Ch 1
What do you do first in the writing process?
You choose a topic you care about.
What is a sentence fragment?
A sentence fragment is a group of words that is punctuated like a complete but does not express a complete thought.
What are some parts of speech
Some parts of speech are noun, verb, and adjective.
What are two out of four kinds of sentences?
Declarative, exclamatory, imperative, and interrogative.
Is this sentence a single subject or a plural subject?
They want three cats.
It is plural.
Second what do you do in drafting?
You put down your ideas.
What does a run-on sentence mean?
A run-one sentence means it is two or more sentence that have incorrectly written in one sentence.
What is one personal pronoun?
The three are I, you and, it.
How should you make you sentence vary?
You can make your sentences long short, and you can make your sentences more lively.
Where is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?
The plants in this garden need water
In this garden is the prepositional phrase.
Third what do you do to revise your paragraph?(give two examples)
You organize fix your word choice look at how your writing sound and see how your ideas sounds
How do you fix a wordy sentence?
You eliminate all the unnecessary words.
What are some object pronouns?
Some are me, us, you, him, her, it, and them.
What are the kind of clauses?
Independent and subordinate.
When a compound subject is made up of two or more subject what do they have in common?
They have the same verb.
Fourth during editing you fix/add what?
You fix/add spelling punctuation and so on.
What do precise words do to a sentence?
precise words describe the noun.
What are some plural indefinite pronouns?
Some are both, few, several, and many.
What is a simple sentence?
A simple sentence that contains one independent clause and no subordinate clauses.
What are some singular indefinite pronouns?
Anyone, no one, neither, anybody
And last How should you share your paper?
You should give it to the school news appear e-mail it to your family members and show it to the newspaper.
What are some sensory details?
Sensory details are sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch.
What is chronological order?
Chronological or is from first to last.
What do you use to combine sentences?
You can use a compound subject or a compound verb.
What are business e-mails for? (Need two examples)
To apply for jobs, seek information, make a request, and make a complaint.