EAPP QUIZ

• Run-on sentence


  Two or more clauses which can stand alone are combined in one complete sentence without the necessary dividers
• Comma splice


  A run-on sentence in which a comma is used unnecessarily to divide the clauses
• Parallelism


  Using similar words, clauses, phrases, sentence structure, or other grammatical elements to emphasize similar ideas in a sentence
• Parallelism


  • Makes the sentence concise, clear, and easy to read
  • Important especially in items in a series, paired items, and items in an outline or list
• Parallelism by gerund


  • Singing, dancing, swimming
• Parallelism by infinitives


  • To eat, to drink, to sleep
• Parallelism by adjectives


  • Beautiful, courageous, and honest
• Argumentative paper


  • Manifests a more persuasive tone in the delivery of its purpose
  • Aims to convince its readers to believe a certain point of view being manifested in the paper
  • The content should elaborate on both sides of a discussion but may conclude by focusing on one side which may appear more important than the other
• Argument


  Purposes to change the belief of its readers after reading
• Inductive reasoning


  Presents facts and then wraps them up with a conclusion (Specific to general)
• Deductive reasoning


  Presents a thesis statement and then provides supportive facts or examples (General to specific)