Elements of An Essay
What's the last paragraph of an essay called?
Conclusion
How many different sentence types are there?
4
There are three types of connectors: coordinating conjunctions, .................... conjunctions and transitions.
subordinating
Is this a run-on sentence?
a) yes
b) no
a) yes
What are the four required elements of a sentence?
subject, verb, capital letter and period
Where should the thesis of an essay be located?
Last sentence of the introduction
A sentence that has two independent clauses (IC) is called...
a compound sentence
The word "for" in the following sentence:
I kept him, for he was a good dog.
is an example of a:
a) coordinating conjunction
b) subordinating conjunction
c) transition
a) coordinating conjunction
She never told her father about the guy she had fallen in love with, otherwise he would have been very upset.
How many independent clauses does this run-on sentence have?
2
Every topic sentence in an essay must be connected to: ....................
the thesis statement
How do we call the part of the essay that is meant to grab the reader's attention?
Hook
How many clauses does a simple sentence have?
one
How many coordinating conjunctions are there?
7
Because the test was really hard, Jenny had to retake it three times she had failed it multiple times before she finally got a passing grade.
How to fix this run-on sentence?
put a semi-colon or a period after "times"
or
put a comma and "and" after "times"
What do IC and DC stand for when we talk about sentence structure?
independent clause and dependent clause
What connects the hook to the thesis statement?
Background information
What sentence type is this:
While John and his brother Lucas were playing chess, his wife Mary and their daughter Sue were baking cookies in the kitchen.
Complex
In the following sentence the word "and" occurs 3 times. Where do we need a comma?
John and Jessica got married last month and they got eleven gift cards and twenty six gifts for their wedding.
after "month"
After they took their final exams, Mercy, her brother Mike and her best friend Louisa went camping in the Rocky Mountains and, to their surprise, they were the only ones on the camping site.
Is this a run-on sentence?
yes
What's the term that describes the flow of ideas in an essay?
coherence
A personal story that's often used in a hook is called...
an anecdote
What sentence type is this:
After a long night at the hospital, Jackie couldn't fall asleep and didn't take a nap until later that afternoon.
simple
What punctuation mark is missing in this sentence?
I have been to Spain however, I have never been to Portugal.
semi-colon (;)
Because it took Jack eight hours to get to Chicago, and he didn't get wink of sleep while he was in the passanger seat of the minivan his father was driving.
Is this a run-on sentence?
No. It's a fragment.
The following sentence shows a lack of ..................
Jerry likes to cook, swimming in his neighborhood pool and play his guitar.
parallel structure