Chapter 1
Is this topic idea too narrow or too broad for a 2 page paper?
The number of strings on a guitar
Too narrow
Where is the adverb clause in this sentence?
When people love music, they carry it with them.
When people love music
What type of sentence is this?
Give my love and kisses to the children.
Imperative
What type of a pronoun is this?
Everyone agreed a crime has been committed.
Indefinite
What term best describes the verb in this sentence?
Canada is divided into ten providences and three territories.
Passive
What change, if any, would improve sentence 9?
Even though bees can seem bad, they are very important to this essential process.
Replace bad with threatening.
What type of a phrase is the italicized part?
The Celts, a warlike people, often invaded and attempted to conquer surrounding lands.
Appositive phrase
What is the direct object and indirect object in this sentence?
One Michigan teacher gave students their first taste of broadcasting by having them develop school podcasts.
Indirect- students; direct- taste
What is the demonstrative pronoun in this sentence?
Politicians knew this act would have significant consequences.
There isn’t one
What is the underlined word?
The second largest country is our neighbor to the north, Canada.
Linking verb
Is this topic idea too narrow of too broad for a 2 page paper?
Christopher Columbus and the Age of Exploration
Too broad
Where is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?
Later, portable CD players became popular with both teens and adults.
with both teens and adults
Is this underlines part a compound subject, compound predicate, simple subject, or simple predicate?
Has your class ever studied Easter Island?
Compound subject
What is the correct noun in parentheses?
Every year at summer camp, the (thirteen years-olds, thirteen-year-olds) participate in an archery competition.
thirteen-year-olds
Which replacement would change this verb to passive voice?
Not a single community, including the capital, serves a road or train service.
is served by
Is this topic idea too broad or too narrow?
Leaders of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s
Broad
What kind of a sentence clause is this an example of?
When they were not at war, most Celtic families lived on small farms.
Adverb clause
What are the compound verbs or subjects in this sentence?
Shelley had a dream about an odd doctor named Frankenstein and wrote a story about him.
Compound verb: had and wrote
What type of pronoun is yourself?
Reflexive
In my dream, I must carefully but swiftly descend.
Helping verb
What are the five details that would strengthen an essay?
1. Make it sound natural (voice)
2. Precise word choice
3. Sentence fluency
4. Organize with transitions
5. Stay on topic with ideas and content
Combine these sentences using a relative pronoun.
The parade went down Montrose Avenue. It took almost two hours.
The parade, which took almost two hours, went down Montrose Avenue.
Find any direct and indirect objects in this sentence.
The broadcasts gave many students skills they enjoyed practicing every week.
Indirect- students; direct- skills
Which of the following are contractions?
Her, she’s, its, it’s, children’s, whose, who’s
She’s, it’s, who’s
Is the underlined phrase a gerund phrase, infinitive phrase, or participle phrase?
After that, the two calmly finished painting the scene.
Gerund phrase