The Empowered Writer, Practice Quiz: Chapter 16

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. Formal and informal writing are examples of ________, which is related to word choices and level of language.

a) style correct incorrect

b) tone correct incorrect

c) diction correct incorrect

d) syntax correct incorrect

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. Periodic sentences begin with ________.

a) an independent clause correct incorrect

b) modifiers correct incorrect

c) nouns correct incorrect

d) any of the above correct incorrect

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. Faulty ________ occurs when a verb cannot be logically connected to its subject.

a) logic correct incorrect

b) predication correct incorrect

c) construction correct incorrect

d) subject correct incorrect

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. When writers used two words when one is enough, editors offer this formula: ________.

a) two - one = one correct incorrect

b) two + two = negative correct incorrect

c) one + one = one - half correct incorrect

d) two + two = four - three correct incorrect

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. A(n) ________ is a word or phrase that adds emphasis to the word or expression it modifies but has little meaning on its own.

a) intensive correct incorrect

b) noun correct incorrect

c) passive construction correct incorrect

d) independent clause correct incorrect

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. Phony phrases are ________ prepositional phrases.

a) redundant correct incorrect

b) active correct incorrect

c) concise correct incorrect

d) passive correct incorrect

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. Replacing "die" with "pass away" is an example of ________.

a) the passive voice correct incorrect

b) an idiom correct incorrect

c) a euphemism correct incorrect

d) a fallacy correct incorrect

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. ________ is an example of a redundant verb-adverb pairing.

a) Strictly forbid correct incorrect

b) Anxiously fear correct incorrect

c) Examine closely correct incorrect

d) All of the above correct incorrect

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. ________ are often viewed as vain attempts to make writing flashy or more interesting.

a) Cliches correct incorrect

b) Allusions correct incorrect

c) Symbols correct incorrect

d) Italics correct incorrect

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. "His bark is worse than his bite." This sentence is an example of a(n) ________.

a) idiom correct incorrect

b) diction correct incorrect

c) colloquialism correct incorrect

d) sentence fragment correct incorrect

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. ________ is the importance or stress that you place on an idea.

a) Clarity correct incorrect

b) Diction correct incorrect

c) Emphasis correct incorrect

d) Variety correct incorrect

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. When proofreading for quotation marks, ask all of the following questions EXCEPT ________.

a) Are quotation marks applied appropriately? correct incorrect

b) Are both opening and closing quotation marks present? correct incorrect

c) Have double and single quotation marks been alternated correctly? correct incorrect

d) Are periods and commas outside the quotation marks? correct incorrect

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. ________ is the customary and accepted way that word is used.

a) diction correct incorrect

b) usage correct incorrect

c) emphasis correct incorrect

d) allusion correct incorrect

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. Writers should replace weak verbs with ________ verbs that are stronger and more descriptive.

a) helping correct incorrect

b) passive correct incorrect

c) static correct incorrect

d) active correct incorrect

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. To ensure you understand a word's connotation, use a ________.

a) dictionary correct incorrect

b) thesaurus correct incorrect

c) both a dictionary and a thesaurus correct incorrect

d) neither a dictionary nor a thesaurus correct incorrect