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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. Who refers to people; that/which refer to groups or things or events. Use in the who/which IEW dress up!
Farther
Capital
Who v. that v. which
Correlative Conjunctions
2. To receive or say yes
Accept
Agreement in Verb Tense - not always
Agreement in Person
Lie
3. '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
Capito
There v. Their v. They're
Infer
4. Left out or an exception
Imply
Except
Farther
Illicit
5. 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)
Agreement in Verb Tense - not always
Compound-Complex Sentence Structure
Who v. that v. which
Syntax
6. '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
Syntax
Than
Parallelism with correlative conjunctions
Insinuate
7. List person; each; every; no one; everyone; anyone; either
Agreement in Number
Farther
Run-on sentence
Singular Nouns/pronouns
8. Rules for order of words and phrases - meaning changes if order changes
Syntax
Agreement in Case
Agreement in Person
There v. Their v. They're
9. 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 in Case
Who v. that v. which
Capito
Except
10. There = place; Their = belongs to them; They're = they are
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11. Two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (FANGIRL) (Ind+ ind)
Simple Sentence Structure
lay
Compound Sentence Structure
Farther
12. Draw a conclusion from evidence (the one giving the evidence in NOT inferring - the one hearing the evidence is inferring.)
Imply
Parallelism
Infer
Syntax
13. Government building
Parallelism across nouns
Capito
Imply
Compound-Complex Sentence Structure
14. Between subject and verb (He is leaving NOT He are leaving.)
Further
Compound-Complex Sentence Structure
Insinuate
Agreement
15. 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!
Syntax
Fragment
Agreement in Case
Agreement in Person
16. 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.)
Imply
Complex Sentence Structure
Agreement in Number
Than
17. To recline - I lay down is correct or I have lain down NOT I have laid down!
Accept
Agreement
Lie
Agreement in Number
18. 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.
Simple Sentence Structure
Correlative Conjunctions
Then
Accept
19. Conjunction for comparasin 'I run faster THAN you.' Usu preceded by and '-er' word
Capital
Parallelism across nouns
Than
Syntax
20. To draw out
Agreement in Gender
Agreement in Case
Capito
Elicit
21. A sentence with just one subject and one predicate (no D.O and verb is NOT linking)
Agreement in Person
Agreement in Verb Tense - not always
Simple Sentence Structure
Further
22. Illegal
Accept
Parallelism with correlative conjunctions
Illicit
Then
23. Hint at something negative (the one making the remark in insinuating NOT the one hearing it.)
Insinuate
Correlative Conjunctions
Parallelism
Imply
24. Hint at something (this is done by person making the remark NOT by the one hearing it.)
Parallelism with correlative conjunctions
Imply
Elicit
lay
25. Who refers to a subject while whom refers to object (replace who with he and whom with him to test!)
Syntax
Agreement in Person
Who v. Whom
Who v. that v. which
26. 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
Complex Sentence Structure
Agreement in Gender
Illicit
Fragment
27. 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.
Syntax
Accept
lay
Infer
28. Refers to a physical distance (we have 15 miles farther to go)
There v. Their v. They're
Singular Nouns/pronouns
Compound Sentence Structure
Farther
29. Difference in quantity or extent - 'further from the truth' or studies are moving further along' are correct
Further
Insinuate
Compound-Complex Sentence Structure
Illicit
30. An independent clause joined to one or more dependent clauses by a subordinating clause (www.asia.b) (ind + dep)
Complex Sentence Structure
There v. Their v. They're
Simple Sentence Structure
Lie
31. 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!)
Illicit
Run-on sentence
Parallelism
Elicit
32. 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 Verb Tense - not always
Agreement in Person
Further
Who v. that v. which
33. 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
Agreement in Verb Tense - not always
lay
Parallelism across nouns
Imply
34. Both...and/ - either...or/ - just as...so/ - neither...nor/ - the more...the more/ - whether...or
Than
Compound Sentence Structure
Correlative Conjunctions
Agreement
35. When using 'a series' construction - you have to stay with the pattern.
Than
Capito
Parallelism
Compound Sentence Structure
36. The city where the government is located OR money/valuable resource used to invest
Who v. Whom
Capital
Accept
Agreement in Case