In each of the following sentences, underline the word or word group in parentheses that is correct according to standard, formal English usage.

Example 1. (A number of, $\underline{\text{The number of}}$) entrants in the chili cook-off is quite large.

This is the (kind of, kind of a) song that I really like.

For what reasons do you think alcoholism is considered a disease? Why do you think some people believe, mistakenly, that it is simply a matter of having little or no willpower?

Read the sentences and identify the variations from standard English. Then rewrite each sentence to show that you understand what is being said. I was just hangin'out with some friends at the mall. We weren't lookin' for no trouble. Know what I'm sayin?

A small college has enough space to enroll $300$ new students in its incoming freshman class. From past experience, the admissions office knows that $65\%$ of students who are accepted actually enroll. If the admissions office accepts $450$ students, what is the probability that there will be enough space for all the students who enroll?

Which of the methods used by abolitionists to oppose slavery do you think was most successful? Why?

List the causative agent, mode of transmission, and clinical symptoms of these skin infections: warts, smallpox, monkeypox, chickenpox, shingles, cold sores, measles, rubella, fifth disease, and roseola.

From the choices in parentheses, underline the correct word or word group to complete each sentence.

Example 1. LaTasha is ( $\underline{{altogether}}$, all together) pleased with her completed English paper.

I was afraid he would (loose, lose) the money.

The Freedom Tower is to be the centerpiece of the rebuilding of the World Trade Center in New York City. The tower will be 1776 feet tall (not including a broadcast antenna). The angle of elevation from the base of an office building to the top of the tower is $34^{\circ}.$ The angle of elevation from the helipad on the roof of the office building to the top of the tower is $20^{\circ}.$ How tall is the office building? Round to the nearest foot.

Discuss two methods that can be used to determine the particular solution of a circuit with constant dc sources.

In each of the following sentences, underline the modifier in parentheses that is correct according to the rules of standard, formal English.

Example 1. Eddie will play if he feels (good, $\underline{{well}}$) enough.

Those boots don’t look too (bad, badly) to me.

In each of the following sentences, underline the word or word group in parentheses that is correct according to standard, formal English usage.

Example 1. (A number of, $\underline{\text{The number of}}$) entrants in the chili cook-off is quite large.

This painting looks (like, as if) it were painted by a child.

In which chronic lung disease do the alveoli become
distended and often fuse into enlarged air spaces?
a. asthma
b. cystic fibrosis
c. emphysema
d. pulmonary fibrosis

Differentiate between microscopic and macroscopic methods of observing microorganisms, citing a specific example of each method.

Doctor Visit The probability that a visit to a primary care physician's (PCP) office results in neither lab work nor referral to a specialist is $35 \%$. Of those coming to a PCP's office, $30 \%$ are referred to specialists and $40 \%$ require lab work. Determine the probability that a visit to a PCP's office results in both lab work and referral to a specialist. Choose one of the following. (Hint: Use the union rule for probability.) Source: Society of Actuaries.
a. $0.05$
b. $0.12$
c. $0.18$
d. $0.25$
e. $0.35$