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Let's Talk Grammar
100

Last year, I had a vacation in ___ Virgin Islands.

What is the?

100

Speaking loudly enough for the entire audience to hear.

What is volume?

100

The step of writing when you write the essay for the first time.

What is a rough, or first, draft?

100
The term for cities that have reached populations of 10 million people or more.
What is a megacity?
100
These are adjectives types used when expressing feelings for people or things we think have feelings. 
What are -ed participial adjectives? 
200

For dinner, I had ___ hamburger and ___ Coke.

What is a?

200

Hand motions that convey meaning.

What are gestures?

200

The controlling idea of an essay. It includes the topic, author's opinion, and supporting points.

What is a thesis statement?

200
This is an intelligence that is good at recognizing, remembering, and musical sounds.
What is have an ear for music?
200
The unit of a sentence that has a subject and a verb. 
What is a clause?
300

My favorite team is ___ Chicago Bulls, but my brother is ___ Boston Celtics fan.

What is the and a?

300

Looking at the entire audience while giving a speech.

What is deliberate eye contact?

300

This is the first sentence of a paragraph and it informs the reader about the main idea of the paragraph.

What is a topic sentence?

300
This phrase is used to describe someone good at doing something. (usually mathematics)

What is "have a head for."?

300

These adverbs are used to show unexpected result.

What are even though, although, and though?

400

Find 2 mistakes! We wanted to go to movies, but instead we stayed home and watched the TV.

What is the and no article after watched?

400

Standing straight and with an appropriate stance.

What is posture?

400

This paragraph typically restates the thesis in a slightly different way and summarizes the main points of the essay.

What is a conclusion?

400
EQ

What is emotional intelligence quotient?

400

Get in the car, or else...

What is a threat?

500

___ computer has changed modern life; but remember, ___ computer can't do anything without ___ software.

What is the, a, and blank?

500

Uh...aaa...hmm...

What are fillers?

500

This is the first paragraph of an essay and it usually has 3 key parts.

What is an introduction?

500
This is a type of intelligence related to how well you know yourself and your own strengths and weaknesses.

What is intrapersonal?

500

I'm sorry I didn't know my smoking bothered you.  

What is, "would you mind not smoking in here?"

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