Sunday, September 7, 2014


E-ex 22-4 This was (Click on the correct word or phrase in the parentheses) for question 5 . I have chosen  this answer  (The audience entered the auditorium and seated (itself / themselves) facing a map of Gettysburg)My answer was wrong).This was (In each pair, click on the version of the sentence that uses pronoun case correctly).My answer was (Whom should the foundation trust to run the advertising campaign).My answer wrong .The correct answer  (Who should the foundation trust to run the advertising campaign?) The committee had to choose between two excellent candidates, Gary and her, to head the development office.

This was (People who are affected by the lack of sunlight in winter often benefit from using full-spectrum light bulbs.) for question (1) .My answer was wrong .The correct answer was  People who are affected by the lack of sunlight in winter often benefit from using full-spectrum light bulbs.This was (In each pair, click on the version of the sentence that uses pronoun case correctly.)My answer was wrong .The correct answer was (Before I left for college, my sister gave me some simple advice: smile at whoever you meet.)  
 

E-ex 22-4
This was (In each pair, click on the version of the sentence that uses pronoun case correctly.) for question (8) .I have chosen  .(The goldsmith could not understand their changing the design of the commemorative medal.).My answer was wrong.The correct was  (The goldsmith could not understand them changing the design of the commemorative medal).The was (Whom do you think is the greater guitarist: Jimi Hendrix or B. B. King?) .This was (In each pair, click on the version of the sentence that uses pronoun case correctly.
)My answee was wrong.The correct answer was (The race organizer told us team captains to be sure to submit every runner's entry fee before the deadline.)


E-ex 23-3 this was (Many actresses and female fashion models are painfully thin, which contributes to the perception that girls and women must be skinny to be attractive.) for
the question (1).I have chosen this answer (Many actresses and female fashion models are painfully thin, which contributes to the perception that girls and women must be skinny to be attractive.)  My answer was wrong.The correct answer was (The fact that many actresses and female fashion models are painfully thin contributes to the perception that girls and women must be skinny to be attractive).This was (Click on the better sentence, the one that does not contain any unclear pronoun reference)for number (2) I have chosen this answer (Images in glossy magazines, in film, and on television tell you every day that extra pounds are ugly.

E-ex 23-3 this was (Many actresses and female fashion models are painfully thin, which contributes to the perception that girls and women must be skinny to be attractive.) for 
the question (1).My answe was wrond

Thursday, August 14, 2014

ENGL140 ALfarhan, Khalid - Week 7 5\5

Exercises (11-3) the question number (1) .This was question (When you work on
a computer, always back up your files..) for number (1). My answer was correct. I have chosen (When you work on a computer) .The question number (3) it was (There was a momentary silence before the crowd roared with delight). I have chosen ( before the crowd roared with delight) . My answer was correct. The question number (3) .This was (What appears in the science fiction of today will inspire the technology of the future) for question (4). I have. 

ENGL140 ALfarhan, Khalid - Week 7 4\5




Exercises (22-5) this was  question (Romeo and Juliet tells the story of a forbidden romance between two love-struck teenagers)  foe number (1) I have chosen (romance) my answer was correct. Exercises (10-2) this was  question (For nearly thirty years, the Berlin Wall stood as a barrier to East German citizens who wanted to defect to the West)  for number (1).My answer was correct . I have chosen (to defect to the West) because to defect to the West is an infinitive phrase. Exercises number (10-3) the was (Many attempts to break the land speed record have ended in fatal crashes.) for question (1). I have chosen (Gerund phrase) .My answer was wrong. The correct answer was(Infinitive phrase) because To break the land speed record is an infinitive functions as a noun.).

ENGL140 ALfarhan, Khalid - Week 7 3\5


Exercises (22-3) the question number (1) my answer was wrong I have chosen ( The first discovery of America was definitely not in 1492 AD.) . The correct  answer was ( The first discovery of America was definitely not in AD 1492) because  the abbreviation AD should precede the date.. The question number (2) my answer was correct . I have chosen (Turning to page 195, Marian realized that she had finally reached the end of the book) because the word page should be spelled out .Also the question number (3) my answer was correct. I have chosen (Three interns were selected to assist the chief surgeon, Dr. Enrique Derenzo, in the hospital's first heart-lung transplant) because the second title, MD, is redundant. Exercises (22-4) The question number  (1) my answe was weong , I have chosen (After we saw the film "The Untouchables," my great-grandfather told me that he had met Al Capone years ago in Chicago) .The correct anser was (After we saw the film The Untouchables, my great-grandfather told me that he had met Al Capone years ago in Chicago.) because  Names of films should be italicized, not put in quotation marks)


