ENGLISH 101 MIDTERM UPDATED EXAM
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS WITH DETAILED
RATIONALES | INSTANT PDF DOWNLOAD
Thesis Statement - correct answer -An analytical idea; your own interpretation that you
intend to back up with textual evidence; your reason for writing
How to Create an Effective Thesis Statement - correct answer -1. Logical
2. Specific about how or why the idea is meaningful
3. No Sentence Fragments
4. Complex Sentence
Sentence Fragment - correct answer -groups of words that look like sentences, but
aren't
Sentence Fragment Example - correct answer -"The whole story."
How to Identify a Sentence Fragment - correct answer -The sentence needs to have at
least one independent clause. An independent clause is any group of words that contain
both a SUBJECT and a VERB and can stand on its own
When to use a Semi-colon - correct answer -A semicolon can be used between two
closely related independent clauses, if they are not already joined by a coordinating
conjunction
They can also be used in place of commas to separate items in a list, when the
elements of that list contain commas
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS WITH DETAILED
RATIONALES | INSTANT PDF DOWNLOAD
Thesis Statement - correct answer -An analytical idea; your own interpretation that you
intend to back up with textual evidence; your reason for writing
How to Create an Effective Thesis Statement - correct answer -1. Logical
2. Specific about how or why the idea is meaningful
3. No Sentence Fragments
4. Complex Sentence
Sentence Fragment - correct answer -groups of words that look like sentences, but
aren't
Sentence Fragment Example - correct answer -"The whole story."
How to Identify a Sentence Fragment - correct answer -The sentence needs to have at
least one independent clause. An independent clause is any group of words that contain
both a SUBJECT and a VERB and can stand on its own
When to use a Semi-colon - correct answer -A semicolon can be used between two
closely related independent clauses, if they are not already joined by a coordinating
conjunction
They can also be used in place of commas to separate items in a list, when the
elements of that list contain commas
