ENGLISH 255 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE VERIFIED ANSWERS (ACCURATE SOLUTIONS) A+ PASSED!! 2025 EXAM

ENGLISH 255 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE VERIFIED ANSWERS (ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS) A+ PASSED!! 2025 EXAM

What do all paragraphs need? - CORRECT ANSWER -a clear beginning (a topic sentence)

middle (sentences of support)

end (conclusion)



Be alert to the need for parallelism in sentence structures with the following: - CORRECT
ANSWER -Lists

Verbs

Prepositions

A, "not only...but also" construction

An, "either...or" construction



What does the semicolon join? - CORRECT ANSWER -Independent clauses



What can the colon can introduce? - CORRECT ANSWER -A list, an independent or
dependent clause, a phrase, or a word.



What precedes a colon? - CORRECT ANSWER -Independent clause



The objective form of a pronoun appears after a - CORRECT ANSWER -preposition, despite
an intervening list.



The object pronoun takes the objective form - CORRECT ANSWER -Me, Her, Him, or Them



Subject pronoun takes the subjective form - CORRECT ANSWER -I, He, She, or They

,What is a participle? - CORRECT ANSWER -a verb form ending in -ed or -ing that is used as
an adjective



Pronouns need to agree in number and gender with - CORRECT ANSWER -Nouns they
represent, sometimes called their referents or antecedents.



subject-verb agreement - CORRECT ANSWER -subject stays the same; verb must be
singular or plural to match the subject



FANBOYS - CORRECT ANSWER -coordinating conjunctions:

For

And

Nor

But

Or

Yet

So



Comma splice - CORRECT ANSWER -Two independent clauses joined incorrectly by a
comma instead of a conjunction, period, or semicolon



sentence fragment - CORRECT ANSWER -a group of words that does not express a
complete thought (not a proper sentence)



What is the effect of climactic organization? - CORRECT ANSWER -Building to increasingly
powerful points



Finality reminds you of the principle of - CORRECT ANSWER -Clinching or ending with a
strong signal that you are 'wrapping up'.

,Categories of transitional terms - CORRECT ANSWER -Time

Space

Comparison

Features

Causes/Effects



Two types of linking devices - CORRECT ANSWER -Transitional terms and repetitions



Examples of transitional words/Phrases - CORRECT ANSWER -First of all

If one chooses

Also

If

One who

Finally

On the other hand

Therefore



How do transitional words effect the flow of thought? - CORRECT ANSWER -They organize,
guide, and intensify the flow.



Within paragraphs, the quality of flow results from two main attributes: - CORRECT ANSWER
-Purposeful arrangement of supporting ideas



Transitional words



Flow refers to - CORRECT ANSWER -The way thoughts proceed coherently and purposefully

, Usually, an academic essay would use which type of tone? - CORRECT ANSWER -Neutral or
cool



Cool tones speak primarily to: - CORRECT ANSWER -Logos, at considerable distance from
pathos



Neutral tones emerge from: - CORRECT ANSWER -writing that appeals more directly to
logos (logic) than to personal examples.



Warm tones (pathos/emotion) appeal to? - CORRECT ANSWER -1st person point of view



What do fine details express? - CORRECT ANSWER -Tone: warm, neutral, and cool appeals



What are examples of fine points? - CORRECT ANSWER -Summaries

Paraphrases

Quotations from sources



What are fine points? - CORRECT ANSWER -Various sorts of evidence offered to support
claims stated in the topic sentence.



In any expository or analytical paragraph, the fine points uphold: - CORRECT ANSWER -The
topic sentence

Develop the paragraph's point

And advance the overall purpose of the essay



Changing points of view in the middle of a paragraph can cause - CORRECT ANSWER -
Disruption

Ambiguity of purpose

Confused angle of reference