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AP English Language and Composition Unit 4: Organization, Cohesion & Transitions — practice questions

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SAT · English · Transition Word ↔ FunctionRead the answer and worked solution →SAT · English · Cohesion — Spot the Weak LinkRead the answer and worked solution →IELTS · English · Linkers — Odd One OutRead the answer and worked solution →TOEFL · English · Connector ↔ FunctionRead the answer and worked solution →A marker says a paragraph is too short. The likely fault is too little:Read the answer and worked solution →A reader loses track of the point in a long block of text. The paragraph is likely:Read the answer and worked solution →Every other sentence in a paragraph should support or expand on the:Read the answer and worked solution →The topic sentence of a paragraph most frequently appears at its:Read the answer and worked solution →The part of a paragraph that explains what the evidence means, in the writer's own words, is the:Read the answer and worked solution →A strong opening paragraph is advised to begin with a specific detail, statistic or:Read the answer and worked solution →Specific information in an opening does more than inform. It also piques the reader's:Read the answer and worked solution →The last chance to make a point stick in the reader's mind is the:Read the answer and worked solution →To give an idea the strongest emphasis in a sentence, a writer should place it at the:Read the answer and worked solution →Swapping a vague noun for a concrete one makes the reading experience more:Read the answer and worked solution →Writing that considers the importance of every word is described as:Read the answer and worked solution →A reviser is told that needless and repetitive wording makes a sentence:Read the answer and worked solution →The quickest way to cut unneeded words from a sentence is to use:Read the answer and worked solution →Phrases that add nothing at all to the meaning of a sentence are called:Read the answer and worked solution →A writer is advised that most filler phrases can be replaced by a single:Read the answer and worked solution →Opening a sentence with there is or it is often forces the writer into a construction that is:Read the answer and worked solution →Wordiness is defined as the presence of verbal filler, not the sheer:Read the answer and worked solution →Repeating the same grammatical pattern across items in a list creates:Read the answer and worked solution →A writer mixes short and long sentences on purpose. Varying sentence length makes writing more:Read the answer and worked solution →A student is unsure of a word she half remembers. She is advised to check a:Read the answer and worked solution →A pronoun such as everyone or someone, pointing at no particular person, is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Besides emphasis and concrete nouns, the third thing to edit for clarity is:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the paragraph partsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the style faultsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the style gatesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the strong writingRead the answer and worked solution →

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SAT · English · Transition Word ↔ Function

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Matching pairs
  1. Left
    However / nevertheless
    Right
    Contrast
  2. Left
    Moreover / furthermore
    Right
    Addition
  3. Left
    / for instance
    Right
    Illustration
Instructions
Match each transition to its rhetorical function.

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SAT · English · Cohesion — Spot the Weak Link

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Questions
  1. Statement parts
    1. The
    2. study
    3. found
    4. results,
    5. but
    6. also
    7. the
    8. sky
    9. is
    10. blue
    11. .
    Correction
    (non-sequitur — unrelated statement)
    Incorrect part
    sky
  2. Statement parts
    1. Many
    2. factors
    3. affect
    4. climate
    5. change.
    6. However,
    7. I
    8. like
    9. pizza
    10. .
    Correction
    (non-sequitur — off-topic shift)
    Incorrect part
    like
  3. Statement parts
    1. First,
    2. gather
    3. data.
    4. Eventually,
    5. analyze
    6. it.
    7. Lastly,
    8. write
    9. conclusions
    10. .
    Correction
    Then (smoother transition)
    Incorrect part
    Eventually,
  4. Statement parts
    1. The
    2. experiment
    3. failed.
    4. Despite
    5. this,
    6. it
    7. failed
    8. again
    9. .
    Correction
    (redundant — 'again' contradicts 'despite this')
    Incorrect part
    failed
Instructions
Tap the word that breaks the flow or logic.

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IELTS · English · Linkers — Odd One Out

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Questions
  1. Items
    1. Furthermore
    2. Nevertheless
    3. Moreover
    4. Additionally
    Reason
    Nevertheless shows CONTRAST; the others show ADDITION.
    Odd item
    Nevertheless
  2. Items
    1. However
    2. Although
    3. Therefore
    4. Despite
    Reason
    Therefore shows RESULT; the others show CONTRAST.
    Odd item
    Therefore
  3. Items
    1. For example
    2. For instance
    3. Such as
    4. On the other hand
    Reason
    On the other hand shows CONTRAST; the others give EXAMPLES.
    Odd item
    On the other hand
  4. Items
    1. Recently
    2. Firstly
    3. Secondly
    4. Finally
    Reason
    Recently is a TIME adverb; the others are SEQUENCERS.
    Odd item
    Recently
Instructions
Tap the linker that doesn't fit the group.

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