College Composition

College Composition Study Guide

Table of Contents Chapter 1: Grammar Fundamentals...........................................................................................................5 1.1 Parts of Speech ......................................................................................................................................5 Nouns...........................................................................................................................................................................................5 Verbs ............................................................................................................................................................................................6 Pronouns....................................................................................................................................................................................8 1.2 Chapter One Review Questions...................................................................................................... 10 Chapter 2: Constructing Sentences.......................................................................................................... 12 2.1 Advanced Parts of Speech ............................................................................................................... 12 Adjectives and Adverbs ...................................................................................................................................................12 Prepositions and Conjunctions ....................................................................................................................................13 Phrases.....................................................................................................................................................................................13 Clauses .....................................................................................................................................................................................15 2.2 Sentences ............................................................................................................................................. 17 Sentence Types ....................................................................................................................................................................17 Sentence Structure.............................................................................................................................................................18 2.3 Punctuation......................................................................................................................................... 19 Key Punctuation Rules .....................................................................................................................................................19 Special Punctuation Rules ..............................................................................................................................................20 2.4 Chapter Tw Revi w Questions..................................................................................................... 22 Chapter 3: Thinking Rhetorically ............................................................................................................ 24 3.1 What is Rhetoric?............................................................................................................................... 24 3.2 Reading Actively with SQ3R............................................................................................................ 24 3.3 Reading Rhetorically with SOAPSTone........................................................................................ 25 3.4 Other Components of Rhetorical Analysis.................................................................................. 25 3.5 Writing Rhetorically ......................................................................................................................... 28 3.6 Chapter Three Review Questions.................................................................................................. 29 Chapter 4: Writing Basics........................................................................................................................... 31 4.1 Constructing Effective Paragraphs ............................................................................................... 31 Introductory Paragraphs ................................................................................................................................................31 Body Paragraphs.................................................................................................................................................................32 Conclusion Paragraphs ....................................................................................................................................................33 4.2 Essay Organization............................................................................................................................ 33 4.3 Incorporating Sources...................................................................................................................... 34 4.4 Chapter Four Review Questions .................................................................................................... 36 Chapter 5: Argumentation ......................................................................................................................... 38 5.1 Types of Arguments .......................................................................................................................... 38 5.2 Elements of a Strong Argument ..................................................................................................... 38 5.3 Types of Reasoning ........................................................................................................................... 39 5.4 Logical Fallacies ................................................................................................................................. 40 5.5 Writing Arguments............................................................................................................................ 41 5.6 Chapter Five Review Questions ..................................................................................................... 43

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