12 A grammar - Disneyland

LANGUAGE ARTS

_____________________________________________________________

Grammar and Usage

In the following sentences, four parts of each sentence are underlined. If you think any one of the underlined parts is incorrect, choose the letter under that part as your answer. If you think the sentence is correct as written, choose (E) as your answer. Please note: read together, all of the sentences in this section make up a story.

1. Disneyland Park, originally Disneyland, are the first of two theme parks built at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.  No error.

A: ARE should be replaced with IS. One theme park IS; many theme parks ARE.

2. Disneyland opened its doors on July 17 1955.  No error.

A: You need a comma after “17” and before “1955”

3. It is the only theme park designed and built under the direct supervision of walt Disney.  No error.

A:  “Walt” and  “Disney” must be capitalized. You must always capitalize a person’s name.

4. It was originally the only attraction on the property. However it was slightly renamed to distinguish it from the expanding complex in the 1990s.  No error.

A: You need a comma after “however” and before “it”

5. Walt Disney came up with the concept of “Disneyland” after visiting various amusement parks with his daughters in the 1930s and 1940s.  No error.

A: No Error

6. He initially envisioned building a tourist attraction adjacent to his studios in Burbank to entertain fans that wished to visit.  No error.

A: THAT should be replaced with WHO. Fans are people, and people are always WHO not THAT.

7. However, he soon realized that the proposed sight was too small.  No error.

A: SIGHT should be replaced with SITE. SIGHT deals with “vision” while SITE deals with place or location. 

8. After hiring a consultant to help him determine a appropriate site for his project, Walt bought a 160-acre site near Anaheim in 1953. No error.

A: “a” should be replaced with “an”. Always use the article “an” when it precedes a letter starting with a vowel (a,e,i, o,u)

9. Construction began in 1954 and the park was unveiled during a special televised press event on the ABC television network on July 17 1955.  No error.

A: you need a “comma” after “17” and before “1955”

10. Since their opening, Disneyland has undergone a number of expansions and renovations, including the addition of New Orleans Square in 1966, Bear Country (now Critter Country) in 1972, and Mickey's Toontown in 1993.  No error.

A: THEIR should be replaced with ITS because all of Disneyland is one entity. 11. 11. Disney California Adventure Park was built on the site of Disneylands original parking lot and opened in 2001.  No error.

A: “Disneyland’s”: You need an apostrophe to show possession.

12: Disneyland has a larger cumulative attendance then any other theme park in the world, with over 650 million guests since it opened.  No error.

A: THEN should be replaced with THAN. Use THEN to show time sequence. Use THAN to compare. For example: “She is taller THAN I am,” versus, “First THEN second”

13. In 2011, the park hosted approximately 16.14 million guests, making them the second most visited park in the world that calendar year.  No error.

A: THEM should be replaced with IT. The park …. making IT the second most visited. Gotcha!

14. According to a March 2005 report from the Disney Company, there are 65,700 jobs supported by the Disneyland Resort.  No error.

A: No error.

15. The concept for Disneyland began when Walt Disney was visiting Griffith Park in los angeles with his daughters Diane and Sharon.  No error.

A: “Los Angeles” – always capitalize the name of a city. 

16. While watching them ride the merry-go-round, he came up with the idea of a place where adults and there children could go and have fun together, though his dream lay dormant for many years.  No error.

A: THERE should be replaced with THEIR. Use THERE for location; use THEIR to show possession.  

17. He may have also been influenced by his fathers memories of the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 in Chicago (his father worked at the Exposition).

A: “Father’s” – you need to connote possession.  No error.

18. While people wrote letters to Disney about visiting the Walt Disney Studios, he realized that a functional movie studio had little to offer to visiting fans, and began to foster ideas of building a site near the Burbank studios for tourists to visit. No error.

A: No error.  

19. His ideas evolved to a small play park with a boat ride and other themed areas. The initial concept, the Mickey Mouse Park, started with a eight - acre (3.2 ha) plot across Riverside Drive.  No error.

A: “a” should be replaced with “an”

20. He started to visit other parks for inspiration and ideas, including Tivoli Gardens in Denmark, Efteling in The Netherlands and Greenfield Village, Playland, and Children's Fairyland in the United States. His designers began working on concepts, though the project grew much larger then the land could hold.  No error.

