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These are defined as a group of words that is a complete thought.
What are independent clauses/complete sentences?
This is defined as a group of words that is an incomplete thought.
What are fragments?
This is the name of Excelsior Classes' student-run newspaper club. They research, write, edit and publish a monthly newspaper distributed to homeschool students and families of Excelsior Classes.
What is The Beacon?
These are the two things necessary for a complete sentence.
What are a subject and a verb?
This is the formatting style used in Foundations of Composition I.
The thesis statement is found here within an essay.
What is the last sentence of the introduction paragraph?
These can connect any two grammatically equal units; such units may be words, phrases, or clauses.
What are coordinating conjunctions/FANBOYS?
The process of self-examining your text very carefully to find, edit, and correct typographical errors and mistakes in grammar, style, spelling, flow, and punctuation.
What is proofreading?
The person or thing (a noun or pronoun) that is doing the action in a sentence.
What is a subject?
This is included at the top left-hand corner of essays and consists of four lines of information.
What is a header?
The most important sentence in an essay.
What is the thesis statement?
This particular punctuation symbol can link any two independent clauses together as one sentence without a conjunction.
What is a semicolon?
Writing that uses more or bigger words than needed; this can often include too many adjectives or adverbs.
What is flowery language?
The part of a clause that includes the verb and the words that tell what the subject does.
What is a predicate/verb phrase?
This is the font size for assignments submitted in Foundations of Composition.
The first sentence in any paragraph.
What is a topic sentence?
These can be used before two independent clauses or between two independent clauses to connect them.
What are subordinating conjunctions?
An overused phrase or opinion that has become commonplace and lacks originality.
What is a cliché?
Two sentences that are fused together as one without appropriate punctuation.
What is a run-on sentence?
These are the three types of sentences in a good paragraph.
What are topic sentences/hook, supporting sentences, and closer/transition sentences.
Wording that fills up lots of space but does not add anything new to the overall meaning.
What is deadwood?
This is an attempt to join two independent clauses with a comma only.
What is a comma splice?
The MEAT of every essay.
What are body paragraphs/Main Idea, Evidence, Analysis, Transition
This style of essays are most frequently anecdotal, experiential, and personal—allowing students to express themselves in an increasingly creative manner.
What are narrative essays?
What is Last Name Page Number? (e.g. Guerra 1)