ENGL140 ALfarhan, Khalid - Week 7 2\5





Exercises (21-5) question number (1) I have chosen  this answer (Because she grew up during the Depression, so my grandmother can't tolerate throwing food away) my answer was wrong. The correct answer was ( Because she grew up during the Depression, my grandmother can't tolerate throwing food away.) In the question (2) my answer was still wrong . I have chosen (Because tree roots need oxygen, so it is wise not to pack the soil too tightly after planting.) the correct answer was (Tree roots need oxygen, so it is wise not to pack the soil too tightly after planting).The question number (3) I have chosen (I know how to add songs to a playlist, but I don't know how to organize several playlists)  my  answer was correct  because A word group that begins with Although cannot be linked to a word group that begins with but. The  question number (4) I have chosen  (Before she added the eggs, Nashwa mixed thoroughly the dry ingredients).My answer was wrong because  The adverb thoroughly should not be placed between the verb, mixed, and its object, the dry ingredients. It can be placed either before the verb (thoroughly mixed) or at the end of the sentence (. . . Nashwa mixed the dry ingredients thoroughly).. This was the correct answer  (Before she added the eggs, Nashwa thoroughly mixed the dry ingredients)

ENGL140 ALfarhan, Khalid - Week 7 1\5


Exercises (21-4) the question number (1) .This was (When the red lights are flashing, do not pass the bus) for question number (1) I have chosen (Adjective) .My answer was wrong because The When clause functions as an adverb modifying the verb do pass. When do you not pass the bus? When the red lights are flashing. The correct answer was (Adverb) Exercises (21-4) the question number (1) .This was( There was a drastic change in the weather last night) for question for number (1). I have chosen  (Verbal phrase) .My answer was wrong because in the weather is a prepositional phrase. In is a preposition, and weather is its object. The correct answer was (Verbal phrase).This was (To prepare a light and flaky pie crust, handle the dough sparingly.) for question (2) . I have chosen (Prepositional phrase) my answer was wrong because Although to can be a preposition, it marks an infinitive in this sentence. An infinitive is a verbal consisting of to plus a verb (in this case, To prepare).The correct answer was ( Verbal phrase)


Saturday, August 9, 2014

ENGL140 ALfarhan, Khalid - Week 6 5\5

Exercises (19-4) . In the question (1). I have chosen ( Shakespeare is perhaps best known for his four major tragedies) for this question (Shakespeare is perhaps best known for his four major tragedies. Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth).My aswer was wrong because (This word group is a complete sentence. It contains a subject and a verb (Shakespeare is), and it is an independent clause. The second word group, which is merely a list of plays, is a fragment). The correct answer was . . In the question (2). I have chosen (  Although music at a reasonable volume is unlikely to harm young children) for this question (Although music at a reasonable volume is unlikely to harm young children. There has been little evidence to prove that it boosts intelligence). My answer was correct because (Correct. This word group is a fragment. It does contain a subject and a verb (music . . . is), but it is introduced by the subordinating conjunction Although, which marks the word group as subordinate. One possible revision is to attach the fragment to the complete sentence with a comma:
Although music at a reasonable volume is unlikely to harm young children, there has been little evidence to prove that it boosts intelligence.

) .

ENGL140 ALfarhan, Khalid - Week 6 5\4

In the question (8). I have chosen (Sentence) for this question (Crowds of screaming teenagers surrounded the Beatles wherever they went) . My answer was correct because (This word group is a sentence: an independent clause (Crowds of screaming teenagers surrounded the Beatles . . .) that includes a subordinate clause (wherever they went)). In the question (9). I have chosen (Sentence) for this question (Determined to touch one or more of these famous music makers.) .My answer was wrong because (This word group is a fragment. It consists of a participial phrase that needs to be attached to something. Here is a good way to fix the fragment:
Crowds of screaming teenagers, determined to touch one or more of these famous music makers, surrounded the Beatles wherever they went.

). The correct answer was (Fragment). In the question (10). I have chosen ( Sentence) for this question (Reporters observing the conduct of fans at Beatles' concerts found that they had to invent a new word to describe the wild, almost insane behavior of the fans: That word was "Beatlemania."). My answer was wrong because (This word group is a sentence: two independent clauses joined with a colon)

ENGL140 ALfarhan, Khalid - Week 6 5\3

Exercises (19-3) . In the question (5). I have chosen (Sentence) for this question(Also promoted them, arranged club dates for them, and badgered record companies for them) . My answer was wrong because

 this word group is a fragment because it lacks a subject a good way to fix the fragment is to add a subject he also promoted them, arranged club dates for them, and badgered record companies for them. The correct answer was (Fragment) . In the question (6). I have chosen (Sentence) for this question  (When the Beatles were introduced in America, everyone wanted copies of the original singles). My answer was correct because (This word group is a sentence. It opens with a subordinate clause, but it contains an independent clause). In the question (7). I have chosen (Sentence) for this question (Love Me Do, " "Please Please Me," and "From Me to You.") . My answer was wrong because (This is a fragmented list. A good way to fix it is to attach it to the preceding sentence with a colon when the Beatles were introduced in America, everyone wanted copies of the original singles: "Love Me Do," "Please Please Me," and "From Me to You." ). The correct answer was Fragment.

