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Essay writing
Basic rules
Parts of speech
100
for, and, nor, but, or, yet
What is a conjunction?
100
Two words joined by an apostrophe and is forbidden in expository writing.
What is a contraction?
100
A sentence to lure the audience.
What is a hook?
100
Times New Roman
What is the MLA required font?
100
over, under, before, in, between
What is a preposition?
200
Phrase at beginning of sentence offset with comma.
What is an introductory phrase?
200
Word that shows ownership and has an apostrophe.
What is a possessive?
200
Paragraph that ends with a thesis statement.
What is an introductory paragraph?
200
Pronouns never used in expository writing.
What is a personal pronoun?
200
A group of words with no subject/predicate.
What is a phrase?
300
Two independent sentences joined by a conjunction.
What is a compound sentence?
300
A comma on steroids that can join two independent sentences.
What is a semi-colon?
300
Paragraph that starts with a thesis statement and summarizes paper.
What is a concluding paragraph?
300
Linking verbs that should be limited.
What is a "to be" verb?
300
Group of words that have subject/verb and can stand alone.
What is an independent clause?
400
An independent clause and a dependent clause in one sentence.
What is a complex sentence?
400
Two dots that can show lists or time.
What is a colon?
400
First sentence introducing any old paragraph.
What is a topic sentence?
400
A sentence that leads the reader to the next paragraph smoothly.
What is a transitional sentence?
400
A group of words that have subject/verb but cannot stand alone.
What is a fragment or a dependent clause?
500
Incorrect joining of independent clauses with comma but no conjunction.
What is a comma splice?
500
A word that shows ownership of more than one thing or person.
What is a plural possessive?
500
The overall general idea of your paper that encompasses everything.
What is a thesis statement?
500
Numbers that should be written out.
What are numbers 1-99?
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