Parts of Speech
Subjects and Verbs
Sentence Types
Paragraphs
MLA Format
100
This part of speech represents a person, place, thing, or idea. Explain your answer using sentence.
Noun
100
What is the subject and the verb in the following sentence? Carol Dweck's "Brainology" is an interesting account of students mindsets about their intelligence.
Subject = "Brainology" Verb = is
100
What type of sentence is the following sentence? Sherman Alexie writes about growing up in an Indian reservation and discrimination through his education.
Simple Sentence
100
What does MEAT stand for and how does it help you write an academic paragraph?
Main idea, evidence, analysis, tieback to thesis It helps you write an academic paragraph because it requires you to use evidence to support your ideas.
100
In MLA format, what should go in the top right corner of each page in your paper?
Your last name and page number
200
This part of speech often represents an action or state of being. Explain your answer using a sentence.
Verb
200
What are the subjects and verbs in the following sentence? According to James Baldwin and Paulo Freire, our education system benefits some students, but it ignores others.
Subjects: system, it Verbs: benefits, ignores
200
What kind of sentence is the following sentence? Writing is difficult, but it can only be done if you are willing to write a really, really bad first draft.
Compound
200
What are the three parts to an intro paragraph?
Attention getting device Background Information Thesis Statement
200
In MLA format, what should go in the top left corner of your paper?
Your name Teacher's Name Class Date
300
This part of speech describes a noun. Explain your answer using a sentence.
Adjective
300
What are subjects and verbs in the following sentence? According to Carol Dweck, because we receive the wrong kind of praise, we develop a fixed mindset.
Subjects: We, we Verbs: receive, develop
300
What kind of sentence is the following sentence? Because writing a summary is an important skill, we have written one in each paper for this class.
Complex
300
What makes a good thesis statement and where should it go in your intro paragraph?
A good thesis should present an interesting, important, or surprising idea that matches the assignment, and it must have tension.
300
What type of spacing should you have throughout your paper?
The whole paper should be double spaced.
400
This part of speech begins a phrase that isn't necessary to the sentence. Explain your answer using a sentence.
Preposition
400
Kinsley makes a strong argument about Americans and their opinions and the need for education.
Subject: Kinsley Verb: Makes
400
What kind of sentence is the following sentence? Body paragraphs are easier since we learned the MEAT structure.
Complex
400
What makes a good summary paragraph?
The author's name, title of text, and key point in the main idea. The evidence should be paraphrased. The analysis should help us understand what the author was trying to explain. The tieback should relate their ideas back to your thesis.
400
What page should your works cited page be on in your paper?
On it's own page, on the very last page.
500
Can you name the nouns, adjectives, verbs, and prepositional phrase in the following sentence: Paulo Freire's "The Banking Concept of Education" is an interesting article about a broken education system.
Paulo Freire = adjective "The Banking Concept of Education" = noun Is = verb Interesting = adjective Article = noun About = preposition Broken = adjective Education = adjective System = noun
500
What are the subjects and the verbs? Education is important, but it isn't always fair for everyone.
Subjects: Education, it Verbs: Is, isn't
500
What kind of sentence is the following sentence? Thesis statements are crucial for academic writing; they must represent an important, interesting, or surprising idea and have tension.
Compound
500
What's the difference between summary paragraphs and argument/response paragraphs?
The main idea in the summary is the author's name, text, and key idea. In an argument/response it must be your idea and support your thesis. The evidence in the summary must be paraphrased, and the evidence in a argument/response should be strong quotes. The analysis in a summary should explain what the author was trying to say, and the analysis in an argument/response should be your argument about the evidence. The tie backs are the same and should tieback to your thesis.
500
What should your title look like in an MLA formatted paper?
It should be centered above your intro paragraph and it should be capitalized appropriately, with the major nouns and verbs capitalized.
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