Joining two of these together using only a comma creates a comma splice
What is 2 complete thoughts
100
Every essay should begin with this
What is an introduction OR a hook
100
The research paper is the only paper of the semester that requires this document
What is a title page
100
The difference between their, there, and they're
What is their = possession, there = place or direction, and they're = contraction meaning they are
100
The most challenging punctuation mark for English 101 students
What is the comma
200
This comma is optional
What is the comma before the "and" in a list of items OR the comma after a short introductory phrase
200
This appears in a thesis sentence and lets the reader know what to expect in each body paragraph
What is a Plan of Development
200
The page that lists all works that you specifically reference in the research paper
What is the Works Cited page
200
This useful punctuation mark can connect two complete thoughts
What is a period OR a semi-colon
200
This punctuation mark MUST follow a complete thought when introducing a list of items
What is the colon
300
A comma belongs in this many places, in the following sentence:
Henry was born on Tuesday January 1 1999 in San Francisco California.
What is 4
300
This begins a body paragraph
What is a Topic Sentence (also possibly a Transition)
300
Two characteristics of the Works Cited page
What is organized alphabetically by author name/title, reverse indented, period at the end of each entry, double spaced, three hyphens for repeated author name...
300
The difference between affect and effect
"Affect" means to change something else (a verb).
"Effect" is the result of something that occurs (a noun).
300
The information that follows a direct quote in a research paper
What is the citation
400
May be used around a phrase in the middle of a sentence ONLY if this is true about the phrase
What is the fact that the words are non-essential to the meaning of the sentence
400
Helps connect thoughts in an essay
What are transitions
400
The name of a quotation that is more than 4 lines long and indented 10 spaces from the left margin
What is a Block Quote
400
The correct punctuation mark to use after a lengthy introductory phrase
What is a comma
400
"Green with envy" would be considered this
What is a cliche
500
May be used to do this, especially in a research paper
What is introduce a direct quotation
500
What the final sentence of a body paragraph should do
What is summarize the entire paragraph (and be written in your own words)
500
The due date for your Research Paper
What is December 6th?
500
The definition of a sentence fragment
What is a group of words missing either a subject, a verb, or a complete thought
500
The middle letter in the BOCES acronym stands for this