Sentence Issues
Is this a sentence:
"Because of everything she had been through."
No.
DOUBLE POINTS if you can explain what the sentence is missing!!!
How many paragraphs should your TASC essay be?
5
Make this verb more "vivid":
"The cat is on the table."
Lounges, sits, sprawls out, reclines, etc.
Active tense means that you are doing the action. What does passive tense mean?
The action is being done to you.
Which sentence is written correctly:
"She was my best friend; she died when I was 14."
"She was best friend: she died when I was 14."
"She was my best friend; she died when I was 14."
What's wrong in this sentence:
"After the ballgame, we gone out for burgers."
went
What are the three parts of an essay?
Introduction, Body, and Conclusion
Which sentence has a "vivid" verb:
1. The fish are all around her.
2. The fish congregate around her.
2.
When writing an essay, which do most readers prefer:
Active tense OR Passive tense.
Active
A semi-colon is typically used to do what?
Separate lists that already use a comma
In place of a period to connect two sentences that express a similar idea.
What's wrong:
"She wanted to wait for him and eat dinner together. He called to say he was going to be late, so she makes it for herself and ate it alone."
"made" not "makes"
Past tense, not present.
The last line of the first sentence should be a road-map for readers, explaining exactly what you intend to talk about. What is this sentence called?
Thesis
Name a transition word or phrase that I could use if I was writing an essay, and transitioning from one paragraph to the other.
"Firstly, secondly, lastly," and so forth.
Make this sentence "active tense" instead of "passive":
"The puck was hurled across the ice by the star forward."
"The star forward hurled the puck across the ice."
A colon is usually used for what purpose?
To set apart a list or explanation.
What is wrong with this sentence:
"All together we had about 10 students show up but we wanted more sadly several students just couldn't make it."
It is a run-on sentence.
DOUBLE POINTS if you can fix the sentence!!!
Hook
Name two different ways to start an essay.
Quotation,Question, Story, Interesting Fact, etc.
Which of the following is "active":
My cover was blown by the drug dealer.
The drug-dealer blew my cover.
The drug-dealer blew my cover.
Is this a proper use for a colon:
"She is bringing everything we need for the cake: eggs, flour, sugar, and butter."
Yes
What's wrong:
"When all is said and done; she likes her cake with vanilla instead of chocolate frosting."
Your conclusion should do two things:
1. It should recap what you just talked about.
2. It shoud....
What is the second purpose of an essay's conclusion?
It should give an application for what you've talked about.
OR
It should explain why what you've talked about matters or should matter to the reader.
Think of a good hook for the following essay topic:
Is student loan debt worth going to college or not?
Varies.
Make a sentence this sentence active:
"The girl was ignored by the other students."
The other students ignored the girl.
Is this a correct use for a semi-colon:
"I don't always eat out; but when I do, I eat at Dunkin."
NO!