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Verb Tense
Sentence Types
Sentence Problems
Vocab
Writing
100
We had taken the bus daily during high school.
What is past perfect?
100
If the research states that traffic congestion will be improved by using alternative transit methods, more innovative ideas should be implemented.
What is a complex sentence?
100
Medical experts who insist that diet and disease are connected.
What is a sentence fragment?
100
This area is restricted to medical professionals only.
What is CORRECT
100
copying someone else's words or ideas and presenting them as your own
What is plagiarism?
200
Bikes are an environmentally friendly methods of transportation.
What is simple present?
200
Justin Trudeau and Barack Obama make a great team.
What is a simple sentence?
200
Bilingualism involves the ability to switch easily between two languages people who have this ability are very intelligent.
What is a run-on sentence?
200
In academic writing, it is essential that sources are always properly sited.
What is INCORRECT? Cited
200
The most important sentence in an essay
What is the thesis statement?
300
She is travelling to New York, tomorrow.
What is present continuous as future?
300
The doctor's advice was to limit movement of the injured area; however, the patient reinjured herself because she did not listen.
What is a compound-complex sentence
300
Language learners work hard to develop their skills, they are rewarded by becoming bilingual.
What is a comma splice?
300
After categorizing the species, the researchers were able to identify the commonalities amongst them.
What is CORRECT?
300
the main goal of any synthesis
What is to answer the prompt?
400
The students will have completed the program by August.
What is future perfect?
400
Careful review of previous work will ensure that students retain information, so experts recommend spending at least 2 hours per night doing homework/review.
What is a compound sentence?
400
Teachers present either grammar explicitly or implicitly.
What is a parallel structure error?
400
The ideal age range for marriage is 30.
What is INCORRECT? The ideal age range for marriage is between 28 and 40. OR The ideal age range for marriage is from 28 to 40.
400
the two elements of a properly constructed topic sentence
What are the topic AND the controlling idea?
500
They will be taking extreme measures to solve the problem quickly.
What is future continuous?
500
Since the establishment of the youth program, the crime rate has significantly decreased; consequently, the government has increased funds for it.
What is a compound sentence?
500
After careful consideration, the government decided to cut funding to the new youth centre because it was taking a significant amount of its budget, and it required constant reinvestment because it was located in an old building; however, so many youth avail of this resource that the community worked together to keep the centre open with government assistance.
What is a stringy sentence?
500
The information was irrelevant because it directly proved the theory.
What is INCORRECT? The information was RELEVANT..... OR irrelevant because it did NOT directly prove the theory.
500
the two components that comprise a proper citation
What are the author's family name AND the year of publication?