Dress-ups
Units 2-4
Sentence Openers
Units 5-7
Mechanics
100

If you take a who/which clause out of a sentence, what should be left?

A complete sentence

100

What do we call the time and place of a story?

setting

100

Give six prepositions that can begin a [2] sentence. 

over, above, near, under, beside, etc. 

100

When writing a three-paragraph story from pictures, how should you begin each paragraph?

with the central fact of each picture

100

Which numbers should be spelled out rather than written as numerals? 

numbers that can be written in one or two words

200

What are the banned words?

go/went, say/said, good, bad, pretty, big, small

200

What do we call the problem, want, or need of the main character of a story? 

conflict

200

What does www.asia.b stand for?

when, while, where, as, since, if, although, because

200

Should each KWO for a research report have all the notes from the same source or the same topic?

same topic

200

The first time someone is mentioned in an essay, you use their first and last name. After this, how should they be referenced?

by last name only

300

Where does a comma go with a because clause (www.asia)?

after the entire www.asia.b clause at the beginning of a sentence

300

What do we call the event that leads to the conflict being resolved?

climax

300

How many words may be in a [6] sentence?

five or fewer

300

What is a fused outline?

the KWO made by picking notes from source KWOs; use this to write your paragraph

300

When used with quotations, do periods and commas always go inside or outside of quotation marks?

always inside

400

Improve this sentence by changing the banned word. 

The dove went down to the river to drop the leaf.

400

When summarizing a reference, what should each paragraph begin with?

topic sentence

400

What is a [4] opener?

-ing opener

400

When you write without a source text, how can you get ideas for what to write?

ask your brain questions

400

Where must commas be placed in this sentence?

He was born May 15 1884 in London England on a bleak day. 

500

Improve this sentence by changing the banned word and adding a because clause. 

The king did not see the value of the rock. 

500

What is the topic-clincher rule?

The topic sentence and the clincher sentence must repeat or reflect two or three key words. 

500

Is this a legal [4] opener? If not, make it legal.

Trying to run the curb tripped the girl. 

500

What is the structure of a basic five-paragraph essay?

introduction, three body paragraphs, conclusion
500

What must be changed if this sentence is used in formal writing?

Even though it was fought all over the world, the Seven Years' War wasn't named a world war. 

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