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Composing&Writing231-240



Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

1. 

Composing and Writing Process—Drafting and Revising Skills—RIT 231-240
Identify the sentence with a metaphor.
a.
The sun gives light to my day.
c.
The sun is the light of my life.
b.
The sun shines her light on me.
d.
The sun is like joy to me.
 

2. 

Composing and Writing Process—Use Editing and Proofreading Processes—RIT 231-240
On a very cold night, Jack clumsily walked down the heavily snow-packed street.
Which of the underlined words is NOT an adverb?
a.
very
c.
snow-packed
b.
clumsily
d.
heavily
 

3. 

Which is NOT an indefinite pronoun?
a.
myself
c.
everyone
b.
all
d.
few
 

4. 

Which sentence contains a metaphor?
a.
The empty blanks reminded me that I did not know any answers.
c.
He eats like a wild horse.
b.
Her complexion was leather after years of suntanning.
d.
The room was beautifully decorated with red roses.
 

5. 

Identify the incorrect tense.
a.
will have eaten
c.
have eaten
b.
had eaten
d.
would eaten
 



 
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