Clauses/Sentence Types
What type of clause is this?
Because I love Writing Mastery
Dependent
What was the other job Ms. Johnson worked at BASIS before becoming a teacher?
Monitor
Should there be commas in the following sentence?
John Cena, my neighbor, is very kind.
Yes, comma jail for the appositive.
What is the first sentence of an essay? What's its purpose?
The hook is first. It tries to catch your reader's attention and make them want to keep reading.
What does SBWST stand for?
Somebody
wanted
but
so
then
What type of clause is this?
I'm looking forward to the zoo!
Independent
Who does Ms. Johnson love more: Penny or Kenny?
Both equally!
The text says "It didn't go well."
Comma leading into the direct quote.
Do we skip a line when we indent?
No!
Who ya 'gonna call?
Ghostbusters!
What type of sentence is this?
I want to help you, but I can't.
Compound sentence
How tall is Ms. Johnson?
5'7
What punctuation mark can we use to make a compound sentence without using our FANBOYS?
Semi-colon ;
What's the formula for a thesis statement?
(Claim) because (reason 1), (reason 2), and (reason 3).
What three things do you look at for researching sources online?
Author, date, and URL
.org, .edu, .gov
What type of sentence is this?
Because I studied hard, I did well on the test.
Complex
What is Ms. Johnson's favorite punctuation mark?
The em-dash.
"—"
What are the three ways we can indicate a title in our written work?
Quotations marks, italics, underlining
What is a call to action?
An ending sentence in an essay that tries to get readers to actually take a real step toward doing something.
What's a fragment?
It pretends to be a sentence by starting with a captial letter and ending in punctuation, but it's missing something. It's missing a subject, verb, or complete thought.
What type of sentence is this?
Though Mike prefers science fiction films, he rented the comedy, and he enjoyed it.
Compound-complex
What is Ms. Johnson's favorite Disney movie?
Tangled.
Does the comma go before or after the FANBOYS when writing a compound sentence?
Before!
Which rhetorical appeal do we use mostly in an argumentative essay?
Ethos, logos, or pathos.
Logos (logic)
How do we avoid operating on the "trust me, bro" system?
We use direct quotes and cite them properly to prove our points.