Commas, Commas, Commas
We picked up bananas, apples, and oranges from the store.
Correct.
This is a list that has commas between each item.
What is a period?
Day the initial discussion post due
What is Wednesday?
What are in-line citations?
The first phase of beginning to write
What is brainstorming?
I read a book and drank some tea.
Correct.
Dependent clauses do not need commas before them.
A sentence that needs to be split or rewritten
What is a run-on sentence?
Where the textbook is located
What is Cengage (Mindtap)?
Name of the section at the end of the paper which contains the full citations
What is the references?
What is the thesis?
After washing the dishes I went to the store.
Incorrect.
Introductory clauses need a comma after them.
After washing the dishes, I went to the store.
An incomplete thought
What is a sentence fragment?
Day the responses to peers are due
Name of the citation style used in this course
Pattern or flow that narratives typically follow
What is the narrative arc?
Her wedding gown was long, and full of lace.
Correct.
Dependent clauses do not need commas before them.
Her wedding gown was long and full of lace.
The beginning of each sentence and proper nouns require this
What is capitalization?
The name of the final assignment
What is a research paper?
Is this in-text citation correct?
"This is a sentence, (Author Year).
Incorrect.
"This is a sentence" (Author, Year).
Struggle, search, or mystery that drives a story forward
What is conflict?
The traffic was horrible and I was unable to merge lanes.
Incorrect.
Independent clauses need to have a comma and conjunction between them.
The traffic was horrible, and I was unable to merge lanes.
Punctuation which can go between two independent clauses which are related
What is a semicolon?
;
Number of words required for the initial discussion post
What is 200-250?
Three main things which need to be cited
What are direct quotes, paraphrases, and statistics?
Something which can be done in the revision process which allows writers to better process their writing
What is reading your paper aloud?