1. In the sentence "The dismissal notices had been sent
to all affected employees," the tense of the sentence is:
A. simple present; B; simple past; C. present perfect;
D. past perfect; E. present progressive.
2. In the sentence "The missing code had been found five
days ago by company security," the voice is: A. Active;
B. Passive; C. Neither (a condition or state of being)
3. Biased language is determined by : A. the audience;
B. the purpose; C. the writer; D. all of these.
4. If a sentence has no agent, then the sentence CANNOT
be in the: A. active voice; B. passive voice; C. past
tense; D. biased language; E. gender bias.
5. If a sentence has a direct object, then it is in:
A. the active voice; B. the passive voice; C. either the
active OR the passive voice. (This was in class notes.)
6. The sentence "Ralph'll be here in the morning at 8 AM"
is an example of: A. excessive preposition; B. biased
language; C. gender bias; D. contraction error; E. none
of these.
7. "The copier had been repaired at no expense to the
company." This sentence is an example of: A. the active
voice; B. the passive voice; C. non-specific language;
D. biased language; E. pronoun error.
8. "I wanted to hit him in the mouth, smash his project,
and to report him to the police." Thei sentence is an
example of: A. condition or state of being; B. excessive
preposition; C. slang; D.non-parallel language; E. who
knows?
9. Rewrite these sentences and correct the errors that
we have studied in the handout: Periodically, the shipping
log should be reconciled with the daily billings log
by the Accounting Department every once in a while.(two errors)
10. The actions of the vice-president had not been approved
by the president of the company when I arrived at 8 AM in
morning today, dude. (four errors)
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Friday, April 25, 2008
ALL ENGL 2311 CLASSES--TEST ADVICE
1. On your test you will have sentences that
contain the errors that we have studied on the
handout. You must find and correct the errors without
completely rewriting the sentence or changing
the tense. You will have about 7-10 sentences.
2. You should also be familiar with the tenses,
in particular (1)the present perfect tense (which requires
the words "have" or "has" added to the past participle
of the verb--such as "they have called" or "he has
stolen" or "the window has been broken"); (2) the
past perfect tense (which requires the word "had"
added to the past participle of the verb--such as
"had cooked" or "had been seen"); (3) the progressive
tenses (which require the -ing form of the verb, also
called the present participle--such as "I am ironing"
or "he was being arrested"). Check the page in the handout
which included examples of the tenses so that you can
recognize the words that are a part of the complete
verb of the sentence. If you have problems with the tenses,
visit the OWL. Google "verb tenses," and one of the web
sites will be the Purdue OWL.
3. Along with the sentences to correct, you will have a
scan test; I will provide the scan sheet if you do not
have an extra one. You will have about 20-25 questions.
4. EXTRA ADVICE: Read the yellow handout on the Research
Paper very carefully. It will answer almost all of your
questions. If you have a question, visit me, call me, or
email me. I will help you with your Power Point if you
need any help. You might want to bring it to me before
the presentation, and I will comment on it. Remember
to save your Power Point AND your research paper on a floppy,
a CD, or whatever you have available. I keep these. See
me if you do not have either of these.
5. Know the three ways to correct gender bias. Know the
pronoun errors on the Pronoun Reference handout. In a
sentence, be able to recognize the verb tense; study
the handout on verb tense. On the scan test,you will
have sentences which will require you to identify the
tense and voice of the verb.
contain the errors that we have studied on the
handout. You must find and correct the errors without
completely rewriting the sentence or changing
the tense. You will have about 7-10 sentences.
2. You should also be familiar with the tenses,
in particular (1)the present perfect tense (which requires
the words "have" or "has" added to the past participle
of the verb--such as "they have called" or "he has
stolen" or "the window has been broken"); (2) the
past perfect tense (which requires the word "had"
added to the past participle of the verb--such as
"had cooked" or "had been seen"); (3) the progressive
tenses (which require the -ing form of the verb, also
called the present participle--such as "I am ironing"
or "he was being arrested"). Check the page in the handout
which included examples of the tenses so that you can
recognize the words that are a part of the complete
verb of the sentence. If you have problems with the tenses,
visit the OWL. Google "verb tenses," and one of the web
sites will be the Purdue OWL.
3. Along with the sentences to correct, you will have a
scan test; I will provide the scan sheet if you do not
have an extra one. You will have about 20-25 questions.
