COMM 160 UNIT 10 Graded Assignment

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COMM 160 UNIT 10 Graded Assignment 1. Which sentence is correct? A) I was only a few days late.B) I only was a few days late.Feedback: Only must be closer to days because only is modifying days. See P ... age 113 in Working with Words. Table for Individual Question Feedback Points Earned: 1.0/1.0 Correct Answer(s): A2. Which is correct?A) Again and again we have heard the same rhetoric.B) We have heard again and again the same rhetoric.Feedback: Again and again is an adverb, and it must go after the whole verb. See Page 114 in Working with Words.Table for Individual Question Feedback Points Earned: 1.0/1.0 Correct Answer(s): B3. Which sentence is correct?A) He died in the hospital where he was born at the age of 90.B) He died at age 90 in the hospital where he was born.Feedback: He couldn't have been born at the age of 90. See Pages 111-112 in Working with Words.Table for Individual Question Feedback Points Earned: 1.0/1.0 Correct Answer(s): B4 .Which is correct?A) We lost three games only.B) We lost only three games.Feedback: This is correct. Only modifies games, and so putting it in front of games makes the meaning the most clear. We lost three games only could mean all of our activities comprised losing three games.C) We only lost three games.Feedback: Only modifies games, and so putting it in front of games makes the meaning the most clear.We lost three games only could mean all of our activities comprised losing three games.Table for Individual Question Feedback Points Earned: 1.0/1.0 Correct Answer(s): B5. Which is correct?A) The boat only had one window.B) The boat had only one window.Feedback: Only modifies window. What the boat contains is likely more than one window.Table for Individual Question Feedback Points Earned: 1.0/1.0 Correct Answer(s): B 6.Which sentence is correct?A) Cost-efficient and convenient, many of today's corporate employees are being trained through computer-assisted instruction.B) Cost-efficient and convenient, computer-assisted instruction is being used by many companies to train employees.Feedback: The "computer-assisted instruction" -- not the employees -- is cost-efficient and convenient.Table for Individual Question Feedback Points Earned: 1.0/1.0 Correct Answer(s): B7. Which is correct?A) Kevin sleeps only in his bed. He won't sleep anywhere else.B) Kevin only sleeps in his bed. He won't sleep anywhere else.Feedback: Only is modifying bed.Table for Individual Question Feedback Points Earned: 1.0/1.0 Correct Answer(s): A8. Which sentence is correct?A) The soccer team only won five games in the past four years.B) The soccer team won only five games in the past four years.Feedback: The word you want to be modifying is "five" -- not "won." See Page 113 in Working with Words.Table for Individual Question Feedback Points Earned: 1.0/1.0 Correct Answer(s): B9. Which is correct?A) For two hours, I only worked. Nobody else was in the office.B) For two hours, only I worked. Nobody else was in the office.Feedback: We are trying to say I was the only employee working.Table for Individual Question Feedback Points Earned: 1.0/1.0 Correct Answer(s): B10. Which sentence is correct?A) While flying a kite, the weather turned nasty to me.B) While flying a kite, I believe the weather turned nasty.Feedback: I was flying a kite, not the weather.Table for Individual Question Feedback Points Earned: 1.0/1.0 Correct Answer(s): B11. Which is correct?A) The race was almost over for the runner who was nearing the finish line.B) Nearing the finishing line, the race was almost over for the runner.Feedback: The runner, not the race, neared the finish line.Table for Individual Question Feedback Points Earned: 1.0/1.0 Correct Answer(s):A12. Which is correct?A) My students are important to me, a teacher.B) As a teacher, my students are important to me.Feedback: Students are not teachers in this context.Table for Individual Question Feedback Points Earned: 0.0/1.0 Correct Answer(s): A13. Which sentence is correct?A) Seeing them again, it was as though it were 20 years ago.B) Seeing them again made it seem as though it were 20 years ago.Feedback: The gerund phrase, "Seeing them again" acts as the subject of the verb "made." See Pages 111-112 in Working with Words.Table for Individual Question Feedback Points Earned: 1.0/1.0 Correct Answer(s): B14. Which is correct?A) Larry only has one dog.B) Larry has only one dog.Feedback: Only modifies dog. Larry likely has more than a dog for possessions.Table for Individual Question Feedback Points Earned: 1.0/1.0 Correct Answer(s): B15. Which is correct?A) The work is hard being a scholar.B) Being a scholar, the work is hard.Feedback: Work cannot be a scholar.Table for Individual Question Feedback Points Earned: 1.0/1.0 Correct Answer(s): A16. Grabbing coupons from his pocket, the clerk was patient with the frantic shopper.A) Correct B) Incorrect Feedback: Shoppers reach for coupons, and clerks receive them. It would also explain why the shopper was frantic, and the clerk was patient.Table for Individual Question Feedbac kPoints Earned: 1.0/1.0C orrect Answer(s): B17. As you are a member of the debate team, I wouldn't want to argue with you.A) Correct B) Incorrect Feedback: "You" -- not "I" -- is a member of the debate team.Table for Individual Question FeedbackPoints Earned: 1.0/1.0 Correct Answer(s): B18. Having been caught speeding, the traffic cop gave the student a ticket.A) Correct B) Incorrec tFeedback: The student -- not the cop -- was caught speeding.Table for Individual Question Feedback Points Earned: 1.0/1.0 Correct Answer(s): B19.S eeing something wrong, my instincts kicked in.A) Correct B) IncorrectFeedback: My instincts cannot see something wrong Table for Individual Question Feedback Points Earned: 1.0/1.0 Correct Answer(s): B20. Typing away, the keyboard broke.A) Correct B) Incorrect Feedback: The keyboard does not type.Table for Individual Question Feedback Points Earned: 1.0/1.0 Correct Answer(s): B .........................................CONTINUED.............................................. [Show More]

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