Thesis Statements
Topic Sentences
Quote Integration
Grammar
Random Trivia
100
People may perceive this lifestyle as a bad thing.
Not so good
100
Where does the topic sentence usually go?
It starts a body paragraph.
100
The cat was “crouched under one of the dripping green tables…trying to make herself so compact that she would not be dripped on” (84).
Good quote integration
100
In “The Naked Face” the scientist make a connection that are face connect with our emotions, and show who we truly are such as, not a dangerous persons.
Awk. (very awk)
100
What's a paraphrase?
When a quote from a source is put in one's own words.
200
When stepping outside and taking a look at everything around you, do you wonder how such an element in nature exists?
A thesis would not usually be phrased as a question.
200
It might not even be something they can put a name to when their feelings begin
This one is pretty bad.
200
These tragedies can happen to anyone, but according to The New Rules of the Road. News & World Report, they happen majority of the time to teenagers. “Teens are four times as likely to have an accident as drivers ages 20 or older. Worse, their risk of a fatal crash is disproportionately high: Motor vehicle accidents are the No. 1 cause of death for teenagers between 16 and 19, accounting for a third of all deaths in this age group.” (Andrews, News & World Report)
This quote is definitely dropped!
200
Sometimes, people can appear to be serene or happy on the outside; however, they might truly be angry and upset on the inside.
Sounds fine to me.
200
What is the only essay you can't rewrite in this class?
Essay #4 (in-class)
300
In the “Cat in the Rain,” the setting symbolizes a desolate marriage; the neglect and mistreatment of a wife, and her quest to fill emptiness proves that this is a troubling marriage.
This is a decent, three point thesis.
300
The American wife searches for fulfillment from the cat, the caring hotel owner, and even from her husband.
This is a good, specific topic sentence.
300
The story says that she “Momentary feeling of being of supreme importance” (Hemingway 85).
Pretty bad. I'm not entirely sure that this even makes sense.
300
What error is this?: "a good friend who will listen to her and acceptance the things most teenagers search for."
Sentence fragment
300
What is www.easybib.com used for?
Bibliographies
400
This, of course, was embarrassing; who wants to be seen with a hideous obstruction on their face?
Pretty bad
400
He justifies his life style as he quoted "From a personal perspective there was never any doubt what my sexual orientation was," he said. "I'm straight as an arrow."
Poor--don't use a quote as a topic sentence.
400
it states that the couple is the only two Americans in the hotel. “The second sentence tells us that the couple is isolated personally as well as culturally.”(Lindsay 14)
No es bueno. This is yet another dropped quote.
400
What error is this?: "I ran to the car, It was locked."
Comma splice--This is a very common error, and it fills me with rage.
400
What is Mr. Venditto's favorite color?
Probably black
500
Perhaps the event is brought on by a decision you make, be it good or bad or perhaps you just happen to be at the right or wrong place and time.
This is perhaps the most vague, terrible thesis statement in the entire world. This student has brought shame upon their family.
500
We have a warped view on how things should look and act .
Thumbs down
500
Products intended for male use are promoted through adverts that feature idealized young men and women, usually Caucasian, in exotic locations because “men have the unchallenged freedom of a fantasized masculinity—to travel, to be free from commitment, to seek adventure” (206).
Good stuff.
500
What error is this?: "Enraged cow injures farmer with ax."
A misplaced modifier--The cow probably can't wield an ax, and if he can, we should probably befriend him.
500
What does MLA stand for?
Modern Language Association
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