Thesis Statement
Which of the following is a thesis statement?
1) "What impact does buying goods and services from local businesses instead of large chain stores have on the community?"
"2) “Buying goods from local businesses is a great way to invest in the economy, by unique products, and build community relationships.”
The correct answer is.......
Number TWO!
2) “Buying goods from local businesses is a great way to invest in the economy, by unique products, and build community relationships.”
Select the helping verb.
Picasso might stay the night at a motel.
The correct word you should've chosen was....
MIGHT!
Picasso MIGHT stay the night at a motel.
Complete the sentence with the best subject
_____________think that the town needs a new library more than a new stadium.
All of us My father
And it was.....
ALL OF US!
All of us think that the town needs a new library more than a new stadium.
Which of the following is thesis statement?
1) "The following essay describes how popular horror novelist Stephen King, author of Carrie, Misery, and The Shinning, built a successful career as a full-time author."
2) "Stephen King is the world's most renowned horror author thanks to his impressive literary output, many wards, and the numerous film adaptations of his work."
The correct answer is......
Number TWO!
2) "Stephen King is the world's most renowned horror author thanks to his impressive literary output, many wards, and the numerous film adaptations of his work."
Select the helping verb.
The sun will set at 8:38 tomorrow night.
The correct word you should've chosen was......
WILL!
The sun WILL set at 8:38 tomorrow night.
Complete the sentence with the best subject
___________apologizes to any customer waiting in a long line.
The shop owner The three clerks
And it was.......
THE SHOP OWNER!
The shop owner apologizes to any customer waiting in a long line.
Which of the following is a thesis statement?
1) “The Transportation Security Administration ought to revise its rules regarding carry-on luggage.”
2) “In response to the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, congress passed legislation to create the transportation security Administration.”
The correct answer is......
Number ONE!
1) “The Transportation Security Administration ought to revise its rules regarding carry-on luggage.”
Select the main verb
Mr. Moore had advised them about their business in the past.
The correct word you should've chosen was....
ADVISE!
Mr. Moore had advised them about their business in the past.
Complete the sentence with the best verb
Did you know that our business_____ normal hours during the holidays?
KEEP KEEPS
And it was.....
KEEPS!
Did you know that our business keeps normal hours during the holidays?
Which of the following is a thesis statement?
1) “Mary Curie experiments with radioactivity, discovery of two elements, and work as a physics professor made her the greatest scientist of all time.”
2) “In recognition of the extensive research she had conducted on radioactivity, Marie Curie was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911.”
The correct answer is.....
Number ONE!
1) “Mary Curie experiments with radioactivity, discovery of two elements, and work as a physics professor made her the greatest scientist of all time.”
Find the main verb
You may help yourself to some apricots.
The correct word you should've chosen was.....
HELP!
You may help yourself to some apricots.
Complete the sentence with the best subject.
With each step,________ absorb our full weight, so it is important that we wear supportive shoes.
our feet our leg
And it was...............
OUR FEET!
With each step, our feet absorb our full weight, so it is important that we wear supportive shoes.
Which of the following is a thesis statement?
1) “In order to confirm the effectiveness of the polio vaccine that he had invented, Jonas Salk administrated it to a number of people, including his wife, their children, and even himself.”
2) “Although Jonas Salk invented the polio vaccine, it is Albert Sabin, creator of a safer and cheaper version of the vaccine, who deserves the credit for curing polio in the U.S.”
The correct answer is.....
Number TWO!
2) “Although Jonas Salk invented the polio vaccine, it is Albert Sabin, creator of a safer and cheaper version of the vaccine, who deserves the credit for curing polio in the U.S.”
Select the main verb.
That book about the tornado really did scare him.
The word you should've chosen was......
SCARE!
That book about the tornado really did SCARE him.
Complete the sentence with the best verb.
Diego's dog_______ attention by barking and jumping in everyone's lap.
seek seeks
And it was........
SEEKS!
Diego's dog seeks attention by barking and jumping in everyone's lap.