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AP English Language and Composition Unit 2: Reasoning and Structure of Argument — practice questions — page 3

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Combining ideas, facts and statistics and making connections among them is called:

  1. Syllable
  2. Symbolism
  3. Synthesis
  4. Symmetry
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Correct answer: C. Synthesis

1. Sources are not simply listed one after another. 2. The writer links them into a single account. 3. That work is synthesis. _Source: OpenStax Writing Guide with Handbook, Chapter 8, Analytical Report._

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Information that can be removed without changing a sentence's meaning should be enclosed in:

  1. Colons
  2. Captions
  3. Columns
  4. Commas
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Correct answer: D. Commas

1. Such information is nonessential. 2. The removal test identifies it. 3. Nonessential information takes commas around it. _Source: OpenStax Writing Guide with Handbook, Chapter 8, Analytical Report._

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Catch the report parts

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Items
  1. Matches the category
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    Abstract
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    Methods
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    Results
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    Appendix
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    Sonata
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    Pigment
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    Trellis
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    Lantern
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Catch the parts of a formal report. Let the rest fall.
_Source: OpenStax Writing Guide with Handbook, Chapter 8, Analytical Report._

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