Essays
What type of essay:
Hawks and doves have polarized views when it comes to the issue of war.
compare contrast
Choose the best transition
If the insulin is cloudy, it must be thrown away. ________, the medication may be used if it is clear.
A. Therefore
B. However,
C. When
B. However
Identify the combined sentence(s) that does(do) NOT combine the sentences well.
The football player failed to warm up. The football player injured a muscle during the game.
a.The football player fails to warm up, if he will injure a muscle during the game.
b.The football player failed to warm up. As a result, he injured a muscle during the game.
c.Because he failed to warm up, the football player injured a muscle during the game.
a.The football player fails to warm up, if he will injure a muscle during the game.
Identify the topic sentence.
a. Robert is a quiet bookworm who loves to have intellectual discussions.
b. While my twin brothers may look alike, they definitely have different personalities.
b. While my twin brothers may look alike, they definitely have different personalities.
Serotonin is a chemical in the brain that helps regulate emotion. ________, Dopamine is a chemical in the brain that performs the same function.
a. Likewise
b. But also
c. On one hand
a. Likewise
What type of essay?
Many different events can trigger depression in the elderly.
Choose the best transition
________ parenting style is the hypocritical parent.
A. First
B. Another
C. Finally
B. Another
Some of ________ temperatures on Earth have been recorded in Antarctica.
a.the most coldest
b.colder than
c.the coldest
c.the coldest
Pick the topic sentence
A. Popular music today is completely different from the popular music of a generation ago.
B. My mom's favorite band was The Beatles.
A. Popular music today is completely different from the popular music of a generation ago.
The citizens of the country ________ several times.
a. has revolted
b. have revolted
c. were revolted
b. have revolted
What type of essay?
There are three types of drivers: the slow poke, the multitasker, and the road-rager.
classification
Choose the best transition
________, parents in this category typically spoil their children and then scold them for being spoiled.
A. Next
B. For instance
C. Finally
B. For instance
Parallel Structure:
The squirrel jumped onto the bird feeder, gorged itself, and then it scampered away.
a. correct
b. change it scampered to scampered
c. change gorged to to gorge
b. change it scampered to scampered
Supporting Sentence:
A. The widespread use of mobile phones has pushed businesses, from banks to grocery stores to airlines, to develop mobile services for their customers.
B. Publix connects all of their sales advertising to an app on customer's smartphones.
B. Publix connects all of their sales advertising to an app on customer's smartphones.
You must ________ the antenna until the television receives a clear signal.
a. extend
b. extension
c. extended
a. extend
What type of essay?
All in all, visiting Yellowstone National Park is America's most diverting outdoor experience
Narrative/descriptive
Choose the best transition
________ the chrysalis stage, the caterpillar is surrounded by a strong protective shell.
A. For instance
B. During
C. Finally
B. During
The students ________ during their final exam.
a. must not be disturbing
b. must not be disturbed
c. must not have disturbed
b. must not be disturbed
Supporting Sentence:
A. Weather patterns can move air pollutants over long distances.
B. Pollution often does not stay in the area where it first enters the ecosystem.
A. Weather patterns can move air pollutants over long distances.
A ________ star raced across the dark evening sky.
a. shooter
b. shooting
c. shoot
b. shooting
What type of essay?
Although it may be difficult to believe, a person's daily choices can have a powerful impact on our environment.
cause and effect
Choose the best transition
Rachel is majoring in electrical engineering at the university. Her twin brother is _________ majoring in engineering.
A. However
B. Also
C. Lastly
B. Also
A need ________ clean water and better sanitation has been seen in many local communities.
a. with
b. for
c. of
b. for
Topic Sentence:
A. The starfish, for example, is able to grow a completely new limb if it loses one.
B. In regeneration, an animal can recreate a lost or damaged body part.
B. In regeneration, an animal can recreate a lost or damaged body part.
Concluding sentence: Thus, pollution is a serious problem that cannot be tackled without first understanding its complexity.
Identify the function of the concluding sentence above.
a. makes a prediction
b. offers a suggestion
c. states an opinion
c. states an opinion