Question 1

Which of the following hyphenations is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) She is a well-respected-attorney. 
B) He is all-knowing. 
C) It was a quasi-judicial proceeding. 
D) None of the above. 
A) She is a well-respected-attorney. 
B) He is all-knowing. 
C) It was a quasi-judicial proceeding. 
D) None of the above.

Question 2

Which of the following would NOT be appropriate in a business e-mail or letter?

Accepted Answer

A) She was uncertain as to whether she would attend the meeting. 
B) She was uncertain whether she would attend the meeting. 
C) Both of the above. 
D) Neither of the above. 
A) She was uncertain as to whether she would attend the meeting. 
B) She was uncertain whether she would attend the meeting. 
C) Both of the above. 
D) Neither of the above.

Question 3

Which of the following is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) The chairman moved to have the issue considered at a later time. 
B) The chairman moved to have the issue considered at a latter time. 
C) Both of the above. 
D) Neither of the above. 
A) The chairman moved to have the issue considered at a later time. 
B) The chairman moved to have the issue considered at a latter time. 
C) Both of the above. 
D) Neither of the above.

Question 4

Which of the following, generally, is NOT a step in the legal research process?

Accepted Answer

A) Obtain background information and identify relevant facts. 
B) Post a request on a paralegal discussion board about the topic. 
C) Brief statutes and cases that are on point. 
D) Frame the legal issues. 
A) Obtain background information and identify relevant facts. 
B) Post a request on a paralegal discussion board about the topic. 
C) Brief statutes and cases that are on point. 
D) Frame the legal issues.

Question 5

Which of the following is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Lana Lawyer walked to the podium, opened her notebook and began her closing argument. 
B) Lana Lawyer walked to the podium, opened her notebook, and began her closing argument. 
C) Both of the above. 
D) Neither of the above. 
A) Lana Lawyer walked to the podium, opened her notebook and began her closing argument. 
B) Lana Lawyer walked to the podium, opened her notebook, and began her closing argument. 
C) Both of the above. 
D) Neither of the above.

Question 6

Which of the following sentences correctly uses the past tense?

Accepted Answer

A) The governor will veto the bill. 
B) The governor reads all bills passed by the legislature. 
C) The state legislature overrode the governor's veto. 
D) The governor had expressed her opposition to the bill and has now vetoed it. 
A) The governor will veto the bill. 
B) The governor reads all bills passed by the legislature. 
C) The state legislature overrode the governor's veto. 
D) The governor had expressed her opposition to the bill and has now vetoed it.

Question 7

Which of the following is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Jerry let George into the building, and later Kramer came over to the apartment. 
B) Jerry let Elaine into the building and later Newman delivered Jerry's mail. 
C) Both of the above. 
D) Neither of the above. 
A) Jerry let George into the building, and later Kramer came over to the apartment. 
B) Jerry let Elaine into the building and later Newman delivered Jerry's mail. 
C) Both of the above. 
D) Neither of the above.

Question 8

Which of the following sentences does NOT use correct subject-verb agreement?

Accepted Answer

A) The Millers are not attending the wedding. 
B) Jackson wore a dark blue suit. 
C) Darrel are expecting us at the restaurant. 
D) The Ericsons buy only the best. 
A) The Millers are not attending the wedding. 
B) Jackson wore a dark blue suit. 
C) Darrel are expecting us at the restaurant. 
D) The Ericsons buy only the best.

Question 9

Which of the following statements about grammar is NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Conjunctions link prepositions and clauses. 
B) A pronoun is a substitute word for a noun. 
C) Articles precede words used as nouns. 
D) Adjectives modify nouns, and adverbs modify verbs. 
A) Conjunctions link prepositions and clauses. 
B) A pronoun is a substitute word for a noun. 
C) Articles precede words used as nouns. 
D) Adjectives modify nouns, and adverbs modify verbs.

Question 10

Which of the following sentences is NOT grammatically correct?

Accepted Answer

A) "Out of toner, again?" 
B) The repair cannot be here until tomorrow. 
C) The paper jam has been cleared. 
D) The copier doubles as a scanner. 
A) "Out of toner, again?" 
B) The repair cannot be here until tomorrow. 
C) The paper jam has been cleared. 
D) The copier doubles as a scanner.

Question 11

Which of the following sentences does NOT correctly capitalize the reference to a governmental body?

Accepted Answer

A) The federal government regulates interstate transportation. 
B) The state government regulates workers' compensation matters. 
C) The state was liable for the plaintiff's injury sustained while in Black Hawk State Park. 
D) None of the above. 
A) The federal government regulates interstate transportation. 
B) The state government regulates workers' compensation matters. 
C) The state was liable for the plaintiff's injury sustained while in Black Hawk State Park. 
D) None of the above.

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT correctly capitalized?

Accepted Answer

A) President Barack Obama. 
B) thomas edison 
C) Alexander Graham Bell 
D) Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. 
A) President Barack Obama. 
B) thomas edison 
C) Alexander Graham Bell 
D) Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Which of the following hyphenations is correct?

Which of the following would NOT be appropriate in a business e-mail or letter?

Which of the following is correct?

Which of the following, generally, is NOT a step in the legal research process?

Which of the following is correct?

Which of the following sentences correctly uses the past tense?

Which of the following is correct?

Which of the following sentences does NOT use correct subject-verb agreement?

Which of the following statements about grammar is NOT correct?

Which of the following sentences is NOT grammatically correct?

Which of the following sentences does NOT correctly capitalize the reference to a governmental body?

Which of the following is NOT correctly capitalized?

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Exam 7: Language and Legal Research

Which of the following hyphenations is correct?

Which of the following would NOT be appropriate in a business e-mail or letter?

Which of the following is correct?

Which of the following, generally, is NOT a step in the legal research process?

Which of the following is correct?

Which of the following sentences correctly uses the past tense?

Which of the following is correct?

Which of the following sentences does NOT use correct subject-verb agreement?

Which of the following statements about grammar is NOT correct?

Which of the following sentences is NOT grammatically correct?

Which of the following sentences does NOT correctly capitalize the reference to a governmental body?

Which of the following is NOT correctly capitalized?

Communication

Ethics

Judgement

Legal System

Research

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