COLLEGE COMPOSITION MODULAR, CLEP COLLEGE COMPOSITION MODULAR LESSON 1, CLEP COLLEGE COMPOSITION MODULAR LESSON 2, CLEP COLLEGE COMPOSITION MODULAR EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+

1 COLLEGE COMPOSITION MODULAR, CLEP COLLEGE COMPOSITION MODULAR LESSON 1, CLEP COLLEGE COMPOSITION MODULAR LESSON 2, CLEP COLLEGE COMPOSITION MODULAR EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+ Pronouns Correct Answer: Agree with the noun they represent (antecedent) in gender and number Nominative Case Correct Answer: Type of Pronouns (I, you, she, he we, you, they) Objective Case Correct Answer: Type of Pronouns (me, you, her, him, us, them) Possessive Case Correct Answer: Type of Pronouns (my, mine, your, yours, his, her, its, our, ours, their, theirs) 2 Compound personal pronouns Correct Answer: Type of Pronouns (myself, yourself, etc) Relative Pronouns Correct Answer: Type of Pronouns (who, that, which, what) "Pay special attention to who, which changes its form to indicate case (who, whose, whom) Interrogative Pronouns Correct Answer: Type of Pronouns (who, which, what) Indefinite Prounouns Correct Answer: Type of Pronouns (all, any, both, each, either, everybody, none, one several, some, someone) Subordination Correct Answer: How you make one idea subordinate to another idea Modifier Correct Answer: A descriptive phrase or word Coordination Correct Answer: How you connect ideas together 3 Idiom Correct Answer: A phrase without a literal meaning Adjective Correct Answer: Modifies a noun Diction Errors Correct Answer: Incorrect word choices Idiom Errors Correct Answer: Expressions that are not always clear from the meaning of the words (Kick the Bucket) Past/present participle Correct Answer: I have played/I am playing Illustration Correct Answer: Evidence, data, facts, quotes, etc "support your topic" Analysis Correct Answer: Explain, interpret, and contextualize the illustrations that have been made 4 Restatement or Restriction Correct Answer: makes the subject more specific. Usually follows the thesis sentence. Affect When you're talking about the act of changing -- the verb -- you'll use "affect." Correct Answer: To influence, to change Effect When you're talking about the change itself -- the noun -- you'll use "effect." Correct Answer: To accomplish (verb) a result (noun) All right Correct Answer: Alright vs all right? which is spelled correctly Disinterested Correct Answer: Impartial Uninterested Correct Answer: Not interested Eminent 5 Correct Answer: Outstanding, Distinguished Respectively Correct Answer: Each in the order given Well Correct Answer: An adverb when referring to how an action is performed Ensure Correct Answer: To guarantee; to make safe Insure Correct Answer: To provide insurance against loss Farther Correct Answer: Describes DISTANCE Further Correct Answer: Additionally; suggests quantity or degree Antecedent Correct Answer: A noun which is referred to using a pronoun 6 Denotation Correct Answer: Literal meaning of a word Connotation Correct Answer: The implied meaning of a word (using context) Pronoun Correct Answer: A word that takes place of a noun Participle Correct Answer: A noun which is used as an Adjective Superscript Correct Answer: A letter or Symbol printed above the text line Syntax Correct Answer: Describes the way words are arranged in a sentence Clause Correct Answer: Part of a sentence containing a subject and predicate -We bought apples, peaches, and bananas today. 7 -The instructor looked through his briefcase, through his desk, and around the office for the lost grade book. Correct Answer: use a comma to separate each item in a series; a series is a group of 3 or more items having the same function and form in a sentence. (see term) Appositive Correct Answer: a noun or noun phrase that renames a nearby noun -"I dislike concerts because the music is too loud," she said -Mary said, "I dislike concerts because the music is too loud." -"I dislike concerts," proclaimed Mary, "because the music is too loud." Correct Answer: Use commas to set off direct quotations (see term) -On December 12, 1890, orders were sent out for the arrest of Sitting Bull. Correct Answer: Comma rule for date: The year is set off from the rest of the sentence with a pair of commas (see term) -John Lennon was born in Liverpool, England, in 1940. -Please send the letter to Greg Carvin at 708 Spring Street, Washington, IL 61571. Correct Answer: Comma rule for address: The elements of an address or place name are separated by commas. A zip code, however, is not preceded by a comma 8 -ly Correct Answer: What do Adverbs end in? Who-He or She Whom-Him or Her Correct