Grammar
This contains a subject and a verb.
What is a sentence?
This is the name for a quote containing 5 or more lines.
What is a block quote?
This paragraph should "hook" the reader in an essay.
What is the intro/first paragraph?
This font should always be used for essays. (Bonus points for getting the font size right too.)
This is the name of the Biola administration building.
What is Metzger Hall?
This is part of a sentence and contains a subject or verb.
What is a clause?
True or False: When quoting, you can't exclude unnecessary details; the quote must be reproduced exactly.
What is False?
This is the name for the main idea of an essay.
What is a thesis statement?
You should always bring this to class for class activities.
What is a notebook?
This is Biola's full name (Biola's an acronym!).
What is the Bible Institute of Los Angeles?
This cannot stand on its own as a full sentence.
What is a dependent clause?
True or False: Short quotations, or those below 5 lines, are incorporated directly into the text.
What is True?
True or False: In the first paragraph of an essay, it's necessary to establish context, or give background.
What is True?
This is the percentage late essays are docked per day.
What is 10%?
This is the year Biola was established.
What is 1908?
This punctuation mark is stronger than a comma but weaker than a period and is used to connect two independent thoughts.
What is a semicolon?
This is what you use when omitting anything from a quote. (Hint: dot dot dot.)
What are ellipses?
This should appear as the first sentence in every body paragraph.
What is the topic sentence?
True or False: You have the opportunity to revise the first essay. The rest only have one submission opportunity.
What is False?
This is Biola's motto.
What is "Above All Give Glory to God?"
This punctuation mark is longer than a dash and is used to connect two clauses.
What is an em dash (—)?
This is what you use to show you've modified or changed a quote. (Hint: Looks a little like parentheses.)
What are brackets ([])?
This part of an essay should provide your analysis.
What are the body paragraphs/middle portion?
This is the name of our in-class writing activities.
What are Collab Labs?
This is the name of your favorite professor. ;)
Please say "Prof. Bounds." :'(