English Comp II Final Exam study guide

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first and second person should

be avoided as often as possible in a formal academic paper

The best place to find scholarly secondary sources is on academic databases such as Google, Pink Monkey.com, AskJeeves, or pretty much any general search engine you can think of.

false

Using contractions is preferred in formal, academic writing because as Shakespeare once said, "Brevity is the soul of wit"

false

When writing a formal, academic paper, word choice should be about sounding educated more than sounding clear.

false

a gifted writer cannot benefit from the writing process.

false

a good writer will revise a draft exactly three times.

false

a pronoun in a prepositional phrase will always be the subject

false

a topic sentence is like a baby thesis and should have no real connection to the thesis or to the plan as per the introduction.

false

in a formal, academic essay, it is appropriate to use vague pronouns and vague adjectives such as it, a lot, very, many, and extremely as much as possible

false

pronouns can never replace a noun

false

the four deadly errors are fragments, subject/verb agreement, and tense errors

false

the four major parts of an essay are the attention getter or hook, the thesis, and the plan or preview.

false

the writing process is one that only inexperienced writers used to create their work.

false

when dealing with subject/verb agreement, always start with the verb to determine if it agrees with the subject in number

false

Cliches like "at the end of the day," or "that being said," or "it is what it is," or "you've got to take the good with the bad," are to be avoided in formal, academic writing.

true

In most cases, it is best to write a formal, academic paper in past tense.

true

In most cases, using third person is best for formal, academic papers.

true

It is possible to find all the sources for your working bibliography without stepping foot in a physical library.

true

One of the first steps in the process of building a working bibliography is to know the publication information of your primary source and secondary sources.

true

Scholarly secondary sources are most likely to be found on databases such as Magnolia, Humanities Index, Ebscohost, and Jstore.

true

a complete sentence (also known as an independent clause) must have a subject and a verb and a complete thought

true

a preview or plan is like a contract with the reader that should forecast the structure and content of the body paragraphs.

true

a thesis is like a rudder on a boat; both should provide direction for their vehicles

true

non scholarly secondary sources should be avoided in formal, academic research papers.

true

the amount of time one spends thinking, brainstorming, clustering, and outlining depends on the scope of the assignment.

true

the audience for most college level papers should be considered formal and academic.

true

the first things to consider when writing are the audience and the purpose.

true

audience

who you are writing to

purpose

why you are writing

For a humanities class, the proper style of documentation is based on?

MLA style

revision

literally to "look at again"

How many primary sources should you have in your bibliography project?

1

The minimum total number of sources in your bibliography project should be ____

10

You should have _____ number of secondary sources.

3 scholarly books, 3 scholarly journals, 3 scholarly web sources

The research essay should be how long?

5-7 pages, 1250-1750 words

nouns are

A person, place, thing, or idea

But he is also an excellent Christian role model.

Dependent

Despite whether we win or lose.

Dependent

Not only was Roger Staubach a great athlete.

Dependent

One of the greatest Dallas Cowboys of all time.

Dependent

I am an avid Dallas Cowboy fan.

Independent

I grew up watching Captain Come-back, Roger Staubach.

Independent

prewriting

a process that begins before an actual draft is made. it includes thinking, brainstorming, clustering, and outlining

What is a secondary source?

a source that is about the primary source, a source that is about the primary sources author, a source that is about a topic that is somehow related to the primary source or the author of the primary source

I ___ understand the allure of this show.

do not

dependent clause

does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence

A homonym is a word that means the opposite of another word.

false

As you build the working bibliography, you should also be reading the primary source, The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave.

false

Errors in font size, font style, margin size, and header placement are considered some of the most damaging errors you can make in a college level paper.

false

First person is almost always appropriate for formal, academic writing.

false

Google is a scholarly database.

false

Slang, text ease, and emojis are appropriate for formal, academic writing.

false

How can David Hasselhoff _____three successful shows?

have

In a humanities class, unless otherwise designated, your citation of both primary and secondary material should appear as

in text parenthetical citations that are also reflected in a Works Cited page

Sponge Bob Square Pants ____ a bizarre show.

is

MLA style

is the format used in papers typed for Humanities classes

Number 12

is the size font used in a formal, academic paper

double spaced

is the width between each line of text

outline

provides a skeleton for your essay

a header

should appear in the top right hand corner of every page

What is a primary source?

the work of literature you are researching


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