should be “In the discoveries of quantum physics states that we can never determine exactly where in this shell the electron is at a given time” (c) should be “According to the discoveries of quantum physics, determining exactly where in this shell the electron is at a given time is not possible”

12. In 40.1, sentence (d): (a) is correct as is (b) should be “The Indeterminacy Principle is a rule stating that only the probability can be known where an electron will be at a given point at a given moment” (c) should be “In the indeterminacy principle is a rule where we can only know the probability that the electron will be at a given point at a given moment”

13. In 40.1, sentence (e): (a) is correct as is (b) should be “With the set of places where the electron is most likely to be is called its orbital” (c) should be “The reason for designating the electron’s ‘orbital’ is because of its several possible locations”

14. In 40.1, sentence (f): (a) is correct as is (b) should be “The concept of the quantum state is where a set of rules for the orbitals of electrons was outlined by the Austrian physicist Wolfgang Pauli” (c) should be “By outlining a set of rules for the orbitals of electrons developed the concept of the quantum state by Austrian physicist Wolfgang Pauli”

15. In 40.1, sentence (g): (a) is correct as is (b) should be “In the use of this concept permits scientists to describe the energy and behavior of any electron in a series of four numbers” (c) should be “Using this concept permits scientists to describe the energy and behavior of any electron in a series of four numbers

16. In 40.1, sentence (h): (a) is correct as is (b) should be “The first of these, or principal quantum number, is the specified average distance of the electron from the nucleus” (c) should be “In the first of these, or principal quantum number, is when the average distance of the electron from the nucleus is specified”

17. In 40.1, sentence (i): (a) is correct as is (b) should be “In the other quantum numbers describe the shape of the orbital and the ‘spin’ of the electron” (c) should be “The other quantum numbers describe the shape of the orbital and the ‘spin’ of the electron”

18. In 40.1, sentence (j): (a) is correct as is (b) should be “No two electrons can ever be in exactly the same quantum state, according to Pauli’s basic rule” (c) should be “In no two electrons can ever be in exactly the same quantum state, according to Pauli’s basic rule”

19. In 40.1, sentence (k): (a) is correct as is (b) should be “In the reason chemists use the four quantum numbers as a shorthand for each electron in an atom is calculating the behavior of the atom as a whole” (c) should be “The reason chemists use the four quantum numbers as a shorthand for each electron in an atom is to calculate the behavior of the atom as a whole”

20. The subject matter of 40.1 is: (a) computer science (b) history (c) physics (d) sociology