Writing an Essay
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Pronouns
Apostrophe
Comma
Look-Alikes
Sound-Alikes
Look-Alikes
Sound-Alikes
100
After ordering your paragraphs you should do this to the paragraphs
What is linking paragraphs?
100
These take the place of or refer to nouns, other pronouns, or phrases.
What is a pronoun?
100
Where does the apostrophe go? Bills bed is a four-poster. The knights' table was round.
What is Bill's and knights'?
100
Choose the correct word, a or and. ________ artist _______ two students share that studio.
What is An artist and two students share that studio?
100
it's, its You know _____ cold when the pond has ice on ____ surface.
What is You know it's cold when the pond has ice on its surface?
200
Ways to link paragraphs.
What is repeat keywords or ideas from the thesis statement, refer to words or ideas from the preceding paragraph, use transitional expressions, and use transitional sentences?
200
The word the pronoun refers to .
What is the antecedent?
200
Place the comma. You need bolts nuts and screws.
What is You need bolts, nuts, and screws?
200
Accept or except Sam loves all his courses _________ chemistry.
What is Sam loves all his courses except chemistry?
200
Know, knew, no, new I _____ he's _____ in town, but this is ridiculous. ____, I don't_____ the way to Grandma's house.
What is I know he's new in town, but this is ridiculous. No, I don't know the way to Grandma's house.
300
The next step in writing an essay.
What is writing the first draft?
300
Fill in the correct pronoun and tell what the antecedent is. Neither of the actors knew ________ lines by heart.
What is his or her - pronoun, neither is the antecedent?
300
Place the commas. I enjoy biking and skating and swimming.
What is I enjoy biking and skating and swimming?
300
affect or effect Attractive, neat clothing will have a positive ___ on a job.
What is Attractive, neat clothing will have a positive affect on a job.
300
lose, loose If you ____ that ______ screw, the handle will fall off.
What is If you lose that loose screw, the handle will fall off.
400
After writing the first draft you do this.
What is revising and proofreading?
400
Choose the correct pronoun. Is Hanna as trustworthy as (he, him)?
What is he?
400
Place the commas. By the way where is the judge's umbrella?
What is By the way, where is the judge's umbrella?
400
been, being Are you____ secretive, or have I ____ imagining it?
What is Are you being secretive, or have I been imagining it?
400
sit, set Tomas _______ the chair by the window and ______ down.
What is Tomas set the chair by the window and sit down?
500
The final step of writing an essay.
What is proofreading and writing the final draft?
500
Choose the correct pronoun. At (who, whom) did the governor fling the cream pie?
What is whom?
500
Place the commas. Olive who always wanted to go into law enforcement is a detective in the Eighth Precinct.
What is Olive, who always wanted to go into law enforcement, is a detective in the Eighth Precinct?
500
Buy, by ______ ______ out his partners, Joe became sole owner of the firm.
What is By buying out his partners, Joe became sole owner of the firm?
500
then, than If you're more familiar with this trail _______ I, _________ you should lead the way.
What is If you're more familiar with this trail than I, then you should lead the way.
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