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Basics Of Composition
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Basics Of Composition
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1. The city where the government is located OR money/valuable resource used to invest

2. Who refers to people; that/which refer to groups or things or events. Use in the who/which IEW dress up!

3. Two or more independent sentences that LACK a conjunction (FANGIRL) but are incorrectly joined by a comma. (if joined by a semi-colon it is OK!)

4. Plural subject needs singular verb and vice versa (The boxes were carried or the box was carried - verb changes to agree with number of subject.)

5. Government building

6. A sentence with just one subject and one predicate (no D.O and verb is NOT linking)

7. Two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (FANGIRL) (Ind+ ind)

8. Between subject and verb (He is leaving NOT He are leaving.)

9. Two independent clauses joined by a (FANBOY) coordinating conjunction that are then joined by a (www.asia.b) subordinating conjunction one or more dependent clauses. (ind + ind + dep)

10. Rules for order of words and phrases - meaning changes if order changes

11. Illegal

12. Draw a conclusion from evidence (the one giving the evidence in NOT inferring - the one hearing the evidence is inferring.)

13. Who refers to a subject while whom refers to object (replace who with he and whom with him to test!)

14. To put or place something - I lay it down or I have laid it down or I am laying it down NOT I have lain it down.

15. To recline - I lay down is correct or I have lain down NOT I have laid down!

16. To receive or say yes

17. Both...and/ - either...or/ - just as...so/ - neither...nor/ - the more...the more/ - whether...or

18. To draw out

19. List person; each; every; no one; everyone; anyone; either

20. Refers to a physical distance (we have 15 miles farther to go)

21. An independent clause joined to one or more dependent clauses by a subordinating clause (www.asia.b) (ind + dep)

22. Next; in addition; at that point in time; next; therefore - e.g. He ran faster then he stopped. This refers to what happened at a certain point in time and is not comparing.

23. Hint at something (this is done by person making the remark NOT by the one hearing it.)

24. Has either a subject or a predicate but not both or is a dependent clause without an independent clause - FRAGMENTS ARE NEVER ACCEPTABLE AS A SENTENCE ON THE CLEP EXAM - though they might be ok in a paper!

25. Left out or an exception