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100
What is clustering?
A prewriting technique that help you to form ideas for writing.
100
What are the words may, might, must, could, should, would?
Modals
100
What is a simple sentence?
One independent clause.
100
What is the name of the first story that we read in class?
The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe.
100
Name two of the certificate programs that you learned about on our Health Professions tour.
Answers will vary Dental Assistant, EMT, Physical Therapy, Massage Therapy, Clinical Lab Assistant, Nursing, Surgical Technician, etc.
200
What is a topic sentence?
A sentence that tells the reader what the paragraph is about.
200
Name the Parts of Speech
Noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, article, preposition, conjunction, interjection.
200
What is a compound sentence?
Two independent clauses.
200
How can you find a book in the library?
Search by author or title.
200
What was one thing that you learned about Texas?
Answers will vary.
300
What is a controlling idea?
It tells the reader what the paragraph will say about the topic (narrows the topic).
300
What are the words after, as soon as, if, when, as if?
Subordinating conjunctions.
300
What is a complex sentence?
One independent clause and one dependent clause.
300
What was the story The Necklace about?
A woman who was not happy with her life.
300
Name something about the state of Illinois that you learned.
Answers will vary.
400
What are for, and, not, but, or, yet, so?
Coordinating conjunctions
400
What is a pronoun?
A pronoun takes the place of a noun or someone's name.
400
What is a compound-complex sentence?
One dependent clause and two or more independent clauses.
400
What is a reference book?
A non-fiction book that has true and factual information.
400
True or False: You should always ask about salary in an interview.
False
500
Name the steps of the writing process.
Prewriting, revising, editing, publishing (final copy).
500
Name three pronouns.
He, she, it We, they You me, him, her, them
500
What is a run-on sentence?
A sentence that has two or more independent clauses that are joined without the appropriate punctuation and/or conjunction.
500
What are two of the resources you learned about in the ECC library to help you with your state research?
Encyclopedias - online and reference book Internet Sites - (many) Public library - children's section
500
True or False: How you dress for a job interview is not important as long as your clothes are clean.
False