A: THAN not THEN.

is the SAT or ACT more important?

and the SAT exam is the winner! (at least according to this article) 

_________

SAT is more important than the AP, ACT

2011-01-30 13:57:16 Purple Ming Education

SAT and ACT college entrance exams are the United States, but the SAT is the first American university entrance examination, ACT is the second entrance of the American University. That American universities regarded as the first reference SAT scores, ACT is the second reference. SAT exam content is independent of American high school teaching content, it is mainly a complex evaluation of candidates in English, rational argument and logical reasoning ability, that is, the ability of candidates to learn the core of strong and weak evaluation. ACT exam content is closely related with the teaching content of American high school, somewhat similar to our high school examinations. Therefore, if the domestic system is studied American candidate four years of high school curriculum, then take the ACT exam is more suitable. Conversely, SAT exam is more suitable for domestic candidates. On the other hand, many American schools take into account the candidates never learned Chinese American high school curriculum.Therefore, the United States suggested that the Chinese elite best candidates to submit SAT test scores. To the University of Michigan, for example, the only internationally recognized university students submit SAT scores, ACT scores are not recognized. SAT exam is successfully applied for decisive American schools, and AP U.S. college credit courses are supplementary. Without a good SAT scores, there is no amount of AP scores, it is impossible to successfully apply for attending American schools.

grammar - Costco 10A

 LANGUAGE ARTS

__________________________________________________________________

Grammar and Usage

In the following sentences, four parts of each sentence are underlined. If you think any one of the underlined parts is incorrect, choose the letter under that part as your answer. If you think the sentence is correct as written, choose (E) as your answer. Please note: read together, all of the sentences in this section make up a story.

1. Costco Wholesale Corporation is a membership-only warehouse club who provides a wide selection of merchandise.  No error.

A: WHO is wrong here; only use WHO when referring to people. You should use THAN or WHICH. In this example, use THAT.

2.    As of July 2012, Costco is the second larger retailer in the United States. No error.

A: LARGER is wrong here. Use an “ER” ending only when you are absolutely positive that you are comparing TWO things; otherwise use “EST” endings. When you do not have a definite number, use EST. (ex: She is the eldest of her siblings.”)

3.    Costco is the seven largest retailer in the world and the largest membership warehouse club chain in the United States. No error.

A: SEVEN should be replaced with SEVENTH. (ex: First, second, third store)

4.    Costco’s main headquarters are in Issaquah Washington.  No error.

A: You need a comma between the city and state. Latter part of the sentence should read: “Issaquah, Washington.”

5.    Costco was founded in 1976 in San Diego, california.   No error.      

A: California must be capitalized. Always capitalize cities and states.

6.    It’s first warehouse was located in Seattle, Washington.  No error.

A: “IT’S” is wrong here. Use IT’S only when you want to contract “IT IS”.  Otherwise use “ITS” (no apostrophe) to show possession. Here, the “ITS” refers to “Costco”.  ITS is a possessive pronoun that is gender neutral. The word “ITS” is used to describe something that is connected to an animal or an inanimate object. “IT’s” is a contraction for “IT IS” or “IT HAS.” (ex: “It’s a nice day.”)

7.    Today Costco has a total of 632 locations, 451 of which are in the in the United States.  No error.

A: You need a comma between TODAY and COSTCO.  Remember, cities and states are always capitalized.

8.    Founded by James (Jim) Sinegal and Jeffrey H. Brotman, Costco opened its first warehouse in Seattle, Washington, on September15 1983.  No error.

A: You need a comma after 15 and before 1983. (“September 15, 1983”)

9.    Sinegal started in wholesale distribution by working for Sol Price at both FedMart and Price Club.  No error.

A: No Error.

10. Brotman, an attorney from an old Seattle retailing family had also been involved in retail distribution from an early age.  No error.

A: You need a comma after FAMILY and before HAD. Please review comma rules carefully. Use a comma to separate the elements in a series of three or more things. The last comma—the one between the word “and” and the preceding word is often called the serial comma or the oxford comma. Use a comma to set off introductory elements as well.

11. Warehouses outside the United States is similar to those in the United States.  No error.

A: IS is wrong here, You must use ARE because warehouses are plural. 

