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How many body paragraphs are there in an expository?
What are 3.
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How many body paragraphs are there in a narrative.
What is 2
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What is a sentence fragment? Give an example.
What is a sentence without a subject. Example: Running onto the playground.
100
How many times should you re-read your compositions?
What is at least 3. After each sentence. After each paragraph, and at least once at the very end.
100
Why is planning important?
So that I don't get stuck when writing my paper. So I don't stray off-topic. So I remember all the important parts of my compositions: transition words, parts of introduction, and conclusion.
200
How many sentences are there in the conclusion of an expository, and what must it include?
At least 2. What is the names of the 3 body paragraphs, and the prompt.
200
How many sentences are there in the conclusion of a narrative, and what must it include?
2, and what are: thoughts, feelings, and the prompt.
200
What is a run-on sentence? Give an example.
What is a sentence without end punctuation. Example: I went to the store and I picked out my favorite candy and I ran home to eat it but my sister told my mom so neither one of us got any.
200
List 5 Wow Words
Ponder, luscious, accelerate, trudged, swagger.
200
What is an Proper Noun and how is it punctuated?
The specific name of a person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are capitalized: Sally, Texas, Market Place.
300
Define the word "expository".
What is writing to explain how or why.
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What is Narrative writing?
What is writing to inform. In the 4th Grade Narratives tell about a personal experience of the writer.
300
What is a compound sentence? Give an example.
A compound sentence combines 2 simple sentences using the words: and, but, or or. Example: I waited patiently for my turn, but the bell rang before I got a chance.
300
Give an example of a sentence that uses "a comma in a series."
He like apples, grapes, and pears but unfortunately we were out of all three.
300
List 5 strong verbs.
strutted, persuaded, galloped, chuckled, demolished.
400
What is the purpose of Expository Transitions?
What is to move the reader logically through the paper.
400
What is the purpose of Narrative transitions?
What is to move the reader through time.
400
What are the parts of a sentence? Explain them.
What is the subject and predicate. The subject tells who or what the sentence is about. The predicate explains what the subject is or does.
400
1. What is Freeze Time? 2. Give an example.
What is taking one moment and stretching it out. Example: My eyes scoured the messy room, and I didn't know where to begin. There were dirt stained clothes hanging from the light fixtures, an overflowing trash can, and an old piece of pizza creeping out from beneath the bed.
400
What does p.s. stand for, when and why should a writer use it, and why?
What is a personal sentence, in an expository composition, and to help adding "voice" to normally dry expository papers.
500
Name 5 Expository transitional words or phrases.
What are: for example, it is for this reason, in fact, in addition, to begin with.
500
Nave 5 Narrative transitional words or phrases.
What are: immediately, eventually, without warning, later, before I knew it.
500
Explain how to correctly use "I" or "me" in a sentence. Give an example.
What is: use "I" if it's in the subject. Use "me" if it's in the predicate. Sally and I will wash the car. The assignment was easy for Sally and me.
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1. What is dynamic symmetry? 2. Give an example.
What is a sentence with 3 actions (verbs) in a row. Can only be about yourself ("I"), can only have 2 comma's (","), and must happen within a small space and short time period. I picked up my fork, plunged it into the luscious cake, and took an enormous bite.
500
1. How many sentences in the introduction of a narrative? 2. List all 3.
1. What is 3. 2. Sentence 1: An entertaining beginning with setting: Action/ing word, onomatopeia, ask a question. Sentence 2: senses & feelings. Sentence 3: Prompt.