Answer: Who vs Whom You use "I" as the subject of a sentence, and "me" as the object. In most sentences, that means that "I" comes before the verb and "me" comes after it. Also, when saying "Bill and Me", try taking one out and see if it makes sense Correct Answer: I vs Me Do not say "Should of, Could of, Would of" Instead say "Should have, could have, would have" Correct Answer: Shoulda, coulda, woulda, Parallelism Correct Answer: -Consistency in parallel structure -Consistent phrases and verbs in a sentence -Often the sentence contains a list -"He likes RUNNING at the park, WALKING on the track, and SWIMMING at the gym." Dangling Modifiers 9 Correct Answer: -Occurs when the modifier is in the sentence, but the noun it modifies is missing -Usually found in the beginning of a sentence Misplaced Modifiers Correct Answer: -Modifiers that are placed in the wrong part of the sentence -Usually you have to move it closer to the word it's modifying Modifiers Correct Answer: -Provides more information regarding the subject -Modifies the closest noun Subject-Verb Agreement Correct Answer: -A singular noun requires a singular verb -Most singular nouns do not end in an "s" -Most singular verbs end in an "s" -"EACH of the girls IS presenting a gift." Antecendent Correct Answer: The part of the sentence that refers back to the pronoun -Must agree with pronoun in number and gender -"Will EVERYONE please open HIS or HER book to the first chapter." 10 Voice Correct Answer: -It is best to write in an active voice -Passive voice is not grammatically incorrect Active Voice Correct Answer: -Type of Voice -Very clear who's doing the action, what's going on -Very concise -No inconsistency -"The dog chased the boy." Passive Voice Correct Answer: -Type of Voice -Does not have as much life -Not as concise -Contains many words that can be eliminated -"The boy was chased by the dog." Fragment Correct Answer: An incomplete thought written as a sentence -You are left waiting for the rest of the sentence -"After the game was over." -"The boy walking the dog." 11 Run-On Sentence Correct Answer: When two or more independent clauses are joined incorrectly -Each part can stand alone -Each part could be a separate sentence ending in a period Purpose Correct Answer: -Entertain -Explain or inform -Persuade or argue -Problem and Solution -Cause and Effect Tone Correct Answer: -The author's emotions or feelings about the work -How the author addresses the topic Level of Detail Correct Answer: -The more detail the better -Do not repeat the same thing over and over -The more information you can give about your topic the better -"Which sentence should be included in the paragraph?" -The correct sentence would provide more detail 12 Coherence Correct Answer: -Your writing should be connected -It should flow smoothly -Transitions can help with the coherence of your writing Central Idea Correct Answer: -The idea you take away from a paragraph -Often expressed in a single word or phrase Thesis Statement Correct Answer: -What the author is saying about the central idea -Elaborates on the central idea Topic Sentence Correct Answer: -Sums up what the whole paragraph is about -Each paragraph needs a strong one -It can be any sentence in a paragraph -Most of the time, it will be the first or last sentence Consistency Correct Answer: -Essays must have a consistent tense -It is very important to keep the point of view consistent 13 Source Material Correct Answer: -Must be reliable, authoritative and factual -Internet can be harder to validate -You need to be clear about where you are getting your information -Must not be biased -Four Criterias: *Relevance *Point of View *Reliability *Date of Publication Primary Source Correct Answer: -Type of Source -The actual item giving the information Secondary Source Correct Answer: -Type of Source -An essay about a primary source Block Quotation Correct Answer: -Used for quotes longer than 4 lines in MLA -No quotations mark 14 -Indented 10 spaces -Page number is listed at the end in parentheses. It is placed after the period Brackets Correct Answer: -Used when you need to add information to a quote -Used for clarification -Separates your information from the source information Paraphrasing Correct Answer: -Between directly quoting and summarizing -Contains more information than a summary, but does not contain exact words like a quote -Restating the information in your own words -If you only change a few words, use brackets Direct Source Attribute Correct Answer: -Includes the source's name in the passage -Source name is included within the text and not in the quotation -"Dr. Jacqueline Satterfield asserts