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Test Bank For College Writing Skills With Readings 7 Edition John Langan Full Download
Test Bank For College Writing Skills With Readings 7 Edition John Langan Full Download
Student: ___________________________________________________________________________
1. Verbs tell us the time of an action. The time that a verb shows is usually called _____.
________________________________________
2. In addition to the most common tenses, which are simple present, past, and future, there are _____ other
tenses that enable us to express specific ideas about time.
________________________________________
3. The _____ tenses are formed by adding have, has, or had to the past participle (the form of the verb that ends,
usually, in -ed).
________________________________________
4. The _____ tenses are formed by adding am, is, are, was, or were to the present participle (the form of a verb
that ends in -ing).
________________________________________
5. The _____ progressive tenses are formed by adding have been, has been, or had been to the present
participle.
________________________________________
6. _____ are words formed from verbs and, like verbs, often express action.
________________________________________
10. In general, _____ verbs are more effective than passive verbs. These verbs give your writing simpler and
more vigorous style.
________________________________________
Directions: For the sentences that follow, identify the correct verb tenses.
12. My children had never given me problems until they enter adolescence.
A. Present perfect
B. Past perfect
C. Present progressive
D. Past progressive
13. Larissa is trying to learn Spanish before she travels to Mexico to visit her grandparents.
A. Present perfect
B. Past perfect
C. Present progressive
D. Past progressive
14. Kalani and his friends were surfing when the woman was attacked by a tiger shark.
A. Present perfect
B. Past perfect
C. Present progressive
D. Past progressive
15. I am trying to become more environmentally responsible by recycling my bottles, newspaper, and cardboard
materials.
A. Present perfect
B. Past perfect
C. Present progressive
D. Past progressive
Directions: For each of the sentences that follow, identify the underlined word as a participle, an infinitive, or a
gerund. If the underlined word is not a verbal, select "Not a verbal."
16. To prevent cheating, my professor asked everyone to leave their cell phones on her desk during the final
exam.
A. Participle
B. Infinitive
C. Gerund
D. Not a verbal
17. To encourage cooperation, Karim asked everyone to put aside their own prejudice.
A. Participle
B. Infinitive
C. Gerund
D. Not a verbal
19. Tommy worked for twenty-five years at the company before losing his job.
A. Participle
B. Infinitive
C. Gerund
D. Not a verbal
Directions: Change the following sentence from passive voice to active voice.
20. Canned meats and other non-perishable items from the food drive were distributed by volunteers to families
in need during the holidays.
21. There are five mistakes in subject-verb agreement in the following passage. Rewrite the sentences,
correcting all errors.
Getting Help with Math
It's nine o'clock on a Tuesday night. You are trying to finish your math assignment. You have only two
problems left to go. Almost done! You is looking forward to a nice snack and your favorite TV show. You read
the next problem and groan. You don't have a clue how to do it. You may check your notes from class. Or you
may try reading your textbook. But the problem might as well be written in a foreign language.
Does this sound familiar? Most people who has taken any kind of math class had had this experience. What do
you do when you get stuck? Perhaps you call a friend? Or you ask a family member for help. But what if it's
late at night?
Years ago there was very few ways to get help if you were stuck on math problem. Math is different from other
school subjects. You often cannot find what to do in a book. A dictionary or even an encyclopedia probably
won't help you. You need someone to show you the steps. Learning most kinds of math are something like
learning to play a musical instrument. You need a coach to show you what to do.
Chapter 28 Key
1. Verbs tell us the time of an action. The time that a verb shows is usually called _____.
tense
Langan - Chapter 28 #1
2. In addition to the most common tenses, which are simple present, past, and future, there are _____ other
tenses that enable us to express specific ideas about time.
nine
Langan - Chapter 28 #2
3. The _____ tenses are formed by adding have, has, or had to the past participle (the form of the verb that ends,
usually, in -ed).
perfect
Langan - Chapter 28 #3
4. The _____ tenses are formed by adding am, is, are, was, or were to the present participle (the form of a verb
that ends in -ing).
progressive
Langan - Chapter 28 #4
5. The _____ progressive tenses are formed by adding have been, has been, or had been to the present
participle.
perfect
Langan - Chapter 28 #5
6. _____ are words formed from verbs and, like verbs, often express action.
