Speaking
What is a speech tag?
Indicators of dialogue or quotes, such as: Charlie said, "let's go to school."
"said," would be the speech tag.
What is the first sentence of body paragraphs called?
What is a verb?
"Its" is the possessive form to show ownership. "It's" means "it is."
What is a simile?
It is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using like or as.
What is MLA format?
Size 12, Times New Roman, double spaced, one-inch margins, and numbered page.
What all should be included in an introductory paragraph?
A hook, background on the topic, and a thesis.
What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun or pronoun.
What is the difference between "there," "their," and "they're"?
"There" indicates location, "their" indicates ownership and possession, and "they're" indicates they are.
What is imagery?
It is figurative languages that represents an object, action, or idea in way that appeals to the senses and emotions.
What is the difference between a run-on and a sentence fragment?
Run-ons have too many ideas, subjects, and/ or verbs in a sentence while a fragment does not contain a full subject and/ or verb.
What is plagiarism?
What is an adverb?
A word that modifies or qualifies a verb, adjective, and adverb.
What is the difference between "weather" and "whether"?
"Weather" indicates the temperature and conditions outside and "whether" indicates the likelihood or condition under which something will happen.
What is a metaphor?
The representation of an object or idea through the comparison of another object or idea.
How do you indicate quotes and who said them in a paper?
When do you capitalize letters?
You capitalize names, book titles, publishers, etc.
What is a conjunction?
A word that connects two or more words, clauses, or sentences. This includes FANBOYS, THAMOS, and SWABI.
What is the difference between "than" and "then"?
How do you show that a source is credible?
You look for someone who has researched the topic and knows what he or she is talking about. Sources should be evaluated before using.
How do you create in-text citations?
Author's last name or article title if there is no author.
What is the purpose of a thesis or claim?
It identifies the purpose of the essay and should highlight the topic, direction, and support.
What is a preposition?
This is a word indicates location or relationship to another word or phrase, such as in or around.
What is the difference between "to," "two," and "too"?
"To" indicates direction, "two" indicates the number, and "too" indicates that multiple things agree, similar to "also" and "in addition."
How do you set up the Works Cited page?
Last name, first. "Article Title." Source, date
published, URL. Date accessed.