Bring me the waxed paper for the cookies.
This type of sentence is_____________.
What is an imperative sentence?
100
This morning Mom asked me whether I preferred dancing, writing, or to act.
This sentence shows an error of ______________.
What is parallel structure?
100
Between 1964 and 1994, the country was ruled by a dictator.
The problem in the sentence is:
Passive Voice.
100
The three main types of writing are:
1) parallel, persuasive, informational
2) narrative, persuasive, comedy
3) Informational, narrative and factual
4) Informational, persuasive and narrative (or entertaining)
What is 4?
200
Which is correct?
A. Why can't win the game?
B. Why can't we win the game?
Explain.
What is
B. Why can't we win the game?
Because there is no subject in A.
200
Get out of my room!
is an example of _______ and _______
What is imperative and exclamatory sentence?
200
The answer was not known to me.
What needs to be improved in this sentence?
What is passive to active?
200
In 1964, the country of Malawi, which had controlled the area since 1891, gained independence from the United Kingdom.
The problem with this sentence is:
Explain...
Misplaced modifier
200
___________ are sentences that connect new ideas to the ideas that came before them.
What are transitions?
300
The definition of a dependent or subordinate clause.
What is a clause that has a subject and verb, but cannot stand along. It's an incomplete sentence.
300
A sentence that has two complete sentences together.
What is a compound sentence?
300
The letter that I sent to the editor who is in charge of the newspaper had a lot of my ideas in it and I thought they were very clear.
This sentence is too ________________.
How would you change it?
What is wordy?
The letter that I sent to the editor had ideas I thought were very clear.
300
When I got up in the morning, I wanted to eat.
When I got home from school, I had a snack.
Whan I made it to the dinner table, I was fairly drooling.
These sentences represent ___________structure.
What is Parallel structure?
300
The purpose of persuasive writing is...
What is to convince the reader to do something or believe something?
400
Most of the town's citizens wanted to vote they were eager to be part of the process.
This incorrect sentence form is _____________
What is run-on sentence?
400
When Casey came up to bat, the bases were loaded, and there were two outs.
This is an example of a _______________ sentence.
What is compound-complex?
400
Which sentence is better?:
1) Casey was thrown into the water when the jet ski suddenly stopped.
2) Casey catapulted into the water when the jet ski suddenly stopped.
Why?
What is #2 because it is active NOT passive.
400
The writer should conclude with
1) a weak statement
2) many different ideas
3) a summary and many of his ideas.
4) a summary with a clear statement.
What is 4) a summary with a clear statement.
400
To make a logical argument a writer uses:
1) different positions
2) the same positions
3) one firm position
What is #3 one firm position?
500
A group of words that does not have a subject and verb.
What is a phrase?
500
Early humans did not have a written language.
What type of sentence is this?
What is ceclarative?
500
Improve this sentence:
The best crab cakes in the world are made by my grandmother.
1) The most delectable crab cakes are constructed by my mother's mother, who is my grandmother.
2) It is correct.
3) My grandmother makes the best crab cakes in the world.
What is #3?
500
To think of every possibility and many different ideas, even if they are crazy, and write them all down before you begin to write is called _________________.
What is brainstorming?
500
The writer should state his/her position
1) at the end of the composition
2) in the middle of the composition
3) at the beginning of the composition