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Subject-Verb Agreement
Verb tenses
Introduction and Conclusion Paragraphs
Brainstorming and Body Paragraphs
Transition Words
100
Add a transition word between these sentences: Students should be on time. They must be prepared.
Furthermore Also Moreover In addition Additionally
100
They ________ (call) us when they _______ (arrive) in Monaco last Saturday, but we _______ (not hear) from them ever since.
a) called b) arrived c) didn't hear
100
List the necessary components of an introduction paragraph
Hook General-->Specific introduction of essay Thesis Statement
100
How many body paragraphs go in your essay?
3
200
The chairman, along with his two assistants, ____________ to attend the annual convention. a) PLAN b) PLANS
plans
200
LAURA: What are you doing this weekend, Jan? TANYA: I _________ (see) a new play tomorrow at the Royal Court theater.
am going to see
200
A conclusion paragraph goes from ____________ to ____________
specific to general
200
How many sentences go in each paragraph?
5 or more
200
Bill earned an A on his essay. He won't pass the class because he didn't do any homework.
But However That said, Nevertheless Even so
300
Fill in the blank correction with an appropriate verb: Neither Nick nor Jonathan _______ to go to the store.
Wants
300
Correct this sentence: Would he want to go to the book store or be going to a library?
Would he want to go to the book store or a library?
300
List the necessary components of a conclusion paragraph
Re-worded thesis statement Summary of main points with a sentence on each body paragraph Bigger-Picture/Real-World significance
300
How should every body paragraph end?
A conclusion sentence that connects back to the thesis statement.
300
Use the word "thus" to effectively transition between sentences.
Jesse Jackson uses pathos to appeal to his listener's emotions. Thus, his listeners felt connected and inspired by him.
400
Living in big cities almost always _____ stress because of traffic jams, too few parking spaces, and too many people. a) cause b) causes
causes
400
That candidate who we had been interviewed before we _______ (speak) to all the others is still my favorite.
spoke
400
Identify the problem with this thesis statement and correct it: It might be a good idea to send boys and girls to separate schools, but I think coed schools are better for the social development of children.
This thesis statement does not make a strong enough claim, and the author says "I think." For both social and academic reasons, coed schools are the wiser choice for primary and secondary education.
400
Brainstorming using a T-Chart to explore the arguments for two opposing sides helps which part(s) of a body paragraph?
Identifying the counterclaim Determining the main points of the argument
400
Use the word "similarly" to effectively transition between sentences.
The diaries of politicians tend to be self-justifying. Similarly, autobiographies may be idealized.
500
Neither of them _____ going to the show a) Like b) Likes
Likes
500
By the year 2020, linguists ________ (study) the Indy-European language family for more than 200 years
will have studied
500
Come up with a real-world/bigger-picture significance for an essay arguing that high school students should play musical instruments because it exercises their creativity and improves their grades.
Requiring high school students to play musical instruments will enhance the new generation's sense of culture and artistry.
500
Put these components of a body paragraph in order: -Rebuttal of counterclaim -Textual evidence -Introduction to counterclaim -Topic sentence -Analysis of text -Conclusion sentence relating the paragraph's main point back to the thesis statement
1. Topic Sentence 2. Textual evidence 3. Analysis of textual evidence 4. Introduction to counterclaim 5. Rebuttal to counterclaim 6. Concluding sentence relating the paragraph's main point back to the thesis statement
500
Replace the word "however" with a different transition word/phrase in the following sentence: Jamie didn't score high on the SAT, however, she got excellent grades in school.
Jamie didn't score high on the SAT despite the fact that she got excellent grades in school. even though although