COMM 160 FINAL EXAM

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The family friendly business is a deli.

A) Yes

B) No

Feedback: From Page 102 in Working with Words: "Use a hyphen in a compound modifier after any wordending in

'ly' other than an adverb, such as the adjectives friendly, likely, seemly, surly, timely and ugly orthe noun family."

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2.

The crooked yellow ladder does not look sturdy.

A) No

B) Yes

Feedback: No punctuation when one adjective is referring to color, unless the one adjective is describingthe color.

See Page 101 in Working with Words.

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3.

The tall thin individual is a suspect.

A) Yes

B) No

Feedback: These are coordinate adjectives. Tall and thin need a comma. See Pages 100-101 in Workingwith Words.

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4.

The surly mannered dog barked at the children.

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A) Yes

B) No

Feedback: Surly is an adjective; therefore, we need to hyphenate. See Page 102 in Working with Words.

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5.

John F. Kennedy, who was Irish American, served in military before becoming president.

A) No

B) Yes

Feedback: We need a hyphen here because Irish is describing American. See Page 101 in Working withWords.

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6.

The thick heavy book costs a lot of money.

A) Yes

B) No

Feedback: Coordinate adjectives take commas, not hyphens. See Pages 100-101 in Working withWords.

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7.

Which is correct?

A) Ricky is the only one of those artists who is famous.

B) Ricky is the only one of those artists who are famous.

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Feedback: Only one changes the verb to "is." See Page 91 in Working with Words.

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8.

Which is correct?

A) Not only have Joan watched the show but also so have her sister.

B) Not only have Joan watched the show but also so has her sister.

C) Not only has Joan watched the show, but also so has her sister.

Feedback: This is correct. From Page 85 in Working with Words: "... if 'not only ... but also' connect a dependent

and an independent clause, the verb following 'but also' should agree with the subject of theindependent clause." Joan

is singular; therefore, we need a singular verb.

D) Not only has Joan watched the show but also so have her sister.

Feedback: From Page 85 in Working with Words: "... if 'not only ... but also' connect a dependent and an

independent clause, the verb following 'but also' should agree with the subject of the independent clause."Joan is

singular; therefore, we need a singular verb.

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Correct Answer(s): C

9.

Which is correct?

A) Not only Joan but also her sister has watched the show.

B) Not only Joan but also her sister have watched the show.

Feedback: From Page 85 in Working with Words: "When the correlative conjunction 'not only ... but also'are

used, the following verb should agree with the nearer subject, and there should not be a comma before the 'but

also.'" Sister is singular, and so it needs a singular verb.

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10.

Which is correct?

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A) Take the test, and after that you should have plenty of free time.

B) Take the test. After that, you should have plenty of free time.

Feedback: Because we are switching moods (imperative to conditional), we need two sentences. SeePage 95 in

Working with Words.

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Correct Answer(s): B

11.

Which is correct?

A) A couple were walking side by side down the sidewalk.

B) A couple was walking side by side down the sidewalk.

Feedback: Two people were acting as individuals, "walking side by side." Therefore, we need a pluralverb. See

Page 86 in Working with Words.

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12.

Which is correct?

A) One-fourth of the children at the preschool have chicken pox.

B) One-fourth of the children at the preschool has chicken pox.

Feedback: We need a plural verb because we are describing children, a plural noun. See Page 88 inWorking with

Words.

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13.

Which is correct?

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