ESSAY STRUCTURE
What is the name of the first paragraph of an essay?
Indroduction
What is the past simple of the verb think?
thought
Which word is not a synonym for "problem"?
a. issue
b. effortless
c. challenge
effortless
What 2 transition words or phrases can you use to start a conclusion?
In conclusion,
All in all,
In summary,
To sum up etc.
Correct the mistake: "The results of the experiment shows a clear trend
The results of the experiment SHOW a clear trend
True of False:
A topic sentence comes at the end of each paragraph
False
Explain the difference between its and it's
Its is a possessive pronoun, and it's is a contraction of it is.
Maintenance
What is a multi-word linker that is used to introduce an obvious or deniable fact. It is similar to because of or considering that
given that
Find 2 mistakes in the following sentence:
"If I would have known about the meeting I would have attended".
If I HAD KNNOWN about the meeting, I would have attended.
What type of essay requires you to examine the upsides and drawbacks of a topic?
Advantages and disavantages essay
Change this sentence to the present perfect passive: the professor teaches courses on financial markets.
Courses on financial markets have been taught by the professor
What is the antonym of valuable?
Worthless
What is a more sophisticated connector thank however which is used to introduce a statement that contrasts with what was just said?
Nevertheless
What is the school subject called that students take related to finance if they are studying social science?
economics
What do we call the last sentence of an introduction paragraph?
Thesis statement
Make this sentence an inversion: He washed the dishes, and he also vacuumed the floor
Not only did he wash the dishes, but he also vacuumed the floor.
Give a synonym for the phrasal verb "call off"
cancel
Which conjunction do we use to emphasize that something is true in every possible case. It is a more formal version of "no matter what or irrespective of"
notwithstanding
Notwithstanding the heavy rain and visibility, the rescue team successfully reached the stranded hikers before nightfall.
find the error in this sentence:
"The bad weather prevented us to leave the airport"
The bad weather prevented us from leaving the airport
Name one thing the last sentence of a conclusion paragraph should do?
Offer a final thought
make a call for action
make a thought-provoking question
suggest further research etc.
Transform the following sentence using (neither): the students don't want to go on the school trips. The teacher doesn't want to go either.
Neither the students nor the teacher want to go on the school trip.
This idiom means hearing news or a rumour indirectly through gossip.
Hear it through the grapevine
What are the two formal connectors that we use to introduce a logical consequence or result of a previous statement. They funtion like "therefore or as a result"
thus
hence
Correct the following conditional sentence:
Should the company were to increase prices, profits would fall.
Were the company to increase prices, profits would fall.