http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=user%3aMarilyn&o=DateDescendingSearch results for 'user:Marilyn'en-USXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/NeedHelp/qzp/post.htmSun, 17 Aug 2003 07:43:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:4724marilynWhat if anytthing, is wrong with the following sentence? 1. Arriving at the circus early, seats could be selected near the center ring. a. properly consturcted sentence b.comma splice c. dangler d. lacks parallel parts When you construct a bulleted list, you should: a. begin with an-ing word. b.begin with a command verb. c. make the items parallel in form. d. mix bullet types to attract attention to curcial points.http://www.englishforums.com/English/SelectTheBestAnswer/qzx/post.htmSun, 17 Aug 2003 07:34:09 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:4723marilynWhat, if anything is wrong with the following sentences? 1. the new drug proved to be highly effective, it has no side effects. a. properly constructed sentence b.comma splice c. lacks parallel parts d. has unclear pronoun 2. Do you see the pretty girl standing next to the car with the red boots on? a.properly constructed sentence b. misplaced part c. run-on d. fragment 3.Do you advise me to go to college or that I should get a job after high school? a. properly constructed sentence b. misplaced part c. lacks parallel parts d. run-on 4. To be fit, you should get enougt sleep, exercise regularly, and eat a healthy diet. a.properly constructed sentence b. comma splice c. lacks paralles parts d. unclear...http://www.englishforums.com/English/SelectBestAnswersEachQuestion-Statement/qzn/post.htmSun, 17 Aug 2003 07:23:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:4722marilynWhat if anything, is wrong with the following sentences? 1. Since I no longer maintain an office downtown for working on this kind of project? a. properly constructed sentence b.fragment c.dangler d.misplaced part 2. Noah Webster supported himself through sales of his spelling book over 100 million copies of the book were sold. a. properly constructed sentence b.dangler c.run-on d. misplaced part 3. An appeals court orered the money terurned however, the IRS didn't comply. a. properly constructed sentence b. lacks parallel parts c.dangler d. comma splice 4.Noah Webster, author of the original Webster's Dictionary, believed that a dictionary should contain more than the definitions of words; therefore, he...http://www.englishforums.com/English/MakeAppropriateTranslation/pgm/post.htmFri, 15 Aug 2003 06:42:29 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:4449marilynDecide which contain brief forms that do not need to be changed and which contain medical slang that must be translated. 1. LABORATORY DATA: Her crit was 35. 2. A procto was done to help identify the pathology on the right side of her head. 3.Her Pap smear showed carcinoma in situ. 4.The patient was cath'd and the urine specimen showed 1+bacteria. 5. LABORATORY FINDINGS:The Patient had a white count of 12,500 with a diff of 68 segs, 1 bands, 13 lymphs, 17 monos, and 1 eo.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Apostrophes/xkm/post.htmWed, 13 Aug 2003 16:31:29 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:4228marilynInsert apostrophes as appropriate in the follwoing sentences, or none if none is need. 1. Its too bad that the hospitals policy prohibits patients access to their own medical records. 2. Two sonograms were compatible with a fetus of 30 weeks gestation. 3 .On x-ray examination. the femur showed a fracture in its most distal portion of approximately two weeks duration. 4. Dr. Howards consultation was recieved two days before the pantients surgery was scheduled. 5. Although its clear that the genus has been identified, the species has not.http://www.englishforums.com/English/BracketsCommasColonsEmphasise/nwd/post.htmMon, 11 Aug 2003 04:24:41 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:3896marilynWhen it requires de-emphasis, non-essential material in a sentence is set off by a: a.period. b. pair of parentheses. c. comma d. colon