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U.S. History
Life Science
English
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100
A person who fought slavery
What is an abolitionist
100
The basic living unit of all organisms
What is the cell
100
Proper nouns should always be indicated by a __________ in your writing.
What is a capital letter
100
"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" has been referred to as this type of fiction
What is a political allegory
100
Each piece of formal writing should include a paragraph that provides a general idea of what the writing/report/paper will discuss
What is an Introduction
200
To replace human labor with machines
What is industrialize
200
The process by which most cells reproduce; cell division
What is mitosis
200
When determining whether to use "a" or "an" you must determine whether the following word
What is begins with vowel or consonant
200
This novel was written by an abolitionist and discussed stereotypes associated with slavery
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin
200
A paragraph begins with a topic sentence and is followed by what type of information
What are details
300
The year American colonies declared independence from Britain
What is 1776
300
Deoxyribonucleic acid; the molecule that carries genetic instructions
What is DNA
300
All paragraphs in formal writing are indicated by doing what
What is indenting the first line of the paragraph
300
This person "penned" or wrote the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson
300
This means repetition in your writing
What is redundant or redunancy
400
The belief that God was directing the nation's land interest to stretch from ocean to ocean
What is Manifest Destiny
400
In plant cells, the green structures that absorb the sun's energy, enabling the plant to produce sugar
What are chloroplasts
400
Each paragraph must begin with this type of sentence
What is a topic sentence
400
She authored Uncle Tom's Cabin
Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe
400
When moving from one paragraph to another paragraph you can use appropriate forms of these
What are transitions
500
The years the Civil War was fought and slavery was abolished
What is 1861-1865
500
The structure surrounding a cell that allows substances to pass in and out
What is a cell membrane
500
You NEVER use this type of punctuation mark after a conjunction in formal writing
What is a comma
500
L. Frank Baum is best known for his writing of this fictional book
What is The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
500
These are words that "describe" and can be used to keep your writing concise and succinct.
What are adjectives