FINAL: COMM 160 MERGED COURSE SP19

Hyphens

Indicate with a YES if modifiers should be hyphenated or a NO if they should

not be hyphenated.

Question 1 1 / 1 pts

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

becoming president.

 Yes

 No

We need a hyphen here because Irish is describing American. See

Page 221 in Working with Words.

Question 2 1 / 1 pts

The surly mannered dog barked at the children.

 Yes

 No

Surly is an adjective; therefore, we need to hyphenate. See Page

221 in Working with Words.

Question 3 1 / 1 pts

The crooked yellow ladder does not look sturdy.

 Yes

 No

No punctuation when one adjective is referring to color, unless the

one adjective is describing the color. See Pages 348-349 in Working

with Words.

Question 4 1 / 1 pts

The tall thin individual is a suspect.

 Yes

 No

These are coordinate adjectives. Tall and thin need a comma. See

Pages 220-221 in Working with Words.

Incorrect Question 5 0 / 1 pts

She is a part time worker.

 Yes

 No

Part-time is an adjective that describes worker. See Pages 220-221 in

Working with Words.

Question 6 1 / 1 pts

The well intentioned friend brought soup to colleagues.

 Yes

 No

The modifier needs to be hyphenated because it is a compound

modifier. Well modifies intentioned. See Page 221 in Working with

Words.

Noun-verb agreement

Select the best answer.

Question 7 1 / 1 pts

Which is best?

 A reporter should check his facts.

 A reporter should check their facts.

 Reporters should check their facts.

This is correct. We avoid gendering reporters. Also, the subject and

subsequent pronoun agree in number. See Page 211 in Working with

Words.

The best way to depict this is to make the pronoun and its antecedent

plural. See Page 211 in Working with Words.

Question 8 1 / 1 pts

Which is correct?

 Timmy buys shirts, purchases cars and houses.

 Timmy buys shirts, purchased cars and houses.

 Timmy buys shirts, purchases cars and procures houses.

This is correct. The verb tenses and the construction must be parallel. See

Page 216 in Working with Words.

The verb tenses and the construction must be parallel. See Page

216 in Working with Words.

Question 9 1 / 1 pts

Which is correct?

 A married couple receive discounts on car insurance.

 A married couple receives discounts on car insurance.

Couple in this instance is one entity. See Pages 205-206 in Working

with Words.

Question 10 1 / 1 pts

Which is correct?

 Peanut butter and jelly is a popular lunch.

 Peanut butter and jelly are a popular lunch.

Peanut butter and jelly is a singular unit; therefore, it takes a singular

verb. See Pages 205-206 in Working with Words.

Incorrect Question 11 0 / 1 pts

Which is correct?

 Neither pro football players nor George Halas would do his part.

 Neither pro football players nor George Halas would do their part.

The noun after nor dictates the the number of the pronoun. See Page

211 in Working with Words.

Question 12 1 / 1 pts

Which is correct?

 Pizza and hamburgers is great to eat.

 Pizza and hamburgers are great to eat.

Pizza and hamburgers are distinct entities. A plural verb is needed.

See Pages 205-206 in Working with Words.

Question 13 1 / 1 pts

Which is correct?

 Rachel, as well as her colleagues, is buying items.

 Rachel, as well as her colleagues, are buying items.

See Pages 205-206 in Working with Words: "The number of the

subject is not affected by parenthetical words, phrases or clauses that

are set off by commas -- such as those starting with along with, as

well as, in addition to, including, such as or together with."

Question 14 1 / 1 pts

Which is correct?

 The total amount of money spent is astronomical.

 The total amount of money spent are astronomical.