Exam 6: Narration

Select the part of the sentence that contains a grammar or punctuation error. Perhaps the most common use of tattoos however; is for people to identify themselves as members of a particular class or social group.

Each question below is a plan for a narrative paragraph. The events in the plans are not in the correct chronological order. For each plan, select the answer that numbers the events in the proper time sequence. Google is the only multibillion-dollar company in the world whose name is a spelling mistake. ____ In 1997, two computer science students were working on creating a new search engine and needed to find a name for their invention. ____ They were stuck with their misspelling, but it didn't prevent their new company from becoming one of the fastest-growing in the history of the world. ____ Thinking that the word for that huge number was spelled google , the two cofounders looked up the name on the Internet, found it wasn't taken, and registered their new brand as google.com. ____ A fellow student suggested that the name used for the huge number 10¹⁰⁰ would be a good one for a program capable of searching millions of web pages. ____ After registering their brand, they found out that they had misspelled the word, and the word they really needed ⎯ googol ⎯ already belonged to someone else.

Read the paragraph below and answer the question(s) that follow. (1) One of the most terrible encounters between sharks and humans in modern times occurred during World War II. (2) On July 30, 1945, the Navy ship USS Indianapolis was in the Philippine Sea when it was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. (3) About 300 crewmembers were killed in the explosion. (4) Twelve minutes later, the Indianapolis sunk, tossing the 900 remaining sailors into the ocean. (5) Due to a misunderstanding, their ship was not reported missing. (6) Floating in the sea without lifeboats, the survivors began to be hounded by hundreds of sharks. (7) For four days, they had no protection against the predators. (8) Finally, on August 2, the men were spotted by the pilot of a patrol plane, who radioed for help. (9) Two days later, rescuers were able to find only 319 men alive. How many transitional expressions in the paragraph above indicate time?

Read the paragraph below and answer the questions that follow. (1) Walt Disney might be the only filmmaker who claimed to owe his success to a rodent. (2) At first, Disney was an animator who produced a cartoon series called "Oswald the Rabbit." (3) Then he decided to launch out on his own. (4) Realizing that he needed a new animated character, he remembered a friendly mouse from a studio he had once worked in. (5) He decided to name his new character after this old friend, whom he fondly called Mortimer Mouse. (6) Later, he changed the name to Mickey. (7) After only a few cartoons appeared, Mickey Mouse fever swept the nation. (8) Soon, he became an international figure. (9) The French called him "Michel Souris," while the Italians dubbed him "Topolo." (10) During World War II, "Mickey Mouse" became a secret password in the Allied Command. (11) Disney created many other lovable characters, but none achieved the popularity of that cute little mouse with the white gloves. Which of the following sentences does NOT contain a transitional expression that indicates time?

Select the part of the sentence that contains a grammar or punctuation error. These artists, they would puncture a subject's skin with needles that were set in a wooden handle.

Select the part of the sentence that contains a grammar or punctuation error. A lacto-ovovegetarian can eat eggs, and dairy products; most vegetarians in the United States follow this kind of diet.