Paragraphs
Grammar
Essays/ Writing Process
Grammar Examples
Misc.
100
This is the sentence at the beginning of the paragraph that let's the reader know what the paragraph will be about, and how it relates to the thesis statement.
What is the topic sentence /point?
100
This is a type of sentence in which two or more independent clauses (i.e., complete sentences) are joined without appropriate punctuation or conjunction.
What is a run-on sentence?
100
This is a sentence in your introduction that gives the topic of your essay and what you are claiming about that topic.
What is the thesis statement?
100
These are the subjects and verbs in the following sentence: The spaceship jumped to hyperspeed.
What is spaceship and jumped
100
Without looking at your notes/papers, how do you spell my last name?
Kowach
200
These are the sentences in the paragraph that work as the evidence to prove the topic sentence / point of the paragraph.
What are major supporting details?
200
This is a sentence that is missing a subject/noun, verb, or complete idea.
What is a sentence fragment?
200
This is when a writer plans how they will structure their essay. It can serve as the skeleton of the essay.
What is an outline?
200
This is the corrected version of the following sentence: My mother likes to bake cookies, but never lets me eat them.
What is My mother likes to bake cookies, but she never lets me eat them. OR My mother likes to bake cookies but she never lets me eat them.
200
This is the size of the margins you should use
What is 1 inch
300
This is a sentence at the end of the paragraph that either concludes the paragraph, or transitions into the next
What is the concluding sentence.
300
This is what subjects and verbs should always agree in.
What is in number
300
This is the sentence in your introduction which captures your reader's attention. It can be a rhetorical question, interesting fact, startling statement, quote, or general statement.
What is the hook?
300
This is the corrected version of the following sentence: Either the students or I are late for class.
what is Either the students or I am late for class.
300
This is the information that should go on the top left of the first page
What is your name, the instructor's name, the class, and the date
400
These are types of sentences in the paragraph which give examples and explanations
What are minor supporting details?
400
This is the subject or noun that a pronoun refers to
What is antecedent?
400
This is when you are looking for mechanical errors, awkward phrasing, grammatical errors, and word choice, etc.
What is editing?
400
This is the prepositional phrase of the following sentence: The house on the corner is completely abandoned, so it's very creepy.
What is on the corner
400
This is the format of the date according to MLA. Use today's date as an example.
What is day, month, year?
500
These are words that help move from idea to idea
What are transitions?
500
This is a type of run-on sentence where two independent clauses are joined improperly with only a comma.
What is a comma splice?
500
This is when your thesis statement previews the structure of the rest of the essay.
What is a roadmap?
500
This is the corrected version of the following sentence: Luke Skywalker may be Darth Vader's son, however, he will never join the Dark Side.
What is Luke Skywalker may be Darth Vader's son; however, he will nver join the Dark side.
500
This is a type of essay that explains how to do something
What is the process paper