Conventions for College Writing — Drills · Grade 12 English
Chapter: Language, Style & ConventionsWhat these drills covers
By the end of Conventions for College Writing you should be able to:
- I can set and hold a register — the level of formality that fits my audience and purpose — using academic conventions of grammar, usage, and mechanics.
- I can edit my own prose for polish: fixing dangling modifiers, faulty parallelism, and agreement errors, and structuring complex sentences with semicolons, colons, and dashes.
2 questions, written answer, each with a worked explanation.
Vocabulary used: register, semicolon, dangling modifier, antecedent.
Problem 1
Answer and explanation
Edit after revising ideas and organization. Check sentence boundaries, agreement, pronoun references, punctuation, capitalization, and quotation accuracy. Show an actual application before considering the method recalled.
Use the criteria to compare your reasoning, not to copy the model’s wording. A supported alternative interpretation may earn full credit.
Response criteria
- Make an accurate, focused claim or revision.
- Use a relevant detail or a clearly explained language choice.
- Explain the relationship and recognize a relevant limit.
Problem 2
Answer and explanation
Software may miss an ambiguous pronoun or inaccurate relationship. Read for intended meaning, then check the relevant convention.
Use the criteria to compare your reasoning, not to copy the model’s wording. A supported alternative interpretation may earn full credit.
Response criteria
- Make an accurate, focused claim or revision.
- Use a relevant detail or a clearly explained language choice.
- Explain the relationship and recognize a relevant limit.