I can be a place, a person, or a thing
What is a noun?
It means "just, no more than, scarcely"
What is "barely"?
What is a comma splice?
I am the very first paragraph in an essay, i.e., the essay "map."
What is the introduction?
I modify different parts of speech, one of which is verbs
What is an adverb?
I modify nouns and pronouns
What is an adjective?
It's not necessarily a long life you live
What is "lifespan"?
A sentence that runs into another
What is a run-on sentence?
I start an essay but I am used to fish as well
What is the hook?
You must always have to hands in an essay :-)
What is "on the other hand"?
I am a phrase with its own object
What is a prepositional phrase?
You make it when you state something without having any proof
What is an alligation?
An alternative to FAN BOYS + comma, but not a period.
What is a semicolon?
In a classification essay, the most important thing is
What is the organization principle?
The poison that perhaps killed Napoleon
What is cyanide?
I can never be omitted in English sentences
What is the subject?
The cover formed by the leafy upper branches of the trees in a forest:
What is "canopy"?
List the FAN BOYS
What is, for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so?
Connecting topic sentences to the thesis is called...
What is coherence?
The closest planet to the sun
What is Mercury?
You need to avoid using me when talking about general categories
What is a definite article?
When you look intently at something, you...
What is "gaze at it"?
A phrase or dependent clause whose meaning is not complete - one that cannot stand alone
What is a fragment?
Connecting each sentence to what came before and what came after is called...
What is cohesion?
If you develop dietary habits because of that, you were probably born in a very poor family.
What is "out of hardship"?