ENGL-1102 Final Exam / DATE & NAMES:
DIRECTIONS: The group should elect two group scribes who are the two
people to be responsible for two copies of this test, to be submitted on
Final Exam Day! Everyone in the group should keep an electronic version
to be submitted via email to
RebekahMattox@mail.clayton.edu; csupapersmattox@yahoo.com
SUBJECT FIELD: Last name/Collaborative Final
Part 1: Collaborative-Research “Take-home-test”
ANSWER
I.
Select the letter of the correct answer.
Identify the origin of the following quotes:
1.
Identify the origin of the following quote:
1. “There is nothing new under the sun.”
A] This quote is from the classic drama, Raisin in the Sun.
B] This quote is from the Old Testament, Holy Bible.
C] This quote is from John Lennon, of The Beatles.
D] This quote is from “Eveline” by James Joyce.
E] This quote is from “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel
Hawthorne.
2.
Identify the origin of the following quote:
2. “They carved no hopeful verse upon his tombstone; for
his dying hour was gloom.”
A] This quote is from the classic drama, Raisin in the Sun.
B] This quote is from the Old Testament, Holy Bible.
C] This quote is from John Lennon, of The Beatles.
D] This quote is from “Eveline” by James Joyce.
E] This quote is from “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel
Hawthorne.
3.
Identify the origin of the following quote:
3.
“Life is what happens while you’re making other plans.”
A] From the classic drama, Raisin in the Sun.
B] Old Testament, Holy Bible
C] John Lennon, The Beatles
D] “Eveline” by James Joyce
E] “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
4.
Identify the origin of the following quote:
4.
“She set her white face to him, passive, like a helpless
animal. Her eyes gave him no sign of love or farewell or
recognition.”
A] This quote is from the classic drama, Raisin in the Sun.
B] Old Testament, Holy Bible
C] John Lennon, The Beatles
D] “Eveline” by James Joyce
E] “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
5.
Identify the origin of the following quote:
5.
“With Heaven above, and Faith below, I will yet stand firm
against the devil!"”
A] This quote is from the classic drama, Raisin in the Sun.
B] Old Testament, Holy Bible
C] John Lennon, The Beatles
D] “Eveline” by James Joyce
E] “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Part 2:
LETTER
OF
ANSWER:
MATCHING
1. His love, his Faith, and hope
permeated his youthful
aspirations.
2.
Use a _______ along with a
conjunctive adverb and a comma
to clarify the relationship between
A] voice
B] “All the seas of the
world tumbled about
her heart. He was
drawing her into them:
two closely related complete
sentences. Conjunctive adverbs
include however, therefore, in
addition, moreover, subsequently,
consequently, instead, and
additionally.
3.
Use a _____ to signal the reader
that a second complete sentence
explains a closely related
preceding sentence.
4. Use a ______ before a
coordinating conjunction (and, or,
but, nor, yet, for, so) that
separates two independent
clauses.
5. Goodman Brown
he would drown her.”
C] Old Goodman Brown
D] Eveline
6. Eveline
E] evaluation, analysis,
description, or
interpretation
F] demoniac
7.
“ … the air: Strange that it should
come that very night to remind her
of the promise to her mother, her
promise to keep the home
together as long as she could.”
G]
The characteristic
speech and thought
patterns of a firstperson narrator; a
persona.
8.
He shrank from the bosom of
Faith.
9.
Voice
H] semicolon
10. Excellent preparation for a
research project. Just collecting
sources for a bibliography is
useful, but when having to write
annotations for each source, it
forces reading each source more
carefully. One reads more
critically instead of just collecting
information.
J] Young Goodman
Brown
11.
The author's style the quality that
K]
Reasons to do an
I] colon
makes his or her writing unique,
and which conveys the author's
attitude, personality, and
character
12.
Literary criticism
annotated bibliography
L]
comma
Part 3:
ANSWER
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.
1.
Call me tomorrow; I will give you my answer then.
A] The use of the semicolon is incorrect.
B] The use of the semicolon is correct.
2.
2.
Fill in the blanks:
A ____________ fails to be a sentence in the sense that it
cannot stand by itself. It does not contain even one
_______________.
A] SENTENCE FRAGMENT, independent clause
B] SENTENCE FRAGMENT, conjunction
3.
3.
The charter review committee now includes the following
people: the mayor, the chief of police, the fire chief and the
chair of the town council.
A] The use of the colon is incorrect.
B] The use of the colon is correct.
4.
4.
When I finish here; I will be glad to help you: and that is a
promise I will keep!
A] The use of the semicolon is incorrect.
B] The use of the semicolon is correct.
5.
5.
If she can, she will attempt that feat; and if her husband is able,
he will be there to see her.
A] The use of the semicolon is incorrect.
B] The use of the semicolon is correct.
6.
6.
A verbal functions the same in sentences as all verbs function.
A] True
B] False
7.
7.
I have paid my dues; therefore, I expect all the privileges listed
in the contract.
A] The use of the semicolon is incorrect.
B] The use of the semicolon is correct.
8.
8.
Traveling might satisfy your desire for new experiences.
A] In the sentence above, the SUBJECT is a GERUND.
B] In the sentence above, the GERUND is a DIRECT OBJECT.
9.
9.
Verbals include
A] Gerunds
B] Passive Voice
C] Infinitives
D] All of the above
E] A and C
F] B and C
10.
10.
Use this to serve as an adjective preceding a gerund (the
verb form that functions as a noun). This rule is broken
frequently, with many writers incorrectly using the objective
case.
A] possessive pronoun
B] subordinating conjunction
C] preposition
11.
11.
Read the following sentences carefully; then, answer the
question below.

A] I didn't like his going without me.

B] I didn't like him going without me.

A] Their smiling irritated her.

B] Them smiling irritated her.

A] Please forgive our intruding.

B] Please forgive us intruding.
In the above sentence pairs, which sentence (A or B)
correctly uses the grammar rule known as “Possessive
Pronouns with Gerunds”?
A] of each pair correctly uses Possessive Pronouns with
Gerunds.
B] of each pair correctly uses Possessive Pronouns with
Gerunds.
12.
A]
B]
C]
D]
E]
F]
G]
H]
I]
12.
For the following grammar definitions, concepts, and skills, write the page number on this
information from your Writer’s Reference text.
A] fragments
B] dependent clauses
C] subordinating conjunctions
D] relative pronouns
F] verbals
G] comma rules
H] semicolon rules
I] colon rules
MY SIGNATURE BELOW AFFIRMS THAT I READ the Writer’s Reference pages on A through I
ABOVE: