Final Review

Question 1

purpose of informative writing

Answer 1

is to increase the understanding of the reader.

Question 2

purpose of persuasive writing

Answer 2

used to convince, or persuade the reader that the opinion of the writer is correct

Question 3

thesis

Answer 3

the sentence or statement where the writer tells the reader the main idea being explained in the essay.

Question 4

conclusion

Answer 4

the paragraph where the writer restates the main idea of the paper

Question 5

attention-getter sentences

Answer 5

the sentences used by the writer to get the reader interested in the main idea and the topics to be discussed in the essay.

Question 6

transition sentences

Answer 6

the sentences used by the writer to link one topic with supporting detail to another topic with supporting detail

Question 7

body

Answer 7

the paragraphs where the writer supports the main idea of the essay by providing more details

Question 8

sentence located at the end of the intro paragraph, tells reader main idea’s you are trying to explain

Answer 8

thesis statment

Question 9

opening sentence of your essay, designed to get reader interested

Answer 9

attention Getter/ hook

Question 10

these sentences comment on/ explain your topic sentence. often times they are specific example, details, or even quotes

Answer 10

body sentences

Question 11

these sentences are the first sentences of each body paragraph. they tell the reader what the particular paragraph is about

Answer 11

topic sentences

Question 12

This should be done each time a draft of an essay is finished. It absolutely must be completed prior to handing in a final draft

Answer 12

proofread

Question 13

the final sentences of each body paragraph signal a change in content and serve to ‘set-up’ the next body paragraph

Answer 13

transition sentences

Question 14

these paragraphs are located between the intro and conclusion

Answer 14

body paragraphs

Question 15

this sentence is crucial to your essay because it controls the essay’s direction

Answer 15

Thesis statment

Question 16

this paragraph introduces your topic or subject to the reader

Answer 16

intro paragraph

Question 17

the final paragraph provides you the opportunity to expand your thesis and wrap-up your topic or subject

Answer 17

conclusion

Question 18

T or F?
In addition to being the last sentence of your introductory paragraph, the thesis statement is also restated as the first sentence of your concluding paragraph.

Answer 18

True

Question 19

T or F?

The introductory paragraph begins discussing specific information then moves to more general information.

Answer 19

False

Question 20

T or F?

The concluding paragraph begins discussing specific information then moves to more general information.

Answer 20

True

Question 21

T or F
Telling a brief story, defining a word, asking questions, presenting historical/background information, citing direct quotes, and utilizing the ‘imagine’ technique are all examples of potential attention getters.

Answer 21

True

Question 22

T or F

Oftentimes, each topic sentence is alluded to/referred to within the thesis statement.

Answer 22

True

Question 23

T or F
Body sentences serve not only to comment on/explain your topic sentences, often times they are also specific examples, details, or quotes.

Answer 23

True

Question 24

T or F

Transitions sentences do not contribute to the overall flow of your essay.

Answer 24

False

Question 25

T or F | Body paragraphs include topic sentences, body sentences, and transition sentences.

Answer 25

True

Question 26

pronoun

Answer 26

-word used in place of a noun or more than one noun

Question 27

what is the word a pronoun stands for

Answer 27

the antecedent

Question 28

personal pronoun

Answer 28

refers to the one speaking(1st person) the one listening(2nd person) or the one spoken about (3rd person)

Question 29

indefinite pronoun

Answer 29

refers to a person place or thing or idea, that may or may not be specifically named.

Question 30

adjectives usually _____ the words they modify, but are sometimes placed after, for emphasis

Answer 30

Precede

Question 31

when an adverb modify's an adjective, it usually comes ____

Answer 31

before the word it modifies

Question 32

when an adverb modifies another adverb its position usually comes ____

Answer 32

before the word it modifies

Question 33

preposition

Answer 33

a word used to show the relationship of a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentence

Question 34

singular ___ take singular ____

Answer 34

subjects; verbs

Question 35

Plural ____ take plural _____

Answer 35

subjects; verbs

Question 36

the number of the subject is not changed by a ____ or _____ following the subject

