Grammar and Mechanics
Punctuation mark used to separate items in a series
What is a comma
A group of words that contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought
What is a complete sentence (independent clause)
The writer's position or main argument about a topic
What is the claim.
What is a topic sentence.
When integrating a direct quote into a paragraph, a writer should always follow it with this element to explain how the quote supports the claim.
What is analysis or commentary?
Correct verb form of: "Neither of the students ___ finished." (has/have)
What is has
Type of sentence that contains two independent clauses joined together by punctuation
What is a compound sentence
When using a quote or data point from an outside source in your essay, you must include this to avoid plagiarism and give credit.
What is a citation.
What is a conclusion.
Unlike editing, which focuses on surface-level grammar and spelling, this stage focuses on big-picture changes to organization, evidence, and argument.
What is revising?
Punctuation used to show possession or form contractions
This grammatical rule requires using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance.
What is parallel structure (parallelism)
If your claim is "Schools should ban energy drinks," this essential counterpart must be introduced and addressed in your paper.
What is the counterclaim.
Words and phrases that that help connect ideas and paragraphs smoothly
What are transitions.
Using the same grammatical form for items in a series—such as "reading books, writing essays, and analyzing texts"—is known as this rhetorical and grammatical technique.
What is parallel structure?
Identify the error: "Their going to the library after school"
What is their should be they're (they are)
Error that occurs when two independent clauses are joined without proper punctuation or a conjunction
What is a comma splice (run-on sentence)
This is your response that disproves, weakens, or turns around the opposing viewpoint after you acknowledge it.
What is the rebuttal
Purpose of organizing your paper (ideas or argument) in a logical sequence
What is to make it clear and easy to follow
In formal writing, this pronoun is correct in the following sentence: "Please give the feedback to Sarah and (I / me)."
What is me?
A semicolon is primarily used to join two of these closely related sentence parts without a coordinating conjunction.
What are independent clauses
In a list starting with two gerunds like "hiking" and "swimming," the third item must take this grammatical form.
What is a gerund (a verb ending in "ing")
Transition words like "Admittedly," "Some may argue," or "Opponents believe" are typically used to signal the introduction of this.
What is a counterclaim
This point of view should be avoided in formal writing because it gives personal opinion
What is first person point of view
Aristotle's 3 modes of persuasion are ___, ___, and ___, and they appeal to the readers ___, ___ and ___.
What are ethos, pathos, and logos and appeal to ethics/credibility, emotion, and logic