12. Layout, signage, and even parking lot markings are generally identical to warehouses in the united states.  No error.

A: United States should be capitalized. (France, Germany, United States and other countries are capitalized—cities and states are always capitalized as well)

13. Food Court menus are tailored to international tastes, with poutine on offer in Canada, seafood-topped pizza available in Asian and Mexican locations, clam chowder in Japan, Taiwan and South Korea, jacket potatoes in the UK, and meat pies in Australia. No error.

A: There is no need to capitalize COURT. It is not a proper noun.

14. Memberships must be purchased in advance for one Year. No error.

A: There is no need to capitalize “year” here.

15. Purchases made with Costco Cash Cards also do not requires a membership, and there is no surcharge.  No error.

A: “Requires” should be replaced with “require.” Many purchases require.

16. Canadian, United Kingdom and United States Costco locations only accept American Express, PIN-based debit cards (Interac in Canada), Costco credit cards, Costco Cash Cards, cash, checks, and EBT cards (food stamps). No error.

A: No Error.

 17. While Costco welcomes members to bring up to too guests, only official members may pay for items. No error.

A: “too” should be replaced with “two”

18. American Express is the only accepted credit card in the United States, Canada, and Japan because this card charge Costco very low interchange fees (a percentage of revenue from total sales made), as Costco's margins are low in comparison to other retailers. No error.

A: “Charge” should be replaced with “charges”—one card “charges,” but many cards “charge.”

19. In addition Costco accepts Flexible Spending Account (FSA) debit cards for qualifying purchases at the pharmacy and optical departments in the U.S. No error.

A: You need a comma after “In addition”

20. Along with the additional benefits the executive membership offers, e.g., home loans, car insurance, and check printing services, executive members also receive a annual "2% Rewards Check" of up to $750.00 from Costco on all purchases made, excluding select items such as the following: gasoline, tobacco, stamps and in some states, alcohol.   No error.

A: “An annual” not “a annual” – you need the article “an” for any words preceded with a vowel (a, e, I, o, u)

Descriptive essay guidelines

http://www.irsc.edu/uploadedFiles/Students/AcademicSupportCenter/WritingLab/E7-Descriptive-Essay-Guidelines.pdf

Grammar - Barak Obama 9A

 LANGUAGE ARTS

__________________________________________________________________

Grammar and Usage

In the following sentences, four parts of each sentence are underlined. If you think any one of the underlined parts is incorrect, choose the letter under that part as your answer. If you think the sentence is correct as written, choose (E) as your answer. Please note: read together, all of the sentences in this section make up a story.

1. Barack Hussein Obama II was born on August 4 1961.  No Error. 

A: “August 4, 1961” The comma (,) is missing.

2. president Obama is the 44^th and current leader of the United States.   No Error.

A: President must be capitalized. PRESIDENT is capitalized when the word comes immediately before a person’s name (ex: “President Barak Obama” or “President Kennedy”). Also, you always capitalize the first word in a sentence—no matter what!

3.  Obama is the first African-american to hold the office.   No Error.

A: AMERICAN must be capitalized.  It is a proper noun. A noun is a person, place, or thing. A proper noun is a noun that refers to a unique entity. A proper noun is more specific than a noun.

4. Born in Honolulu Hawaii, Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School.   No Error.

A: Comma (,) is missing between Honolulu and Hawaii. Always place a comma between a city and a state (ex: “I live in New York, New York” or “I live in Forest Hills, Queens”)

5. Obama were president of the Harvard Law Review.   No Error.

A: Obama WAS not WERE; one WAS but many WERE, Use WAS for singular but use WERE for plural.

6. He was a community organizer in Chicago before earning his Law Degree.   No Error.

A: No need to capitalize LAW DEGREE because it is not a proper noun. You capitalize “Bachelor of Science” or “Bachelor of Arts,” but you do not capitalize “law degree.” You do capitalize the name of a law school. For example, “Frances Kweller received her law degree from Hofstra Law School and her Bachelor of Science from New York University’s Steinhardt School of Education.” You do not need to capitalize something like this: “Frances Kweller went to college and to law school.” Here, there are no proper nouns and you are neither referring to a specific college nor a specific law school.   

7.  He worked as a civil rights attorney in Chicago and taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago law school from 1992 to 2004.   No Error.

