Punctuation
Punctuation within text
Sentence Structure
Essay Writing
Essay Writing
100

This punctuation mark is used to state an idea or command.  

What is a period?

100

This punctuation mark is used to separate ideas in a sentence.

What is a comma?

100

This sentence with only one clause/idea containing a single subject and predicate.

What is a simple sentence?

100

This part of a writing packet gives you your writing assignment.

What is the prompt?

100

These details provide knowledge about the topic and is stated in the introduction of an academic essay.

What is background information?

200

This Punctuation mark shows excitement

What is an exclamation mark?

200

This punctuation mark is used to show ownership when followed by a possessive noun.

What is an apostrophe?

200

This type of sentence contains at least two clauses/ideas and is connected by a subordinating conjunction such as the word "and."

What is a compound sentence?

200

This sentence is stated in the introduction of the paragraph and can be in the form of a question or shows excitement.

What is a hook statement?

200

This statement contains a point and two reasons that will be the focus of the entire essay.

What is a thesis statement?

300

This punctuation marks is used to cite evidence that is directly stated from a text.  

What is quotation marks?

300

True or False.  You can either underline the title of the article in an academic essay or you can use quotation marks around it.

What is a true?

300

These words are examples of subordinating conjunctions: and, although, because.  TRUE or FALSE.

What is true?
300

The final paragraph in an essay is called the...

What is the conclusion?

300

What is the first sentence in a body paragraph called?

What is a topic sentence?

400

This punctuation mark prompts you to answer something

What is a question mark?

400

This punctuation mark is usually introduced after a word to introduce a quotation, explanation, example, or a series.

What is a colon?

400

This type of sentence contains both an independent and a dependent clause.  

What is a complex sentence?

400

This is a way of stating evidence from a text in your own words.

What is a paraphrase?

400

Evidence, Examples, and Elaboration are all stated in the introduction of an academic essay.  TRUE or FALSE

What is False?

500

True or False.  In my videos I ask that you NEVER underline the title of article in your topic sentence.

what is quotation FALSE?

500

This punctuation mark is used to join two or more words together into a compound term and is not separated by spaces.

What is a hyphen?

500

"The animals in the zoo were exotic and dangerous."

This sentence is an example of which sentence type?

What is a compound sentence?

500

This type of detail in an essay is used to show that you can expand on or speak more about a topic.

What is elaboration?

500

This is briefly stated in the conclusion of an academic essay to express the opposing or opposite opinion.

What is a counter argument (opinion, claim)?

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