that..." MLA (Modern Language Association) Correct Answer: -One of the three major citation formats -Typically used for the humanities 15 -Simple and concise -Brief paranthetical documentation within the text is linked to an alphabetical works at the end -Typically uses endnotes to cite sources -Usually it is the author's last name and the page number -(Smith 118). -Jennifer Satterfield, Ph.D. suggests that "..." (118). -American Red Cross "..." (American 118). MLA Works Cited Correct Answer: Book: Author (last name first). Title. City of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Medium. Website: Author. "Title of Article." Title of Web Site (homepage). Date of Format Posting/Revision. Name of institution/organization sponsoring site. Date last accessed. URL. Bibliography Correct Answer: Contains all the information you consulted APA (American Psychological Association) Correct Answer: -One of the three major citation formats 16 -Used mainly in the social sciences, psychology and sociology -Has a bibliography instead of a works cited -Summaries and paraphrases do not need a page number -Author's last name (date of publication) -"direct quote" (page number) -So little success has been achieved in treating juvenile offenders that researchers like Edlestein (2003) have concluded that "nothing works" (p. 224). APA Works Cited Correct Answer: Book: Author. (Date of Publiation.) Title. City of Publication: Publisher. Article: Author. (Date of Publication.) Title of Article. Name of Periodical, Volume and issue number, page numbers. Chicago Style Correct Answer: -One of the three major citation formats -The least used style in college -More traditional style of citation -Used by historian and in books or magazines dealing with history -Consists of superscript numbers in the text of the passage -The numbers either refer to a note at the foot of the page (footnotes) or a note at the end of the paper (endnotes). 17 Chicago Style Works Cited Correct Answer: 1. Adam Gopnik, Paris to the Moon (New York: Random House), 79. 2. Ibid., 85. (used for consecutive notes) 6. Gopnik, Paris, 109. Rhetorical Analysis Correct Answer: -Analyze the writing -The author's writing style -Critical Thinking -Style -Purpose -Audience -Situation -Appeals Appeals Correct Answer: -How the author tries to get you to agree with him or her -Logos, Pathos, Ethos Logos Correct Answer: -Logical Appeal -Facts 18 -Data -Statistics Pathos Correct Answer: -Emotional Appeal -Appeals to your emotions -Provokes emotional feelings from the audience Ethos Correct Answer: -Ethical Appeal -Credible information from people in authority Informal Tone Correct Answer: -Type of Tone -For writing about personal experiences, etc. Formal Tone Correct Answer: -Type of Tone -Dissertation Satirical Tone Correct Answer: -Type of Tone -Humorous or critical in nature 19 Humorous Tone Correct Answer: -Type of Tone -Used in a funny speech, etc. syntax Correct Answer: how words are put together coordination Correct Answer: how you connect ideas together subordination Correct Answer: how you make one idea subordinate to another idea comma splice Correct Answer: when two complete sentences are tied together with a comma sentence fragment Correct Answer: an incomplete sentence Modifier Correct Answer: a descriptive phrase or word 20 run-on senetence Correct Answer: two sentences put together without appropriate punctuation simple sentence Correct Answer: one independent clause compound sentence Correct Answer: two or more independent clauses with out a dependent clause subject-verb agreement Correct Answer: when the subject and verb of a sentence don't go together antecedents Correct Answer: going before , preceding compound complex senetence Correct Answer: two or more independent clauses with a dependent clause pronoun-antecedent agreement Correct Answer: when the pronoun doesn't match its antecedents idiom Correct Answer: a phrase without a literal meaning 21 noun Correct Answer: person, place or thing verb Correct Answer: an action adjective Correct Answer: modifies a noun nominative case Correct Answer: I, you, she, he, we, they possessive case Correct Answer: my, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, our, ours,their, theirs relative pronouns Correct Answer: who, that, which, what indefinite pronouns Correct Answer: all, any, both, each, either, everybody, none, one, several, some, someone 22 objective case Correct Answer: me, you, her, him. us, the compound personal pronouns Correct Answer: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves interrogative pronouns Correct Answer: who, which, what agreement in subject and