How much do you remember?

Find the grammar error

100

Good sentence or not? Because Johnny Manziel is playing for the Browns, this just might be a great year.

Yes. Starting a sentence with Because is NOT always wrong. "Because" was used here as part of an introductory clause. Introductory clauses cannot stand alone, but if they are joined to a main clause, then they are ok.

200

Where should you put a semi-colon: The location of the thesis of the essay is easy to determine, it is difficult to understand however.

The location of the thesis of the essay is easy to determine; it is difficult to understand however.

300

The beginning of the school year is always difficult. Because we have to say goodbye to summer and once again get used to sitting in classrooms, we feel a little sad. Which makes focusing on schoolwork difficult.

The third sentence is a FRAGMENT

400

How many commas are missing in this sentence? When the leaves begin to change I start to get excited for Halloween which is the best holiday of the year at least in my opinion.

When the leaves begin to change [COMMA to end the INTRO CLAUSE]I start to get excited for Halloween [COMMA to set off a nonrestrictive clause] which is the best holiday of the year [COMMA] at least in my opinion.

500

How can this thesis be fixed? The biggest challenges that Cleveland needs to focus on in the coming years is the retention of highly educated graduates, preventing more suburban sprawl, and corruption of public officials, which needs to end.

This sentence lacks parallel structure. The biggest challenges that Cleveland needs to focus on in the coming years ARE -retain[ING] highly educated graduates -prevent[ING] more suburban sprawl, and -end[ING] the corruption of public officials.

Writing Basics

100

The location of a thesis statement (where does it usually go in a paper?)

At the end of an intro paragraph

200

The number of paragraphs that an essay should have

In high school, many people are taught the 5 paragraph essay. In college, that structure is the same: Intro -> Body -> Conclusion. But your papers will go well beyond 5 paragraphs.

300

I want to cite a sentence from John Smith's essay "In the Classroom". The sentence comes from page 33. Which of the following is the correct citation? 1) (Smith, pg.33) 2) (Smith, pp. 33) 3) (Smith, 33) 4) (Smith 33)

4) MLA citation requires author last name and then page number. NO commas, "p", "pp" or "pg"

400

When referring to an author in your paper, you should refer to him/her 1) by first and last name 2) by first name 3) by last name 4) as "the author"

3) by last name The very first time that you mention an author, you should give full name. Thereafter, just the last name

500

In MLA, how do you format article titles? 1) In bold 2) In quotation marks 3) In italics 4) Underline

2) In quotation marks. Article titles are always written inside of quotation marks. Book titles, website titles, Newspaper titles, Magazine titles, or Academic Journal titles are always in italics.

Syllabus Info

100

How many papers will we write throughout the semester (how many major assignments)

4

200

Emilie's office hours are on which 2 days?

Monday (2:30 - 4:30) Tuesday (1:30 - 3:30)

300

Where is the Writing Center located and what does the Writing Center do?

Located on the first floor of the University Library, the Writing Center tutors work with students on papers. Appointments are 30 minutes long and can be made by calling or by walking in.

400

To pass this class, you must receive a grade of ______ or higher

A "C" is passing. A "D" means that you will need to retake the class

500

How many absences are you allowed before you fail class?

8. After 8 absences, students automatically fail the class