Weegy: The sentence fragment is: When we stopped by the garden. User: 6. Which sentence contains both an adverb and a conjunction? A. Do you want the shrimp or the crab? B. The storm caused flooding as predicted. C. Lucille was a kind person, but she hated people who spread rumors. D. Lawson crept silently up the stairs but couldn't slow his heartbeat. Weegy: Lawson crept silently up the stairs, but couldn't still his heartbeat. This sentence contains both an adverb (silently) and a conjunction (but). User: 7. An exclamatory sentence always ends in A. a question mark. B. an exclamation point. C. a period or an exclamation point. D. a period. Weegy: An exclamatory sentence always ends in an exclamation point. User: 8. Which of the following statements about connecting paragraphs is correct? A. A good connection between two paragraphs is an implied transition. B. Two paragraphs may be joined by an action verb. C. You can use a pointing word in paragraph 2 that refers to a word in the paragraph 1. D. You can't state an idea in paragraph 2 that's related to an idea in paragraph 1. Weegy: The following statement about connecting paragraphs is correct: You can use a pointing word that refers to a word in the previous paragraph. User: 9. Which of the following statements is true of plagiarism? A. It's a minor academic offense. B. It's easily avoided by paraphrasing. C. It's limited to scholarly work. D. It's borrowing without giving the original author credit. Weegy: Plagiarism is: borrowing without giving the original author credit. User: 10. Which of the following sentences contains a compound predicate? A. She raced along the path to beat him to the beach. B. While he swam, she collected shells. C. She placed the shells in a plastic bag while he dried ... (More)

Weegy: The statement that would be considered inappropriate in formal writing is: He hates to be late. User: 4. Which of the following is a compound sentence? A. Anywhere you want to go, we will follow. B. Do you want to go to the diner? C. Erin and Maria are going to the mall, and John is going to the movies. D. After the rain stopped, the girls decided to go to the park. (More)

Weegy: She forcefully ASSERTED her view that something needs to be done to reduce crime in the city in front of city council. User: 3. To become a better writer, you must read A. only nonfiction. B. only novels. C. good writing. D. anything except magazines. Weegy: In order to become a better writer, you must read good writing. User: 4. Freewriting is an exercise in which you A. write whatever thoughts come to mind. B. write only grammatically correct sentences. C. rewrite an article in a magazine or newspaper. D. revise and polish an essay. Weegy: Freewriting is an exercise in which you : write whatever your thoughts are in no particular order. (More)

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Weegy: The best strategy to follow when you write a report or an essay is: Work on it over several days and rewrite it at least twice. User: 12. Which one of the following sentences is written in the active voice? A. Accidents are considered by most people as unavoidable. B. It is said that definite steps can be taken to prevent many accidents. C. Accidents are witnessed every day. D. Few people think seriously of doing something about accidents. Weegy: The sentence written in the active voice is: Few people think seriously of doing something about accidents. User: 13. Which statement is most accurate regarding the speaking-writing connection? A. Written words seldom reflect the words people use when they speak. B. The words used by writers are not normally used in speaking. C. To own a word, write it over and over again. D. To own a word, speak it. Weegy: To own a word, speak it. -is most accurate regarding the speaking-writing connection. User: 14. Choose the word that best fills in the blank. _______ was rampant about whether or not the company was closing. A. Speculation B. Proclamation C. Morose D. Affluency Weegy: Speculation was rampant about whether or not the company was closing. User: 15. Writing in the active voice will allow you to A. use the verb "to be." B. write longer sentences. C. write more lively sentences. D. emphasize the subject of the sentence being acted on. Weegy: Writing in the active voice will allow you to emphasize the subject of the sentence being acted on. User: 16. Which of the following statements is correct? A. A topic sentence is typically placed at the end of the first paragraph. B. The thesis statement belongs at the bottom of the pyramidal writing structure, while topic sentences belong at the top. C. ... (More)