The first of two purposes that an effective thesis statement must accomplish.
What is to present the topic?
100
The problem with the following detail:
I went to the store and bought a lot of things.
What is not visual?
100
This type of sentence error:
Which is why I left the movie theatre.
What is a fragment?
100
The four main types of sentence structures.
What is simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex?
100
The toy was bought by the mother.
The mother bought the toy.
What is an active verb?
200
The second of two purposes that an effective thesis statement must accomplish.
What is to present the author's opinion on the topic?
200
The problem with the third supporting detail:
Thesis: Finals week is stressful.
TS1: There are too many exams to study for.
TS2: Preparing to pack up and go home for break is time-consuming.
TS3: I tend to eat a lot when I'm stressed.
What is not relevant to the thesis?
200
The two types of run-on sentences.
What is fused and comma splice?
200
A single independent thought:
My favorite foods are guacamole, sushi, and gingerbread.
What is a simple sentence?
200
The children ran down the stairs to see their presents.
The children ran excitedly down the steep stairs to see their abundant presents.
What are adjectives and adverbs?
300
The reason the following thesis statement is ineffective:
SBU is a private university.
What is to lack an opinion?
300
A more visual substitute for the weak example in the following supporting detail:
The redeeming qualities of winter are sledding, hot chocolate, and other stuff.
What is (multiple possibilities)?
300
The kind of error made here:
Everyone in the class did well on their final.
What is pronoun agreement?
300
Two independent thoughts:
My favorite foods are guacamole, sushi, and gingerbread, but I don't eat them together.
What is a compound sentence?
300
The bike skidded to a stop.
Tires screeching, the bike skidded to a stop.
What is an absolute?
400
The reason the following thesis statement is ineffective:
Traveling is good.
What is to be too vague?
400
The supporting detail that doesn't belong:
Thesis: Black Friday is the best day of the year for shopping.
TS1: Shopping among throngs of people is thrilling.
TS2: My family goes shopping on BF each year.
TS3: The deals offered on BF are unparalleled at other times of the year.
What is the second topic sentence?
400
The term for this mistake:
After driving all day, the gas tank was low.
What is a dangling modifier?
400
A dependent and independent thought:
Although I enjoy pizza, my favorite foods are guacamole, sushi, and gingerbread.
What is a complex sentence?
400
The most charming town in the country is Bennington, Vermont, my family's hometown.
What is an appositive?
500
To present the topic and to present the author's opinion on the topic.
What is the essential qualities of an effective thesis statement?
500
Details that support the thesis and organize the content of the body. Each body paragraph that introduces a new idea should begin with one.
What is a topic sentence?
500
The type of error in the following sentence:
Dogs make better pets than cats because dogs are playful, sociable, and don't use litterboxes.
What is faulty parallelism?
500
At least two independent thoughts and at least one dependent thought:
Although I enjoy pizza, my favorite foods are guacamole, sushi, and gingerbread, but I don't eat them together.
What is a compound-complex sentence?
500
Stretching with all his might, the rock climber grasped the next hold.