Re: Need some grammar help

[Ken Poshedly <poshedly -at- bellsouth -dot- net>]

Um, how about . . .

"___________ is used to divide your picture into little packets of 
data for transport across the internet."

-- Kenpo in Atlanta


At 11:48 PM 11/12/2010, A.B. Cornwell wrote:
>Hello!
>
>I am trying to explain to my instructor why I believe the following question
>is worded incorrectly, given the "correct" answer. This is from an online
>test.
>
>Question:
>
>  Your picture will be divided into little packets of data for transport
>across the internet using ___________.
>
>
>Answers:
>
>
>A. TCP
>
>B. IP
>
>C. Blah
>
>D. Blahblah
>
>
>I answered B. IP because there were no commas offsetting the phrase "across
>the internet" and I read the question as asking what is the protocol that
>does the transport of the little packets?
>
>
>The "correct" answer is TCP.  I'm telling the instructor that if the intent
>had been to ask what is the protocol for dividing the picture into little
>packets of data, there should have been a comma before and a comma after the
>phrase "for transport across the internet" : "Your picture will be divided
>into little packets of data, for transport across the internet, using
>___________."
>
>
>This is no biggie, but, I am pretty sick of poorly written, syntactically
>deficient, and grammatically gory tests and handouts.  Plus, I drank a lot
>of coffee and will be up late, so I might as well nag.
>
>
>I can't remember the correct name of the phrase represented by "for
>transport across the internet".  I'd like to lay that on the instructor as
>well.  Anyone?
>
>
>Thank you, carry on with your weekends!
>
>
>Anne C.
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