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What two things must a write always consider before composing anything? - Answer-Purpose and Audience Deadwood - Answer-wordiness, useless words Is repetition ever okay to use in an essay? If so, when? - Answer-Yes, for clarity & impact Active Voice - Answer-Direct, clear and concise Passive voice - Answer-Example: "is given" "Has been delivered" Parallelism - Answer-the use of components in a sentence that are grammatically the same; or similar in their construction, sound, ...

ACT Review Exam 45 Questions with Verified Answers Why is it important to KISS when taking the ACT? (What does it stand for?) - CORRECT ANSWER Keep it simple, stupid... When the ACT offers you long, wordy answers, be cautious. The simplest approach may not ALWAYS be right, but it's a goodie most of the time List the FANBOYS words - CORRECT ANSWER For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so FANBOYS words are also called A. Coordinating conjunctions B. Subordinating conjunctions C. Adverb...

GEB 3213 Exam 1 Hayes FSU, GEB3213 Exam 1 Individualism giving priority to one's own goals over group goals and defining one's identity in terms of personal attributes rather than group identifications Collectivism giving priority to the goals of one's group (often one's extended family or work group) and defining one's identity accordingly empathy the ability to understand and share the feelings of another sympathy feel bad for someone (detached position) Direct message present...

Syntax The arrangement of words inside a sentence Parallelism Sentences containing a series of items should be written in the same form (e.g. "the dog, the cat, and the chicken," NOT "the dog, cat, and the chicken") and include similar grammatical makeup. Correct sentence structure requires similar grammatical elements to express corresponding ideas or thoughts. Brainpower Read More Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:01 / 0:15 F...

1 Inch - answer-= 2.54 centimeters Celcius to farenheit - answer-(C x 9/5)+ 32 = F 1 Mile - answer-= 1,760 yards 5,280 Feet - answer-= 1 mile 1 Yard - answer-3 feet 1 Milliliter - answer-=.1 centimeter 1 Gallon - answer-= 4 quarts 128 Ounces - answer-=1 Gallon 1 Pint - answer-= 2 cups 1 Quarts - answer-=2 pints 1 Cups - answer-= 8 ounces 1 Ounce - answer-=30 milliliter or cubic centimeters 1 Pound - answer-=16 ounces 1 Kilogram - answer-= 2.2 pounds ENGL...

clause - ANSWER string of language w/ subject and verb F.A.N.B.O.Y.S. - ANSWER For And Nor But Or Yet So action verb - ANSWER managing, analyzing, completing passive verb - ANSWER is, am, were, was camoflauged verbs - ANSWER -ion functional word - ANSWER express relations content word - ANSWER carry meaning connotative - ANSWER underlying meaning, perception denotative - ANSWER meaning by definition abstract - ANSWER intangible, conceptual concrete - ANSWER tangible (five senses)...

MLA parenthetical citation (last name and page #) in parentheses MLA in-text citation name in sentence, (page # in) parentheses Brainpower Read More Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:01 / 0:15 Full screen APA Parenthetical citation (last name, year published) in parentheses APA in-text citation last name in sentence, (year published) in parentheses APA 4 lines of quote or more formatted in a block CMS notes...

ENGLISH 255 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS What do all paragraphs need? - CORRECT ANSWER-a clear beginning (a topic sentence) middle (sentences of support) end (conclusion) Be alert to the need for parallelism in sentence structures with the following: - CORRECT ANSWER-Lists Verbs Prepositions A, "not only...but also" construction An, "either...or" construction What does the semicolon join? - CORRECT ANSWERIndependent clauses What can the colon can introduce? - CORRECT ANSWE...

GEB 3213 Exam 1 (Trammell) Questions and Answers Already Passed What is culture? Coherent, learned, shared view of a group of people about life concerns that ranks what is important, furnishes attitudes about what things are appropriate, and dictates behavior What are the 3 keys to understanding culture? 1. Attitudes 2. Behaviors 3. Values What are stereotypes vs prototypes? Stereotype- mental representation of other people and culture that fits into specific pre judge behavioral patterns (rig...

Syntax Sentence structure Parallelism Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses. Ex. Jane likes running, hiking, and swimming vs Jane likes running, hiking, and to swim Brainpower Read More Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:10 / 0:15 Full screen Simple Sentence A sentence consisting of only one clause, with a single subject and predicate. Ex. Jane likes swimming Predicate What...