This sentence expresses the main idea of the essay.
What is the thesis statement?
100
This type of boundary error is present in the following:
I packed only casual clothes for my trip. A pair of jeans, two-T-shirts, and a sweater.
What is a sentence fragment?
100
During this stage of the writing process, you are going back over your work with a fine-toothed comb and correcting sentence level errors.
What is revising/editing?
100
This is a place where you can go on campus to get help becoming a better writer.
What is the Writing Center.
200
The purpose of this paragraph is to get your audience's attention and introduce them to the topic of your essay.
What is the introduction?
200
This type of boundary error is present in the following:
My father was a kind and gentle man, however, he was a firm believer in discipline.
What is a comma splice?
200
During this stage of the writing process, you are actually composing your paragraphs.
What is drafting?
200
Doing this helps you to HEAR what your writing SOUNDS like so that you are able to detect places where you need to make adjustments.
What is reading your essay out loud?
300
This sentence expresses the main idea of a paragraph.
What is the topic sentence?
300
Select the correct word that completes the sentence.
Diana would rather quit school (then, than) sell her stamp collection to pay for tuition.
What is than?
300
True or false - The writing process is a linear process in which one stage is completed before going on to the next stage.
What is false?
300
The _____ is the first impression your audience has of your essay so make it a good one.
What is the title?
400
The purpose of this paragraph is to bring the essay to a close and summarize the main idea of the essay.
What is the conclusion?
400
This type of punctuation has been omitted from the following sentence:
The Nelsons house needs a new roof.
What is an apostrophe?
400
This is an activity in which students often participate where they share each others' work and offer feedback.
What is peer editing.
400
It is best to do this in order to be clear and concise so that your audience is not confused and your meaning is not lost.
What is eliminating unnecessary words?
500
_____ is the appropriate number of body paragraphs in an essay.
What is however many it takes to adequately support the thesis?
500
This type of punctuation has been omitted in the following sentence:
Hoping to improve the situation John apologized to Summer.
What is a comma?
500
During this stage of the writing process, you are formulating a plan for your essay.
What is pre-writing?
500
When you are doing research or using other sources, you need to be sure to give credit to those whose ideas you are using in order to avoid this writing sin.