Essay Writing
Sentence Structure
Objectives
Grammar
Miscellaneous
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What is an expository essay?
What is "an essay that EXPLAINS"
100
What type of grammar technique is being used in the following sentence? A hot-tempered tennis player, Robbie charged the umpire and tried to crack the poor man's skull with a racket.
What is "appositive phrase"
100
Identify the objective(s) for the following question/answers. Sentence 6 is unclear because Kayla has chosen an inappropriate word. What change should Kayla make to improve this sentence? F. Change Certainly to Surely G Change most to many H. Change agree to think J Change profits to benefits
What is "Obj. 5 Precise Wording
100
Fix the capitalization errors in the following sentence: carlos and grandpa had sandwiches with smoked polish ham and german mustard on french bread!
What is "Carlos and Grandpa had sandwiches with smoked Polish ham and German mustard on French bread!"
100
One of the functions of a colon is that they can introduce an effect or consequence of an action. With that knowledge, insert the colon where it belongs in the following sentence: There was only one way he could win he had to cheat.
What is "There was only one way he could win: he had to cheat."
200
What is a thesis statement and where does it belong in your essay?
What is "A statement that re-states the prompt and lists the 3 details of the essay. It belongs in the last sentence of the introduction."
200
What grammar technique is being used in the following sentence? Ronnie begins to sneeze violently whenever he opens the door to greet a fresh spring day.
What is "subordinate conjunction"
200
Identify the objective(s) for the following question/answer. What transition can BEST be added to the beginning of sentence 9? A. Obviously B. For example C. However D. In the end
What is "Obj. 3 Organization"
200
Add commas where they belong in the following sentence: People who haven’t written a letter in years use e-mail because of its ease directness and speed.
What is "People who haven’t written a letter in years use e-mail because of its ease, directness, and speed.
200
What does it mean to revise? What does it mean to edit?
What is "Revise: to correct content, organization, accuracy and clarity of text. Edit: to fix capitalization, punctuation and spelling."
300
How many paragraphs belong in an expository essay?
What is "5"
300
Identify the grammar techniques in the following sentence: Pizza, which most people love, is not very healthy; therefore, it's best to eat it in moderation.
What is "adjectival clause and conjunctive adverb"
300
Identify the objective for the following question: Kayla wants to provide a better closing sentence for the third paragraph (sentences 12–16).Which of these could replace sentence 16 and improve the closing of this paragraph.
What is "Obj. 3 Organization"
300
Add the correct punctuation to the following sentence: The president was very popular he easily won the election
What is "The president was very popular; he easily won the election."
300
Insert the correct punctuation in the following sentence: You will need the following ingredients milk sugar flour and eggs
What is "You will need the following ingredients: milk, sugar, flour, and eggs>"
400
List 3 types of grammar techniques that you should include in your essay in order to have sentence variation.
What is "Subordinate conjunctions, conjunctive adverbs, appositive phrases."
400
Identify the error in the following sentence and give an example of how it can be fixed. We hiked for three days, we were very tired.
What is "comma splice, semi-colon, period or conjunction"
400
Identify the objective for the following question: Kayla needs more support for the idea she is presenting in the fourth paragraph (sentences 17–19). Which two sentences could BEST follow sentence 18 and help develop the main idea of this paragraph?
What is "Obj. 3: Organization"
400
Add a colon and commas where they belong: The reporter interviewed the following people the department heads the members of the faculty council and a representative group of students.
What is "The reporter interviewed the following people: the department heads, the members of the faculty council, and a representative group of students."
400
What are the differences between expository and narrative writing?
What is "Expository writing explains and is written in third person; narrative writing tells a story and is written in first person."
500
Identify the expository prompts: Rules are important. What are the most important rules that schools have and why are they important? Think about your best holiday celebration ever. Write an essay to tell about this celebration and why it was your favorite. Write about a time when you did something that made you feel good. Math is a required subject. Explain why it is so important
What is "#1 and #4"
500
Identify the error in the following sentence and give 3 examples of how it can be fixed. It was a beautiful day there was not a cloud in the sky.
What is "run-on, period, semi-colon, conjunction"
500
List all of the objectives and what they mean.
What is Obj. 3: Organization-order and clarity of text Obj 4: Sentence structure-correcting or combining sentences. Obj 5: Precise wording-Making text clearer/more effective Obj 6: Cap/punc/spelling- editing mistakes
500
Use an apostrophe to show possession in the following sentence: I need to wash the clothes of my son.
What is "I need to wash my son's clothes."
500
Identify all the parts of speech and grammar techniques in the following sentence: There are cockroaches in the cabin; therefore, we will stay in a motel.
What is "There: adverb, are: noun/verb, cockroaches: noun, in: preposition, cabin: noun, we: pronoun, will: verb, stay: verb, motel: noun, therefore: conjunctive adverb.
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