Document Correcting Errors in Text: Grammar, Spelling, and Punctuation - Prof. Michael Sow, Exams of Journalism

Download Document Correcting Errors in Text: Grammar, Spelling, and Punctuation - Prof. Michael Sow and more Exams Journalism in PDF only on Docsity! Fall 2000First Examination jB 2003 Instructions: The exam contains a total of 100 points. Read the directions carefully. You have 50 minutes to complete the exam. Now take a deep breath and relax. Use a No.2 pencil to mark the computer answer sheet. Write your name and your student identification number in the boxes at the top of the computer sheet and fill in the appropriate circle beneath each letter and number . Multiple Choice. Three nnint" each. Onlv one correct "election for each Prof. Imma Egghead, the club's adviser, donated $2,000 for the annual b.anquet.1 a. change ~ to Professor b. change ~ to ~ c. change adviser to advisor d. delete the commas 2. Vice President A1 Gore and Texas Gov. George W. Bush will debate again on October 11 in Winston-Salem, N.C. a. change Vice President to Vice-President b. change ~ to Governor c. change October to ~ d. change ~ to North Carolina 3. An OSU student's hunger lead him to create a Web site where parents can order food baskets and other gifts for college students. a. change An to A b. change le.ad to le.d c. change Web site to Website d. correct as written 4. During the 1990s, Lynita Wong, 22, was arrested twice for drunk driving. a. change 129..Q£ to 1990's b. delete the comma after 129..Q£ c. change 22 to twent~-two d. change .dnillk to drunken 5. She studied English, sociology, and history at three colleges in the South. a. change En~lish to ~n~lish b. delete the comma after sociology c. change the ~ to l d. change .5.Qllth to ~ ;;2. 6. Hundreds of the university's alumni tried to convince its president to change the policy. a. change alumni to alumnus b. change convince to ~ersuade c. change i1£ to ~ d. change ~resident to President 7. The Cowboys tried to score on the last play but they didn't. In my judgment, the coach selected plays too cautiously. a. add a comma between ~ and .l2!u b. change jud~ment to jud~ement c. delete the comma after judgment d. change cautiousl~ to cautious 8. Billy Bob Tucker, who lives at 1042 S. Orchard Street, is the tallest of the five Tucker brothers. a. change ~ to whom b. change.S to .5..oJ!1h c. change .s..tre..e1 to .s.t. d. change tallest to 1al1er 9. "Killer whales are misnamed, they are really mild-mannered creatures," said the marine biologist. a. change the first comma to a semi-colon b. delete the hyphen in mild-mannered c. move the second comma outside the closing quotation mark d. correct as written 10. He has lived in three college towns: Stillwater, Okla.; Baton Rouge, La.; and Memphis, Tenn. a. change 1hr« to 1 b. spell out the name of each state c. change the semi-colons to commas d. correct as written 11 Ralph Bigelow Jr. staned playing soccer in May, 1980; he was 8 years old. a. add commas around ~ b. delete the comma from Ma~. 1980 c. change the semi-colon to a comma d. change 8 ~ears old to ei~ht-~ears-old 2 5 24. Each of the Mr. Universe contestants were judged on his talent, poise and muscles. Whom did the judges select as the winner? a. change ~ to ~ b. change hi£ to 1h.ejr. c. change Whom to WhQ d. correct as written 25. He is the only one of those players whom is never too tired to play. a. change whom is never to whom are never b. change whom to 1I/.hQ c. change .1Q.Q to 1Q d. correct as written 26. The number of students studying journalism are more than last year. The trend began in the 1990s. a. change journalism to Journalism b. change .ar.e. to i£ c. change ~ to 1990' s d. correct as written 27. The union bargained aggressively for their contract. None of the members is unhappy. Each is going to earn more money. a. change .th.ejr to ~ b. change ~ to ~ c. change members is to members are d. change Each is to Each are 28. Tomatoes that are grown in a hothouse, are, of course, more expensive. a. insert a comma immediately after tomatoes b. change 1b1u to ~ c. delete the comma immediately after hothouse d. correct as written 29. Last spring, the committee began collecting infonnation from OSU- Tulsa residential and commuting faculty for a report entitled "In Their Own Words." a. delete the comma after spring b. change entitled to ~ c. move the period outside the closing quotation mark d. correct as written 5 Cp 30. He ran toward the cliff and then dived into the surf. Here comes the lifeguard to rescue him. a. change toward to towards b. change diY.ed to .d.Q.y.e. c. change comes to .c.Qn1e. d. correct as written 31. The news media is not responsible for the bad behavior of politicians, the committee concluded in its 500-page report. a. change media is to media are b. change ~ to ~ c. change 500-12a~e to 500 12a~e d. correct as written 32. Is that car yours? Is it theirs? Jean and Bill's car was red. a. change ~ to .YQllI:£ b. change ~ to ~ c. change kgn to ~ d. correct as written 33. Which one of the following sentences is in active voice? a. Mayor Imma Crook was arrested Thursday. b. The toast was burned. c. The exam was given at 8:30 a.m. d. The batter hit the ba11. 