ACCUPLACER WRITING TEST STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024

What are a VERBS 3 main functions? movement, action, and state of being What is a linking verb? A linking verb, is a verb that links a word that give additional info to the subject. Brainpower Read More Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:05 / 0:15 Full screen What is the linking verb? : Connie seems sad. SEEMS is the linking verb What is the linking verb? : The meat smelled funny. SMELLED is the linking verb What punctuation mark is used to show possession? Apostrophes If a plural noun ends in 's', where will the apostrophe be? An apostrophe will come at the end of the 's'. Ex: The students' hat If the plural noun does NOT end in 's' where will the apostrophe be? The apostrophe will come after the word followed by an 's'. Ex: The men's meeting When the noun is singular, where will the apostrophe be? The apostrophe will come after the word followed by an 's'. Ex: Student's hat Which one is correct? : Texas's or Texas' EITHER!! It is not required to put the extra 's' but it tends to be customary. What are COMMAS 3 primary functions? Separate clauses; join independent clauses; and are used to avoid confusion. What's a clause? A piece of the sentence. What's a dependent clause? A clause that cannot stand alone in a sentence. What's an independent clause? A clause that can stand alone, as a sentence. Name a use for a dependent clause. Dependent clauses are used as an intro to a sentence. What's the dependent clause? : Before the game, Jimmy ate a healthy breakfast. BEFORE THE GAME is the dependent clause. What are conjunctions? They join words or groups of words; usually joined with a comma. Ex: and, but, or, for, nor, so, yet. Where do the commas go? : I want to eat chicken broccoli and corn for dinner. I want to eat CHICKEN , BROCCOLI , and corn for dinner. What is the usage of semicolons? To separate two closely related independent clauses within a sentence; to separate complicated items in a list. What is an adverbial phrase? A group of words that play the role of an adverb; adverbial phrases do not have a subject or verb. What an adverb clause? A group of words that play the role of an adverb; adverb clauses have a subject and verb. What's the adverb clause? : When I complete this task, we can go. WHEN I COMPLETE THIS TASK is the adverb clause. What's the adverbial phrase? : In a moment, the pizza will be ready. IN A MOMENT is the adverbial phrase. What's the Adjective, what's the Adverb? : I work in an extremely tall building. ADJ = Tall ADV = Extremely What's the Adjective, what's the Adverb? : He wrote a very concise summary. ADJ = Concise ADV = Very What do you use less for? Things that are NOT countable. What do you us fewer for? Things that ARE countable. What's a fragment? An incomplete sentence or thought that cannot stand on its own. Ex: The beautiful blooming daisy in my yard. What's a Run-on sentence? A sentence that should be written as two sentences. Ex: John and Mary had so much fun they went to the fair and rode rides and ate cotton candy. What's an Idiom? A type of figurative language; has a meaning; has a meaning other than the literal meaning; used to add color to writing. Ex: Break a leg. What's an Italic? Sets apart words and phrases from surrounding words; distinguishes a word or phrase. Ex: I loved Black Beauty(black beauty would be italicized) when I was eleven What's an Ellipses? Three dots (...) used in formal writing to shoe that words are missing; leaving out long part of a quote (be sure not to change the meaning). Ex: (Takin' from a longer quote and shortened) "I cannot help it ... I love her against reason." Where is the misplaced modifier and where does it go?: The teacher said that eating fruit is good for you in class. IN CLASS is the misplaced modifier. The correct sentence: The teacher said in class that eating fruit is good for you. What is a Subordinating Conjunction? Is a word or phrase that links a dependen