Format
What is the space we leave at the beginning of a paragraph called?
Indentation
What is the first sentence in a paragraph called?
The topic sentence
Correct this sentence:
The boys plays soccer every day after school.
The boys play soccer...
What is the past tense form of "teach"?
Taught
What kind of words usually end in -ist, -yst, or -ian?
The names of jobs. Ex. historian, librarian, dentist, analyst.
Where should the title of a paragraph appear?
In the middle of the page
What is the last sentence in a paragraph?
The concluding sentence.
Identify the subject in this sentence:
"The girl with the red hair sat next to me in class yesterday."
The girl with the red hair
What is the present tense form of the verb 'quit'?
Quit
If you teacher tell you to get your paragraph peer edited, who will check it for you?
One of your classmates
What size font should you use in academic writing?
12
What do we call the ideas inside the paragraph?
Supporting ideas
A verb
What is the past tense form of the verb 'drive'?
Drove
What does a wigggly red line under a word mean when you are using Word?
The word is not spelled correctly.
How many spaces do you leave after a period?
Two
Identify the topic and the controlling idea in this topic sentence:
"Reno is a wonderful place for a vacation."
Topic = Reno
Controlling idea = is a wonderful place for a vacation.
What part of speech is the word "intelligent"?
An adjective
What is the present tense form of the verb 'bought'?
Buy
What should you type at the top of every writing assignment before the title of the assignment?
You name and the date
How many spaces should you leave before a comma?
None. Trick question :)
Give three examples of organizational cues/transitions you can use to organize your ideas.
First,
Second,
Next,
Finally, etc.
What part of speech is the word "personality"?
A noun
What is the past tense form of the verb "bring".
Brought
What does the word 'brainstorming' mean?
Thinking of lots of ideas before you start writing