4. EXTRA ADVICE: Read the yellow handout on the Research
Paper very carefully. It will answer almost all of your
questions. If you have a question, visit me, call me, or
email me. I will help you with your Power Point if you
need any help. You might want to bring it to me before
the presentation, and I will comment on it. Remember
to save your Power Point AND your research paper on a floppy,
a CD, or whatever you have available. I keep these. See
me if you do not have either of these.
5. Know the three ways to correct gender bias. Know the
pronoun errors on the Pronoun Reference handout. In a
sentence, be able to recognize the verb tense; study
the handout on verb tense. On the scan test,you will
have sentences which will require you to identify the
tense and voice of the verb.
Friday, April 4, 2008
Due Wednesday, 4/09/08
1. Work on the Letter of Application [Cover Letter].
You know your due date.
2. Read your research articles, complete the summaries,
and make a list of ideas that come from the articles.
Use either the notecard method or the underline/highlight
method to identify ideas. Start putting together the ideas
(from the different sources) that go together. This will
eventually become your outline. As soon as you have a draft
of an outline, show it to me. You can email this to me if
you wish. BY WEDNESDAY, YOU MUST HAVE AT LEAST FIVE ARTICLES.
3. The Effective Writing Handout: Have completed pages 1-5,
right after Slang. Read textbook pages 278-282
"Avoid Personal Bias" and pages 253-258 "Editing For Conciseness"
before you attempt to complete pages 1-5 of the handout.
Type a list of four slang words or terms that you know and that
some other students in class may not know. [We all know Hoe.]
4. See the "Reference of Pronouns" page in the handout--the page
that comes AFTER page 6. Complete the exercise on the bottom part
of page 5.of the handout [There are seven sentences in the
exercise.] You may write the corrections on the handout itself.
5. Be thinking of a process that you can present beginning with
the next class period. I'll show you the format in class.
6. Begin working on your resume. Google "Resume." You will have
several web sites to visit, including TheOwl.
You know your due date.
2. Read your research articles, complete the summaries,
and make a list of ideas that come from the articles.
Use either the notecard method or the underline/highlight
method to identify ideas. Start putting together the ideas
(from the different sources) that go together. This will
eventually become your outline. As soon as you have a draft
of an outline, show it to me. You can email this to me if
you wish. BY WEDNESDAY, YOU MUST HAVE AT LEAST FIVE ARTICLES.
3. The Effective Writing Handout: Have completed pages 1-5,
right after Slang. Read textbook pages 278-282
"Avoid Personal Bias" and pages 253-258 "Editing For Conciseness"
before you attempt to complete pages 1-5 of the handout.
Type a list of four slang words or terms that you know and that
some other students in class may not know. [We all know Hoe.]
4. See the "Reference of Pronouns" page in the handout--the page
that comes AFTER page 6. Complete the exercise on the bottom part
of page 5.of the handout [There are seven sentences in the
exercise.] You may write the corrections on the handout itself.
5. Be thinking of a process that you can present beginning with
the next class period. I'll show you the format in class.
6. Begin working on your resume. Google "Resume." You will have
several web sites to visit, including TheOwl.
Due Monday, 4/07/08, or Tuesday, 4/08/08
1. Work on the Letter of Application [Cover Letter].
You know your due date.
2. Read your research articles, complete the summaries,
and make a list of ideas that come from the articles.
Use either the notecard method or the underline/highlight
method to identify ideas. Start putting together the ideas
(from the different sources) that go together. This will
eventually become your outline. As soon as you have a draft
of an outline, show it to me. You can email this to me if
you wish.
3. The Effective Writing Handout: Have completed pages 1-5,
right after Slang. Read textbook pages 278-282
"Avoid Personal Bias" and pages 253-258 "Editing For Conciseness"
before you attempt to complete pages 1-5 of the handout.
Type a list of four slang words or terms that you know and that
some other students in class may not know. [We all know Hoe.]
4. Be thinking of a process that you can present beginning with
the next class period. I'll show you the format in class.
You know your due date.
2. Read your research articles, complete the summaries,
and make a list of ideas that come from the articles.
Use either the notecard method or the underline/highlight
method to identify ideas. Start putting together the ideas
(from the different sources) that go together. This will
eventually become your outline. As soon as you have a draft
of an outline, show it to me. You can email this to me if
you wish.
3. The Effective Writing Handout: Have completed pages 1-5,
right after Slang. Read textbook pages 278-282
"Avoid Personal Bias" and pages 253-258 "Editing For Conciseness"
before you attempt to complete pages 1-5 of the handout.
Type a list of four slang words or terms that you know and that
some other students in class may not know. [We all know Hoe.]
4. Be thinking of a process that you can present beginning with
the next class period. I'll show you the format in class.
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