A Lot of Weird Stuff!
What sentence is this in an essay?
It is important to accept responsibility for one's actions in order to grow personally and to be a leader for others.
What is a thesis statement?
Changing two short sentences to something more concise and interesting.
What is sentence combining?
Sentence problems to avoid in an essay -- three common ones.
What are fragments, run-ons, and comma splices?
Something like a person's name, a place, a date, a proper noun, an event, etc.
What is supporting evidence?
The first sentence of a body paragraph that explains to the reader what the paragraph is about.
What is a topic sentence?
She was tired, but went to the party.
What is improper use of a comma?
The sentence problem here...
They enjoyed playing video games, they bowled and watched the movies together.
What is a comma splice?
Words like however, therefore, nevertheless, otherwise, in fact, etc.
What are transitions or conjunctive adverbs?
A transition that means "but"
What is "however?"
The last sentence of a paragraph that is meant to sum up the point of the paragraph.
What is a concluding sentence?
A sentence in a paragraph that repeats information that is not needed.
What is a redundant or superfluous or extraneous?
Before leaving the house you should check the windows.
What is missing a comma with a subordinating conjunction phrase?
The sentence problem here....
Brandon Fleming can be described as studious, perseverance, and hard-working.
What is a problem with parallel structure (adjectives are unbalanced)?
The problem here...
Malala was shot in the head by the Taliban she lived and continued to fight for the right for girls to have an education.
What is a run-on?
The sentence structure problem here...
When Gerry and Julius became friends in Remember the Titans, they influenced the entire team; they were instrumental uniting their school. Because their friendship served as an example.
What is a fragment?
The words between the commas...
Lastik, who was a minor character in Remember the Titans, played a major role in showing the others what acceptance looked like.
What is a re-namer or an appositive?
Counting these will help you make sure the appropriate number of them is used in a sentence, conversation, or paragraph.
What are quotation marks?
I wonder when she will arrive?
What is incorrect use of a question mark?
The problem here....
Someone said that the dress code has been altered this year; their comment was nefarious.
What is noun / pronoun reference problem? or What is an pronoun antecedent problem?
Eating ice cream on a hot summer day is refreshing.
(Identify "eating ice cream" -- part of speech)
What is a gerund (noun or subject phrase)
A transition that means this supports a previous comment.
What is "in fact" or "for example?"
Sequential, chronological, compare and contrast, problem and solution, description, etc.
What are organizational strategies?
Fill in the appropriate fanboy...
COVID was detrimental to students, (?) they have rebounded this year, and their work ethic is improving.
What is "but or yet?"
She brought three things apples, oranges, and bananas.
What is missing a colon to introduce a list?
The seniors were ecstatic about painting their parking spots it is a right of passage to do so.
(One punctuation mark that fixes this sentence)
What is a semicolon after spots?
(sentence combine with a subordinating conjunction)
The right side of the heart collects all of the useless blood and sends it to the lungs. It releases carbon dioxide and picks up oxygen.
What is...
The right side of the heart collects all of the useless blood and sends it to the lungs where it releases carbon dioxide and picks up oxygen.
(other ways to write this sentence might also be correct)
(sentence combining, using a list)
Coach Boone believes in hard work. He also supports teamwork. He wants the players to respect each other.
What is...
Coach Boone believes in hardwork, supports teamwork, and wants players to respect each other.
Sentence combining (use an appositive and a fanboy)
Jessica's only brother is Jeff. Jeff is a great speller. He won Carver Elementary's annual spelling bee.
What is...
Jessica's only brother, Jeff, is a great speller, and he won Carver Elementary's annual spelling bee.
Fill in a conjunctive adverb to connect these sentences.
The freshmen students at Greenville High School studied diligently for their SAT assessment. (Transition word) the scores were awesome and revealed their hard work.
What is....therefore or consequently
The freshmen students at Greenville High School studied diligently for their STAAR assessment. (Therefore or Consequently,) the scores were awesome and revealed their hard work.
Give the ticket to whoever asks for it.
What is incorrect usage of whoever instead of whomever?
The problem here....
Me and him went to the store.
What is incorrect pronoun usage?
He and I went to the store.
The book which I read was interesting.
Incorrect usage of "which" (undefining)
that = defining
The person that called was my friend.
What is problem with who and that?
"Who" is for people.
"That" is for animals and inanimate objects.
The problem here...
She said “I’m coming home soon.”
What is missing the speaker tag comma?
Did you read the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird"?
What is book titles go in italics?
The secret was shared between all the members.
What is the incorrect usage of between (2) instead of among (many)?