English Comp Concorde

What is an incomplete sentence called? A partial An independent clause A fragment None of these

A fragment

Which of the following needs a helping verb? Planted Thinks Going Ran

Going

_____ means that you rewrite a paragraph or paper, building upon what has already been done in order to make it stronger. Prewriting Outlining Writing a first draft Revising

revising

Evaluating your writing for unity, support, and cohesion occurs during _______. prewriting revising content revising sentences All of these

revising content

In a _______, you think carefully about the point you are making, the supporting items for that point, and the order in which you will arrange those ideas. list of ideas scratch outline journal topic sentence

scratch outline

Brainstorming is the same technique as making a list. true false

true

It is important to know your audience and purpose and to adjust your writing accordingly. true false

true

The following is a sentence fragment. "Going to the store." true false

true

The revision stage of writing is more easily facilitated by use of the computer. true false

true

A complete sentence requires these two parts. A noun and an adjective A subject and a verb A verb and punctuation A noun and a direct object

A subject and a verb

What is a compound subject? A subject that is complicated. A subject that is more than one person or thing that the sentence is about. A subject with an adjective modifying it. None of these

A subject that is more than one person or thing that the sentence is about.

Where would a reader find a topic sentence? As the first sentence of a body paragraph In the conclusion This is the same as the thesis None of these

As the first sentence of a body paragraph

In _______, you use lines, boxes, arrows, and circles to show relationships among the ideas and details that occur to you. Freewriting Questioning Making a List Clustering

Clustering

Sometimes a verb requires an additional word. What is this extra word, which is part of the verb, called? Predicate Helping verb Adverb Dependent clause

Helping verb

What are the three basic parts of a traditional essay? Thesis, topic sentence, conclusion Thesis, support, conclusion Introduction, body, conclusion Title, introduction, conclusion

Introduction, body, conclusion

What is a compound verb? More than one action taken or state of being referring to the subject A verb with an adverb A sentence fragment with no subject All of these

More than one action taken or state of being referring to the subject

_____ means that you rewrite a paragraph or paper, building upon what has already been done in order to make it stronger. Prewriting Outlining Writing a first draft Revising

Revising

Paraphrasing a source is: Using the author's exact words, enclosed with quotation marks. Rewriting what the author has written in your own words. Giving a highlight of the author's main points. Copying the author's text into your essay.

Rewriting what the author has written in your own words.

What are the advantages of writing a paper using sources and avoiding plagiarism? You make your professor happy You furnish your audience with a means of finding your source material You demonstrate that you have conducted sound research You furnish your audience with a means of finding your source material and you demonstrate that you have conducted sound research

You furnish your audience with a means of finding your source material and you demonstrate that you have conducted sound research

During revision, you should: Set your first draft aside for a while. Work from typed or printed text. Write down any additional thoughts. All of these.

all of these

To revise the content of your paragraph, you should ask if you _______. have a main idea and supporting points. use words effectively. use parallelism to balance works and ideas. All of these.

all of these

What are some possible consequences of plagiarism? Failing your assignment Failing the class Being expelled from your institution All of these

all of these

What are the ways you can use others' work as sources without plagiarizing? By quoting the author By paraphrasing the author By summarizing the author's work All of these

all of these

Which of the following examples is plagiarism? Turning in a friend's essay as your own. Copying part of an essay you find online as part of your paper. Buying a paper from an online seller. All of these.

all of these

A plan of development includes an essay's supporting points listed in the order they will occur. the writer's initial thoughts and plans for the essay. an essay's introduction and conclusion. all of these.

an essay's supporting points listed in the order they will occur. (it's not all of these because I got it wrong)

Clustering is also known as _______. outlining freewriting making a list diagramming

diagramming

Pathos is the approach in which the author appeals to the readers': emotion logic credibility none of these

emotion

A writer should never have to revise an essay more than twice. true false

false

If you make mistakes in spelling, grammar, and punctuation, you will never write well. true false

false

Logos is the appeal in which the writer uses: emotion logic credibility none of these

logic

The three rhetorical appeals are: logos, ethos, hypothesis persuasion, information, exposition logic, reason, argumentation logos, ethos, pathos

logos, ethos, pathos

Brainstorming is also known as _______. freewriting questioning making a list clustering

making a list

The verb is also referred to as the: Direct object Indirect object Predicate Relative clause

predicate

In _______, you generate ideas and details by asking as much as you can about your subject. freewriting questioning making a list clustering

questioning

Writers often discover the direction and shape of a paper during the process of writing. true false

true

Adverbs modify: nouns verbs adjectives direct objects

verbs