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This part of speech, known by the acronym FANBOYS, connects two related independent clauses after the use of a comma.
What is a coordinating conjunction?
100
The big 4 components of any experiment.
Who are the IV, DV, control, and constants?
100
This value statement drives the integrity of our community. All students sign it, declaring that they will not lie, cheat, steal, or misrepresent themselves, nor will they tolerate those who do.
What is the honor code?
100
It's 3rd period on Monday. Your teacher has given you an assignment that she will allow you two subsequent class periods to work on. The assignment is due at the beginning of the class following the work days. The assignment is due on this period of this day.
What is 4th period on Friday?
100
Much of history cannot be reported, but must be argued. As such, historical research papers are given life and focus by this multi-part throwing down of the gauntlet in which you make meaning and sense out of chaos. It is the compass of your paper.
What is a thesis?
200
The three parts of any essay.
What are an introduction, body, and conclusion?
200
What scientists use to study the natural world.
What are observations?
200
This official document declares our commitment to one another as members of the same community.
What is the Affirmation of Community?
200
Joe rents a U-haul truck with a 32 gallon tank, filled up 13/16th of the way. Gas costs $1.80/gallon, but U-haul will charge Joe $3.60/gallon for each gallon short he is of the 13/16th if he fails to refill it to the original mark. Joe is ready to return the truck with the tank ¾ full but is uncertain how much gas he’d need to pump to get the tank back to 13/16th. Is he better off returning it as is or filling the tank all the way up? By how much (how much would he save)?
What is "As is," by $7.20?
200
In an essay, these one-liners give structure and clarity to your writing, and should be found just about everywhere where there is a paragraph break. They can often tell you what a paragraph is about even before you read it.
What is a topic sentence?
300
In an essay, each body paragraph needs these 3 components.
What are a topic sentence, evidence, and explanation?
300
This prediction must be falsifiable in order to be good, and can be thought of as the central query of an experiment.
What is a hypothesis?
300
This football showdown against rival Charlotte Catholic is sure to have the stands packed by both schools, and may even have a fly-over and be televised...
What is the Cook Cup?
300
If the tax rate is 33% for salaries of less than $40,000 and 40% for salaries over $40,000, how much more would a person making $40,000 a year take home each month compared to a person making $35,000 a year?
What is $45.83?
300
The freedom of ideas is a great notion, but treating the ideas of others too freely can be quite costly to you. Use these in order to allow the economy of ideas to continue running strongly, so that people can get their just due for their ideas as you can get credit for yours.
What are citations?
400
The pair of homonyms that refer to consequences and feelings or demeanor, respectively. The latter can also be used as a verb meaning to influence or bring about.
What are effect and affect.
400
The informed conclusion based on evidence that scientists must sometimes make.
What is an inference?
400
This online portal allows you to turn in assignments online. Many teachers prefer it as it is a quick, easy, and paper-free way to manage student assignments.
What is drop box?
400
Participation counts for 10% of your grade. Homework and small assignments count for 20%. Your grade when you’ve earned a 90 average on all other assessments, but a 50% homework grade and a 75% participation grade.
What is 80.5?
400
A “sentence” without a verb isn’t really a sentence, but rather this sort of phrase that you usually want to avoid.
What is a fragment?
500
This possessive pronoun does not require the use of an apostrophe, but let you known when some thing owns something.
What is "its"?
500
These sensory modes allow scientists to collect data about the physical world, and most people usually think of there being 5 of these (use the scientific names McNish used).
What are vision, olfaction, touch (tactician), gustation, and hearing (audition).
500
The special days on the calendar when we have a longer assembly and shorter classes, usually to accommodate a guest speaker or a special ceremony or event.
What are assembly schedules?
500
A student taking 6 classes earned one C and three B’s and wound up with a semester GPA of 3.17. If an A counts as 4 GPA points, a B counts as 3, and a C counts as 2, how many A’s did the student earn that semester?
What is 2?
500
The sentence structure in which the subject does not have an active verb, but rather the emphasis of action is on the object.
What is passive structure or passive voice?