Pick the best revision for this sentence: Hip hop is also influenced by other musical forms.

Other musical forms also influence hip hop.

Which of the following is an example of a generalization that should not appear in your paper?

White people do not like black people.

Pick the best revision for this sentence: Gangsta rap is the result of Post-Fordism.

Gangsta rap stems from Post-Fordism.

What information should go in your conclusion?

A simple restatement of the thesis and its major sub-points

What information should NOT go in your introduction?

A comment about the beginning of time

Pick the best revision: Here, Tupac is saying that rap equals poetry.

Here, Tupac says that rap equals poetry.

What is an annotated bibliography?

A research tool to help organize sources and notes.

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

I love hip hop; however, I do not love its misogyny.

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

Black youths' frustrations found an outlet in hip hop.

Which sentence correctly uses a semi-colon?

MacEwan is the best university; the professors are great.

Why should you get rid of "to be" verbs?

It makes your sentences more clear and less wordy.

What is the correct way to punctuate below?

"Hidden transcripts," a term used by Rose, are important.

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1
Pick the best revision for this sentence: Hip hop is also influenced by other musical forms.
It's fine as it is.
Hip hop has been influenced by other musical forms.
Other musical forms also influence hip hop.
Hip hop constitutes influence by other musical forms.
2
Which of the following IS NOT a part of a thesis statement?
"so what"
roadmap
argument
topic sentence
3
Which of the following should NOT appear in your paper?
Second person ("you")
Contractions (don't, can't, etc.)
Rhetorical questions
All of the above
4
Which of the following is an example of a generalization that should not appear in your paper?
White people do not like black people.
Racism influences the view of many white listeners of rap.
White rappers appropriate certain aspects of black culture.
Urban black youth often use hip hop as an emotional outlet.
5
Which sentence correctly uses a colon?
Hip hop includes four elements: rap, DJ, B-Boy, graffiti.
All of the above.
Perry defines two key terms: reunion and discourse.
Bradley states: "Rap is poetry" (ix).
6
Which of the following are examples of transitions?
On the other hand, ....
All of the above
Instead, ...
Additionally, ...
7
Which of the following is NOT one of the 4 parts of a body paragraph?
Analysis
Opinion
Tie back to "so what"
Evidence
8
What is the correct way to punctuate with in-text citations?
"blah blah blah" (Perry, 4).
"blah blah blah" (Perry 4).
"blah blah blah," (Perry 4).
"blah blah blah." (Perry 4)
9
Pick the best revision for this sentence: Gangsta rap is the result of Post-Fordism.
Gangsta rap functions as the result of Post-Fordism
Gangsta rap stems from Post-Fordism.
It's fine as it is.
Gangsta rap constitutes the result of Post-Fordism.
10
What information should go in your conclusion?
Generalizations about mankind
Generalizations about your topic
A simple restatement of the thesis and its major sub-points
Any tangential info you didn't have room for in the paper
11
Which of the following is a sentence fragment?
Because Tupac shows that rap is poetry.
Although, Tupac shows that rap is poetry.
For example, Tupac.
All of the above.
12
What information should NOT go in your introduction?
A brief example
Basic historical information relevant to the argument
Definitions of key terms used in the thesis
A comment about the beginning of time
13
Pick the best revision: Here, Tupac is saying that rap equals poetry.
Here, Tupac works to say that rap equals poetry.
Here, Tupac basically says that rap equals poetry.
Here, Tupac says that rap equals poetry.
It's fine as it is.
14
What is an annotated bibliography?
A research tool to help organize sources and notes.
A useless exercise that Dr. Grewal made us do for no reason.
A long version of a works cited.
A type of book.
15
Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
I love hip hop; however, I do not love it's misogyny.
I love hip hop; however, I do not love its misogyny.
I love hip hop, however; I do not love its misogyny
I love hip hop, however, I do not love its misogyny.
16
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
This line demonstrates hip hops cleverness.
Black youths' frustrations found an outlet in hip hop.
Roses chapter shows that rap includes hidden transcripts.
Raps history shows how it provides a voice of protest.
17
Which sentence correctly uses a semi-colon?
English is my favorite subject; because I loved ENGL 102.
Dr. Grewal; the best professor ever.
MacEwan is the best university; the professors are great.
I learned a lot this semester; especially in ENGL 102.
18
Why should you get rid of "to be" verbs?
Because Dr. Grewal told us to, and she's grading our papers.
"To be" verbs have secret powers that could be dangerous.
It makes your sentences more clear and less wordy.
We shouldn't.
19
What is the correct way to punctuate below?
"Hidden transcripts," a term used by Rose, are important.
'Hidden transcripts', a term used by Rose, are important.
"Hidden transcripts", a term used by Rose, are important.
'Hidden transcripts,' a term used by Rose, are important.
20
Which of the following is NOT a feature of a good scholarly source?
Peer-reviewed
Relevant
Unbiased
Smart-sounding

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