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