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What’s the name of the first paragraph in an essay?

Introductory paragraph

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What part of speech is a word like "run" or "jump"?

Verb
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What’s a synonym for “cold”?

Chilly, freezing, icy (any one is okay)

100

Fix this: “She don’t like pizza.”

She doesn’t like pizza.

100

“Ink Lued Ink Statement”

Concluding statement

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What is a thesis statement?

The sentence that explains the main idea of the whole essay

200

What part of speech is the word “happiness”?

Noun

200

What’s an antonym for “difficult”?

Easy

200

What’s wrong with this sentence? “The dog chased it’s tail.”

“It’s” should be “its” (possessive)

200

“Topp Hick Sent Tense”

Topic Sentence

300

What should every body paragraph begin with?

A topic sentence

300

What part of speech describes a noun?

Adjective

300

What figure of speech is this: “The classroom was a zoo”?

Metaphor

300

Correct this sentence: “I going to the mall.”

I am going to the mall.

300

“Thief Hiv Sent Tense Essay”

The Five Sentence Essay

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What is the purpose of a conclusion?

To restate the thesis and wrap up the essay

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What part of speech joins two clauses together?

Conjunction

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What’s the difference between “their,” “they’re,” and “there”?

Their = ownership, They’re = they are, There = a place

400

Is this a fragment or a complete sentence? “Because I was hungry.”

Fragment

400

“Prawn Ounce He Ate Shun”

Pronunciation

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Name all five traditional parts of a five-paragraph essay.

Introduction, Body 1, Body 2, Body 3, Conclusion

500

What part of speech is the word “quickly”?

Adverb

500

What’s the meaning of the idiom “hit the books”?

To study hard

500

Rewrite correctly: “Him and me went to the store, but we didn’t bought nothing.”

He and I went to the store, but we didn’t buy anything.

500

“Hook Thin Crew Duct Shun”

Hooked Introduction

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