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Essay Rules
Frags and Run-Ons
Verbs
Tricksy Words
Writing With Style
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This story-based essay can be made stronger with descriptive imagery, dialogue and specific details.
What is a narration essay
100
George enjoyed watching the Superbowl. Which was shown last Sunday.
What is a fragment?
100
Each of the people in the doctor's office (was / were) told to wait.
Was
100
Exercise has a positive ( Affect / Effect ) on both the mind and body.
Effect
100
Instead of describing a scene by telling, you should describe a scene by doing this.
What is showing.
200
Paragraphs with coherence often end with one of these.
What is a transition.
200
I am very tired it is hard to think.
What is a run-on
200
Either the congressman or the senator ( is / are ) speaking tonight.
Is
200
I could tell they'd given it ____ best efforts (Answer is one spelling of 'there,' and must be spelled correctly in the chat.)
What is "their."
200
Of the following descriptions, this is the most specific. ( sauntered / moved / went / walked )
What is sauntered.
300
This is a good way of conveying a dominant impression in a description essay. (asking how or why the topic is important / using transitions / using only general details and examples / omitting the thesis statement)
What is "asking how or why the topic is important"
300
Whose home it has been for over 30 years.
What is a fragment.
300
Shattered on the sidewalk ( was / were ) some broken glass.
What is was.
300
I wish you hadn't sold ( your / you're ) vintage bike.
What is "your."
300
Of the following descriptions, this is the most specific. ( red roses / flowers / blossoms / bouquet )
What is red roses.
400
When you are writing a story from your own point of view, using "I," you are writing in this this.
What is first person.
400
Juan is the team captain of the baseball team, and he plays center field.
What is a correct sentence.
400
The varnished wood is losing ____ luster. (its / it's )
What is its.
400
The heat can (affect / effect ) people negatively.
What is affect.
400
If one or more of the sentences in a paragraph have drifted away from the main idea, the paragraph will lack this. ( adequate support / unity / coherence / style )
What is unity.
500
Which sentence does not support the topic sentence, "Laurel Burch is a contemporary painter whose style reflects her own spirit." a. Laurel Burch paints despite a debilitating lifelong illness, osteoporosis. b. Laurel Burch creates boldly colored folk art designs of cats, dogs, horses, and butterflies. c. The purpose of my art, says Laurel Burch, is to inspire living from the heart. d. Laurel Bursch enjoys using vibrant primary colors in her work.
"Laurel Burch paints despite a debilitating lifelong illness, osteoporosis."
500
Does this sentence contain a comma splice or a misplaced modifier? The crowd was becoming restless, you could hear the hubbub growing louder.
A comma splice
500
Everyone should be aware of how to protect (his or her / their) identity.
His or her
500
"I should of gotten to bed earlier last night" contains this kind of error. (spelling / word usage / apostrophe)
What is a word usage error.
500
When every sentence in a paragraph supports the topic sentence, the paragraph has this.
What is unity.