Verbs
Verbals
What type of writing informs you?
Expository
What is the definition of an adverb phrase?
A prepositional phrase that acts as an adverb
TRUE OR FALSE: you should always put a comma before a coordinating conjunction
Example: I like apples and brie.
False - only when you are connecting two independent clauses
What is an appositive? Give an example sentence
A noun that further describes a noun
Which of the two has a direct object? Transitive or Intransitive?
Transitive
MLA format
What is the difference between nonrestrictive and restrictive clauses?
Nonrestrictive are not essential to the sentence and are within commas, restrictive clauses are necessary in the sentence.
What clauses make a complex sentence?
A dependent and independent
She wanted to quickly dig a hole in the backyard.
She wanted to dig a hole quickly in the backyard.
She wanted quickly to dig a hole in the backyard.
She wanted to dig a hole in the backyard quickly.
What is the difference between passive and active voice?
Passive voice is when the receiver of the action is the subject while in active voice, the subject is the doer of the action
TRUE OR FALSE: A thesis statement should be a fact.
False - thesis statements are your claims, they can be argued and opinionated
What type of clause is in the following sentence? What is the clause modifying?
Stranger Things, which has broke records, is in its 4th season.
Adjective Clause
What type of conjunction starts an adverb clause?
Subordinate Conjunction
Out of the following relative pronouns, which will always start a restrictive clause?
Which, who, whom, where, that, what
that
am, was, were, is, are
What are the steps in the writing process?
Brainstorm, draft, revise, edit, publish
TRUE OR FALSE: adverb and adjective clauses will always be dependent clauses
TRUE
How should you punctuate the following sentence?
Beatty did want to die however you could argue most people in that society do.
Beatty did want to die; however, you could argue most people in that society do.
What type of verb is in the following sentence? What is the role of that verb?
Max is my favorite character in Stranger Things although I also love Steve.
Linking verb - connect subjects to their complements
What is the difference between a participle and gerund?
Gerund is verb form acting as a noun and a participle is a verb form acting as an adjective.
TRUE OR FALSE: A strong thesis answers a how or why question about your topic through specific language.
True
Although I wanted to swim - clause
in the pool - phrase
TRUE OR FALSE: you should repeat the same sentence structures throughout your writing in order to maintain consistency
FALSE - repetitive sentence structures make for dull writing
Fix the following sentence:
she didnt want to begin taking the test but she couldn't wait to much longer.
She didn't want to begin taking the test, but she couldn't wait too much longer.