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Sentence Structure
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This is the type of lead in being used in the following sentence: Mark Twain said, "The two most important days of your life are the day you are born, and the day you find out why."
What is a quote or a statement from a recognized authority.
100
In "Poem for An Inked Daughter"' what did the mother do when she was young, that she compared to her daughter's tattoo.
What is she pierced her ears.
100
This is used to separate an introductory phrase from the rest of the sentence.
What is a comma
100
This sentence tells the reader the main point you are trying to make in your essay or research.
What is the thesis statement.
100
These are the two ways to write compare and contrast paragraphs.
What are point by point and block pattern.
200
In this lead in, you provide a story or anecdote about something that happened to you.
What is a personal experience lead in.
200
In this poem, an illegal immigrant woman feels empowered to stand her ground against the Border Patrol.
What is La Migra?
200
This punctuation is used in writing whenever you are directly addressing someone.
What are commas.
200
This type of essay is used to convince your audience of your belief/position on an issue.
What is a persuasive essay.
200
This sentence is the main point of a paragraph and should be in each paragraph with the exception of the introductory paragraph.
What is a topic sentence.
300
Please help the poor dogs that are killed needlessly every day! This lead in is called...
What is an emotional appeal?
300
This is the narrator of "Arrival at Manzanar"
Who is Jeanne Wakatsuki
300
Is it true that you must capitalize any word that comes after a semicolon when you are separating sentences.
What is No.
300
This is part of the thesis statement which explains specifically what your argument is going to discuss.
What is the essay map?
300
This is the number of lines in the Cause and Effect poems we wrote for class.
What is eight.
400
In a paragraph beginning with "Abraham Lincoln was our 16th president...", the lead in used is -
What is a factual statement?
400
In The Scarlet Ibis, this was a metaphor for Doodle and his being a person out of place and not belonging to the world he lived in.
What is the scarlet ibis.
400
This word means to write what you read in a short version - making sure that you include the highlights or important points.
What is summarize?
400
This paragraph usually states the purpose or reason for your writing and catches your reader’s interest.
What is an opening or introductory paragraph?
400
In Jo Goodwin Parker's lengthy letter she wrote to an editor about her living condition, she repeated these three words in almost every paragraph.
What is "what is poverty"?
500
Name at least three types of lead ins used in writing.
What is: Arresting and shocking statements, A question, Quotation from a recognized authority, Description with emotional appeal, Factual statement, Personal experience, Analogy or comparison
500
This essay used satire to highlight the problems of the Irish and the lack of attention the English placed on their problems.
What is "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift.
500
These two words mean to show ways that things are alike or are different.
What is compare and contrast?
500
These usually develop and support your main argument with supporting details.
What are body paragraphs.
500
These phrases are words which are lacking either a subject or a verb, and need to be connected to other sections of your writing.
What are fragments.