Organization
The name of the first sentence in a paragraph.
What is a topic sentence?
Even though she works long hours she keeps working hard after she gets home.
Even though she works long hours, she keeps working hard after she gets home.
Maybe its his job to manage the workers.
Maybe it's his job to manage the workers.
The boys look tired. They also look depressed.
The boys look tired and depressed.
He is richer and wealthier than most other actors.
Richer and wealthier mean the same thing. Delete one.
The name of the last sentence in a paragraph.
What is a concluding sentence?
She said, "What time is it"?
She said, "What time is it?"
The man on the left looks wealthier then the workers.
The man on the left looks wealthier than the workers.
My stomach was growling. I went to get some food.
My stomach was growling, so I went to get some food.
He is big.
"Big" is general / poor adjective choice.
The name of a group of sentences that form one part of an essay. Typically, there are 5 of these in an essay.
What is a paragraph?
The man is wearing a suit, he appears to be famous.
The man is wearing a suit. He appears to be the factory owner.
After looking at the photograph, sadness is what I felt.
After looking at the photograph, I felt sad.
He is short. He is good at basketball.
He is short, but he is good at basketball.
In the top left corner of the photograph.
Not a full sentence (sentence fragment).
These words connect two sentences together.
What are transitions?
He has: long hair, a thin mustache, and a crooked nose.
He has long hair, a thin mustache, and a crooked nose.
The group of singers appear to be Korean.
The group of singers appears to be Korean.
We saw a movie during our vacation. The movie was interesting.
A) We saw a movie during our interesting vacation.
B) Interesting, we saw a movie during our vacation.
C) We saw an interesting movie during our vacation.
What is C?
He is known as being the best basketball player of all time. He is tall and skinny. He played for the Chicago Bulls and won 6 NBA Championships. He has a shaved head and often wears an earring.
The order of sentences doesn't make sense (switching between description and biographical information).
This type of sentence can be found in the middle of a paragraph.
What is a supporting sentence?
The news however came as a shock.
The news, however, came as a shock.
She tried to quickly finish the book before she had to leave.
She tried to finish the book quickly before she had to leave.
He is a member of the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors are a Canadian basketball team.
A) He is a member of the Toronto Raptors, a Canadian basketball team.
B) He is a member of the Toronto Raptors, who is a Canadian basketball team.
C) He is a member of the Toronto Raptors that is a Canadian basketball team.
What is A?
I really like Michael Jordan. He is the greatest basketball player of all time. He played for the Chicago Bulls and won 6 NBA Championships. Currently, he owns another basketball team: the Charlotte Hornets. Jordan was often known as Air Jordan because of his uncanny leaping ability. In fact, he was able to take off from the free throw line and dunk a basketball. In my opinion, Michael Jordan is a great basketball player.
Inappropriate topic and concluding sentences.