ENGLISH COMPOSITION CLEP EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+

predicate Correct Answer: verb, a verb's objects, or a phrase that identifies what a subject is doing or what is being done to the subject abductive reasoning Correct Answer: having a hunch about a conclusion based on seemingly unrelated facts deductive reasoning Correct Answer: specific to general conclusions drawn inductive reasoning Correct Answer: general to specific conclusions drawn parenthetical clause (nonrestrictive modifier) Correct Answer: modification that doesn't change the meaning of the sentence if removed 2 ornamentation Correct Answer: any unusual use of language, such as figures of speech or figures of thought concrete language Correct Answer: specific, concrete words, such as vivid verbs and descriptive nouns grammatical case Correct Answer: the function a noun or pronoun plays in a sentence case Correct Answer: a pronouns form, IDs it's relationship to other words in the sentence dangling modifiers Correct Answer: cause confusion by modifying an unintended word farther Correct Answer: distance further Correct Answer: figurative distance (to a greater extent) begging the question 3 Correct Answer: writer presents an argument where one or more of the premises are related to the conclusion affect Correct Answer: to influence, change or assume effect Correct Answer: result or to bring about proofs Correct Answer: aristotle's three logical appeal