-There is a clear start and clear finish
-In order of time and date
What is Chronoligical Order?
100
-A part of paragraph organization dealing with numbers.
-Verifiable information
What are facts and stats?
100
-This type of paragraph development supports your topic.
-Specific instance of a more general concept.
What is example?
100
Identify the gerund and gerund phrase:
"Astronauts enjoy exploring outer space."
What is "Exploring outer space."
100
This mode of discourse is a type of writing that appeals ot the five senses- may be informative, impressionistic, organizational, or contain figurartive language
What is Descriptive?
200
-Viewing something and taking out details in a certain order
What is Spatial Organization?
200
-A part of paragraph orgaziation that is used to explain similarites and differences between two subjects.
-Used in persuasive writing.
What is Compare and Contrast?
200
-This type of paragraph development is a singular, larger extended version of an example.
-Longer and more elaborate
What is an illustration?
200
Fill in the blank with a personal pronoun.
"Their father tried to find someone to care for _______ children."
What is "his?"
200
This mode of discourse is a type of writing that tells a story. It tells or retells a sequence of events within a particiular timeframe for a specific purpose and needs a point of view.
What is narrative?
300
-Probability arguement every single time.
-Based on quality of information and how much you sample.
-Flows from specific examples to general truth
What is Inductive Organization?
300
This type of paragraph development shows the inputs and outputs of a situation.
What is Cause and Effect?
300
-This type of paragraph development is used to clearify an abstract thing.
-Used to explain the meaning of a new concept.
What is a definition?
300
True/False: The following sentence contains a noun clause.
"Whenever we choose to leave for the game is fine with me."
What is True?
300
This mode of discourse is a type of writing that presents a position in hopes that the reader will accept an asseration. Neccesary parts are a clear assertion, qualifying or opposing someone else's view, and convincing the audience to change its own view.
What is Persuasive?
400
-Linking a general truth to specific conclusion.
-Syllogism
What is Deductive Organization?
400
-This type of paragraph development takes one thing and compares it to something else. Example: Comparing a building to a body)
-Comparing two things NOT using like or as.
-Extended metaphore
What is Analogy?
400
Taking apart a larger subject and examining its seperate parts.
What is analysis and classification?
400
Idetify the part of the sentence that is an adverb clause:
"Jeremy left for the football game before I could offer him a ride."
What is "before I could offer him a ride.?"
400
This mode of discourse is a type of writing that explains or informs. It is used mostly in nonfiction, especially articles, essays, and various books.
What is expository?
500
According to the DCRS, what two things make up a main idea?
What is Topic and Controlling Idea?
500
Identify the two different types of "proccesses," and their jobs.
What is Direct and Indirect? Direct tells you how to do something. Indirect tells you how something came to be.
500
Name the three things that have to agree when writing PRONOUN-ANTECEDENT agreements.
What is:
1)Person
2)Number
3)Gender
500
Name the three uses for APOSTROPHES.
What is
1)Contraction
2)Possession
3)Omition
500
True/False: "Ducks quack, dogs bark" is a fused sentence.