Parts of Speech
This part of speech modifies a noun or pronoun.
What is an adjective?
This type of sentence contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
What is a complex sentence?
In the sentence, "Neither the students nor the teacher __ happy with the results," this verb correctly completes the sentence.
What is "is"?
This punctuation mark is used to separate items in a list when the items themselves contain commas.
What is a semicolon?
This sentence is typically found at the end of the introduction and presents the main idea of the essay.
What is a thesis statement?
This part of speech shows action or state of being.
What is a verb?
This type of sentence makes a statement and ends with a period.
What is a declarative sentence?
This verb tense is used to describe actions that have been completed.
What is past tense?
This is the correct punctuation for the sentence: "After dinner we watched a movie."
What is a comma after "dinner"?
The purpose of this part of an essay is to hook the reader's attention and introduce the topic.
What is the introduction?
This type of pronoun refers to a specific person or thing and must agree in number with its antecedent.
What is a personal pronoun?
Together, these two things can correctly connect independent clauses in a compound sentence.
What are a comma and a coordinating conjunction?
The predicate of a sentence must contain this essential element.
What is a verb?
Using different sentence structures to create rhythm in writing is known as this.
What is sentence variety?
Each body paragraph should begin with this kind of sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph.
What is a topic sentence?
This part of speech connects words, phrases, or clauses of equal importance.
What is a conjunction?
This error occurs when two independent clauses are joined without proper punctuation.
What is a run-on sentence?
This voice is used in the sentence: "The ball was kicked by the player."
What is a passive voice?
These words or phrases help connect ideas between paragraphs.
What are transitions?
This part of the essay should restate the thesis and provide a closing thought.
What is the conclusion?
In the sentence, "The cat jumped __ the table," this part of speech correctly completes the sentence.
What is a preposition?
In the sentence, "She enjoys reading, writing, and _," this word maintains parallel structure.
What is "hiking" (or another gerund)?
This is the missing component in the sentence fragment: "Running through the park."
What is the subject (and verb)?
This type of modifier is placed too far from the word it modifies, leading to confusion.
What is a misplaced modifier? Ex: She wore a bicycle helmet on her head that was too large.
This type of clause can stand alone as a complete sentence.
What is an independent clause?