ENGL140 ALfarhan, Khalid - Week 6 5\2

I still  do  the exercises (19-3) . In the question (3) I have chosen (Sentence) for this question (iverpool disk jockey called them "fantastic," saying that they had "resurrected original rock 'n' roll). My answer was correct because (This word group is a sentence).

In the question (4) I have chosen (Fragment) for this question (A local music critic who became their manager, Brian Epstein, turned them into a professional group). My aswer  was  wrong because (Sorry. This is a sentence: an independent clause (A local music critic turned them into.) that includes a subordinate clause (who became their manager) ) .The correct answer was (Sentence)

ENGL140 ALfarhan, Khalid - Week 6 5\1

Exercises (19-3) question number (1) I have chosen  this answer (Sentence) .My answer was correct because this word group is a sentence  It opens with a subordinate clause but contains an independent clause (the Beatles played at a Liverpool club called the Cavern). In the question (2) I have chosen  (Sentence) for this question (Where they hung out together, played night and day, and attracted many fans.).My answer was wrong, because this word group is a subordinate clause a good way to fix this fragment is to attach it to the preceding sentence with a comma: before they toured America and became world famous, the Beatles played at a Liverpool club called the Cavern, where they hung out together, played night and day, and attracted many fans. The correct  answer was (Fragment).

Saturday, August 2, 2014

ENGL140 ALfarhan, Khalid - Week 5 5\5

The question number (4) .This was the question for number (4) (In each pair, click on the sentence that uses hyphens appropriately) . I have chosen (The quietly purring cat cleaned first one paw and then the other before curling up under the stove). My answer was correct , because Hyphens should not be used to connect -ly adverbs to the words they modify. The question number (5) .This was the question for number (5) (In each pair, click on the sentence that uses hyphens appropriately).  I have chosen (Two thirds of the House voted for the amendment). My answer was wrong. The correct answer was (Two-thirds of the House voted for the amendment) because Written forms of fractions should be hyphenated: Two-thirds.

ENGL140 ALfarhan, Khalid - Week 5 4\5

The question number (2) .This was the question for number (2) (In each pair, click on the sentence that uses hyphens appropriately) . I have chosen ( We were embarrassed when our uncle bragged about being a self made millionaire). My answer was wrong. The correct answer was (We were embarrassed when our uncle bragged about being a self-made millionaire) because  A hyphen should be used with the prefix self-. The question number (3) .This was the question for number (3) (In each pair, click on the sentence that uses hyphens appropriately). I have chosen (Over the years, several well known politicians have taught part time at George Washington University). My answer was wrong . The correct answer was (Over the years, several well-known politicians have taught part time at George Washington University) because A hyphen should be used to connect two words functioning together as an adjective before a noun: well-known.

ENGL140 ALfarhan, Khalid - Week 5 3\5


 The question number (6) .This was the question for number (6) I usually drop my rent payment (at / on / in) the mail on the first of the month). I have chosen (at). My answer was wrong. The correct  answer was (in) because The preposition in is used before a noun indicating an enclosed space. Exercise 44-2) the question number (1).  This was the question for number (1) (Officer Boomer was knocked to the ground by the recoil. His still smoking gun went spinning down the alley). ,I have chosen (Officer Boomer was knocked to the ground by the recoil. His still smoking gun went spinning down the alley). My answer was wrong. The correct  answer was Officer Boomer was knocked to the ground by the recoil. His still-smoking gun went spinning down the alley . because  A hyphen should be used to connect two words functioning together as an adjective before a noun: still-smoking

ENGL140 ALfarhan, Khalid - Week 5 2\5


The question number (4)  this was the question for number (4) (Only the adults in the family were allowed to sit (at / on / in) the dining room table; the children ate in another room) I have chosen (at) . My answer was correct , because  The preposition at is used before a noun indicating the edge of something. The question number (5) . This was the question for number (5) (The man lay on the bed and stared (at / on / in) the wall; he refused to look at any of his visitors). I have chosen (on). My answer was wrong. The correct  answer was (at) because the correct preposition before a noun indicating a target is at. .

ENGL140 ALfarhan, Khalid - Week 5 1\5

Exercise (32-1) the question number (1)  this was the question for number (1) (We spent seven days (at / on / in) June on the beach, and it rained every day) ,I have chosen (at) .My answer was wrong .The correct was (in) because The correct preposition to suggest "during the month of" is in.  ).The question number (2) .This question was for number (2) (Sylvia met us for breakfast (at / on / in) 9 o'clock on the morning of her wedding.). I have chosen (at). My answer was correct , because the preposition at is used before a specific time. ).The question number for number (3) (In Germany it is difficult for foreigners to become citizens even if they've lived (at / on / in) the country for a long time.) . I have chosen  (in). My answer was correct , because the preposition in is used before a geographic location.