COOP Writing Mechanics 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which sentence uses 'affect' and 'effect' correctly?
- The rain will effect the game.
- The rain will affect the game. (Correct answer)
- Her affect on the team was good.
- The medicine had an affect on him.
Correct answer: The rain will affect the game.
'Affect' is a verb meaning to influence, while 'effect' is typically a noun meaning result.
Question 2: Which is the correct plural form of 'child'?
- childs
- childes
- children (Correct answer)
- childrens
Correct answer: children
'Children' is the irregular plural of 'child.'
Question 3: Which sentence correctly uses 'its' vs. 'it's'?
- The cat licked it's paw.
- Its raining outside.
- It's a beautiful day. (Correct answer)
- The tree lost it's leaves.
Correct answer: It's a beautiful day.
'It's' is the contraction for 'it is,' while 'its' is the possessive pronoun.
Question 4: Which sentence has an error in pronoun-antecedent agreement?
- Each student turned in their homework.
- The team won its championship.
- Everyone must bring their own lunch.
- The dog wagged their tail. (Correct answer)
Correct answer: The dog wagged their tail.
'The dog' is singular and should be referred to with 'its,' not 'their.'
Question 5: Which sentence demonstrates correct use of an ellipsis?
- She paused... and then spoke. (Correct answer)
- She paused ..and then spoke.
- She paused. . . and then spoke incorrectly
- She paused….and then spoke.
Correct answer: She paused... and then spoke.
An ellipsis (three dots) correctly shows a pause or omission in text.
Question 6: Which word correctly completes: 'The principal said the assembly was ___.'?
- to long
- too long (Correct answer)
- two long
- tolong
Correct answer: too long
'Too' means excessively or also, which fits the meaning of the sentence.
Question 7: Which sentence is punctuated correctly as an exclamation?
- Watch out for that car?
- Watch out, for that car.
- Watch out for that car! (Correct answer)
- Watch out. for that car.
Correct answer: Watch out for that car!
An exclamation mark correctly conveys urgency or strong emotion at the end of an exclamatory sentence.
COOP Writing Mechanics 5
Which sentence uses 'affect' and 'effect' correctly?