Sentence Types
Donuts taste good.
Simple Sentence
Marianne is a good writer, volleyball player and pianist.
Parallel
If you missed practice, you were probably goofing off. People who goof off drop out of school and end up homeless.
Slippery Slope.
Another word for credible is...
believable
reliable
trustworthy
Every question should end with a...
? Question Mark
Since he organized the sources alphabetically, they were easier to find.
Complex Sentence
John wanted to travel by car, by train, and then take a bus.
Not Parallel
Every time a rooster crows, the sun comes up. Roosters must be the creators of the universe.
Faulty Causality
An online review was written by someone who has read the book.
Not credible.
The beginning of each paragraph should be...
indented
She completed her literature review and her reference list.
Compound Sentence
James enjoys reading more than writing.
Parallel
Person 1: I think pollution from humans contributes to climate change.
Person 2: So, you think humans are directly responsible for extreme weather, like hurricanes, and have caused the droughts in the southwestern U.S.? If that’s the case, maybe we just need to go to the southwest and perform a “rain dance.”
Strawman
A source can be considered noncredible if it is more than ___ years old.
5
On Monday we’ll see the Eiffel Tower, and on Tuesday we’ll visit the Louvre.
Is the comma used correctly?
Yes
Patrick left before I got home, so I did not see him again until the next morning.
Compound Sentence.
The dogs broke not only their chains but also snarled at the guests.
Not Parallel
My third-grade teacher was friendly. So all teachers are friendly.
Hasty Generalization
A blog post that is linked to a reputable organization's website.
Credible
In MLA format, titles are placed in
". " Parenthesis
Mary and Samantha realized that Joe was waiting at the train station after they left on the bus.
Complex.
Jane is crazy about riding a horse more than reading a book.
Paralell
Person 1: I am for raising the minimum wage in our state.
Person 2: She is for raising the minimum wage, but she is not smart enough to even run a business.
Ad Hominem
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