Grammar & Punctuation
You can use this punctuation mark in many ways. One way it can be used is to separate three or more items in a list.
What is a comma?
These are the three things a sentence must have.
What is subject, verb, and complete thought?
This type of paragraph is a series of events (story) told in chronological order.
What is a narrative?
This part of the essay usually contains a 'hook' to get the reader's attention, and includes a thesis statement.
What is an introduction?
What is a summary?
This punctuation mark shows that you are using someone's exact words.
What are quotation marks?
This type of sentence error has too much information without proper punctuation.
What is a run-on sentence?
This type of paragraph uses some or all of the five senses to 'paint a picture' with words.
What is a description?
This part of the essay contains evidence and support for the writer's thesis statement.
What is the body?
You can sometimes use these words, that have the same meaning as an unfamiliar word, to help you guess the unfamiliar word.
What is a synonym?
This part of speech takes the place of a noun, and it can be the subject of a sentence.
What is a pronoun?
This type of sentence error is missing a subject, verb, or complete thought.
What is a fragment?
This type of paragraph focuses on the similarities and/or differences between two things or ideas.
What is a comparison-contrast?
This part of the essay may summarize or restate the author's main ideas.
What is the conclusion?
In the short story "Out of the Silence" how does Tessa die?
This punctuation mark can be used to connect two words, and to allow two words to act as one word.
You often correct a run-on sentence by adding a comma and a coordinating conjunction. This acronym can help you remember the 7 coordinating conjunctions.
What is FANBOYS?
This type of paragraph uses chronological order, and explains how to do something or how something works.
What is a process analysis?
If you use emotions to persuade someone, which of the three major appeals are you using?
What is pathos?
You can sometimes use these words, that have are the opposite of an unfamiliar word, to help you guess the unfamiliar word.
What is an antonym?
These types of words are commonly confused with possessive pronouns, but in these words the apostrophe does not show possession, it replaces one letter, as in "it's" for "it is".
What is a contraction?
Like a run-on sentence, this type of sentence error has too much information, but this type of error does have a comma.
What is a comma splice?
This sentence is part of most paragraphs, and contains the main idea of the paragraph.
What is a topic sentence?
If you try to persuade someone based mostly on your reputation or the reputations of someone else, which of the three major appeals are you using?
What is ethos?
In the short story "Volar," the girl and her mother both dream of doing this.
What is flying?