Expository Writing
This is the PURPOSE of expository writing
What is to explain or inform?
A person, place, thing, or idea
What is a noun?
This punctuation mark is usually used at the end of a sentence.
What is a period?
Spell the word correctly:
FREIND
FRIEND
It is what this grammatical error is called:
Because it was snowing outside.
What is a FRAGMENT?
This is the main idea of an expository essay
What is the thesis?
A word whose purpose is to describe or modify a noun.
What is an adjective?
This punctuation mark is used to separate two complete sentences when they are closely related to each other.
What is a semicolon?
Spell the word correctly:
BANNANA
BANANA
A sentence consist of a _________ and a __________.
What are a SUBJECT and PREDICATE?
This is the first sentence of a body paragraph
What is the topic sentence?
A word whose purpose is to describe or modify a verb or adjective
What is an adverb?
These are what are used to punctuate a title of a short story or TV show.
What are quotation marks?
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ATTATCH
ATTACH
The subject of a sentence must contain this part of speech.
What is a NOUN?
This is a word, phrase, or sentence whose purpose is to link parts of an essay together.
What is a transition?
This is what we call the bolded words in the following sentence:
The King of Fredonia took the plane to his coronation, and he arrived at ten o'clock.
What are prepositions?
This is how we punctuate the title of a novel>
What is: italics or underline?
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APLAUD
APPLAUD
A prdicate must contain this part of speech
What is a VERB?
This is the first one or two sentences of an introductory paragraph whose purpose is to grab the reader's attention.
What is the hook?
This is what we call the bolded word in the following sentence:
The teacher gave the class a quiz, and most of the students got an A.
What is a conjuction?
This is a punctuation mark that is used after a complete sentence that introduces a list.
What is a colon?
Spell the word correctly:
WISPER
WHISPER
This is what we call a sentence that combines two or more complete sentences with just a comma.
What is a COMMA SPLICE or a RUN-ON SENTENCE.