ECCC Comp1 Final Exam Review

The following group of words is a comma splice:

On March 30, a Sausalito man found an expensive handbag containing jewelry on a park bench, the contents were worth almost $1 million.

• True

• False

Select the correct description to identify each type of sentence:

Some college classes are inspiring, and other classes, which we call coma classes, are not.

• simple (one independent clause)

• compound (two or more independent clauses)

• complex (one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses)

• compound-complex (two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses)

Select the correct description to identify each type of sentence:

One quality that good critical thinkers share is a willingness to question their own conclusions.

• simple (one independent clause)

• compound (two or more independent clauses)

• complex (one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses)

• compound-complex (two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses)

Select the correct description to identify each type of sentence:

Cell phones with a Global Positioning System (GPS) allow drivers to receive step-by-step instructions to get from one place to another, but GPS phones often only increase drivers' inattentiveness.

• simple (one independent clause)

• compound (two or more independent clauses)

• complex (one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses)

• compound-complex (two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses)

Select the group of words that contains one or more complete sentences and no fragments.

• Since the lightning rod was completely original and has remained largely unchanged for almost 300 years. It is certainly one of Benjamin Franklin's most brilliant inventions.

• The lightning rod is certainly one of Benjamin Franklin's most brilliant inventions since it was completely original and has remained largely unchanged for almost 300 years.

• Since the lightning rod is certainly one of Benjamin Franklin's most brilliant inventions. It was completely orginal and has remained largely unchanged for almost 300 years.

The following sentence contains a misplaced modifier:

Possessing only 64 megabytes of memory, Katherine couldn't do much with her computer.

• True

• False

The following sentence contains a misplaced modifier:

Unable to imagine anyone capable of learning from a computer, Ray refused to offer his course online.

• True

• False

Select the sentence that has no errors in pronoun-antecedent agreement.

• An environment devoid of trees and surface plants is vulnerable to soil erosion and the loss of its valuable topsoil.

• An environment devoid of trees and surface plants is vulnerable to soil erosion and the loss of their valuable topsoil.

• An environment devoid of trees and surface plants is vulnerable to soil erosion and the loss of it's valuable topsoil.

Select the sentence that has no errors in pronoun-antecedent agreement.

• The combined forces of wind, water, and time radically reshape the landscape, especially when human action adds to their impact.

• The combined forces of wind, water, and time radically reshape the landscape, especially when human action adds to its impact.

• The combined forces of wind, water, and time radically reshape the landscape, especially when human actions add to it's impact.

The verb in boldface agrees with the subject:

For many college students, the belief that jobs are waiting for them after graduation is less certain.

• True

• False