True or False?
There are 5 steps in the writing process.
If false, correct the sentence.
False.
4 steps
What type of outline uses words or phrases for its main points?
Topical Outline
10 out of 10 students will get this right.
Can't start a sentence with a numeral.
Should write out "ten" each time.
How many letters need to be capitalized in this sentence?
In history class we are studying the Battle of the Alamo.
None. It is correct as is.
Why do you capitalize "mom" in the first sentence but not the second?
Hey, Mom, what's for dinner?
I wonder where my mom is.
In the first sentence it's a name of direct address.
In the second it's just a common noun.
When end mark ends an exclamatory sentence?
an exclamation mark
Name all the FANBOYS
for
and
nor
but
or
yet
so
How could you fix this run-on sentence with one punctuation mark?
A man becomes a Christian, he isn't born one.
Use a ;
In the writing step of the writing process is when you make a list of all your ideas.
If false, correct the sentence.
False.
in the planning step...
What is wrong with this topical outline?
I. Red represents courage.
II. White
III. Courageous Blue
They are not parallel
Jesus died in 33 A.D.
Jesus died in A.D. 33.
(A.D. should come before year.)
The great wall of china was built to keep nomads from coming into the chinese empire.
5
Great Wall of China
Chinese Empire
Is the poem correctly capitalized?
Jack and Jill
Went up the hill
To fetch a pail of water.
Yes.
Each line must begin with a capital letter.
What end marks ends a declarative sentence?
period
Why do we use commas here?
I need eggs, milk, bread, and butter from the grocery store.
To separate items in a series.
A semicolon joins grammatical equals (i.e. joins sentence to sentence, noun to noun, etc.)
A colon is different in that it can connect what?
It can connect 2 things that are not grammatical equals.
i.e. join a sentence with a list of nouns.
I need to buy the following: eggs, milk, and bread.
The last step in the writing process is to edit.
If false, correct the sentence.
True
What is the thesis sentence in an outline?
It's a statement of purpose beginning with the paper's topic and ending with the main points.
We had 200 books distributed to the classrooms.
Write out two hundred.
You are learning grammar, spanish, history, and algebra II this year.
2
Spanish
Algebra II
(grammar and history are not particular.)
In the title of a book, you always capitalize the first, last, and important words.
What's the rule for when to capitalize a preposition in the middle of a title?
If it's 5 letters long or longer you capitalize it.
i.e. A River Ran Through It
What end mark ends an interrogative sentence?
question mark
Why do we need this pair of commas?
Mrs. Beddo, my grammar teacher, loves her syllabus!
To set off a nonessential element.
You must have this mark between compound numbers and fractions like "twenty-three" and "two-thirds."
What is that mark called?
A hyphen.
In the re-write step of writing is when you carefully check for grammar.
If false, correct the sentence.
False.
In the edit step...
If an outline has a subheading "A" what must it have?
A subheading "B."
(It can have C, D, and E! But it must have B.)
In seventeen seventy-six we wrote the Declaration of Independence.
1776 should be written as numerals.
How many letters need to be capitalized in this sentence?
I live on thirty-second street in kingston, washington.
4
Thirty-second (second is not capitalized.)
Street
Kingston, Washington
What do you capitalize in the name of this famous song?
a mighty fortress is our god.
Every word gets capitalized.
What are the 4 types of sentences?
declarative
exclamatory
interrogative
imperative
Why do we need this pair of commas?
Thank you so much, Lisa, for all your help.
A pair of commas is used to set of a noun of direct address.
Commas and periods ALWAYS go where in relation to a set of closing quotation marks?
Inside (before) the closed quotation marks.
Use Arabic numerals to represent the main idea in an outline.
If false, correct the sentence.
False.
Use Roman...
What are the two types of outlines?
Topical and Sentence
Joe & Cindy are having a nice lunch together.
Don't use "&." Use "and."
How many letters need to be capitalized in this sentence?
among the gods there are none like thee o lord.
4
Among (first word in a sentence)
Thee (pronoun for God)
O (always capitalized like "I" is.)
Lord (refers to God)
The first "gods" is not capitalized b/c it's a false god.
What's wrong here?
The F.B.I. and N.C.I.S. have a rivalry.
Don't put periods between letters for famous organizations.
What end marks can end an imperative sentence?
period or exclamation mark
Justify the use of every comma.
George Washington was born on Feb. 22, 1732, in Westmoreland, Virginia.
comma 1: to separate day from year.
comma 2: to separate year from a continuing sentence.
comma 3: to separate city from state
Colons and semicolons ALWAYS go where in relation to closed quotation marks?
Outside (after) the closed quotation marks.