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Basics Of Composition
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Subject
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english
Instructions:
Answer 36 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. To receive or say yes
Accept
Who v. Whom
Fragment
Compound-Complex Sentence Structure
2. Hint at something negative (the one making the remark in insinuating NOT the one hearing it.)
Insinuate
Parallelism across nouns
Agreement in Verb Tense - not always
Capito
3. Illegal
Fragment
Illicit
There v. Their v. They're
Complex Sentence Structure
4. The pronoun must be in first - second or third person in agreement with the noun (I am an American and you are an Australian and he is a Turk NOT 'If one wants to go home - you must ask first' b/c you does not agree with one which is third person whi
Agreement in Gender
Infer
Agreement in Person
Further
5. Both...and/ - either...or/ - just as...so/ - neither...nor/ - the more...the more/ - whether...or
Then
Run-on sentence
Complex Sentence Structure
Correlative Conjunctions
6. Has either a subject or a predicate but not both or is a dependent clause without an independent clause - FRAGMENTS ARE NEVER ACCEPTABLE AS A SENTENCE ON THE CLEP EXAM - though they might be ok in a paper!
Agreement in Gender
Lie
Fragment
Accept
7. Hint at something (this is done by person making the remark NOT by the one hearing it.)
Parallelism across nouns
Elicit
Who v. Whom
Imply
8. Plural subject needs singular verb and vice versa (The boxes were carried or the box was carried - verb changes to agree with number of subject.)
Agreement in Gender
Insinuate
Accept
Agreement in Number
9. Two or more independent sentences that LACK a conjunction (FANGIRL) but are incorrectly joined by a comma. (if joined by a semi-colon it is OK!)
Elicit
Agreement in Number
Parallelism with correlative conjunctions
Run-on sentence
10. Left out or an exception
Further
Except
Elicit
Singular Nouns/pronouns
11. When using 'a series' construction - you have to stay with the pattern.
Correlative Conjunctions
Than
Imply
Parallelism
12. Rules for order of words and phrases - meaning changes if order changes
Correlative Conjunctions
Agreement in Person
Syntax
Fragment
13. Who refers to a subject while whom refers to object (replace who with he and whom with him to test!)
Agreement in Gender
Imply
Compound Sentence Structure
Who v. Whom
14. List person; each; every; no one; everyone; anyone; either
Simple Sentence Structure
Then
Singular Nouns/pronouns
Lie
15. Between subject and pronoun ('Either Jack or Annie will give his or her report' and NOT 'Either Jack or Annie will give his report b/c the pronoun 'his' does not agree with Annie - can't just add 'her' either...must say 'Either Jack will give his rep
Then
Agreement in Gender
Agreement in Person
Capito
16. Next; in addition; at that point in time; next; therefore - e.g. He ran faster then he stopped. This refers to what happened at a certain point in time and is not comparing.
Farther
Compound Sentence Structure
Then
Agreement in Gender
17. An independent clause joined to one or more dependent clauses by a subordinating clause (www.asia.b) (ind + dep)
Accept
Complex Sentence Structure
Agreement
Parallelism across nouns
18. To put or place something - I lay it down or I have laid it down or I am laying it down NOT I have lain it down.
Accept
Illicit
Then
lay
19. The city where the government is located OR money/valuable resource used to invest
Syntax
lay
Insinuate
Capital
20. To recline - I lay down is correct or I have lain down NOT I have laid down!
Except
Elicit
Lie
Singular Nouns/pronouns
21. A sentence with just one subject and one predicate (no D.O and verb is NOT linking)
Simple Sentence Structure
Illicit
Lie
Agreement in Case
22. Draw a conclusion from evidence (the one giving the evidence in NOT inferring - the one hearing the evidence is inferring.)
Run-on sentence
Syntax
Agreement in Number
Infer
23. Between subject and verb (He is leaving NOT He are leaving.)
Elicit
Agreement
Fragment
Parallelism with correlative conjunctions
24. Two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (FANGIRL) (Ind+ ind)
lay
Lie
Compound Sentence Structure
Syntax
25. Difference in quantity or extent - 'further from the truth' or studies are moving further along' are correct
Further
There v. Their v. They're
Compound-Complex Sentence Structure
Except
26. Government building
Agreement in Gender
Farther
Accept
Capito
27. Two independent clauses joined by a (FANBOY) coordinating conjunction that are then joined by a (www.asia.b) subordinating conjunction one or more dependent clauses. (ind + ind + dep)
Parallelism
Compound-Complex Sentence Structure
Illicit
Further
28. There = place; Their = belongs to them; They're = they are
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29. Who refers to people; that/which refer to groups or things or events. Use in the who/which IEW dress up!
Farther
Who v. that v. which
Agreement
Simple Sentence Structure
30. Must use proper pronoun - Don't use nominative pronoun in objective form (He gave it to I NOR Ricky and me jump up - I can't be used as a IO and me can't be a subject/nominative)
Agreement
Except
Then
Agreement in Case
31. To draw out
Farther
Who v. Whom
Elicit
Parallelism
32. 'Suddenly - he walked - talked and jumped' has the same subject noun doing all the actions BUT 'He walked - talked and then there was a loud noise.' is not parallel b/c the subject is not doing the third item on the list.
Parallelism across nouns
Fragment
Correlative Conjunctions
Farther
33. Refers to a physical distance (we have 15 miles farther to go)
Farther
Agreement in Number
Further
Simple Sentence Structure
34. A series of verbs in a sentence must stay in same tense (like present - past - future - but okay to change tenses from one clause to the next if the events require it: 'He fell and now he is hurt changes tenses from past to present but the events req
Elicit
Who v. Whom
Capito
Agreement in Verb Tense - not always
35. Conjunction for comparasin 'I run faster THAN you.' Usu preceded by and '-er' word
Singular Nouns/pronouns
Infer
Than
Who v. that v. which
36. 'Either you will love this movie - or you will be refunded.' is parallel BUT 'Either you will love this movie or obtain a refund for your ticket.' is NOT b/c after the or there should be the subject noun just like the SN followed the 'either' in the
Then
lay
Complex Sentence Structure
Parallelism with correlative conjunctions