The Uncle Jimmy ABC'S of Writing
A complete sentence contains three things
What is a Subject + Verb + Complete Thought?
Napoleon Hill famously said that "the starting point of all achievement is ______"
What is desire?
The Codex Sinaiticus is primarily held in a certain European library
What is the British Library in London?
A good academic habit of mind would be
What is stay engaged, be open to new ideas, collaborate, seek help, be curious, be open to new ideas, connect what you know to new knowledge, be flexible, be creative, reflect, or take responsibility?
The Ancient Greek gramma translates to something in English you might send in the mail
What is letter?
This furry mammal is famous for being a proper noun, a common noun, and a verb
What is a buffalo?
This article we read in class names a film that you can't leech the answer out of me
What is Parasite?
The Matthew 6:31–34 passage is commonly called: Do Not Be _______
What is Anxious?
"Finish your sentence" is this type of sentence
What is an imperative sentence?
This type of clause can function alone as a sentence
What is an independent clause?
The word "Christianity" would be an example of a certain kind of noun
What is an abstract noun?
The Latin phrase for “continuous script”
What is scriptio continua?
In the TED Talk we watched, somebody's view can be told through this visual representation
What is a map?
"Houston, the largest city in Texas, has an NFL team," contains what kind of phrase in between the commas
What is an appositive phrase?
Famous American author Cormac McCarthy is not a fan of these punctuation marks which could help with sound
What are quotation marks?
Also accepted: What are quotations?
Let's see if you can recall a book Maya Angelou used to help her write... you got three options to choose from
What is The Holy Bible, a thesaurus, or a dictionary?
"Colorless green ideas sleep furiously" is a sentence created by this American linguist to show a grammatically correct sentence can be semantically meaningless.
Who is Noam Chomsky?
The essay on learning the auto shop vernacular was a specific genre...
What is a literacy narrative?
A word spoken in class dealing with materials (such as paper, pens, and ink) that are used for writing or typing
What is stationery?
33% of the Bible is written in this genre that may make you want to sing or dance at any moment
What is Poetry?
The description of a novel, mostly found on the cover...
What is a blurb?
The first evidence of a sentence is strangely found on this grooming tool...
What is an ivory lice comb?
Also accepted: What is a comb?
Name a book in the Bible considered wisdom literature
What is the Book of Job, Proverbs, or Ecclesiastes?
Also accepted: what is Psalms or Song of Solomon?
In Gary Soto's "The Jacket", the color of the jacket is referred to this commonly confused fruit that most assume is a vegetable.
What is an avocado?
"Will have been writing" is in this verb tense...
What is perfect continuous future?