verb Correct Answer: the same in a singular or plural form diction errors Correct Answer: incorrect word choices modifiers Correct Answer: describing words (good and family in a good family house) base form of verbs Correct Answer: i play past tense verb 23 Correct Answer: i played idiom errors Correct Answer: expressions that are not always clear from the meaning of the words ( kick the bucket) verbs Correct Answer: tell what the subject does, is doing or what is done to it verb form with -s Correct Answer: he/she/it plays, runs, jumps ect past participle verb Correct Answer: i have played present participle Correct Answer: i am playing participle...verb used as an adjective comma splice Correct Answer: two independent clauses containing a comma 24 topic sentence Correct Answer: the first sentence introducing the subject of a paragraph illustration Correct Answer: section of the paragraph that consists of the illustrations (evidence, data, facts, quotes ect.) that support your topic fragment Correct Answer: an incomplete sentence that is punctuated a if it were complete run-on sentence Correct Answer: two independent clauses that are not separated by a conjunction or proper noun restatement or restriction Correct Answer: the second sentence can restate or restrict what was written in the first sentence, making the subject more specific analysis Correct Answer: explain, interpret, and contextualize the illustrations that have been made conclusion 25 Correct Answer: the final sentence (or 2) might review what the paragraph has discussed, and/or reemphasize what is being suggested except- define Correct Answer: to exclude; not including accept- define Correct Answer: to recieve affect(vb.)- define Correct Answer: to influence, to change effect- define Correct Answer: to accomplish(vb); a result(n) all right- correct spelling? Correct Answer: correct alright- correct spelling? Correct Answer: incorrect among Correct Answer: when referring to more than two 26 between Correct Answer: when referring to only two continous Correct Answer: occurring without interruotion uninterested Correct Answer: not interested immigrate Correct Answer: one immigrates TO a place emigrate Correct Answer: one emigrates FROM a place continual Correct Answer: recurring actions, repeated regularly and frequently disinterested Correct Answer: impartial eminent 27 Correct Answer: outstanding, distinguished well Correct Answer: an adverb used when referring to how a action is performed respectively Correct Answer: each in the order given sit Correct Answer: to be seated unquestioned Correct Answer: has not been questioned respectfully Correct Answer: courteously set Correct Answer: to put or to place unquestionable Correct Answer: indisputable 28 no exceptions Correct Answer: always, every, all, only, never, none, not, must, necessary imminent Correct Answer: threatening to happen soon. going to happen sooner or later insure Correct Answer: to provide insurance against loss further Correct Answer: additionally; suggests quantity or degree less Correct Answer: used when nouns can't be counted or made plural (less paperwork) ensure Correct Answer: to guarantee; to make safe farther Correct Answer: describes distance fewer Correct Answer: used when nouns can be counted and made plural (fewer students) 29 good Correct Answer: an adjective before a noun or after a linking verb (look good) antecedent Correct Answer: a noun which is referred to by using a pronoun connotation Correct Answer: the implied meaning of a word (using context) pronoun Correct Answer: a word which takes the place of a noun( like it or that) interrogative pronoun Correct Answer: a pronoun used to start a sentence (who, what, which, whom and whose) denotation Correct Answer: the literal meaning of a word transition Correct Answer: a way to change to a new topic 30 conjuntion Correct Answer: a word which is used to connect ideas, phrases or sentence parts fragment Correct Answer: an incomplete sentence participle Correct Answer: a noun which is used as an adjetive superscript Correct Answer: a letter or symbol printed above the text line transition Correct Answer: a sentence or phrase which connects two paragraphs and adds to the coherence clause Correct Answer: part of a sentence containing a subject and predicate 5 x 5 essay Correct Answer: a five paragraph essay which includes an introduction and conclusion paragraph 31 syntax Correct Answer: describes the way words are arranged in a sentence flashback Correct Answer: when a story shifts to an earlier time phrase Correct Answer: part of a sentence which makes some sense but doesn't have a verb or subject