COLLEGE WRITING SKILLS UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
●● Rule 1 of College Writing
Answer: Everything depends on the thesis.
●● Thesis
Answer: The controlling idea of an essay.
●● A thesis cannot be
Answer: Too general, too specific, or a fact.
●● Rule 2 of College Writing
Answer: Write with intention.
●● Brainstorming Methods
Answer: Freewriting, listing, clustering, and mapping.
●● Rule 3 of College Writing
Answer: Write in formal, not informal, language.
, ●● Colloquialism
Answer: A slang term or informal expression.
●● Examples of colloquialisms
Answer: Dude, awesome, gonna, gotcha, LOL.
●● Rule 4 of College Writing
Answer: Be specific.
●● Words to avoid in academic writing
Answer: They, society, nowadays, these days.
●● Antecedent
Answer: The word a pronoun refers to.
●● Incorrect Pronoun Agreement
Answer: Everyone loves their mother.
●● Correct Pronoun Agreement
Answer: Everyone loves his/her mother.
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
●● Rule 1 of College Writing
Answer: Everything depends on the thesis.
●● Thesis
Answer: The controlling idea of an essay.
●● A thesis cannot be
Answer: Too general, too specific, or a fact.
●● Rule 2 of College Writing
Answer: Write with intention.
●● Brainstorming Methods
Answer: Freewriting, listing, clustering, and mapping.
●● Rule 3 of College Writing
Answer: Write in formal, not informal, language.
, ●● Colloquialism
Answer: A slang term or informal expression.
●● Examples of colloquialisms
Answer: Dude, awesome, gonna, gotcha, LOL.
●● Rule 4 of College Writing
Answer: Be specific.
●● Words to avoid in academic writing
Answer: They, society, nowadays, these days.
●● Antecedent
Answer: The word a pronoun refers to.
●● Incorrect Pronoun Agreement
Answer: Everyone loves their mother.
●● Correct Pronoun Agreement
Answer: Everyone loves his/her mother.