Arts📝 and Reading 📚 (correct answers)
Clarity is the objective of any writing, and the organization of any expository writing is
extremely important to clarity. correct answers When judging the organization of a piece
of writing, whether it is a promotional piece or a personal letter, you should look for a
clear and logical delivery of ideas.
Things to ask yourself about your writing. correct answers *Does each piece of writing
contain a topic statement in the first paragraph?
*Does each paragraph have a topic sentence?
*Are related ideas grouped in the same paragraph?
*Do all sentences in the paragraph support the topic sentence? Is there a clear
progression from one idea to the next, from one paragraph to the next (perhaps using
first, next, then, & finally)
*Do all the paragraphs support the topic sentence?
Expository correct answers Intended to explain or describe
Singular correct answers (of a word or form) denoting or referring to just one person or
thing
Adjective Verb correct answers A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence,
and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence, such as hear, become,
happen
Subject correct answers A person or thing that is being discussed, described, or dealt
with.
Plural correct answers A plural word form
Compound subject correct answers A type of subject where two or more individual noun
phrases are coordinated to form a single, larger noun phrase
Noun phrase correct answers Compound subjects cause many difficulties in the proper
usage of grammatical agreement between the subject and other entities (verbs, pro
nouns, etc)
Independent clause correct answers (Main clause) is a clause that can stand by itself,
also known as a simple sentence. An independent clause contains a subject and a
predicate; it makes sense by itself
Independent clauses correct answers Are clauses that express a complete thought.
They can function as sentences.
Dependent clauses correct answers Do not express a complete thought & cannot
function as sentences
, Noun correct answers is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea. Whatever exists,
we assume, can be named, and that name is a noun.
Verb correct answers a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and
forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence, such as hear, become,happen.
Proper noun correct answers a name used for an individual person, place, or
organization, spelled with initial capital letters, e.g.,Larry, Mexico, and Boston Red Sox.
About nouns correct answers When using a noun to describe another noun, the first
noun is "acting as" an adjective, e.g., Love story
Countable nouns correct answers They have a singular form & a plural form. They
usually refer to things. Most countable nouns become plural by adding s at the end
Uncountable nouns correct answers They only have a singular form NO plurals. Usually
refer to abstractions (confidence or advice) or collectives ( equipment or luggage)
Active voice correct answers In the active voice the object receives the action of the
verb, e.g., Cats(subject) eat(verb) fish(object)
Passive voice correct answers In passive voice the subject receives the action of the
verb, e.g., Fish (subject) are eaten (verb) by cats (object)
Adjective correct answers Describe or give information about nouns or pronouns. (age,
size, color, etc) Some show what somebody thinks about something or somebody.
(nice, horrid, beautiful, etc)
Different types of adjectives correct answers 1. Numeric: six, one hundred & one
2. Quantitative: more, all, some, half, more than enough
3. Qualitative: color, size, smell, etc
4. Interrogative: which, whose, what
5. Demonstrative: this, that, those, these
Essay writing correct answers 1. Introduction
2. Body
3. Conclusion
Introduction correct answers An introduction should answer 3 questions. 1. What am I
talking about in this paper. 2. How am I going to talk about it. 3. What am I going to
prove in this paper
Body correct answers Everything between your intro & conclusion & where you discuss
your three main points 1. Introduce your point 2. Explain your point 3. Give supporting
evidence 4. Explain how the point & evidence relate to your thesis
Clarity is the objective of any writing, and the organization of any expository writing is
extremely important to clarity. correct answers When judging the organization of a piece
of writing, whether it is a promotional piece or a personal letter, you should look for a
clear and logical delivery of ideas.
Things to ask yourself about your writing. correct answers *Does each piece of writing
contain a topic statement in the first paragraph?
*Does each paragraph have a topic sentence?
*Are related ideas grouped in the same paragraph?
*Do all sentences in the paragraph support the topic sentence? Is there a clear
progression from one idea to the next, from one paragraph to the next (perhaps using
first, next, then, & finally)
*Do all the paragraphs support the topic sentence?
Expository correct answers Intended to explain or describe
Singular correct answers (of a word or form) denoting or referring to just one person or
thing
Adjective Verb correct answers A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence,
and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence, such as hear, become,
happen
Subject correct answers A person or thing that is being discussed, described, or dealt
with.
Plural correct answers A plural word form
Compound subject correct answers A type of subject where two or more individual noun
phrases are coordinated to form a single, larger noun phrase
Noun phrase correct answers Compound subjects cause many difficulties in the proper
usage of grammatical agreement between the subject and other entities (verbs, pro
nouns, etc)
Independent clause correct answers (Main clause) is a clause that can stand by itself,
also known as a simple sentence. An independent clause contains a subject and a
predicate; it makes sense by itself
Independent clauses correct answers Are clauses that express a complete thought.
They can function as sentences.
Dependent clauses correct answers Do not express a complete thought & cannot
function as sentences
, Noun correct answers is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea. Whatever exists,
we assume, can be named, and that name is a noun.
Verb correct answers a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and
forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence, such as hear, become,happen.
Proper noun correct answers a name used for an individual person, place, or
organization, spelled with initial capital letters, e.g.,Larry, Mexico, and Boston Red Sox.
About nouns correct answers When using a noun to describe another noun, the first
noun is "acting as" an adjective, e.g., Love story
Countable nouns correct answers They have a singular form & a plural form. They
usually refer to things. Most countable nouns become plural by adding s at the end
Uncountable nouns correct answers They only have a singular form NO plurals. Usually
refer to abstractions (confidence or advice) or collectives ( equipment or luggage)
Active voice correct answers In the active voice the object receives the action of the
verb, e.g., Cats(subject) eat(verb) fish(object)
Passive voice correct answers In passive voice the subject receives the action of the
verb, e.g., Fish (subject) are eaten (verb) by cats (object)
Adjective correct answers Describe or give information about nouns or pronouns. (age,
size, color, etc) Some show what somebody thinks about something or somebody.
(nice, horrid, beautiful, etc)
Different types of adjectives correct answers 1. Numeric: six, one hundred & one
2. Quantitative: more, all, some, half, more than enough
3. Qualitative: color, size, smell, etc
4. Interrogative: which, whose, what
5. Demonstrative: this, that, those, these
Essay writing correct answers 1. Introduction
2. Body
3. Conclusion
Introduction correct answers An introduction should answer 3 questions. 1. What am I
talking about in this paper. 2. How am I going to talk about it. 3. What am I going to
prove in this paper
Body correct answers Everything between your intro & conclusion & where you discuss
your three main points 1. Introduce your point 2. Explain your point 3. Give supporting
evidence 4. Explain how the point & evidence relate to your thesis
