Reading comprehension, sentence skills, and writing conventions tested on ACCUPLACER.
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- What is the main idea of a passage?
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The most important message or central point the author is trying to communicate.- What is a supporting detail?
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A fact, example, or explanation that develops and supports the main idea.- What is an inference in reading?
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A logical conclusion based on evidence from the text and prior knowledge.- What is the purpose of a topic sentence?
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To introduce the main idea of a paragraph.- What does vocabulary in context mean?
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Understanding a word's meaning based on the surrounding words and sentences.- What is a comma splice?
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Two independent clauses joined by only a comma, without a conjunction or proper punctuation.- What is a run-on sentence?
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Two or more independent clauses joined without proper punctuation or conjunctions.- What is a sentence fragment?
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An incomplete sentence that lacks a subject, verb, or complete thought.- When should you use a semicolon?
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To join two related independent clauses or to separate items in a complex list.- When should you use a colon?
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To introduce a list, explanation, or quotation.- What is subject-verb agreement?
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The subject and verb must match in number (both singular or both plural).- What is pronoun-antecedent agreement?
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A pronoun must agree in number and gender with the noun it replaces.- What is parallel structure?
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Using the same grammatical form for related ideas in a sentence.- What is a dangling modifier?
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A modifier that does not clearly refer to the word it is supposed to modify.- What is a misplaced modifier?
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A modifier placed too far from the word it modifies, creating confusion.
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