Verbals
Langan - Chapter 28 #6
Langan - Chapter 28 #7
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10. In general, _____ verbs are more effective than passive verbs. These verbs give your writing simpler and
more vigorous style.
active
Directions: For the sentences that follow, identify the correct verb tenses.
Langan - Chapter 28
13. Larissa is trying to learn Spanish before she travels to Mexico to visit her grandparents.
A. Present perfect
B. Past perfect
C. Present progressive
D. Past progressive
14. Kalani and his friends were surfing when the woman was attacked by a tiger shark.
A. Present perfect
B. Past perfect
C. Present progressive
D. Past progressive
15. I am trying to become more environmentally responsible by recycling my bottles, newspaper, and cardboard
materials.
A. Present perfect
B. Past perfect
C. Present progressive
D. Past progressive
Directions: For each of the sentences that follow, identify the underlined word as a participle, an infinitive, or a
gerund. If the underlined word is not a verbal, select "Not a verbal."
Langan - Chapter 28
16. To prevent cheating, my professor asked everyone to leave their cell phones on her desk during the final
exam.
A. Participle
B. Infinitive
C. Gerund
D. Not a verbal
17. To encourage cooperation, Karim asked everyone to put aside their own prejudice.
A. Participle
B. Infinitive
C. Gerund
D. Not a verbal
19. Tommy worked for twenty-five years at the company before losing his job.
A. Participle
B. Infinitive
C. Gerund
D. Not a verbal
Directions: Change the following sentence from passive voice to active voice.
Langan - Chapter 28
20. Canned meats and other non-perishable items from the food drive were distributed by volunteers to families
in need during the holidays.
Volunteers distributed canned meats and other non-perishable items from the food drive to families in need
during the holidays.
21. There are five mistakes in subject-verb agreement in the following passage. Rewrite the sentences,
correcting all errors.
Getting Help with Math
It's nine o'clock on a Tuesday night. You are trying to finish your math assignment. You have only two
problems left to go. Almost done! You is looking forward to a nice snack and your favorite TV show. You read
the next problem and groan. You don't have a clue how to do it. You may check your notes from class. Or you
may try reading your textbook. But the problem might as well be written in a foreign language.
Does this sound familiar? Most people who has taken any kind of math class had had this experience. What do
you do when you get stuck? Perhaps you call a friend? Or you ask a family member for help. But what if it's
late at night?
Years ago there was very few ways to get help if you were stuck on math problem. Math is different from other
school subjects. You often cannot find what to do in a book. A dictionary or even an encyclopedia probably
won't help you. You need someone to show you the steps. Learning most kinds of math are something like
learning to play a musical instrument. You need a coach to show you what to do.
It's nine o'clock on a Tuesday night. You are trying to finish your math assignment. You have only two
problems left to go. Almost done! You are looking forward to a nice snack and your favorite TV show. You
read the next problem and groan. You don't have a clue how to do it. You may check your notes from class. Or
you may try reading your textbook. But the problem might as well be written in a foreign language.
Does this sound familiar? Most people who have taken any kind of math class have had this experience. What
do you do when you get stuck? Perhaps you call a friend? Or you ask a family member for help. But what if it's
late at night?
Years ago there were very few ways to get help if you were stuck on math problem. Math is different from other
school subjects. You often cannot find what to do in a book. A dictionary or even an encyclopedia probably
won't help you. You need someone to show you the steps. Learning most kinds of math is something like
learning to play a musical instrument. You need a coach to show you what to do.
Chapter 28 Summary
Category # of Questions
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