Commas
Citations
Sentence Structure
Radical Revision and Rhet Addendum
Information Literacy
100

The name of the comma placed before "and" in a list of three or more. 

 What is the oxford comma? 

100

What type of formatting is usually used in English and humanities classes? 

What is MLA format? 

100

What occurs when two independent clauses are placed together without a conjunction or punctuation mark

what is a run-on sentence? 

100

The due date for the assignment

What is December 9th

100

What should an annotated bibliography include? 

An annotation, a summary, and a usage paragraph

200

What happens when a dependent clause is written as a complete sentence. 

 What is a Sentence fragment? 

ex: based on 2015 data. 

200

What type of citation style is usually used for biological and social sciences? 

What is APA format? 
200

The name for the structure we use to make sure all verbs are in a consistent tense

What is parallel structure. 

ex: I like to eating, playing, and running. 

200

Describe the rhetorical addendum 

The short paper you are turning in with the assignment reflecting on your process.

200

What GMU resource can you use to find peer-reviewed sources? 

What is the library databases

300

a noun or noun phrase placed before or after another noun to describe, explain, rename, or identify that noun. Set off by commas

What is an appositve 

ex: 

  • Pahoehoe lava, a textured or smooth formation, occurs on the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii.
300

In MLA format, what goes in an in-text citation when referencing an article? 

What is the author's last name? 

300

used after an independent clause when constructing a list

what is a colon. 

ex: We covered three fundamentals in our technical writing class: grammar, style, and voice.

300

An unacceptable medium for the project

What is an essay? 

300

The name of the rhetorical tool an author is employing when they attempt to show their credibility

What are ethos

400
What are conjunctions, preceded by commas, that join two independent clauses together? 

 What Coordinating Conjunctions 

ex: for, and, nor, but, or, so

sentence ex: 

  • We spent several hours discussing solutions to the problem, but we failed to decide on a course of action.
400

We know we must place an in-text citation after any direct quote.  When including that in-text citation at the end of a sentence, Where should the punctuation mark go? 

What is after the citation parentheses? 

ex: "I love yoga" (Kylie). 

400
Use this to correct a comma splice

What is a semicolon

ex: Departments will have budget increases; staff members will receive all equipment requested.

400

 What will you need to include if you choose to do an audio or visual medium for your essay

What is a transcript

400
What is synthesis

Combining multiple sources to draw conclusions about a topic

500

What occurs when two independent clauses are separated by a comma? 

What is a comma splice? 


Ex: The company performed well last quarter, its stock rose several points. 

500

We know we must include Works cited pages in every MLA citation. What are all the components that must be included in that MLA citation? 

what is Author. Title. Title of container, Other contributors (translators or editors), Version (edition), Number (vol. and/or no.), Publisher, Publication Date, Location (pages, paragraphs URL or DOI). 2nd container’s title, Other contributors, Version, Number, Publisher, Publication date, Location, Date of Access (if applicable).

500

A modifier placed too closely to multiple nouns

 What is a dangling modifier. 

ex: He bought a horse for his sister named Prince.

500

Focusing on a purpose appropriate to the writer's rhetorical situation.

 

what is rhetorical awareness. 

500

What is the DRAMA method? 

D ate 

R elevence

A uthority 

M otivation

A ccuracy

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