The Wife Of Bath
The Wife of Bath
Com. Confused Words
Sent.,Run-On, or Frag
Essay Writing
100
According to the story, what was the correct answer to what women wanted most?

power over men

100

Who gave the knight the correct answer? Describe the scene when he saw her.

He saw a crowd of women dancing. When he approached, they all disappeared and only an old woman was left.
100

Too. Two. To

I want __ go ___ the store, ___!  We need ___ bananas and one apple. There is no way I want ___ many pieces of fruit. 

to, to, too, two, too

100

John loves eating juicy tomatoes.

sentence

100

True or False

The title of the essay should always be underlined and a larger font than the rest of the essay.

FALSE

The title should be the same size and font as the rest of the essay. NEVER underline, bold, or enlarge the font of the title.

200

What crime did the knight commit?

rape

200

After the old woman answered the queen correctly, what did she ask of the knight? How was her request ironic?

she wanted to marry him. It's ironic because he did not want to be with her, but she was forcing him to- just as he forced himself upon the maiden at the beginning of the story.

200

Principal vs Principle


The ________ of our school had a list of _________ that we all went by.

principal- the head of a school

principle- belief

200

Because of the wonderful weather.

fragment

200

According to APA format, the list of sources which appear at the end of your paper is called this. It is the title that appears on the page of sources.

References

300

What was the knight's punishment? Who was the person in charge of his case?

His punishment was to find what women wanted most and he had one year and a day to do so. The queen was in charge of his case.

300

When the old woman said she knew the correct answer, she asked something of him in return. If she gave the queen the correct answer, what did she want from the knight?

a favor in return

300

A or An?

There is _ apple under that tree.

I need _ hour to get this done.

I want _ big lunch because I'm hungry!

I want to order _ herbal tea because my throat hurts

an apple

an hour

a big lunch

an herbal tea

"a" when the following word has a CONSONANT sound

"an" precedes a word that starts with a VOWEL sound

300

I love to eat food my favorite food would have to be pizza

run-on

300

Define "Thesis Statement" and state where it is located within a paper

A thesis statement is your entire essay in one sentence. It is located at the end of the first paragraph. 

400

The knight is devastated that he had to marry the old woman. She decides to offer the knight two options. Describe the two options she offers the knight. 

1. she will be the most beautiful woman in the world but she will be mean and unfaithful

2. she will remain ugly and old but be the greatest wife in the world

400

The old woman gives the knight two options at the end of the story as to what type of wife the old woman would be. What was the knight's response to these two options? 

How did the old woman respond to the knight's answer?

That it be her choice. She chose to be perfect in every way: beautiful, young, kind, and faithful.

400

Every day vs Everyday

_______ at school we say the Pledge of Allegiance.

He loves his ______ jeans and wears them all the time.

I don't want to go to school ________ and do ______ activities. 

Every day (every single day)

everyday (common, regular)

Every day at school..

everyday jeans...

every day / everyday activities

400

Due to overwhelming responses; I will not be running as president.

fragment

400

Why is the following sentence INCORRECT and should not be used when writing a formal APA essay?

Because of the ozone layer deteriorating, you should be mindful of harmful pollutants.  

It is incorrect. When writing a formal essay, the word "you" is not permitted. 

500

Describe the prayer in which the Wife of Bath ends her story.

She wishes that all women will find young and obedient men to marry. If the husbands refuse to give the women all their money, she hopes they die of the plague.
500

How many times was the Wife of Bath married? 

5 times

500

AFFECT AND EFFECT

Tell me the parts of speech for affect and effect.

Give an example of when to correctly use "affect" and "effect" in a sentence.

affect is a verb

effect is a noun

The effects of cancer are horrible.

It affected me horribly.

500
Add periods and commas where necessary to avoid fragments and run-on sentences.

With all the snow and ice in the winter I need to wear gloves and boots I get too cold without them and I worry that I will get sick

With all the snow and ice in the winter, I need to wear gloves and boots. I get too cold without them, and I worry that I will get sick. 

500

The title of your paper is "The Side Effects of ADHD Medication" The shortened version that will be used for your running head will be "side effects"

 

What should the running head (header) look like on your title page? Be sure to punctuate and capitalize correctly.

Running head: SIDE EFFECTS