Answer 36

prep phrase; clause

Question 37

both, few, many, and several are examples of___

Answer 37

indefinite plural pronouns

Question 38

all, any, most, none, some are examples of ___

Answer 38

singular indefinite pronouns

Question 39

compound subjects

Answer 39

2 or more subjects that have the same verb

Question 40

subjects joined by ____ usually take a plural verb

Answer 40

and

Question 41

a compound subject that names a _____ person or thing takes a______ verb

Answer 41

single; singular

Question 42

singular subjects joined by_________ take a_____ verb

Answer 42

or, singular

Question 43

when a singular subject and a plural subject are joined by___ or ____ the verb agree's with the subject nearer the verb

Answer 43

or; nor

Question 44

the verb agree's with its subject, even when the verb____ the subject

Answer 44

preceed's

Question 45

collective ____ may be either singular or plural

Answer 45

nouns

Question 46

a collective noun takes a ____ verb when the noun refers to the group as a unit.

Answer 46

singular

Question 47

a collective noun takes a ___ verb when the noun refers to the parts or members of the group

Answer 47

plural

Question 48

an expression of an ____ may be singular or plural

Answer 48

amount

Question 49

singular when the amount is thought of as a _____.

Answer 49

unit

Question 50

plural when the amount is thought of as many _____.

Answer 50

units

Question 51

a fraction or percentage is ____ when it refers to a singular word and ____ when it refers to a plural word.

Answer 51

singular; plural

Question 52

titles of creative works, countries and organizations take ____ verbs

Answer 52

singular

Question 53

the following nouns always take _____ verbs. (list verbs)

Answer 53

singular; civics, economics, mathematics, physics, economics

Question 54

the following nouns always take ___ verbs.(list verbs)

Answer 54

plural; binoculars, eyeglasses, pliers, scissors, shears, trousers

Question 55

a verb agree's with its ____ not its predicate nominative.

Answer 55

subject

Question 56

subjects preceded by ___ or ____ take singular verbs

Answer 56

every; many

Question 57

____ not _____ is used with singular subjects except I and you

Answer 57

doesn't; don't

Question 58

a pronoun agrees with its ____ in number and gender

Answer 58

antecedent

Question 59

singular pronouns are used to refer to the following ______. (list)

Answer 59

indefinite pronouns; anybody, anyone, each, other, either, everybody, neither, nobody, no one, one, somebody

Question 60

if the antecedent gender cannot be identified:

Answer 60

use both masculine and feminine pronouns (anyone, person)

Question 61

a ____ pronoun is used to refer to two or more singular antecedents joined by ______.

Answer 61

plural; and

Question 62

a ____ pronoun is used to refer to two or more singular antecedents joined by ____ or ____.

Answer 62

singular; or; nor

Question 63

nominative case

Answer 63

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

Question 64

objective case

Answer 64

me, you, him her it, us, you, them

Question 65

possessive case

Answer 65

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

Question 66

the form that a ____ or ____ takes to indicate its use in a sentence

Answer 66

noun; pronoun

Question 67

a _____ of a verb is in the nominative case

Answer 67

subject

Question 68

a ____ is in the nominative case

Answer 68

predicate nominative

Question 69

an _____ of a verb is in the objective case

Answer 69

object

Question 70

an_______ is in the objective case

Answer 70

object of the prep.

Question 71

possessive pronouns _______ are used in the same ways as pronouns in the nominative and objective cases are used

Answer 71

mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, and theirs

Question 72

the possessive pronouns____ are used as adjectives before nouns

Answer 72

my, your, his, hers, its , ours, and their

Question 73

a noun or pronoun preceding a ___ is in the possessive case

Answer 73

gerrund

Question 74

an ____ is in the same case as the noun or pronoun to which it refers

Answer 74

appositive

Question 75

a pronoun following ____ or ____ in an elliptical construction is in the same case as it would be if the construction were completed

Answer 75

than; as

Question 76

a ____ pronoun refers to its antecedent, a noun or pronoun that indicates the same individual(s) or thing(s)

Answer 76

reflexive

Question 77

an ____ pronoun emphasizes to its antecedent, a noun or pronoun that indicates the same individual(s) or thing(s)

Answer 77

intensive

Question 78

unlike reflexive pronouns_____ pronouns can be ______ from a sentence

Answer 78

intensive; omitted

Question 79

a pronoun ending in ___ or ____ should not be used in place of a simple personal pronoun

Answer 79

self; selves

Question 80

the form a ____ pronoun takes depends on its use in the ______.

