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...