College Composition (Abridged)

College Composition Abridged Study Guide

Table of Contents Chapter 1: Review of Standard Written American English..................................................................4 1.1 Parts of Speech ......................................................................................................................................................4 Nouns .................................................................................................................................................................................................................5 Verbs ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................5 Pronouns..........................................................................................................................................................................................................6 Adjectives and Adverbs............................................................................................................................................................................8 Prepositions and Conjunctions.............................................................................................................................................................8 Phrases..............................................................................................................................................................................................................9 Clauses............................................................................................................................................................................................................12 1.2 Sentences ............................................................................................................................................................. 14 Sentence Types ..........................................................................................................................................................................................14 Sentence Structure...................................................................................................................................................................................15 1.3 Diction................................................................................................................................................................... 15 1.4 Punctuation......................................................................................................................................................... 17 Key Punctuation Rules...........................................................................................................................................................................17 Special Punctuation Rules....................................................................................................................................................................19 1.5 Chapter One Practice Exam............................................................................................................................. 21 Appendix A: Answer Keys .......................................................................................................................... 28

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