Pre-Writing
Structure
Revision
Helping Verbs
Comparative Adjectives and Future
100

Name two types of reasons.

(ex. time, money, health, etc.)

100

How many paragraphs does an essay usually have?

5.

100

Should you capitalize or not capitalize the word "I"?

Should capitalize.

100

Name two helping verbs.

(can, could, should, must, will, etc.)

100
Give me two examples of a comparative adjective.

(bigger, smaller, more interesting, better, etc.)

200

What should you do first when you have two choices?

contrast them

200

How many body paragraphs does an essay usually have?

3

200

True or False:  You should always capitalize the first word of a sentence.

True.

200

Where do we put helping verbs in a sentence?

Before the main verb (ex. I can speak English well)

200

How do you make a short comparative adjective?

add -er (ex. shorter, smarter)

300

Name me all of the W/H question words.

Who, what, when, where, why, and how.

300

What is the first sentence of a body paragraph called?

A main idea sentence OR a topic sentence.

300

Name three things that always should be capitalized.

(ex. days of the week, months, holidays, nationalities, languages)

300

Which helping verb is used to talk about what is necessary?

Must (must not)

300

How do you make a long comparative adjective?

add more to the adjective (ex. more intelligent, more wonderful)

400

Give me three reasons why soccer is a fun sport.

(ex. I can make new friends, I can exercise, I can learn about the game)
400

What does it mean to paraphrase?

To reword, rearrange, and recheck.

400

What are the three types of transition words that we discussed in class?

Sequence, contrast, and example

400

Which helping verb is used to talk about what someone is allowed to do?

Can (cannot)

400

What kind of grammar do we use to talk about actions or events later?

Future tense.

500

After you contrast your two choices, what two things can come from those differences in your essay writing?

Details and examples.

500

Where do you summarize your main ideas in the essay?

In the conclusion paragraph.

500

What are all of the subject pronouns?

I, you, he, she, it, we, they

500

I have a stomachache.  Suggest something for me.

(ex.  You should take some medicine.)

500

Tell me something you will do tomorrow and something you won't do tomorrow.

ex. I will go see my friend tomorrow and I won't come to MI tomorrow.

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