English Expert Q&A

Select the letter of the correct answer. Which prewriting technique involves writing in a notebook every day or several times a week about your thoughts and experiences?

A) brainstorming
B) writing in a journal
C) freewriting
D) clustering
E) asking questions

Select the letter of the answer that correctly identifies each of the types of prewriting illustrated below. The prewriting below is an example of
Feb) 3. Yesterday at work a man brought a wallet to the counter. He'd found it on the ground and wanted to return it to its owner. It was filled with $20 bills ⎯ I don't know how many, but it was a lot of money. I found a driver's license and called the person who had dropped the wallet. When he came in to pick it up, he said everything was there. Credit cards, money ⎯ nothing was missing. It made me think about honesty and wonder how many people who found such a wallet would turn it in, as the man who found it did, and how many people would take the money.
Feb) 4. I just read a Time magazine article about Bono, the leader singer of the Irish rock band U2. I really admire him because he's not only talented but also works hard on charitable causes. He is especially interested in helping the people of Africa. Most rock stars are selfish and self-centered, but he's making it cool to care.

A) focused freewriting.
B) brainstorming.
C) clustering.
D) asking questions.
E) keeping a journal.

Select the letter of the answer that correctly identifies each of the types of prewriting illustrated below. The prewriting below is an example of
Bad habits
Procrastination
Smoking
Hard to quit
Eating junk food/not exercising
Foul language
Biting fingernails
Disorganization
Drinking too much
Gossip
Interrupting
Not listening
Breaking promises
Tardiness

A) focused freewriting.
B) brainstorming.
C) clustering.
D) asking questions.
E) keeping a journal.

In each of the following sentences, a blank space appears where a verb should be. Select the letter of the verb that agrees with the subject of the sentence. One of the car's six cylinders ____ not working.

A) are
B) is

In each sentence below, a blank space appears where the verb should be. Decide which verb agrees with the subject of the sentence. Select the correct answer. Neither the buyer nor the seller____ with the lawyer's suggestion for the closing date on the house.

A) agree
B) agrees

In each sentence below, a blank space appears where the verb should be. Decide which verb agrees with the subject of the sentence. Select the correct answer. Each of those desserts ____ low in calories and fat.

A) are
B) is

In each sentence below, a blank space appears where the verb should be. Decide which verb agrees with the subject of the sentence. Select the correct answer. My cat often ____ the mail carrier.

A) chase
B) chases

The following sentences form an essay. Select the correct verb for each blank. We may attempt to persuade them to spend a little time at the ballet, but if they prefer not to, there ____ always other vacations, when they will be a bit older.

A) is
B) are

The following sentences form an essay. Select the correct verb for each blank. The Springfield Science Museum ____ while it amuses.

A) teaches
B) teach

The following sentences form an essay. Select the correct verb for each blank. All of us ____ forward to spending time on the farm.

A) looks
B) look

The following sentences form an essay. Select the correct verb for each blank. With supervision, the children ____ the animals, cook soup on a hearth, and learn to use simple farm tools.

A) feeds
B) feed

The following sentences form an essay. Select the correct verb for each blank. There ____ also blueberries and blackberries waiting to be picked at prices lower than supermarket prices.

A) are
B) is

The following sentences form an essay. Select the correct verb for each blank. With this in mind, my family and I ____ chosen to spend a week in Springfield

A) have
B) has

The following sentences form an essay. Select the correct verb for each blank. We will be able to see how sheep ____ shorn and cows are milked.

A) is
B) are

The following sentences form an essay. Select the correct verb for each blank. Springfield offers two places that ____ perfect for us to visit: Johnson's Farm and the Springfield Science Museum.

A) seems
B) seem

Select the correct verb or verbs for each sentence. Experts maintain a careful watch for tsunamis along the Pacific coastline, but sadly, technology still ( does , do ) not guarantee the public safety.

A) does
B) do

The following sentences form an essay. Select the correct verb for each blank. Since parents and children may not enjoy doing the same things; children, for example, often ____ like to wander the halls of a museum of art.

A) doesn't
B) don't

The following sentences form an essay. Select the correct verb for each blank. Anyone with a family ____ that taking a vacation with children require careful planning.

A) know
B) knows

Select the correct verb or verbs for each sentence. Because of this monumental tragedy, people all over the world ( know , knows ) what a tsunami is.

A) know
B) knows

Select the correct verb or verbs for each sentence. Now, with the aid of modern technology, seismographers often ( detects , detect ) tsunamis and ( sends , send ) out warnings.

A) detects, sends
B) detect, send