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Effective Writing
Language
Punctuation
100
Must have a subject and a verb.
What is a sentence
100
"Our family, like most, had its ups and downs."
What is informal language.
100
It can be used to introduce a long list.
What is a colon.
200
One independent clause + one dependent clause.
What is a complex sentence
200
Who's the better quarterback, Eli Manning or his brother?
What is comparative.
200
One of three ways to fix a fused sentence
What is a period, semicolon, and comma with a coordinating conjunction.
300
A part of a sentence used as a full sentence. Yeah, like this.
What is sentence fragment.
300
___ are words used to modify/describe nouns and pronouns.
What is an adjective.
300
In spite of its name, it won't catch spelling errors like "there" or "their."
What is spell-check.
400
Warm and plump, Mary Beth inhaled the long-awaited hotdog.
What is a dangling modifier.
400
___ words and phrases that provide a connection between ideas, sentences, and paragraphs.
What is transition word/phrase.
400
If we all cooperate together, we will be able to fulfill all of the necessary requirements.
What is a wordy sentence.
500
Ellen likes to hike, attend the rodeo, and take afternoon naps.
What is parallel structure.
500
Change verb to an action verb: "Arguing with your parents can make you feel bad."
What is "Arguing with your parents can make you feel badly."
500
Find the error: Marie Antoinette said, "Let them eat cake"!
What is the exclamation point goes inside the quote.