Free Core Academic Skills (Writing) Questions and Answers

Question 1

Lack of punctuation following an independent clause

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Run-on sentence

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Compound sentence

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Simple sentence

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Sentence fragment

Question 2

Using the same word pattern might demonstrate the parity of importance between two or more topics.

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Parallel structure

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Simple sentence

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Proper nouns

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Complex sentence

Question 3

An apostrophe that replaces the visible letters

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Contraction

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Abbreviation

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Conjunction

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Preposition

Question 4

Does not modify any words at all, thus it is unclear what it describes.

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Dangling modifier

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Compound sentence

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Dependent clause

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Run-on-sentence

Question 5

A conjunction that connects one adverb or adjective to another

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Correlative conjunction

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Coordinating conjunction

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Subordinating conjunction

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Preposition

Question 6

There are three types:
Subjective- subject of the sentence
Objective- objects of verbs or prepositions
Possessive- ownership

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Pronoun case

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Sentence fragment

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Run-on-sentence

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Reflexive pronoun

Question 7

Noun referred to by the pronoun

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Antecedent

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Precedent

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Adverb

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Adjective

Question 8

Give precise names to places, things, or concepts.

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Proper nouns

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Concrete noun

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Common nouns

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Predicate

Question 9

Physical person place or thing

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Concrete noun

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Abstract noun

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Common noun

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Collective noun

Question 10

Two nouns or an adjective and a noun

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Compound noun

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Abstract noun

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Collective noun

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Concrete noun