Unit 1
What is the main sentence of a paragraph called?
The topic sentence.
What type of details help readers see, hear, smell, taste, or feel something?
Sensory details.
What does an example paragraph use to explain or support its main idea?
Specific examples.
What does a process paragraph explain?
How to do or make something.
What part of speech names a person, place, thing, or idea?
A noun.
What do supporting sentences do in a paragraph?
They explain or support the main idea.
Which sense does the word “fragrant” describe?
Smell.
What should a writer do after giving an example?
Explain how the example supports the main idea.
What type of order is normally used in a process paragraph?
Chronological order.
Identify the noun: “The students discussed the project.”
Students and project.
What is wrong with this sentence? “Because I was tired.”
It is a sentence fragment.
Which is more specific: “The dog was big” or “The dog was as large as a small horse”?
“The dog was as large as a small horse.”
Which is more effective in an example paragraph: “Tom is a good athlete” or “Tom practices basketball two hours every day”?
“Tom practices basketball two hours every day.”
Name two words that can show the order of steps.
First and next.
Identify the noun in this sentence: “The engineer designed a bridge.”
Engineer and bridge.
What is wrong with this sentence? “I finished my homework I watched TV.”
It is a run-on sentence.
Why should writers use specific details instead of general descriptions?
Specific details help readers clearly imagine the subject.
What is the purpose of using more than one example in a paragraph?
To give stronger support for the main idea.
What type of sentence begins with a verb and gives someone an instruction?
An imperative sentence.
Which word is the noun in this sentence: “The team celebrated their victory.”
Team and victory.
What makes a paragraph coherent?
The ideas are logically connected and easy to follow.
Name two types of details a writer can use in a descriptive paragraph.
Sensory details and specific examples.
A paragraph says, “Lisa is responsible.” Which detail would best support this idea?
Lisa always completes her assignments before the deadline.
Why is it important to put steps in the correct order?
So readers can understand and follow the process.
Find all the nouns: “The teacher gave the students homework about science.”
Teacher, students, homework, and science.