The Essay
Rhetoric
NO-NOs
English Stuff
Grammar
100

Every body paragraph of a paper begins with this.

What is a topic sentence/claim?

100

Giving the background of the speaker/topic as to appear more credible

What is ethos?

100
This point of view is forbidden in all writing except narrative. 

What is second POV?

100

Used in writing narrative to show speech and discussion between characters

What is dialogue?

100

Singular _____ need singular _______

Who are subjects AND verbs?

200

Used to make writing flow together

What are transitional words?

200
A device used to persuade or subtly influence the audience. It's a question asked not for the answer, but for the effect. Oftentimes, it is used to emphasize a point or just to get the audience thinking.
What is a rhetorical question?
200

If this is left off of a quotation, the quotation does not count as textual evidence AND becomes plagiarism. 

What is citation?

200

Requires one to read around the word to figure out the meaning

What are context clues?

200

Sentences must have both _______ and _______ to be complete sentences. 

What are subjects AND verbs?

300

An introduction always includes these three things.

What is a hook, background, and thesis statement?

300

Repeating the structure of an entire phrase as to show how these elements are equal

What is parallel structure?

300

In an analysis or argument essay, if you do this, you are changing point of view and possibly ruining your credibility as a source of facts. 

What is talk directly to the audience/give your opinion?

300

Involves eliminating answers that are absolutely wrong in order to narrow answers down

What is process of elimination?

300

This piece of punctuation allows two complete sentences to be joined. 

What is a semicolon?

400

Which paragraph/paragraphs will NOT have textual evidence? 

What is the introduction AND the conclusion?

400
Facts, statistics, expert opinions
What is logos?
400

If you forget this very important sentence, your entire paper is worthless, and you have not answered the question. 

What is thesis?

400

Deals with a futuristic world in which there is extreme government control

What is a dystopia?

400

Singular pronouns must have ________ _________. 

What are singular antecedents?

500

This is the number of paragraphs that is ALWAYS required. 

What is 5?

500
The repetition of a certain word or phrase at the beginning of successive lines of writing or speech. It can be used in novels and short stories, but it's most commonly seen in poetry, essays, and formal speeches.
What is anaphora?
500

If you read the ______ first instead of the _______, you will possibly waste a lot of time. 

What is passage & questions?

500

The takeaway from a piece of literature

What is theme?

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