Answer 80

interrogative; question

Question 81

who is used as a ____ or _____

Answer 81

subject, predicate nominative

Question 82

whom is used as an object of a ____ or an object of a ____.

Answer 82

verb; preposition

Question 83

the form a ____ pronoun takes depends on its use in the _____ clause.

Answer 83

relative; subordinate

Question 84

every verb has 4 basic forms called ____

Answer 84

the 4 principle parts

Question 85

all verbs for the present participle by adding____ to the base form

Answer 85

-ing

Question 86

all verbs do not form the ____ and ____ in the same way

Answer 86

past; past participle

Question 87

a verb that forms its past and past participle by adding ___ or ____ to its base form

Answer 87

-d; -ed

Question 88

a few regular verbs have alternate past and past participle forms ending in ___. ex:___

Answer 88

t; leaped/ leapt, dreamed/ dreamt

Question 89

a verb that forms the past and past participle in some other way than by adding _____ or _____ to the base form

Answer 89

-d; -ed

Question 90

an irregular verb usually forms its past and past participle by : (3) ex:___

Answer 90

-changing the vowel or consonant -changing vowels and consonants -making no change ex; swim, (is) swimming, swam, (have) swum

Question 91

Lie means

Answer 91

to rest or to recline, remain in a certain state or position

Question 92

lay means

Answer 92

to put or place something down

Question 93

Lie(rest)

Answer 93

(is) lying, lay, (have) lain

Question 94

lay (put)

Answer 94

(is) laying, laid, (have) laid

Question 95

sit means

Answer 95

to sit in an upright seated position

Question 96

set means

Answer 96

to put something in a place

Question 97

sit(rest)

Answer 97

(is) sitting, sat, (have) sat

Question 98

set(put)

Answer 98

(is) setting, set, (have) set

Question 99

rise means

Answer 99

means to go up or to get up

Question 100

raise means

Answer 100

to cause something to rise, or to lift up

Question 101

rise (go up)

Answer 101

(is) rising, rose, (have) risen

Question 102

raise (lift up)

Answer 102

(is) raising, raised, (have raised)

Question 103

the ___ of a verb indicates the time of the action or the state of being expressed by the verb

Answer 103

tense

Question 104

every verb has 6 tenses:

Answer 104

present, past, future, present perfect, past perfect, future perfect

Question 105

present tense

Answer 105

used mainly to express an action that is occurring now

Question 106

past tense

Answer 106

used to express an action that occurred in the past, but did not continue into the future

Question 107

future tense; formed with____

Answer 107

used to express an action that will occur. the future tense is formed with will or shall and the base form.

Question 108

present tense

Answer 108

used mainly to express an action that occurred at some indefinite time in the past. always includes HAVE or HAS

Question 109

past perfect

Answer 109

used to express an action that was completed in the past before some other past event. the past perfect tense always includes HAD

Question 110

future perfect

Answer 110

used to express an action that will be completed in the future before some other occurrence. always has WILL HAVE or SHALL HAVE

Question 111

use ___ forms carefully to show the correct relationship between ____ in a sentence

Answer 111

tense; verbs

Question 112

when describing events that occur at the ____, use verbs in the same _____.

Answer 112

same time; tense

Question 113

when describing events that occur at _____ times, use verbs in ___ to show the _______.

Answer 113

different; tenses; order of events

Question 114

avoid the use of _____ in "____ clauses" that express the earlier of the two past actions. use the ____ tense

Answer 114

would have; if; past perfect

Question 115

active voice

Answer 115

the subject of the verb preforms the action

Question 116

passive voice

Answer 116

- the subject of the verb receives the action. | - a verb in passive voice always includes a form of be and the past participle of a transitive verb.

Question 117

the passive voice is _____, ______, and ______ than the active voice.

Answer 117

less direct, less forceful, less concise