Grammar, Sentence Structure, and MLA Formatting... Oh My!
This sentence type consists of one independent clause.
What is a SIMPLE SENTENCE?
The minimum required word count for the argument essay.
What is 1000 words?
At the end of the first paragraph of any argumentative essay, you will find this statement.
What is a thesis statement?
This 22-year NBA veteran has won not one... not two... not three... but four NBA championships with three different organizations.
Who is LeBron James?
This sentence is an example of what kind of figurative language:
"The class was as silent as crickets"
What is a simile?
When making an in-text citation in MLA formatting, these are the two items that are required.
What is the author's last name and page number?
This is the number of outside sources that must be used on your argument essay.
What are three sources?
This acronym can be used to describe the format that any body paragraph in an argumentative essay can take.
What is TEAC?
This powerhouse tennis player has 39 total grand slam titles-- 23 in singles, 14 in doubles, and 2 in mixed doubles-- making them the most dominant tennis athlete.
Who is Serena Williams
This sentence is written in this Point of View:
"Once upon a time, Jonathan decided he wanted to kill a dragon."
What is third person POV.
When making an MLA Citation, you must use this kind of indent.
What is a hanging indent?
This is the amount of points that the argument essay is worth.
What is 150 points?
These are the three items that a three-prong thesis must include.
What is a topic, assertion, and arguable claims?
The Los Angeles Lakers were defeated 4-0 in the Western Conference finals in 2023 by this powerhouse organization.
Who are The Denver Nuggets?
This sentence provides a lot of this kind of figurative language:
The mans knees appeared weak, his arms heavy; there was vomit on his sweater already-- his mom's spaghetti!
What is imagery.
These are the four different sentence structures that we covered.
What are simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences?
This is the expectation for what follows every quote or paraphrase used in your essay. (Hint: there are two parts to fulfilling this expectation)
What is an in-text citation and works cited page entry?
This kind of word helps you in fluidly moving between one idea or paragraph and the next.
What is a transition word?
In 1996, this commentator, coach, and all-around football fanatic helped to introduce the "Turducken" thanksgiving dish to the world live on air.
Who was John Madden?
This sentence uses this kind of figurative language:
"The sun smiled down on us as we commenced class."
What is personification.
When joining two independent clauses, there are two ways to link them together. One is via a semicolon ( ; ), while the other is via this.
What is a comma + a coordinating conjunction?
This is the due date of the argument essay.
What is 11:59pm on October 31st?
These are two items we discussed that are not used in formal or academic writing.
What are contractions and first/second pronouns?
This player is, without a shadow of a doubt, the greatest basketball player of all time.
Who is Nikola Jokic?
This sentence uses this kind of figurative language:
"Tommy was so full that he felt like he ate seventeen warthogs, thirty-six green-eyed tree frogs, and one fully grown nile crocodile."
What is hyperbole?