Grammer Final

Ch. 1

100

If your writing sounds choppy, pay more attention to this trait 

1. Ideas and content 

2. Word choice 

3. sentence fluency 

Sentence fluency 

200

If the details in your writing are out of order, spend more time on this trait 

Ideas and Contenct

Voice

Sentence Fluency 

Organization 

Word choice

Sentence fluency 

300

Writers whose work sounds unnatural or forced should spend more time on

Ideas and Contenct

Voice

Sentence Fluency 

Organization 

Word choice

Voice

400

If your writing uses the word nice several times, work on this trait 

Ideas and Contenct

Voice

Sentence Fluency 

Organization 

Word choice

Word choice 

500

If the details in your writing are out of order, spend more time on this

Ideas and Contenct

Voice

Sentence Fluency 

Organization 

Word choice

Organization 

Ch. 5

100

This part of an essay usually includes a thesis statement 

Introductory Paragraph 

200

You might included an anecdote, an opinion, and a memorable quotation in this part of an essay

Body paragraph 

300

This part of an essay might be ordered chronologically, spatially, or by cause and effect.

Body paragraph 

400

This can also be called a controlling idea or claim

Thesis stamens 

500

These help give your essay coherence because they signal how ideas are connected 

Transition

Ch. 12

100

Spell the word in plural form: tomorrow 

Tomorrows

200

Spell the word in plural form: tomato

Tomatoes

300

Spell the word in plural form: wolf

Wolves

400

Spell the word in plural form: Brother-in-law

Brothers-in-law

500

^{Spell the word in plural form: spy}

Spies

Ch.8

100

Is the following verb: action or linking

was

Linking

200

Is the following verb: action or linking

Sounded 

Linking verb

300

Is the following verb: action or linking

Handed 

Action verb 

400

Is the following verb: action or linking

Seemed 

Linking verb

500

Is the following verb: action or linking

Took

Action verb

Ch. 7

100

I’d the underlined word indefinite, possessive, personal, or demonstrative?

Everybody  in the biology class passes the test

Indefinite 

200

I’d the underlined word indefinite, possessive, personal, or demonstrative?

My sister works as a researcher.

Possessive 

300

I’d the underlined word indefinite, possessive, personal, or demonstrative?

Along the riverbank, we picked up trash

Personal 

400

I’d the underlined word indefinite, possessive, personal, or demonstrative?

That was the last time we performed they experiment 

Demonstrative 

500

^{I’d the underlined word indefinite, possessive, personal, or demonstrative?}

^{The scientist claimed that many were found in the river} 

Indefinite