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Five Elements of Good Writing
Vocabulary
Idioms
What's the problem?
Reading Explorer Unit 12
100
This element means your writing has good organization that helps the pargraph to flow smoothly from one idea to another
What is coherence?
100
This word means "modern"
What is "contemporary"?
100
If you really don't care about the outcome of something, or you aren't affected by the outcome of something, you might say this.
What is "It's no skin off my nose"?
100
What's the problem here: Malcolm and his sister is at school.
What is incorrect subject-verb agreement?
100
The mythical happy land in the Himalayas.
What is "Shangri-la"?
200
This element means that you have used descriptive and precise words, and have clear pronoun reference.
What is clarity?
200
This word means something that is puzzling or mysterious.
What is "enigma"?
200
If you start too soon, you have done this.
What is "jumped the gun"?
200
What's the problem here: The students asked many questions, but the teacher did not answer it.
What is faulty (or incorrect) pronoun reference?
200
The country that has been called "The last Shangri-la"
What is Bhutan
300
This element means that the writer knows his or her reasons for writing.
What is purpose?
300
A word that means endless.
What is "interminable"?
300
The week before finals could be called this.
What is "the calm before the storm"?
300
What's the problem here: I looked under the desk, under the chair, and the refrigerator.
What is lack of parallel structure?
300
The year Bhutan citizens got access to television.
What is 1999?
400
This element means the writer knows to whom the paragraph or essay is directed; or who would be expected to read the paragraph or essay
What is audience?
400
A word that might describe the clothing that the actresses wear at the Oscar Awards.
What is "ostentatious
400
If you continue to argue with your parents, they might say that you are doing this.
What is "skating on thin ice"?
400
What's the problem here: As Marcus walked past the gorilla cage, he looks away.
What is Inconsistent verb tense?
400
The type of government Bhutan adopted in 2006.
What is democracy?
500
This element means that all sentences in the paragraph or essay are related to the topic sentence.
What is unity?
500
A word that means to severely restrict or hold back, or to confine.
What is "constrain"?
500
If you were once good at something but now you are not. you have done this.
What is "lost your touch"?
500
What's the problem here: Physics are my favorite subject.
What is incorrect subject-verb agreement?
500
Sustainable development, environmental protection, cultural preservation, and good government.
What are the four pillars of Bhutan's plan for Gross National Happiness?