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Paragraphs
Non-Essential or Essential?(Commas)
Dependent, Independent Clause, or Both?
Where does the comma go?
Potpourri
100
THIS is the definition of a topic sentence
What is A STATEMENT THAT PRESENTS THE MAIN IDEA/SUBARGUMENT OF A PARAGRAPH?
100
Commas set aside THIS kind of information
What is NON-ESSENTIAL INFORMATION?
100
Without a doubt
What is a DEPENDENT CLAUSE?
100
We should therefore accept the artifact's argument.
What is WE SHOULD, THEREFORE, ACCEPT THE ARTIFACT'S ARGUMENT?
100
This acronym is used to help us remember coordinate conjunctions.
What is FANBOYS?
200
A topic sentence should always relate back to THIS
What is THE THESIS STATEMENT?
200
U2 can make really good rock song, such as "Vertigo"
What is "U2 can make a really good rock song, such as 'Vertigo.'"?
200
I am alive
What is an INDEPENDENT CLAUSE?
200
Where there is smoke there is fire.
What is WHERE THERE IS SMOKE, THERE IS FIRE?
200
Rewrite the following sentence so that the true main actor performs the true main verb: The mouse was eaten by the cat.
What is THE CAT ATE THE MOUSE?
300
A thesis statement should go here in a paper.
What is THE LAST SENTENCE OF THE INTRODUCTION (AND RESTATED IN THE CONCLUSION)?
300
Those who choose to study hardest will get good grades.
What is "Those who choose to study hardest will get good grades."?
300
In the end, it doesn't even matter.
What is a DEPENDENT CLAUSE FOLLOWED BY AN INDEPENDENT CLAUSE (BOTH)?
300
Dorothy the tin man the scarecrow and the lion are all characters in the Wizard of Oz.
What is "Dorothy, the tin man, the scarecrow, and the lion are all characters in the Wizard of Oz."?
300
When a sentence lacks emphasis, you often need to add a THIS to the sentence.
What is a SUBJECT?
400
THESE are the criteria for a good paragraph.
What is UNIFIED, COHERENT, RELATED TO THE ESSAY AS A WHOLE, HAS A DEVELOPED CENTRAL IDEA?
400
Household recycling having succeeded the city now wants to extend the program to business.
What is "Household recycling having succeeded, the city now wants to extend the program to business."?
400
Which is why the speech should be accepted.
What is a DEPENDENT CLAUSE?
400
The company located in downtown saint cloud has an excellent reputation.
What is "The company, located in downtown saint cloud, has an excellent reputation."?
400
True or false: a dependent clause contains both a verb and a subject.
What is TRUE?
500
THESE are the criteria for a strong topic sentence
What are RELATES BACK TO THE THESIS STATEMENT, INTERESTING, SIGNIFICANT, SPECIFIC RATHER THAN BROAD, PRECISE?
500
These gardens which use organic farming techniques also provide fresh produce for the college cafeteria.
What is "These gardens which use organic farming techniques also provide fresh produce for the college cafeteria."?
500
This speech used many rhetorical appeals, it was a very effective speech.
What is 2 INDEPENDENT CLAUSES?
500
Having organized her closet harvested the garden and colorized her socks Erin finally sat down to writer her thesis.
What is "What is Having organized her closet, harvested the garden, and colorized her socks, Erin finally sat down to writer her thesis."?
500
THIS is how you can recognize if a sentence has passive voice (provide an example sentence, too)
What is IF THE SENTENCE CAN END WITH "BY ZOMBIES" IT HAS PASSIVE VOICE? Example: The paper was written.