Comprehensive_Grammar_Checkpoint

Appendix F Comprehensive Grammar Checkpoint Enter the correct answer for each item by typing A or B in the second column. Provide an explanation for each choice in the Rationale column. The boxes expand to accommodate the text. Item Correct Answer (A or B) Rationale 1. B A nurse does not necessarily have to be a woman; a nurse could be a he or she. That’s why I chose answer B. 2. A In sentence B it specifies a gender, so that’s why I picked sentence A. 3. B The reason I chose sentence B, is because being a Muslim does not add anything to the sentence. It’s irrelevant, so that’s why I went with choice B. It’s not Bias at all. 4. B I chose B for my answer, because it is not stating the attorney’s race, which would make it a racist sentence. 5. B I I believe that the age of this child is irrelevant to the sentence that’s why I chose sentence B. 6. B I agree with sentence B, because it’s not pointing towards the fact that a younger person has more knowledge in this area then an older person does. Or vise versa, Sentence B points towards an individual that knows more about technology. 7. B Sentence A states irrelevant information all we need to know is a child on the field trip will need special accommodations. 8. B Sentence B does not point towards the differences of Mr. Suzuki’s. 9. B I chose B because it uses a subordinating conjunction to connect each sentence. 10. B I chose B because it’s a complete thought, and the other sentence was incomplete. 11. A I picked A because B doesn’t have a form of punctuation or connecting word to specify the difference between the two sentences. 12. A I chose A because we are supposed to use a comma and a coordinating conjunction in sentence B. 13. A I chose A, because these words were misspelled in B [believe, occurrence, and families.] 14. B I chose B because these words were misspelled in A [argument, their, commitment.] 15. B I chose B because University & Valley in A re supposed to be capitalized. 16. A I chose A, because December & McDonald’s is supposed to be capitalized. 17. A I chose A, because “it’s” is the contraction for “it is”. 18. B I chose B, because the plural noun is possessive. 19. B I chose B, because the plural noun is possessive. 20. A I chose A, because putting a semicolon after worse yet is not a complete sentences. 21. B I chose B, because one or more of the main elements already contains commas. 22. A I chose A because, the colon is not after a complete thought. 23. A I chose A because, the commas help add the nonessential elements to the sentence. 24. A I chose A, because its not a complete thought before the comma. 25. A I chose A because with the comma it also used a coordinating conjunction.