In the following sentences, the coordinating conjunction that makes the most sense is

“Exercising is important, so itis time well spent.”

Which of the following is a fragment?

“And found the keys under thedoormat.”

A thesis statement is

a statement of the main point of the essay

Adverbs are words that

describe, qualify, or limit verbs, adjectives,&other adverbs

Which of the following is not a fragment?

“My car is a convertible, and it’spainted blue.”

The function of an exclamation point at the end of a sentence is to

mark the end of a statement with strong emotion

The following sentence uses the correct subordinating conjunction to form a sensible thought:

Brandon watched television while he did the laundry.

recording ideas, reactions, and comments about anessay

Reading and writing are

parts of the same communication process

the study of a word’s history

When generating ideas, some of the techniques to use are

freewriting, branching, and brainstorming

needs an independent clause to form a complete thought

When you come across a word you don’t know in a reading, you should

first try to figure it out based on context

states the main point of the paragraph

The best definition for an essay is that it is

a group of paragraphs that develop one main idea.

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1
In the following sentences, the coordinating conjunction that makes the most sense is
“Exercising is important, and it is timewell spent.”
“Exercising is important, yet it is timewell spent.”
“Exercising is important, so itis time well spent.”
“Exercising is important, but it is timewell spent.”
2
Which of the following is a fragment?
“And found the keys under thedoormat.”
“I am considering adding an art course to myschedule.”
“Elvis Presley is still a favorite musician amongteens.”
“In the name of homeland security, spies have increased.”
3
A thesis statement is
the same as the title of the essay
a statement of the main point of the essay
supportive details of main point of the paragraph or essay
restatement of the main point at the conclusion of the essay
4
"Zoology is a difficult course I am considering dropping it and taking it again next semester”
comma splice error
run-on sentence
sentence fragment
sentence with vague details
5
Adverbs are words that
describe,qualify, or limit adjectives and nouns
describe, qualify, or limit verbs, adjectives,&other adverbs
describe,qualify, or limit pronouns and nouns
describe,qualify, or limit adj. & coordinating conjunctions
6
Which of the following is not a fragment?
“Walking the dog outside at the park.”
“My car is a convertible, and it’spainted blue.”
“To write an essay.”
“Harnessing the team of horses.”
7
The function of an exclamation point at the end of a sentence is to
mark the sentence at the middle or the end toshow emphasis
mark the end of a sentence
mark the end of a statement with strong emotion
mark the end with a question
8
Two methods of organizing ideas are
outlining and idea mapping
brainstorming and branching
editing and previewing
revising and proofreading
9
Therefore, furthermore, and likewise are examples of
complex transitions
independent clauses
coordinating conjunctions
conjunctive adverbs
10
In the writing process, an idea map is used to
assist in planning an outline to organize ideas
question and plan the writing process
find main ideas
show how ideas are connected
11
The following sentence uses the correct subordinating conjunction to form a sensible thought:
So that Justin starts to daydream, he takes a short break
I will forget Mother’s Day when I carry a time scheduler
Whoever you set time limits, you are working towards a goal.
Brandon watched television while he did the laundry.
12
A thesaurus is
a reference book of pronunciation keys
a reference book of synonyms
a reference book of word endings
a reference book of word histories
13
Annotation is
outlining a summary of the essay
a method of revising an essay
recording ideas, reactions, and comments about anessay
making an ideamap of the essay
14
Reading and writing are
parts of the same communication process
connected through idea maps
necessary for proofreading
two different skills with the same point of view
15
Etymology is
the study of a word’s history
the synonym meaning of a word
the study of insects
the study of slang and colloquial meanings
16
When generating ideas, some of the techniques to use are
freewriting, branching, and brainstorming
brainstorming, questioning, and focusing
branching, freewriting, and proofreading
revising,brainstorming, and questioning
17
A dependent clause
usually goes at the end of a sentence
needs an independent clause to form a complete thought
can be a complete sentence in certain circumstances
must contain a transition phrase
18
An example of an idiom is
“Ask the server for our bill.”
“I’ll pick up the tab.”
“Let’s go shopping.”
“Pay for the ticket with your credit card.”
19
The subject of “Gas prices went up after Hurricane Katrina” is
Hurricane Katrina
prices
went up
gas
20
The prepositional phrase in “The issue of immigration is a hot topic in ourcountry” is
issue is a hot topic
in our country
issue of immigration
a hot topic
21
If you do not insert punctuation and a coordinating conjunction between two complete thoughts..
a relative pronoun error
a run-on sentence
a comma splice
a sentence fragment
22
When you come across a word you don’t know in a reading, you should
take out your vocabulary log and record it
stop everything and look it up in the dictionary
ignore it because it won’t matter
first try to figure it out based on context
23
A topic sentence
states the main point of the paragraph
states the main idea in a professional way
is a manageable length for a reader to digest
appears in the first sentence of the paragraph
24
The best definition for an essay is that it is
a group of paragraphs with one topic sentence
group of three or more paragraphs expressing positive issues
a group of paragraphs with descriptive language
a group of paragraphs that develop one main idea.
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Adjectives are words that
.describe nouns and pronouns.
describe coordinating conjunctions
describe prepositions
describe verbs and adverbs

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