The Empowered Writer, Practice Final: Part 02

. A writer supports claims of value through ________.

. A compound subject may consist of ________.

. A(n) ________ is used to customize database searches.

. Analogy is a(n) ________.

. A writer must always cite ________.

. ________ detract from a writer's credibility.

. The ________ method of development traces a topic's development over time.

. ________ can turn the general into the concrete and clear.

. Expository essays usually use claims of ________.

. To cite sources, MLA uses ________.

. A(n) ________ thesis statement announces the topic and gives more detail, such as the main points that will be covered in the essay.

. Effective thesis statements should be ________.

. Dashes and parentheses ________.

. An empirical claim is ________.

. A complete sentence contains at least one subject and one ________.

. In-class writing tests a student's ________.

. Scanning and focused reading are both forms of ________.

. ________ is language that is specific to a field or a group.

. ________ express action, a condition, or a state of being.

. A research ________ announces a topic, a purpose, and research sources.

. "There are many different types of poems including ballad, couplet, refrain, and verse." This topic uses a ________ organizational method of development.

. An incomplete sentence is also known as a ________.

. An essay that explains steps in a process is called a(n) ________ essay.

. Workplace communication must be ________ and concise.

. Semicolons can be used to ________.

. When a writer wants to integrate a small amount of relevant material, he or she should ________, unless the material is essential in its original form.

. Passive constructions use a subject that ________.

. ________ refer to nonspecific objects or individuals.

. Look for a general work as the ________ step of the researching a topic.

. A ________ is a type of fallacy that forms a conclusion based on little or no evidence.

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