Instructions: the Following Sentences Form a Passage

question 622

Multiple Choice

Instructions: The following sentences form a passage. For each one, select correct if the sentence is punctuated correctly, fragment if it is a fragment, run-on if it is a run-on, and comma splice if it is a comma splice. Education and drive turned his childhood passion into mastery, as a college student, McLurkin began to enter computer and robotics contests.

• A) correct
• B) fragment
• C) run-on
• D) comma splice

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Definitions:

Adjusted Book Value

The net worth of a company calculated by adjusting assets and liabilities to their market values rather than their book values.

Stock Issuance

The process by which a company releases its shares to the public or existing shareholders, often to raise capital.

Percent Ownership

The portion of equity interest that an investor holds in a company, often expressed as a percentage.

Shares Common Stock

Equity securities that represent ownership interest in a corporation, with rights to dividends and to vote on corporate matters.