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business letters
thesis statements
appositives
modes of writing
modes of writing
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How do you decide what "voice" to use in something you write?
It all depends on the audience/reader.
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A thesis statement
A statement of the idea you will prove
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What is an appositive?
A group of words that renames another noun or pronoun in the sentence.
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What mode of writing/rhetoric is this? The dew, glistening like spun sugar on a just-baked donut, drew my eyes to it. The closer I got, the more I could smell its tantalizing aroma, further beckoning me toward it.
It's description
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What mode is this: I need you to understand that if I don't get my license this year, I might not be able to keep the job I just got at Safeway. You're not always going to be able to drive me, Mom, because you're so tired from being so busy all day.
It's persuasion
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What goes at the very top of the business letter?
the author's name the author's address (street and city) the date the author is writing
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At the end of the first paragraph.
Where is the best place for a thesis?
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What is the correct way to punctuation an appositive?
Put commas around it.
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What is this an example of (what mode?): First, you gather together all of your equipment: bowls, measuring cups, and an electric beater. Next, you get your cookie ingredients out: vanilla, flour, baking soda, butter, sugar, salt, and chocolate chips and walnuts.
It's exposition
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What mode is this? The alarm clock woke me up so early today: 2:30 A.M. When it buzzed, I jumped, throwing the covers off me so fast that the whole covering--blankets and a down comforter--flew right off the bed. When I landed on the grand, I stepped on a shoe that I hadn't put away, thus causing me to sprain my ankle. And that was just the beginning!
It's narration
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What is the first paragraph of a business letter likely to be?r
A simple paragraph that states the purpose of the letter
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What does the word "thesis" mean?
It means "place"
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True or false: an appositive can go at the very end of a sentence.
True, as here: Maxine adored her puppy, a little yellow Labrador retriever with book brown eyes.
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It is just like the first paragraph in a business letter but in an essay?
It's the same as the thesis of a letter.
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Reading and writing, once skills belonging only to church leaders and scholars, are taught to students throughout the world today.
What is the correct way to add an appositive in this sentence: The movie theater was totally full.
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What is the capital of California?
Sacramento
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What is the capital of Iraq?
Baghdad
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Who assassinated President Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
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When does summer officially end.
It ends September 21.