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I was hoping it would be another sunny day today, I woke up and it was raining. Billy and Suzie went to the mall, they got video games and pizza.
What are examples of comma splices?
100
My puppy, a black spotted Lab, is my new love.
What is an example of appositive?
100
This type of QAR question often begins with words or statements such as "who is," "where is," or "list" These questions usually elicit a one-word or short response and require one right answer. Sample questions are "Who discovered America?" or "Who was the first man to walk on the moon?"
What is a "right there" question?
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It tells a story.
What is narrative writing?
100
Thesis: Junk food is unhealthy.
What is an example of a weak thesis statement because it is obvious or too general?
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Her dog is old and tired but they go for a walk every day. I was tired so I sat down on a bench.
What are examples of missing commas with FANBOYS and two independent clauses?
200
Bouncing up and down, my wallet fell from my pocket.
What is an example of a dangling modifier?
200
An example might be: "Why do you think the author chose a city for the setting of this novel?"
What is an "author and me" question?
200
It echoes the thesis, adds no new details, and expresses the “so what” about the topic of the essay, what you want your reader to be left thinking about.
What is the conclusion?
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Human beings have been described as "symbol-using animals" (Burke 3).
How do you cite an author within the text of an essay?
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Even though the rain seemed never-ending Carl knew the sun would have to emerge eventually. Liza was up all night, because she had procrastinated on her essay that was due the next day.
What are examples of misused commas with subordinating conjunctions (dependent words)?
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Approaching the vehicle, the officer was observing everyone with caution. Forced to leave her home, Sherry went to live with her mother.
What are examples of participial phrases or introductory phrases?
300
This type of QAR question requires students to figure out how the information or ideas in the text relate to one another and to look through the entire passage they read to find information that applies. These questions begin with words or statements such as "summarize," "contrast," "retell," "explain," or "find two examples." A sample question could be, "What are all the methods the character used to improve her life after her tragedy?
What is a "think and search" question?
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It gives a main impression through images and sensory language.
What is descriptive writing?
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Thesis: Children these days are eating too much junk food, and schools should be required to serve healthier food.
What is an example of a thesis statement that is weak because it has two main points?
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My favorite ice cream flavors by the way are mint chocolate chip mocha almond fudge and coffee. Incidentally my sister who is almost always on time has a very good reason for being late today
What are examples of missing commas with interrupters?
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A tour package is less expensive than arranging every travel detail yourself. The sale price of the shoes is as low as paying the regular price for two pairs
What are examples of sentences that are not parallel?
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These questions require students to answer with information not in the text; however, students must read the text material to understand what the question is asking. A sample question is, "The topic of the passage was cloning. In what instances, if ever, do you think cloning should be used?" These questions can be answered with information from the students' background inspired by the text.
What is an "on my own" question?
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It shows similarities and differences.
What is comparison and contrast?
400
(The dashes in the second citation) Palmer, William J. Dickens and New Historicism. New York: St. Martin's, 1997. ---. The Films of the Eighties: A Social History. Carbondale: Southern Illinois UP, 1993.
How do you show that a second book is written by the same author in a works cited list?
500
My mother who lives in Washington DC loves living in the nation’s capital. This sweater which is one of my favorites has cat hair all over it.
What are examples of missing commas with adjective clauses?
500
As I entered the gate, Main Street stretched before me with its quaint shops evoking an old-fashioned small town so charming it could never have existed. I was entranced. Disneyland may have been built for children, but it brings out the child in adults.
What is an example of sentence variety?
500
It was emotionally painful to live with disfigurement in our society that worships beauty, but I slowly learned ways of coping.
What could be the main point of the "Autobiography of a Face" essay?
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It explains reasons and results.
What is cause and effect writing?
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Elvis, Elvira, Camille, and Gunther.
What are the names of all of Ms. Marik's pets?