Module 1

Question 1

She sells clothes online.
is an example of a _________________.

Answer 1

Simple sentence

Question 2

What makes up a clause?

Answer 2

a subject and a
predicate

Question 3

_________ clauses can stand alone while _________ clauses cannot stand alone.

Answer 3

Independent; dependent

Question 4

What’s a compound sentence?

Answer 4

two independent clauses
joined together by a
conjunction (or, and, but,
for, so, yet, not).
Ex.: Bill is a poet and Jane is an
architect.
You are very tired so you
should go home.

Question 5

A __________ is
made up of an independent
clause with one or more
dependent clauses.

Answer 5

complex sentence
Ex. When I called my parents,
they were eating dinner.
She is the one who helped
me fix the car when I broke
down.

Question 6

When the relative
pronouns who, whoever, that
or which link the
dependent clause to the
main clause, it creates _______.

Answer 6

adjective clauses
Ex. The professor who teaches
the class is German.
People who speak other
languages understand
other cultures.

Question 7

The independent clause
can also be linked by
____________ to create
adverb clauses and other
types of clauses.

Answer 7

conjunctions
Ex. before, after, if, because,
unless, as

Question 8

She studies a lot and she
spends a lot of time in the
library because she wants
to get good grades.
is an example of a ____________.

Answer 8

Complex-compound sentence

Question 9

What is a parallelism?

Wrong: You should either
go to the store or
beginning your homework
now.
Right: You should either
go to the store or begin
your homework now.

Answer 9

A parallelism is when a
word or phrase that is
repeated in a sentence
functions in the same way
in another part of the
sentence.
Ex. phrases:
not only…but also
* whether…or
* either….or
* neither…not
* the more…the more
* both…and

Question 10

What are the 4 types of agreement?

Answer 10

Pronoun reference
Case shift and number
Subject-verb
Verb tense

Question 11

Ex. of Pronoun Reference
Agreement in person
refers to the relationship
between the
pronoun/subject and the
corresponding verb.

Answer 11

Wrong: The professor and she is going.
Correct: The professor and she are
going.
Wrong: If you want to do it, one has to
do it right.
Correct: If you want to do it, you have
to do it right.

Question 12

Agreement in Case has to
do with the correct use of a
noun or pronoun in a
sentence.

Answer 12

Ex. You want to make sure things
are in order with the case in
question:
Wrong: Andy and me went to
the store.
Right: Andy and I went to the
store.
Wrong: This is for you and I.
Right: This is for you and me.

Question 13

Agreement in gender
refers to being gender
neutral when you write.

Answer 13

Ex. Wrong: Mankind is worried
about Earth’s future.
Right: Humanity is worried
about Earth’s future.
Wrong: Everyone must do
his part.
Right: Everyone must do
his or her part.

Question 14

Agreement in number
refers to the relationship of
different parts of speech in
a sentence and whether
they are singular or plural.

Answer 14

Ex. Wrong: If someone wants a
key, they have to go to the
front desk.
Right: If someone wants a
key, he or she has to go to
the front desk.
Wrong: The students should
open their book.
Right: The students should
open their books.

Question 15

Diction refers to word
choice.

Answer 15

There/ Their/ They’re
* Lie/ Lay (Lain/ Laid)
* Accept/ except
* Capitol/ Capital
* Principal/ principle
* Stationery/ Stationary
Effect/ Affect
* Farther/ Further
* Than/ Then
* Who/ That/ Which
* Who/ Whom

Question 16

Adverbs, adjectives and floating are examples of ____________.

Answer 16

Modifiers.

Question 17

Adjectives

Answer 17

With count nouns (bird,
child, lemon) and noncount nouns (milk, dust,
food) we need to be aware
of the corresponding
adjectives we use.
Some adjectives, such as
enough, some, and any
can be used with both:
I have some birds in my
yard.
I need some milk with
these cookies.

Question 18

Count nouns:

Non-count nouns:

Answer 18

There are many people here.
There are few choices in
this.

I don’t have much time.
He has little experience in
this field.

Question 19

What do adverbs do?

Answer 19

They modify verbs,
adjectives, other adverbs
or entire clauses.
Ex. I am good (in character) as
opposed to I am well (state
of being now).
Wrong: I’ll do it quick.
Right: I’ll do it quickly.

Question 20

Floating Modifiers
Depending on where it’s
located in the sentence, a
word could change the
semantics (meaning) of
what the sentence is
conveying.

Answer 20

Ex. Only I want to understand
what she said.
I only want to understand
what she said.

Question 21

Active Voice

vs

Passive Voice

Answer 21

The student wrote the paper. She is taking the test. (active)
The paper was written by the
student. The test is being taken by
her. (passive)

Question 22

Logical Comparison
A logical comparison can be
missed when the
corresponding form is
incorrect or missing.

Answer 22

Ex. Wrong: My sister’s car is
faster than your sisters.
Right: My sister’s car is
faster than your sister’s.

Question 23

_________ are used to separate two independent clauses.

Answer 23

Semicolons
Ex. I can’t do this any more;
instead, we should share
the cost.

Question 24

How colons are used:

Answer 24

Explanations: She was the
doctor: she knew what to
do in the situation.
Quotations: Sally was in a
rough state when she said:
“The candidate has no idea
what is going on.”
Lists: My mom said I could
do one of three things:
study, get a job, or move
out.

Question 25

Commas are used to …

Answer 25

to separate a
dependent clause from an
independent clause:
When you leave the house,
make sure that you turn
the light off.
to separate
nonrestrictive clauses
My sister, who is an expert,
teaches high school.
It is used to separate two
independent clauses:
I was really tired after the
show, but I was willing to
stay on for a while longer.
It is used to separate
modifiers:
The day was welcomed
after the long, dark night.