CLEP College Composition Modular – Flashcards
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how words are put together
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syntax
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how you connect ideas together
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coordination
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how you make one idea subordinate to another idea
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subordination
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when two complete sentences are tied together with a comma
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comma splice
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an incomplete sentence
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sentence fragment
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a descriptive phrase or word
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Modifier
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two sentences put together without appropriate punctuation
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run-on senetence
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one independent clause
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simple sentence
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two or more independent clauses with out a dependent clause
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compound sentence
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when the subject and verb of a sentence don't go together
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subject-verb agreement
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going before , preceding
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antecedents
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two or more independent clauses with a dependent clause
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compound complex senetence
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when the pronoun doesn't match its antecedents
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pronoun-antecedent agreement
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a phrase without a literal meaning
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idiom
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person, place or thing
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noun
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an action
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verb
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modifies a noun
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adjective
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I, you, she, he, we, they
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nominative case
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my, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, our, ours,their, theirs
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possessive case
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who, that, which, what
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relative pronouns
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all, any, both, each, either, everybody, none, one, several, some, someone
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indefinite pronouns
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me, you, her, him. us, the
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objective case
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myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves
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compound personal pronouns
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who, which, what
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interrogative pronouns
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the same in a singular or plural form
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agreement in subject and verb
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incorrect word choices
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diction errors
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describing words (good and family in a good family house)
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modifiers (can be adjective or noun that adds meaning to subject)
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i play
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base form of verbs
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i played
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past tense verb
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expressions that are not always clear from the meaning of the words ( kick the bucket)
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idiom errors
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tell what the subject does, is doing or what is done to it
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verbs
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he/she/it plays, runs, jumps ect
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verb form with -s
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i have played
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past participle verb
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i am playing participle...verb used as an adjective
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present participle
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two independent clauses containing a comma
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comma splice
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the first sentence introducing the subject of a paragraph
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topic sentence
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section of the paragraph that consists of the illustrations (evidence, data, facts, quotes ect.) that support your topic
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illustration
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an incomplete sentence that is punctuated a if it were complete
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fragment
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two independent clauses that are not separated by a conjunction or proper noun
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run-on sentence
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when the second sentence can restate or restrict what was written in the first sentence, making the subject more specific
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restatement or restriction
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explain, interpret, and contextualize the illustrations that have been made
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analysis
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the final sentence (or 2) might review what the paragraph has discussed, and/or reemphasize what is being suggested
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conclusion
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to exclude; not including
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except- define
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to recieve
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accept- define
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to influence, to change
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affect(vb.)- define
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to accomplish(vb); a result(n)
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effect- define
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correct
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all right- correct spelling?
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incorrect
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alright- correct spelling?
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when referring to more than two
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among
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when referring to only two
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between
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occurring without interruotion
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continous
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not interested
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uninterested
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one immigrates TO a place
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immigrate
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one emigrates FROM a place
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emigrate
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recurring actions, repeated regularly and frequently
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continual
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impartial
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disinterested
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outstanding, distinguished
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eminent
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an adverb used when referring to how a action is performed
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well
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each in the order given
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respectively
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to be seated
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sit
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has not been questioned
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unquestioned
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courteously
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respectfully
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to put or to place
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set
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indisputable
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unquestionable
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always, every, all, only, never, none, not, must, necessary
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no exceptions
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threatening to happen soon. going to happen sooner or later
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imminent
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to provide insurance against loss
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insure
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additionally; suggests quantity or degree
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further
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used when nouns can't be counted or made plural (less paperwork)
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less
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to guarantee; to make safe
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ensure
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describes distance
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farther
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used when nouns can be counted and made plural (fewer students)
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fewer
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an adjective before a noun or after a linking verb (look good)
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good
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a noun which is referred to by using a pronoun
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antecedent
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the implied meaning of a word (using context)
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connotation
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a word which takes the place of a noun( like it or that)
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pronoun
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a pronoun used to start a sentence (who, what, which, whom and whose)
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interrogative pronoun
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the literal meaning of a word
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denotation
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a way to change to a new topic
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transition
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a word which is used to connect ideas, phrases or sentence parts
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conjuntion
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an incomplete sentence
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fragment
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a noun which is used as an adjetive
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participle
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a letter or symbol printed above the text line
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superscript
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a sentence or phrase which connects two paragraphs and adds to the coherence
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transition
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part of a sentence containing a subject and predicate
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clause
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a five paragraph essay which includes an introduction and conclusion paragraph
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5 x 5 essay
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describes the way words are arranged in a sentence
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syntax
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when a story shifts to an earlier time
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flashback
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part of a sentence which makes some sense but doesn't have a verb or subject
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phrase
