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Punctuation
Paragraphs
Passive Voice
Miscellaneous
Fragment Fragmented Run-ons or Comma Splice
100
Where do I put a full stop?
At the end of a sentence.
100
What is the first sentence in a paragraph called?
A topic sentence.
100
What is the standard/basic construction for passive sentences?
A form of the verb to be and past participle (has been, is going to be, was composed, are picked) OR gets, got, will get followed by past participle.
100
Name three things which are important to include when sending an email to your lecturer.
Subject, Name, MISIS and class section/Group.
100
There are many kinds of formats in English language. For example, report and presentation.
There are many kinds of formats in English language, For example: report and presentation. (Fragmented, second sentence no verb-subject)
200
Where do I put a comma?
lists, Joining two sentences, before speech 'Hi', additional information (The boy, who was twelve, drove the car into a tree.)
200
What is the meaning of PEE?
Point, Evidence and Explanation
200
Change the following sentence from active to passive; Bill Gates founded Microsoft.
Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates.
200
Give two samples of a connective which you can use at the beginning of the next paragraph, if you want to add something to the argument of the previous paragraph.
Moreover; furthermore; in addition
200
Citizens can play a major role in diminishing crime this can be done by reporting any and all offences to the police.
Citizens can play a major role in diminishing crime, and this can be done by reporting any and all offences to the police. (Run-on sentence, no comma or conjunction)
300
Why do I use a comma?
Show the grammar of a sentence, to indicate direction, pitch, tone, flow of a sentence.
300
What does an in-text reference look like?
(name, date)
300
When do we use the phoneme; 'by' when we use the passive voice.
When the agent is specified. (We know who did something.)
300
What is the difference between its and it's?
its = possessive it's = it is or it has
300
It is good for criminals to become better and learn from each other. Just like they did during the Violence of London.
It is good for criminals to become better, and learn from each other, just like they did during the Violence of London. (Fragment, second sentence)
400
When do I use a colon?
It announces when something comes next. Can be used after we can add the word: namely. Cannot be used for lists ('the following')
400
How many sentences in a paragraph?
5-8
400
Change the following sentence from active to passive; Shakespeare did not write 'Edward II', Marlow did.
'Edward II' was not written by Shakespeare, it was written by Marlow.
400
What referencing standard is used at Middlesex University (complete with right edition)
Harvard, Cite them right 9th edition.
400
Exams were the most common form of assessment in the past. In recent years, continuous assessment.
Exams were the most common form of assessment in the past. In recent years these are continuous assessment. (Fragmented; change, add determiner and verb)
500
When do we use a semicolon?
relates to two sentences, replaces the word 'and'.
500
Name 3 features necessary to write an academic paragraph.
Formal, PEE structure, Passive voice, 3rd person.
500
The following sentence does not follow the basic pattern, but you will have to make it passive. I published two stories in the science fiction collections.
I have had two of my stories published in the science fiction section.
500
When is your first assessment?
15th December 2016 (provisional)
500
However, while doing a presentation the students sometimes work as a group, to prepare the presentation, you also know the topic you will discuss, if you have a good preparation, you will make a good presentation.
However, while doing a presentation the students sometimes work as a group, to prepare the presentation, you also know the topic you will discuss. If you have a good preparation, you will make a good presentation. (Comma splice, two independent clauses, following each other. Put a full stop or a semi colon as the two sentences are closely related)