Grammar & Punctuation
You can use this punctuation mark in many ways. One way it can be used is to separate three items in a series.
What is a comma?
This part of the essay usually contains a "hook" to get the reader's attention, and it usually includes a thesis statement.
What is the introduction?
By reading a text and then condensing it down to 10 to 20% of the original, you are creating this?
What is a summary?
This is a group of words that has a subject, verb, and a complete thought.
What is a sentence?
This type of paragraph is a series of events (story) told in chronological order.
What is a narrative?
This punctuation mark shows that you are using someone else's exact words.
What is a quotation mark?
This part of the essay contains evidence and support for the writer's thesis.
What is the body?
You can sometimes use these words, that have the same meaning as an unfamiliar word, to help you guess the unfamiliar word.
What are synonyms?
This is a type of sentence error with too much information (two or more subjects and verbs), and it is not divided properly.
What is a run-on sentence?
This type of paragraph uses some or all of the five senses to 'paint a picture' with words.
What is a description?
This part of speech takes the place of a noun, and it can be the subject of a sentence.
What is a pronoun?
This part of the essay may summarize or restate the author's main ideas.
What is the conclusion?
In the short story "Out of the Silence" how does Tessa die?
This is a type of sentence error with either a subject, verb, or complete thought missing.
What is a sentence fragment?
This type of paragraph focuses on the similarities and/ or the differences between two things.
What is a comparison/ contrast paragraph?
This punctuation mark can be used to connect two words and to allow two words to act as one word.
What is a hyphen?
If you use emotions to persuade someone, which of the three major appeals are you using?
What is pathos?
You can sometimes use these words, that have the opposite meaning of an unfamiliar word, to help you guess the unfamiliar word.
What are antonyms?
Like a run-on sentence, this type of sentence error has too much information, but this type of error does have a comma.
What is a comma splice?
This type of paragraph uses chronological order, and it explains how to do something or how something works.
What is a process paragraph?
These types of words are often confused with possessive pronouns, but in these words the apostrophe does not show possession, it replaces one letter, as in "it's" for "it is".
What is a contraction?
If you try to persuade someone based mostly on your reputation or credibility, or the reputation or credibility of someone else, which of the three major appeals are you using?
What is ethos?
In the short story "Volar," the mother and the daughter both dream of doing this.
What is flying?
You often correct a run-on sentence by adding a comma and a coordinating conjunction. This acronym can help you remember the 7 coordinating conjunctions.
What are FANBOYS?
The sentence is part of most paragraphs, and it contains the main idea of the paragraph.
What is a topic sentence?
This part of speech modifies or adds information to nouns.
What is an adjective?
If you try to persuade someone by using good reasons and logic, which of the three major appeals are you using?
What is logos?
In the short story "The Native Lawyer" this person saves Manuel from losing all of his property.
Who is Salvador?
This type of sentence has at least two subjects and two verbs and two complete thoughts.
What is a compound sentence?
This part of the topic sentence lets the reader know what part of the topic you will be covering.
What is a controlling idea?