English 101 Composition 1 Exam Questions with Complete Solutions

dependent clause - Answer-a clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence. compound - Answer-a sentence with two independent clauses put together with a "glue" word. simple - Answer-a sentence that contains one independent clause; they are concise and to the point. complex - Answer-a sentence with one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. types of grammatical classification - Answer-simple, compound, complex, compound-complex, fragment compound-complex - Answer-a sentence with two or more independent clauses and one dependent clause. dash(es) - Answer-used to link phrases and clauses. semicolon - Answer-used to link independent clauses. colon - Answer-used before a list or an explanation that goes before a clause that can stand alone. hyphen - Answer-used to link words together to make a new word. Creates an adjective ellipsis - Answer-(...) - shows a pause, used in quotes usually, and more information could be there parentheses - Answer-() - includes info that does not need to be included MLA citation for a novel with one author - Answer-Last name, First name. "Title". City: Publisher, Year. Print. (only news source) block quote - Answer-4 Lines or longer, Colon after text quoted quote - Answer-Word for word, gives author credit, "quotation marks offsetting quote" flawless thesis statement - Answer-End Of intro paragraph, Semicolon (if demanded)