CLEP COLLEGE COMPOSITION MODULAR EXAM – 96 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

Syntax how words are put together to form sentences Coordination How to connect ideas together Brainpower Read More Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:00 / 0:15 Full screen Subordination How you make one idea subordinate to another idea Modifier a descriptive phrase or word Comma Splice when two complete sentences are tied together with a comma Run-on Sentence Two sentences put together without appropriate puncuation Sentence Fragment an incomplete sentence Simple Sentence one independent clause Compound Sentence two or more independent clauses with out a dependent clause Compound Complex Sentence Two or more independent clauses with a dependent clause Subject-verb Agreement when the subject and verb of a sentence don't go together Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement When the pronoun doesn't match its antecedents Antecedents going before; preceding Idiom A phrase without a literal meaning , Comma ; Semi-colon : Colon ? Question Mark ! Exclamation Point { } Ellipses " " Quotation Marks Noun person, place or thing Verb An Action Adjective Modifies a noun Nominative Case I, you, she, he, we, you, they Objective Case me, you, her, him. us, the Possessive Case my, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, our, ours, their, theirs Compound Personal Pronouns myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves Relative Pronouns Who, that, which, what Interrogative Pronouns Who, Which, What Indefinite Pronouns all, any, both, each, either, everybody, none, one, several, some, someone Agreement in Subject and Verb the same in a singular or plural form Diction Errors Incorrect word choices Idiom Errors Expressions that are not always clear from the meaning of the words ( kick the bucket) Modifiers Describe words Verbs Tell what the subject does or what is done to it Base Form of Verbs I play Verbs Form with -s He/she/it/plays Past Tense Verb I played Past Participle Verb I have played Present Participle I am playing Fragment An incomplete sentence that is punctuated as if it were complete Comma Splice two independent clauses containing a comma Run-on Sentence two independent clauses that are not separated by a conjunction or proper punctuation Topic Sentence The first sentence introducing the subject of a paragraph Restatement or Restriction The second sentence can restate or restrict what was written in the first sentence, making the subject more specific Illustration This section of the paragraph consists of the illustrations (evidence, data, facts, quotes, ect.) that support your topic Analysis Explain, interpret, and contextualize the illustrations that have been made Conclusion The final sentence (or two) might review what the paragraph has discussed, and/or reemphasize what is being suggested Accept - define to receive Except - define to exclude Affect (vb.) - define to influence, to change Effect - define to accomplish(vb.); a result(n.) All right - spelled correctly? correct spelling Alright - spelled correctly? incorrect spelling Among When referring to more than two Between When referring to only two Continual recurring actions, repeated regularly and frequently Continous occurring without interruption Disinterested Impartial Uniterested Not interested Emigrate One emigrates from a place