Grammar
This part of speech names a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
This stage of the writing process focuses on big-picture changes like reorganizing paragraphs or strengthening arguments.
What is revising?
This stage of the writing process involves checking for correct capitalization and punctuation.
proofreading
In the sentence, "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog," this word is an adjective.
What is "quick," "brown," or "lazy"?
A writer might do this to a paragraph if it doesn't fit logically within the flow of the essay.
What is moving or deleting it
Identifying and fixing a misspelled word like "definately" is an example of this writing stage.
What is editing?
In the sentence, "I thought the law, and the law won," the word "and" is this type of conjunction.
What is a coordinating conjunction?
When revising, a writer should ask if their evidence sufficiently supports this main idea of the paper.
What is the thesis statement (or main argument)?
This is the error in grammar when two or more independent clauses are joined without proper punctuation or a coordinating conjunction (e.g., "I love to read, I could read all day").
If a story is boring, a writer should focus on adding more of this element during the revising stage.
What are descriptive details (or sensory details/imagery)?
You cannot end a sentence with this part of speech, according to some traditional grammar rules (though modern usage is more flexible).
What is a preposition?
This term describes the process of improving the smoothness and connection between sentences and paragraphs.
What is improving transition (or flow/cohesion)?