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COMM160 Exam Questions And Accurate AnswersThe surly mannered dog barked at the children. - Yes
Surly is an adjective; therefore, we need to hyphenate. See Page 221 in Working with
Words.
She is a part time worker. - Yes
Part-time is an adjective describing worker. See Pages 220-221 in Working with Words.
The object is saucer shaped. - Yes
We hyphenate because the compound is a predicate adjective. The key word is the
helping/being verb "is." See Pages 220-221 in Working with Words.
The thick heavy book costs a lot of money. - Answer Coordinate adjectives take
commas, not hyphens. See Pages 348-349 in Working with Words.
The beautifully orchestrated piece brought the audience to its feet. - Answer no
Hyphenate an adjective composed of two or more words that come before a noun it
modifies, but do not hyphenate if the adverb ends in "ly." See Page 220 in Working with
Words.
Yellow crooked ladder does not look sturdy. - Answer no
No punctuation when one is referring to color, unless the one adjective is describing the
color. See Pages 348-349 in Working with Words.
Which is correct?
, a) Katie jogged a 5-K and climbed a mountain. She also does yoga.
b) Kathy jogged a 5-K, climbed a mountain and does yoga. - Answer a) Katie jogged a
5-K and climbed a mountain. She also does yoga.
"Katie jogged a 5-K and climbed a mountain. She also does yoga" is correct because
since we are switching tenses (from past to present), we should make separate
sentences. See Pages 212-213 in Working with Words.
Which is correct?
a) The total amount of money spent is astronomical.
b) The total amount of money spent are astronomical. - Answer b) The total amount of
money spent are astronomical.
"The total" takes a singular verb. See Page 208 in Working with Words.
Which is correct?
a) Everything they do turns out well.
b) Everything they do turn out well. - Answer a) Everything they do turns out well.
Everything takes a singular verb. See Page 209 in Working with Words.
Which is correct?
a) Neither pro football players nor George Halas would do his part.
b) Neither pro football players nor George Halas would do their part. - Answer a) Neither
pro football players nor George Halas would do his part.
The noun after nor dictates the the number of the pronoun. See Page 211 in Working
with Words.
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