Spelling and Capitalization
What do you capitalize in this sentence:
albert einstein was a famous scientist.
Albert Einstein
What’s a thesis?
Thesis: a sentence or two that states your main idea about your subject
What is a sentence fragment
Does not express a complete thought
What do adjectives modify?
Noun or pronoun
What is my favorite color
Pastel colors or blue
Spell these words correctly:
peice, busyer, and recieve
Piece
Busier
Receive
What is another word for thesis?
Claim or controlling idea
What is a run-on sentence?
When you run together two sentences or more complete sentences as if they were a single sentence
What do adverbs modify?
Verb, adjective, and other adjectives
What is my dogs name
Raven
Do not capitalize words such as...
north, south, and southwest
What is pattern of organization?
Help your reader follow your ideas
When do you use sensory details?
To describe how something looks, sounds, smells, tastes, or feels
When do you use the positive degree?
When your describing one thing
Who is bres favorite person?
Cooper, her dog
What are proper adjectives formed from?
Proper nouns
The three main parts of an essay mostly appear in...
Expository and persuasive essays
Define parallelism
Two or more words, phrases, or clauses, are written in the same grammatical order.
Define what a collective noun is
Collective nouns are words that name a group of people or things
What is the capital of Vermont?
Montpelier
Correct these words:
duoes
valleies
echos
duos
valleys
echoes
When do you use transitions
All the time
When are formal and informal language appropriate
For different situations
What do you use a subject pronoun as?
As a subject or predicate nominative
What is my middle name?
Francesca