6 7 Name & ID# JB 2003 First Examination SPRING 2001 Instructions: The exam contains a total of 100 points. Read the directions carefully. You have 50 minutes to complete the exam. Now take a deep breath and relax. Use a No.2 pencil to mark the computer answer sheet. Write your name and your student identification number in the boxes at the top of the computer sheet and fill in the appropriate circle beneath each letter and number . MultiI!le Choice. Three Doints each. Only one correct selection for each Question. 1. Ronald L. Mercer has been named president of Aspen Group Resources Corp. Mercer, who has been the company's executive vice president, holds a B.A. in business management from Oklahoma State University. b. c. d. uppercase President change ~ to Corporation. change ~ to .Y!:.hQm change :e...A. to bachelor of arts degree 2. "I definitely hit a lull that I'm coming out of," Ray Liotta told reporters recently. "I thi nk it's just the nature of the business." The 45 year old actor starred in several films in the] 990s, including "Goodfellas," which was nominated for a best picture Oscar in 1990. change ~ to Qf:.. by moving the comma outside the guotation mark change 45 ~ear old to 45-~ear-old change ~ to ~ change ~ to 1hm c. d, 3. Under a proposed law thought to be the first of its kind in the nation smokers would pay a surcharge for every cigarette pack they buy in Maine. change ~ to ~ insert a comma between lli!.tiQn and smokers change smokers to smoker's change thex buX to he buxs b. 4. Steve Largent met with republican legislators in the state Capitol but declined to confirm whether he was running for governor in 2002. Gov. Frank Keating will be leaving office at the end of his second term. b. change republican to Republican change Capitol to ~ insert a comma between Capitol and llY.1 replace .Q.Q.Y.,. with Governord. 5. Largent also met with Lt. Goy. Mary Fallin, who also is considering a gubernatorial bid. change Lt. Gov. to Lieutenant Governor lowercase to ~ change.\¥.h2 to ~ correct as written b. c. d. 6. Sen. Charles Ford said Largent needs to make an announcement in the near future "to prevent people from drifting off to some other camp." a. b c. d change .s..e-n,. to Senator change ~ to .§. change in the near future to ~ change :-!Q to ::IQ The statute was filed on Feb. 9, 2000 but did not go into effect for 18 months replace ~ with ~ replace EeQ,. with Februarx insert a comma after 2.QQQ change ~ to gffu.Q1 a. b. 23. A prisoner was hung outside the city jail by a lynch mob in 1901. A photograph of the hanging was hung at the museum entrance in August 1991. change the first h1!.!lg to hanged change the second h1!.!lg to hanged insert a comma between Aygill'J and 1.99.1 correct as writtend, 24. The longtime friends always knew that they would enroll in the U.S. Navel Academy together replace longtime with long time replace kill;..w. with ~ replace ~ with ~ correct as written c. d. 25. The students inferred from the teacher's statements that studying always lead to success in the long term change inferred to implied change teacher's to teachers change kfld to @ change long term to long-term a. b. c. d. 26. He was convinced that he should try to persuade others to try harder every day. change convinced to Qersuaded change Qersuade to convince change ever~ da~ to ever~da~ correct as written c. d. 27. Joe Bob Jones, Home State University's top quarterback, wanted to make football his full-time job; but he chose not to forgo his senior year . change full-time to full time replace the semi-colon with a comma replace the semi-colon with a £Q1Qn change fQ[gQ to ~ a. h \;. d. 28. Jones's advisers said he would not be chosen in the first round by an NFL team. change ~ to ~ change advisers to advisors change ~ to 9. correct as written c. d 29. John Grisham's novel "The Firm" is set in Memphis. Tenn. His other novels are also set in the south replace novel "The Firm" with novel. "The Firm." change Th.nn,. to lli. change Th.nn,. to Tennessee replace ;'ill!!!h with S.Q.yjh b. c. d. 4 0] 30. The package is for John and Mary Smith. Is that where the Smiths' live? No, that is the Joneses' house change Smiths' to .smi!h:5. change Smiths' to Smith's change Joneses' to Joneses correct as written a. b. c. d. 31. Her German shepherd loves to eat French fries, but her Irish setter prefers Boston cream pie. change German to german change shepherd to Shepherd change furu;;h to ~ change ~ to ~ a. b. c. d 32. Each of the Miss Teen USA contestants was judged on their talent, poise and personality. H~re comes the winner. change ~ to ~ change ~ to ~ insert a comma after ~ replace ~ with ~ a. b, c. d 33. A number of students have found jobs; however, the number is smaller than last year. Unfortunately, neither of those students are going to find one. a. b c. d change ~ to ~ replace the semi-colon with a comma replace iii with llr.e. replace llr.e. with iii BONUS: Up to ~ points. Clearly correct the error or errors related to language usage. Your correction or corrections must be clear to receive points. Write correct if the sentence is correct as stands. Bob laid on the couch for a hour. He watched a documentary describe how important the news media is to society 5