I'm going to the store for: bread, peanut butter, and orange juice.
What is a colon misuse?
100
I spent the day reading, cleaning, and talked to my boyfriend.
What is faulty parallelism?
100
You should always start a paragraph with a ______________.
What is a topic sentence?
100
Think about your precious, beautiful children. You would do anything for them. But what if one day you're not around?
Imagine them poor and homeless because you didn't have life insurance.
What is an emotional appeal?
200
This is a really great idea, I can't wait to try it.
What is a comma splice?
200
Running for the bus, my book fell in the mud.
What is a dangling modifier?
200
Name one step in the 5 Step Analysis.
Looking for binaries, looking for repetition, looking for strands.
200
"The article about the Washington Redskins reminds me of a similar conflict at my high school. I was on a baseball team with a questionable name, and many parents petitioned to change it."
What is narration?
300
We better get going; if we're going to get to the mall on time.
What is a semi-colon misuse?
300
Despite the fact that it was raining.
What is a sentence fragment?
300
This practice refers to going through your brainstorming notes and grouping together similar ideas.
What is looping?
300
I got a speeding ticket after I saw that horror movie, therefore horror movies cause people to speed.
What is an ad hoc fallacy?
400
I better get on the road but, I'll call you later.
What is a comma misuse?
400
On his way home, John found a gold man's watch.
What is a misplaced modifier?
400
3 qualities of a strong thesis are:
Specific, significant and coherent
400
57% of families without insurance lose all their assets when a family member dies; 0% of insured families lose assets.
What is a logical appeal?
500
I'm going to buy that album: because it's good.
What is a colon misuse?
500
Not only is Matthew going to Egypt for a month, but also Greece for a couple of weeks.
What is faulty parallelism?
500
Name two possible ways you can integrate a secondary source into your own writing.
Quoting, paraphrasing, summarizing.
500
Either you support this presidential candidate or you support fascism.