Clep College Composition Study Guide Graded A+

Objective Pronoun {Ans: used as an object of verb or of preposition (me, you, him, her, it, us, them, whom, whomever)}Clause {Ans: group of related words containing a subject and a verb}Adjectives and Adverbs {Ans: have three degrees of comparison: positive, comparative, and superlative}Subject Complement/Predicate Nominative {Ans: A noun or pronoun (or adjective) which follows a be or linking verb and renames or describes the subject. (Think of a be or linking verb as an = sign)}Reasons {Ans: Topic sentences often make statements that provoke the question "why?" In general, the writer who starts with such a statement should give reasons to support it. For example, a paragraph on the subject of why we should have a woman president could be developed with reasons.}Economy {Ans: The sparing use of words, avoiding unnecessary wordiness or duplication}Nomative Pronoun {Ans: used as subject or subject complement (I, you, he, she, it, we, they, who, whoever)}Pronoun Rule #2 {Ans: Avoid double subjects and useless pronouns}Examples {Ans: Sometimes a topic sentence may be developed by giving one or more examples of the truth it expresses. The topic sentence "Our school has a club to fit everyone's