VCLA WRITING QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS.

VCLA WRITING QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS

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FANBOYSpoCommapoRulepo-poans--Separatespotwopoindependentpoclauses

itspovs.poit'spo-poans--it'spo=poitpois,poits=popossessive

acceptpovspoexecptpo-poans--1.potoporeceiveposomethingpoofferedpo
2.potopoleavepoout

affect/effectpo-poans--1.poverbpothatpomeanspoinfluence
2.ponounpothatpomeansporesult

among/betweenpo-poans--1.poreferringpotopo3poorpomorepoitems/people
2.poreferringpotopo2poitems/people

than/thenpo-poans--1.pocomparing
2.powhenporeferrringpotopotimepoorpotopomeanpo"next"poandpo"inpothatpocase"

CoordinatingpoConjunctionspo-poans--FANBOYSpo(for,poand,ponor,pobut,poor,poyet,poso)

Nounspo-poans--NounsponamepoPEOPLE,poPLACES,poorpoTHINGS.po
Aposingularponounpotakespoaposingularpoverbpoinpoaposentence;poapopluralponounpotakepoap
opluralpoverb.


ProperpoNounspo-poans--
Capitalizepoproperponounspothatponamepospecificpopeople,poplaces,poorpothings.

CommonpoNounspo-poans--
DOpoNOTpocapitalizepocommonponounspothatponamepogeneralpopeople,poplaces,poorpothin
gs.

Possessivespo-poans--Possessivesposhowpoownership.po

, Formingpopossessivespoispoapocomplexpoissuepoonpowhichpoexpertspodisagree.poIfpoyoupof
ollowpotheporulespobelow,powepobelievepothispoissuepowillpobepolesspoconfusing.

Prepositionspo-poans--
Prepositionspoconnectponounspoorpopronounspotopootherpowordspoinpoaposentence.poTwop
oofpothepomostpocommonpoprepositionspoarepothepowordspoOFpoandpoFOR.poOtherpocom
monpoprepositionspocanpobeporecognizedpobypopicturingpohowpoanpoairplanepofliespoinpoap
ocloudyposky.poThepoairplanepocanpoflypo_______pothepoclouds.


pronounpo-poans--
Apopronounporeferspotopoorposubstitutespoaponounpoinpoapogivenposentence.

COLONSpo(:)po-poans--
Colonsposignalpotheporeaderpothatpoadditionalpoinformationpowithpofollowpotopoelaboratepoo
npoorpotopoexplainpoapostatement.poColonspoarepoalsopousedpotopointroducepolists,potables,
powords,poandpoformalpoquotationspoandpotoposhowpotimepoandporatios.EX.poWeposawpose
veralpocars:poapoHonda,poapoFord,poandpoapoToyota.

Parenthesespo-poans--
Parenthesespoarepousedpotopoenclosepononessentialpoorposupplementalpoinformationpoinp
oaposentence.


Semicolonspo-poans--
Semicolonsposeparatepotwopocompletepostatementspothatpoarepocloselyporelated.poAspoapo
generalporule,poifpoapoperiodpowillponotpowork,poneitherpowillpoaposemicolon.po

Semicolonspoalsoposeparatepoitemspoinpoaposeriespoorpoequalpopartspoofpoaposentence.

Ex:poWeposhouldpogoposhoppingpotoday;poMacy'spohaspoaposale.


separatespotwopoindependentpoclausespowithinpoaposingleposentencepotakespoplacepoofpot
hepocommapoandpothepocoordinatingpoconjunction"Ipofedpothepocats,poandponowpotheypolik
epome.""Ipofedpothepocats;ponowpotheypolikepome."

VerbpoTensepo-poans--tellspoyoupowhenpoanpoactionpoispotakingpoplace.

SimplepoVerbpoTensespo-poans--
usedpotopoexpresspoapocompletedpoactionpoorpoapopastpostatepoofpobeing.

ProgressivepoVerbpoTensespo-poans--
expresspoapocontinuouspoorpoongoingpoaction.poexpressespoincompletepoorpoongoingpoact
ionspoatpoapospecificpotimepo(past,popresent,poorpofuture).