A: “Law School” here must be capitalized. Always capitalize a city or state or specific name of a person, place, or thing. For example, “Columbia Law School” is capitalized because it is the specific name of a law school.  

8. He served three terms, representing the 13^th District in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004, running unsuccessful for the United States House of Representatives in 2000. No Error.

A: UNSUCCESSFULLY. Adverbs modify adjectives, verbs, and other adverbs. If an adverb answers how and can have an -ly attached to it, place it there. Ex: She runs quickly, speaks softly, and dances gracefully. Don’t drive safe—drive safely!

9. In 2004, Obama recieved national attention during his campaign to represent Illinois in the United States Senate with his victory in the March Democratic Party Primary. No Error.

A: Received is spelled incorrectly. Remember to always place an “i” before an “e” except after “c”.         

10. Obamas keynote address was held at the Democratic National Convention in July and his election to the Senate took place the following November. No Error.

A: “Obamas” is wrong here. There is only one person here (Obama) so you need to say “Obama’s” to show possession. Use the apostrophe to show possession. Place the apostrophe before the s to show singular possession.   

11. He began his presidential campaign in 2007, and in 2008, after a close primary campaign between Hillary Rodham Clinton, he won sufficient delegates in the Democratic Party primaries to receive the presidential nomination. No Error.

A: You run AGAINST someone, not between someone. You campaign AGAINST someone, not between someone. Conversely, you are partners WITH someone, not AGAINST someone.  Here, the primary campaign was against Hillary Clinton, not between her.

12. Than, he defeated Republican nominee John McCain in the general election, and was inaugurated as president on January 20, 2009.  No Error.

A: THAN is wrong here. THAN is used for comparison while THEN is used for time sequence. For example, “First THEN second,”  “greater than”. THAN = COMPARE  but THEN = TIME

Also, you use THEN when you refer to something that happened in the past or WILL happen in the future. Remember, use THEN when referring to time sequence ONLY.

13. Nine months after his election, Obama was named the 2009 nobel peace prize laureate.  No Error.

A: Nobel Peace Prize is a proper noun and it must start with a CAPITAL letter.

14. During his first two years in office Obama signed into law economic stimulus legislation in response to the Great Recession in the form of the American Recovery Act. No Error.                                                                                                                     

A: You need a comma after “office” and before “Obama” because it is separating two clauses. You use the word DURING in this sentence because it is explaining that Obama singed these legislations into laws.  To avoid confusion, use commas to separate words and word groups with a series of three or more. Use a comma to separate two adjectives when the word and can be inserted between them. Use a comma when an -ly adjective is used with other adjectives (ex: He was a happy, healthy boy).

15. Obama also sign the Reinvestment Act of 2009, and the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010.  No Error.

A: SIGN is wrong here. Obama signed this in the past. Use the past tense of “sign”

 16. Other major domestic initiatives in his first term included the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, often referred to as "Obamacare," the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and the Consumer Protection Act, and the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010. No Error.

A: a colon (:) is missing here. A colon generally is used to indicate that a list of three or more will follow. A colon (:) is used before a list or an explanation that is preceded by a clause that can stand by itself. Think of the colon as a gate, inviting you to go in. Colons are also used to separate titles and subtitles (Barak Obama: The Audacity of Hope)

17.  In foreign policy, Obama ended United States military involvement in the Iraq War, increased troop levels in Afghanistan, signed the New START Arms Control Treaty with Russia, order U.S. military involvement in Libya, and commanded the military operation that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden. No Error.

A: Obama ORDERED not ORDER. He did this in the past.

18. In November, 2010, the Republicans regained control of the House of Representatives. No Error.

A: You do not need a comma after “November” and before “2010”. You need a comma when you have a specific date (“November 16, 2010”).

19. Then, Obama signed the Budget Control Act Of 2011 and the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012.  No Error.

A: You do not need to capitalize “of.”  In a title, always capitalize the first and last word. Capitalize the verbs, adverbs, nouns, pronouns and adjectives. You do not need to capitalize articles (the, a, an) unless the article is the very first word in the title.

20. Obama was re-elected United States President in November 2012, defeating Republican nominee Mitt Romney, and was sworn in for a second term on January 20, 2013. No Error.

A: No Error.