Letter
Essay
Tips
100
What is the first part of a letter?
The salutation. Start you letter: Dear X,
100
What does an introductory paragraph do?
It introduces the main idea of your essay. A good opening paragraph captures the interest of your reader and clearly states your position on the topic. The reader should understand exactly whay you are going to write about after reading it. You must limit your entire essay to the topic you have introduced in your thesis statement.
100
You can contract words when you write a formal letter but not when you write an essay. True or false?
False. Neither of them.
200
What does the introductory paragraph do?
It explains the reason why you are writing the letter.
200
Each supporting paragraph should have a topic sentence, supporting sentences, and a summary sentence. True or false?
true
200
It's not necessary to write more than one sentence in an essay's thesis statement.
False. An effective introduction includes two essential elements: the thesis statement and supporting details.
300
How is the tone supposed to be?
Polite!!!
300
A paragraph can have two sentences.
False. It must have at least three.
300
Whenever you make any general statement, you have to support that statement. True or false?
True. Don't take anything for granted. People do not know what you are thinking of, if you don't explain them.
400
Each paragraph must contain a topic sentence and a closure. True or false?
True
400
Each paragraph must develop only one idea. True or false?
True.
400
Longer sentences are used when writing in Spanish. True or False?
True. In contrast to other languages, English is direct; you state your thoughts in a straightforward manner when you write in English. English writing is also linear; ideas flow in a straight line.
500
Do you need to summarize you main ideas in the last paragraph?
No, you don't.
500
What does the summary paragraph do?
It summarizes or restates the main idea of the essay and the main point of each paragraph. You want to leave the reader with a sense that your essay is complete.
500
Quality over quantity. true or false?
True.Many students feel that the more they write the better grade they will get. This is not necessarily true and, in fact, it turns out to be quite the opposite sometimes. It is preferable to write fewer ideas which are well organized and supported than to write a much longer piece that contains more errors and that is more disorganized and difficult to read.
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