Chapters 1 & 2
This is the most common prewriting technique.
What is brainstorming?
he/she/it are these types of words.
What are pronouns?
What is a complete sentence?
Instead of using a word to connect two independent clauses, this punctuation mark can be used.
What is a semicolon?
What is an adverb?
This prewriting technique involves writing for a predetermined amount of time without stopping.
What is focused freewriting?
Loneliness is a _______ noun, while dog is a ______ noun.
what is abstract, concrete?
A _________ is a piece of a sentence.
What is a fragment?
English students often use this acronym to remember Coordinating Conjunctions.
What is FANBOYS?
Most successful is the ________ form of the adjective successful
This is the type of prewriting technique we studied in depth in your first group project.
What are surveys?
This type of verb connects the subject of a sentence to one or more words that describe or identify the subject.
What is a linking verb?
Do the subject and verb in this sentence agree? "A successful mystery writer lives in our town."
"Yes"
"When she spoke" is a/an ________ clause.
"She spoke" is a/an _______ clause.
What is dependent/independent?
"I gave the puppy to my sister with the white paws" uses a ________ modifier.
What is misplaced?
Name the three purposes of writing.
To entertain, inform, and persuade.
"Help your sister" is this type of sentence.
What is a command?
through the tunnel is a _______ phrase.
What is prepositional?
This is the method of combining two clauses that contain ideas not equally important.
What is subordination?
"Dressed in a Dracula costume, I thought my son looked perfect for Halloween" uses a ________ modifier.
What is dangling?
This element of writing uses repetition of key words, use of synonyms and pronouns to refer to key words, and careful choice of transitional expressions as its important techniques.
What is coherence?
In the sentence "Alex Smith, a high school senior, has an auditory processing disorder," the section ", a high school senior," is called a/an...
When you have a singular noun, your verb will end in this letter.
What is S or ES?
Name 2 relative pronouns.
What are who, whoever, whom, whomever, whose, what, whatever, which, whichever, that, where, when?
Revise the following sentence for Parallel Structure: "Mr. Lee is a helpful neighbor, a loyal friend, and dedicated to his children."
What is Mr. Lee is a helpful neighbor, is a loyal friend, and is dedicated to his children?