Although the final exam may include any concept we covered this quarter, I intend to focus on the following:
I: Sentence level issues
A. Commas
1. Separating items in a series
2. With coordinating conjunctions to form compound sentences
3. After introductory elements
4. With nonrestrictive elements
5. Comma splices
6. Fused sentences (run-ons)
B. Semicolons
1. To join independent clauses
2. To separate a series of items already containing commas
C. Apostrophes
1. To indicate possession
2. With conjunctions
D. Using punctuation with quotation marks
1. Placement of periods, commas, and question marks
2. Using ellipses to indicate omissions
3. Using square brackets to indicate changes
E. Pronouns
1. Vague pronoun reference
2. Pronoun-antecedent agreement
F. Manuscript format
G. Title format
1. Italics, underlining, quotation marks, capitalization
II. Paragraph and essay level issues
A. Specific and concrete language
1. Avoiding generalizations and clichés
B. Paragraph focus
1. Topic sentences
2. Supporting examples and development
a. Sensory details, analogies, facts, statistics, testimony, metaphors
C. Essay focus and argument
1. Thesis/claim
2. Evidence/support
3. Counterarguments
4. Types of appeals: logical, ethical, emotional
5. Fallacies
D. Research and documentation
1. Evaluating sources
2. Incorporating sources
3. Quoting, paraphrasing, summarizing
4. Introducing and interpreting material from outside sources
5. Parenthetical citations
6. Works cited lists
For the sentence level section of the exam, you will be presented with sentences containing one or more error. You will be asked to rewrite each sentence so that the error no longer exists. The exam’s paragraph/essay level section will include multiple choice and short answer questions.
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