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CLEP* Study Guide Flashcards

1
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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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14
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Antecedents

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Going before, preceding

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15
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,

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Comma

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16
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;

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Semi-colon

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17
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:

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Colon

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18
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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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21
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” “

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Quotation Marks

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22
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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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24
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Adjective

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Modifies a noun

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Nominative Case

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I, you, she, he, we, you ,they

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Objective Case

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Me, you, her, him, us, the

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Possessive Case

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My, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, our, ours, their, theirs

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Compound Personal Pronouns

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Myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves

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Relative Pronouns

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Who, that, which, what

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30
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Interrogative Pronouns

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Who, which, what

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31
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Agreement in Subject and Verb

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The same in singular or plural

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32
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Indefinite Pronouns

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All, any, both, each, either, everybody, none, one, several, some, someone

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33
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Diction Errors

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Incorrect word choices

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34
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Idiom Errors

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Expressions that are not always clear from the meaning of the words (kick the bucket)

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Modifiers

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Describe words

36
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Verbs

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Tell what the subject does or what is done to it

37
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Base Form of Verbs

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I play

38
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Verb Form with -s

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He/she/it plays

39
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Past Tense Verb

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I played

40
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Past Participle Verb

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I have played

41
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Present Participle

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I am playing

42
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Fragment

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An incomplete sentence that is punctuated as if it were complete

43
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Comma Splice

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Two independent clauses containing a comma

44
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Run-on Sentence

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Two independent clauses that are not separated by a conjunction or proper punctuation

45
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Topic Sentence

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The first sentence introducing the subject of a paragraph

46
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Restatement or Restriction

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The second sentence can restate or restrict what was written in the first sentence. making the subject more specific

47
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Illustration

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This section of the paragraph consists of the illustrations (evidence, data, facts, quotes, ect.) that support your topic

48
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Analysis

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Explain, interpret, and contextualize the illustrations that have been made

49
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Conclusion

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The final sentence (or two) might review what the paragraph has discussed and/or reemphasize what is being suggested

50
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Accept - define:

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To receive

51
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Except - define:

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To exclude

52
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Affect (vb.) - define

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To influence, to change

53
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Effect - define

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A) To accomplish (vb.)

B) A result (n.)

54
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All right — is it spelled correctly?

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Correct spelling

55
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Alright — is it spelled correctly?

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Incorrect spelling

56
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When is the word ‘Among’ used?

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Used where referring to more than two

57
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When is the word ‘Between’ used?

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Used when referring to only two

58
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When is the word ‘Continual’ used?

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With Recurring actions, repeated regularly and frequently

59
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When is the word ‘Disinterested’ used?

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Used to convey:

Impartial (neutral)

60
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When is the word ‘Continuous’ used?

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Used to convey:

Occurring without interrupt

61
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When is the word ‘Uninterested’ used?

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Used to convey:

No interest (Not interested)

62
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When is the word ‘Emigrate’ used?

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Used to convey:

One emigrates from a place

Emigrate (Verb)

Definition: Leaves one’s country in order to permanently reside in another

63
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When is the word ‘Immigrate’ used?

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Used to convey:

One immigrates to a place

Immigrate (Verb)

Definition: Come to live permanently in a foreign country

64
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When is the word ‘Eminent’ used?

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Used to convey:

Outstanding, distinguishing

Eminent (adjective)

Definition: Famous or respected within a particular sphere or profession

65
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When is the word ‘Well’ used?

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An adverb when referring how an action is performed

66
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When is the word ‘Respectively’ used?

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Used to covey:

Each in a given order.

Respectively (adverb)

Definition: Separately or individually and in the order already mentioned

67
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When is the word ‘Respectfully’ used?

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Used to convey:

Courteously

68
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When is the word ‘Set’ used?

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Used to convey:

To put or to place

69
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When is the word ‘unquestionable’ used?

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Used to convey:

Indisputable

Unquestionable (adjective)

Definition: not able to be disputed or doubted

70
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When is the word ‘No expectations’ used?

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Used to convey:

Always, every, all, only, never, none, not, must, necessary

71
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When is the word ‘unquestioned’ used?

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Used to convey:

Has not been questioned

Unquestioned (adjective)

Definition: Not examined or inquired into

72
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When is the word ‘imminent’ used?

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Used to convey:

Threatening to happen soon

Imminent (adjective)

Definition: About to happen

73
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When is the word ‘Ensure’ used?

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Used to convey:

To guarantee; to make safe

Ensure (Verb)

Definition: Make sure that (something) shall occur or be the case

74
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When is the word ‘Insure’ used?

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To provide insurance against loss

Insure (Verb)

Definition: Arrange for compensation in the case of damage or loss

75
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When is the word ‘Farther’ used?

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Used to convey:

Describes distance

Farther (adverb)

Definition: at, to, or by a greater distance

76
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When is the word ‘Further’ used?

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Used to convey:

Additionally; suggests quantity or degree

77
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When is the word ‘Fewer’ used?

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Used to convey:

Used when nouns can counted and made plural (fewer students)

Fewer (adjective & pronoun)

Definition: A small number of

78
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When is the word ‘Less’ used?

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Used to convey:

When nouns can not be counted or made plural (less homework)

79
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When is the word ‘Good’ used?

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Used to convey:

An adjective before a noun or after a linking verb (look good)

80
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Define Antecedent

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A noun which is referred to using a pronoun

81
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Define Denotation

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The literal meaning of a word

82
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Define Connotation

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The implied meaning of a word (using context)

83
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What is a transition?

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A way to change to a new topic

84
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Define pronoun

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A word that replaces a noun

Ex. He, she, her, his, it, that

85
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Define Conjunction

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A word which is used to connect ideas phrases or sentence parts

Ex. And, but, so

86
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Define fragment

A

An incomplete sentence

87
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Define interrogative pronoun

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A pronoun used to start a sentence (who, what, which, whom and whose)

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