Thesis Statements, Topic Sentences, & Transitions
The end of the introduction.
Where should the thesis statement be located?
The author's last name and page number.
What should be included in MLA in-text citation?
Hook.
What comes at the beginning of the introduction?
It contains a subject and a predicate.
What is a simple sentence?
What is a comma?
What is the purpose of the thesis statement?
Identifying the author's last name at the beginning of a sentence.
What is a signal phrase?
Evidence.
What is used to back up your thesis statement?
It will have two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.
What is a compound sentence?
To separate two related independent clauses in the same sentence.
What is the purpose of a semicolon?
The beginning of a body paragraph.
Where should a topic sentence be located?
Where sources are listed at the end of the essay.
What is the Works Cited page?
Conclusion.
Where should you restate your thesis statement?
It consists of one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
What is a complex sentence?
To show possession and to show contraction.
What are the two purposes of apostrophes?
The topic of the body paragraph.
What should be included in a topic sentence?
Alphabetical order.
What is the order in which sources should be listed on the Works Cited page?
Summary or transition sentence.
What goes at the end of each body paragraph?
It contains two independent clauses separated by a comma.
What is a comma splice?
The noun that a pronoun refers to.
What is an antecedent?
To show relationships between ideas.
What is the purpose of transitions?
Modern Language Association.
What does MLA stand for?
New Thoughts.
What should go at the end of the conclusion?
It contains at least two independent clauses combined with one or more dependent clauses.
What is a compound-complex sentence?
What are the three pronoun cases?