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J 101 Winter 2000 Quiz 4

Identify the underlined part of speech.

1. What a difference dozens of lawsuits, billions of dollars and public outcry can make.
     a. coordinating conjunction      b. adverb      c. subordinating conjunction      d. adjective

2. After decades of denial, Philip Morris now admits that cigarettes can hook you.
     a. adverb      b. predicate adjective      c. coordinating conjunction      d. preposition

3. The company's new honesty is part of an effort to "communicate more openly with the public."
     a. subject      b. article      c. preposition      d. pronoun

4. Actually, tobacco executives want to limit legal liability, and it wants to improve the tobacco industry's image.
     a. coordinating conjunction      b. preposition      c. subordinating conjunction      d. adjective

5. Although it is decades too late for current smokers, the admission will be used to fight future lawsuits.
     a. coordinating conjunction      b. preposition      c. subordinating conjunction      d. adjective

6. By acknowledging smoking's dangers, the company will be able to argue that it warned the public.
     a. coordinating conjunction      b. preposition      c. subordinating conjunction      d. adjective

7. Beyond legalities, the newfound contrition is part of a $100-million campaign to redefine an image.
     a. coordinating conjunction      b. preposition      c. subordinating conjunction      d. adjective

8. In 1994, CEO William Campbell swore before Congress that "cigarette smoking is not addictive."
     a. coordinating conjunction      b. preposition      c. subordinating conjunction      d. adjective

9. Today, the company would rather portray itself as a caring corporate neighbor.
     a. adverb      b. predicate adjective      c. coordinating conjunction      d. preposition

10. In one slick TV commercial, Philip Morris donates tangerines to an elderly woman through a food bank.
     a. adverb      b. predicate adjective      c. coordinating conjunction      d. preposition

11. When it gets past image, Philip Morris still refuses to follow the truth where it logically leads.
     a. correlative conjunction      b. coordinating conjunction      c. subordinating conjunction      d. adjective

12. If cigarettes are addictive, shouldn't they be regulated by the Food and Drug Administration?
     a. coordinating conjunction      b. adverb      c. predicate adjective      d. preposition

13. Philip Morris continues its fight to prevent government from regulating tobacco; nevertheless, the government is placing restrictions on marketing and limits on youth access to cigarettes.
     a. conjunctive adverb      b. coordinating conjunction      c. adjective      d. preposition

14. Anyone tempted to buy into Philip Morris' new line would be wise to check the warning labels on cigarettes.
     a. adverb      b. predicate adjective      c. coordinating conjunction      d. preposition

15. Neither the admission nor the public relations campaign makes cigarettes any less dangerous.
     a. correlative conjunction      b. coordinating conjunction      c. subordinating conjunction      d. adjective

16. The box still warns users of cigarettes' potential health threats.
     a. adjective      b. preposition      c. adverb      d. subordinating conjunction

17. In 1997, the Liggett Group added a particularly potent warning to its brands: "Smoking is addictive."
     a. adverb      b. predicate adjective      c. coordinating conjunction      d. preposition

18. Philip Morris bought those brands earlier this year.
     a. adjective      b. preposition      c. adverb      d. subordinating conjunction

19. The addiction warning on the package is gone.
     a. adjective      b. preposition      c. adverb      d. subordinating conjunction

20. One can only assume Philip Morris did not think that particular message was good for its image
     a. adjective      b. preposition      c. adverb      d. subordinating conjunction

Instructions: Choose the word that correctly completes each sentence.

21. Tobacco executives tried to a) persuade b) convince Congress that cigarettes are not addictive.

22. The contradictory information provided each day by former employees was a a) continual b) continuous source of embarrassment for the executives.

23. When analysts discussed the executive's testimony, they compared it a) to b) with contradictory evidence.

24. Many of the executives wished they had been more a) discreet b) discrete in sending internal memos.

25. Their devious behavior is a perfect a) compliment b) complement to their slick public image campaign.

Choose the word that is spelled incorrectly.

26.      a. inflexable        b. valuable        c. enforceable      d. manageable
27.      a. appearance      b. relevence      c. preference       d. abundance
28.      a. satellite            b. accelerate      c. misstate          d. vaccilate
29.      a. occurrence      b. innuendo       c. inocuous         d. dissimilar
30.      a. eligible            b. traceable        c. acquitted         d. judgement

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