CLEP* Study Guide Flashcards
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Syntax
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How words are put together
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Coordination
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How you connect ideas together
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Subordination
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How you make one idea subordinate to another idea
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Modifier
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A descriptive phrase or word
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Comma Splice
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When two complete sentences are tied together with a comma
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Run-on Sentence
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Two sentences put together without appropriate punctuation
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Sentence Fragment
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An incomplete sentence
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Simple sentence
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One independent clause
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Compound Sentence
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Two or more independent clauses with out a dependent clause
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Compound Complex Sentence
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Two or more independent clauses with a dependent clause
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Subject-Verb Agreement
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When the subject and verb of a sentence don’t go together
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Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
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When the pronoun doesn’t match its antecedents
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Idiom
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A phrase without a literal meaning
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Antecedents
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Going before, preceding
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,
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Comma
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;
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Semi-colon
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:
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Colon
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?
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Question Mark
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!
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Exclamation Point
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{ }
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Ellipses
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” “
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Quotation Marks
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Noun
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Person, Place, or thing
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Verb
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An Action
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Adjective
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Modifies a noun
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Nominative Case
I, you, she, he, we, you ,they
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Objective Case
Me, you, her, him, us, the
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Possessive Case
My, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, our, ours, their, theirs
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Compound Personal Pronouns
Myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves
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Relative Pronouns
Who, that, which, what
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Interrogative Pronouns
Who, which, what
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Agreement in Subject and Verb
The same in singular or plural
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Indefinite Pronouns
All, any, both, each, either, everybody, none, one, several, some, someone
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Diction Errors
Incorrect word choices
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Idiom Errors
Expressions that are not always clear from the meaning of the words (kick the bucket)
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Modifiers
Describe words
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Verbs
Tell what the subject does or what is done to it
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Base Form of Verbs
I play
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Verb Form with -s
He/she/it plays
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Past Tense Verb
I played
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Past Participle Verb
I have played
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Present Participle
I am playing
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Fragment
An incomplete sentence that is punctuated as if it were complete
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Comma Splice
Two independent clauses containing a comma
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Run-on Sentence
Two independent clauses that are not separated by a conjunction or proper punctuation
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Topic Sentence
The first sentence introducing the subject of a paragraph
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Restatement or Restriction
The second sentence can restate or restrict what was written in the first sentence. making the subject more specific
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Illustration
This section of the paragraph consists of the illustrations (evidence, data, facts, quotes, ect.) that support your topic
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Analysis
Explain, interpret, and contextualize the illustrations that have been made
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Conclusion
The final sentence (or two) might review what the paragraph has discussed and/or reemphasize what is being suggested
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Accept - define:
To receive
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Except - define:
To exclude
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Affect (vb.) - define
To influence, to change
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Effect - define
A) To accomplish (vb.)
B) A result (n.)
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All right — is it spelled correctly?
Correct spelling
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Alright — is it spelled correctly?
Incorrect spelling
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When is the word 'Among' used?
Used where referring to more than two
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When is the word 'Between' used?
Used when referring to only two
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When is the word 'Continual' used?
With Recurring actions, repeated regularly and frequently
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When is the word 'Disinterested' used?
Used to convey:
Impartial (neutral)
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When is the word 'Continuous' used?
Used to convey:
Occurring without interrupt
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When is the word 'Uninterested' used?
Used to convey:
No interest (Not interested)
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When is the word 'Emigrate' used?
Used to convey:
One emigrates from a place
Emigrate (Verb)
Definition: Leaves one's country in order to permanently reside in another
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When is the word 'Immigrate' used?
Used to convey:
One immigrates to a place
Immigrate (Verb)
Definition: Come to live permanently in a foreign country
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When is the word 'Eminent' used?
Used to convey:
Outstanding, distinguishing
Eminent (adjective)
Definition: Famous or respected within a particular sphere or profession
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When is the word 'Well' used?
An adverb when referring how an action is performed
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When is the word 'Respectively' used?
Used to covey:
Each in a given order.
Respectively (adverb)
Definition: Separately or individually and in the order already mentioned
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When is the word 'Respectfully' used?
Used to convey:
Courteously
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When is the word 'Set' used?
Used to convey:
To put or to place
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When is the word 'unquestionable' used?
Used to convey:
Indisputable
Unquestionable (adjective)
Definition: not able to be disputed or doubted
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When is the word 'No expectations' used?
Used to convey:
Always, every, all, only, never, none, not, must, necessary
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When is the word 'unquestioned' used?
Used to convey:
Has not been questioned
Unquestioned (adjective)
Definition: Not examined or inquired into
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When is the word 'imminent' used?
Used to convey:
Threatening to happen soon
Imminent (adjective)
Definition: About to happen
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When is the word 'Ensure' used?
Used to convey:
To guarantee; to make safe
Ensure (Verb)
Definition: Make sure that (something) shall occur or be the case
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When is the word 'Insure' used?
To provide insurance against loss
Insure (Verb)
Definition: Arrange for compensation in the case of damage or loss
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When is the word 'Farther' used?
Used to convey:
Describes distance
Farther (adverb)
Definition: at, to, or by a greater distance
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When is the word 'Further' used?
Used to convey:
Additionally; suggests quantity or degree
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When is the word 'Fewer' used?
Used to convey:
Used when nouns can counted and made plural (fewer students)
Fewer (adjective & pronoun)
Definition: A small number of
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When is the word 'Less' used?
Used to convey:
When nouns can not be counted or made plural (less homework)
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When is the word 'Good' used?
Used to convey:
An adjective before a noun or after a linking verb (look good)
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Define Antecedent
A noun which is referred to using a pronoun
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Define Denotation
The literal meaning of a word
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Define Connotation
The implied meaning of a word (using context)
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What is a transition?
A way to change to a new topic
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Define pronoun
A word that replaces a noun
Ex. He, she, her, his, it, that
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Define Conjunction
A word which is used to connect ideas phrases or sentence parts
Ex. And, but, so
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Define fragment
An incomplete sentence
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Define interrogative pronoun
A pronoun used to start a sentence (who, what, which, whom and whose)
