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Punctuation
100
Narrows a subject to a single, central position and often previews the arrangement of ideas.
What is a thesis statement
100
Announces what a paragraph will be about.
What is a topic sentence
100

Can be corrected with either a semicolon or a period.

What is run-on 

100

the amount of paragraphs a typical 2 page essay should have 

What is 5

100
Use with statement or indirect question.
What is period.
200
Arranges events as they actually occurred in time, first to last.
What is chronological
200

The I in PIE

What is Illustration

200

Omits a subject or predicate (verb + modifier or main person, place or thing).

What is a fragment

200

An essay with confusing structure most likely lacks a proper ...

What is thesis

200
Use after a command.
What is an exclamation point.
300
Lays out the main ideas and their support, showing the relative importance of all the essay's elements.
What is an outline
300

4 main parts of an introduction paragraph

What is engagment, background, thesis and preview 

300

Omits some key words in it's phrase making it confusing for the reader

What is dangling modifier

300

Essay Intends to convince someone of something

What is persuasive 

300
Put around words of direct speech.
What are quotation marks
400
Gets down on paper preliminary thoughts about a topic.
What is a draft
400

Provides connection between one thought and the next with speciallized words. Example Lastly, First...

What are transitional words or phrases.

400

places some words describing parts of the sentence in the wrong placement

What is misplaced modifier 

400

the only type of essay where first person is allowed 

What is narrative 

400

Use between 2 complete thoughts or items  related by "however" or "for example."

What is a semicolon

500

Key parts of every paper or paragraph

What is a topic sentence or thesis, supporting details, conclusion

500

the method of the PIE formula that connects your idea to the P- the main point 

What is Explanation

500

gramactical  relationship between the main part of the sentence and the action 

What is subject verb agreement

500

The process of recreating an idea developed by another author

What is paraphrasing

500

a puncuation pattern used at the end of a sentence to cite the author

What is an in-text citation