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Freshman English Cumulative Final Study Guide
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What is a “growth mindset”?
New research has determined what about the brain?
What happens to your brain when you practice and learn new things?
What is the key to growing the brain and getting smarter?
What is the difference between a common noun and a proper noun
What are the two functions of apostrophes?
What are the three main rules we follow when using apostrophes to show possession?
What is another word for possession?
What is a contraction?
What are confused words?
What does pro mean?
What is a pronoun?
Why are we pro pronouns?
What does pronoun number mean?
What does pronoun person mean?
Why do we say 1-U-3 instead of 1-2-3?
What is an antecedent?
A pronoun must agree with its antecedent in _______________ and ________________.
Pronoun-antecedent agreement is all about ________________.
What is a common problem with number agreement?
What is a common problem with person agreement?
List 10 indefinite pronouns. Are indefinite pronouns singular or plural?
What are the seven coordinating conjunctions?
How are the terms “coordinating conjunction” and “FANBOYS” related?
Define each of the seven coordinating conjunctions.
What is the function of the conjunctions?
How is a word different from a phrase?
How is a phrase different from a clause?
What are the two parts of a sentence?
How is a clause similar to a sentence?
Which punctuation mark is used with a coordinating conjunction to join two clauses?
Does this punctuation mark belong before the coordinating conjunction or after it?
Should one use a comma with a coordinating conjunction to join two words? Why or why not?
Should one use a comma with a coordinating conjunction to join two phrases? Why or why not?
LIST each AAAWWUUBBIS word.
What is the comma rule for AAAWWUUBBIS words?
LIST and define each conjunctive adverb.
What is the semicolon rule for conjunctive adverbs?
What is the comma rule for conjunctive adverbs?
What is an independent clause?
What is a dependent clause?
What is a simple sentence?
What is a compound sentence?
What is a complex sentence?
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What is the function of a semicolon?
What is a comma splice?
What is the format for Sentence Pattern 1?
What is the format for Sentence Pattern 2?
What is the format for Sentence Pattern 3?
What is the format for Sentence Pattern 4?
What is the format for Sentence Pattern 5?
What is the format for Sentence Pattern 6?
What is a thesis statement?
What is an essay?
How is an essay similar to a paragraph?
How is an essay different from a paragraph?
What are the three main parts of an essay?
What are the three main parts of a paragraph?
Where does the thesis statement belong in an essay?
What are the two functions of an introduction?
LIST and define the three parts of an introduction.
What are the five attention grabber strategies?
What is the difference between a conclusion and a concluding statement?
What are the two functions of a conclusion?
LIST and define the three parts of a conclusion.
What are the three attention keeper strategies?
What is the difference between repeating the thesis statement and restating the thesis statement?
LIST five mistakes to avoid making when writing a conclusion paragraph.
What is verbal illustration?
What is the difference between a plain sentence and a picture sentence?
What does “precede” mean?
What is the difference between the topic and the main idea of a paragraph?
Why is it important to find the main idea sentence when rearranging sentences?
What are the hint words to look out for when rearranging sentences?
List and define the three different types of English that most Americans need to learn in order to lead fulfilling lives in society today.
What is the definition of a subject?
What is the difference between a simple subject and a complete subject?
What is the definition of a verb?
What is the difference between a main verb and a complete verb?
How do we create subject-verb agreement?
What steps should one follow to ensure subject-verb agreement when there are extra words in between the subject and the verb? (HINT:
It’s a rhyming chant!)
Define wordiness.
Define redundancy.
What is the difference between wordiness and redundancy?
What does KISS stand for? What does KISS have to do with wordiness and redundancy?
Yoda speaks in what word order?
How is Yodish English different from the version of English that we usually speak?
What is smooth sentence structure?