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Which of the following sentences is punctuated CORRECTLY?

A You need to call the lab, check the test results, and contact the patient’s doctors.

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The correct answer includes commas to set apart the items in a list and does not include unnecessary punctuation to introduce the list.

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Which of the following sentences is written in the third person?

He checked on the patient in room 302.

"He" is a third-person pronoun, "you" is a second-person pronoun, and "I" is a first-person pronoun. In the sentence "Check on the patient in room 302.", the subject "you" is implied.

Which group of words would make a more effective revision to the beginning of this sentence?
Smithco's quarterly report indicated that sales were falling, the same report showed a growth in net income.

Although Smithco's quarterly report indicated that sales were falling,

The revised sentence would be: "Although Smithco's quarterly report indicated that sales were falling, the same report showed a growth in net income." The revised sentence effectively introduces a contrast between the declining sales indicated in Smithco's quarterly report and the growth in net income also mentioned in the same report. By using the conjunction "although," the sentence acknowledges the initial negative information about falling sales while setting up the contrasting information that follows.

The DMV is issuing new driving licenses to people, men, and women under the age of 21.
Which of the following words or phrases are REDUNDANT in the sentence above?

Men and women.

The phrase "men and women" is included in the noun "people." While the word "new" is not necessary for the sentence to be correct, removing it would change the meaning of the sentence. The word "to" is a necessary preposition. If the phrase "the age" were removed, the sentence would have a redundant "of."

________ car is parked outside?
Which of the following words CORRECTLY completes the sentence above?

Whose

Who’s is a contraction linking the words who is or who has, and whose is the possessive form of who.
This sentence is asking who owns or possesses the car that is outside, so we need to use the possessive form of the pronoun who, which is whose.
Who’s is incorrect in this sentence because Who’s car is parked outside would mean who is car is parked outside.
The other two answers are simply incorrect spelling.

Which revision should be made to this sentence?
Our training helps you find a job in a wide range of industries, including nursing information technology, and criminal justice.

Insert a comma after "nursing".

The three words/phrases: "nursing", "information technology", and "criminal justice" has an equal role; therefore, we need to use a comma to separate those.

In which of the following sentences does the verb agree with the subject?

The rescue organization, which takes in animals from zoos across the country, has agreed not to sell the elephants to another zoo.

The singular subject "organization" agrees with the singular verb "has".

The coffee they serve in Turkey is so robust I don’t think I slept more than three hours any of the nights I stayed there.
Which of the following is the meaning of the word “robust” as used in the sentence above?

Strong.

The correct meaning of the word is “strong”, as it portrays the idea that the coffee was so caffeinated it made it impossible for this person to sleep.
“Sweet” is not the correct meaning, as it would suggest that flavor has something to do with the effect on your sleep.
“Watery” is not the correct meaning, as it would suggest that the coffee would not be strong enough to keep someone awake at night.
“Hot” is not the correct meaning, as it would suggest that temperature has something to do with caffeine or the coffee’s effect on your sleep.

What part of speech is the word "expensive" in the sentence below?
The dress was beautiful, but it was too expensive for her budget.

Adjective.

The word "expensive" is an adjective that describes "dress".

Which choice CORRECTLY follows the rules of capitalization?

President Clinton.

President Clinton is the choice that is properly capitalized. The name and position are capitalized.

What is the author’s tone in this passage?

Nostalgic.

A nostalgic tone expresses a sentimental yearning for a return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition.
Indignant is incorrect. An indignant tone expresses anger, especially when the writer is angered by something unjust or unworthy.
Regretful is incorrect. A regretful tone expresses a feeling of sadness, repentance, or disappointment over an occurrence or something that one has done or failed to do.
Objective is incorrect. An objective tone is factual and uninfluenced by emotion or personal prejudice, thus allowing readers to form their own opinions.

Which of the following words is an EXCEPTION to a common spelling rule?

Pastime.

Pastime is spelled correctly, but it is an exception to the following spelling rule: Don’t Omit Letters for Compound Words. The other words conform to the following rules:
- Bicycle: Adding a prefix to a word does NOT change the spelling of a word.
- Beautiful: If a word ends in y preceded by a consonant, change the y to i, then add the suffix.
- Stopping: Double a final single consonant before adding a suffix when the word ends with a single vowel followed by a single consonant AND the consonant ends a stressed syllable or a one-syllable word.

Which of the following is spelled CORRECTLY, showing an EXCEPTION to a spelling rule?

Neither.

"Neither" is correct because it is an exception to the I before E rule. The rule states, “i before e except after c”. This is an exception because the E comes before the I in this case.
Wierd is incorrect. The correct spelling is weird, so the answer choice is misspelled.
Receive is incorrect because it follows the second part of the I before E rule, so it’s not an exception.
Sliegh is incorrect. The correct spelling is sleigh, so the answer choice is misspelled.

Ashlee's son, for which my friends bought gifts, is having a graduation party.
Which is the BEST way to revise this sentence?

son, for whom my friends bought

In this case of relative clauses and pronouns, there is a need for a object replacing for a human, hence, "whom" is the best relative pronoun.

Which of the following has the same meaning as the underlined word in the sentence below?
The customer was irate and shouted angrily at the staff before leaving.

Furious.

A customer who is “shouting angrily” is furious.