Topic Sentences and Main Ideas
A sentence that tells the reader the main idea of a paragraph.
What is a Topic Sentence?
A word group missing a subject or verb that cannot stand alone as a sentence.
What is a fragment?
The agreement error when a plural subject is paired with a singular verb.
What is subject-verb disagreement?
The noun form meaning "the act of saving something from harm" used in environmental contexts.
What is "conservation" or "preservation"?
The combining technique that links two related ideas with a coordinating conjunction like "and" or "but."
What is coordination?
A sentence that expresses the central point an entire paragraph supports.
What is the controlling idea?
A sentence error that joins two independent clauses without appropriate punctuation or conjunction.
What is a run-on (or comma splice)?
The best singular pronoun substitute for "each student should bring ___ own pencil."
What is "his or her"?
The adjective form of "persuade" used to describe an argument that convinces listeners.
What is "persuasive"?
The method of improving paragraph flow by repeating key words, using pronouns, and transitional phrases.
What is cohesion?
A sentence that restates the main idea using different words at the end of a paragraph.
What is a concluding sentence?
A phrase beginning with "because," "when," or "while" that must be attached to an independent clause.
What is a subordinate or dependent clause?
Correct the sentence "There is several options available." for proper subject-verb agreement and noun number.
What is "There are several options available."?
The correct verb to complete: "Researchers must ___ the data before drawing conclusions."
What is "analyze"?
The improved combined sentence for: "She loves music. She practices daily."
What is "Because she loves music, she practices daily."?
A sentence that does not relate to the main idea and breaks paragraph unity.
What is an unrelated sentence?
Revise the fragment "During the conference." into a complete sentence that shows when something happened.
What is "During the conference, the presenter showed new research."?
Identify the prescriptive correction for "Everyone should bring their ID" to match singular pronoun agreement.
What is "Everyone should bring his or her ID."?
The adverb form of "careful" used in "She worked ___ to avoid mistakes."
What is "carefully"?
The editing change that corrects wordiness and merges: "Due to the fact that the weather was bad, the game was canceled."
What is "Because the weather was bad, the game was canceled."?
The technique used when the writer orders supporting details by the time they occur (first, then, finally).
What is chronological or sequence order?
The structural revision that combines two short sentences into one complex sentence using a subordinating conjunction.
What is forming a complex sentence?
The revision that fixes agreement and collective noun usage in "The team are celebrating their victory." for American English.
What is "The team is celebrating its victory."?
The best noun form for the sentence "His ______________ helped the team win the award," meaning skillful influence.
What is "leadership".
The revision that corrects all errors in: "Him and me went to the store, but the store were closed so we goes home."
What is "He and I went to the store, but the store was closed so we went home."?