Grammar Terms |
#1 |
True or False: You use a comma for a compound sentence. |
True |
#2 |
Give the nickname we have for coordinating conjunctions and list them. |
FANBOYS for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so |
#3 |
What do you call a sentence that has independent and dependent clauses? |
A complex sentence |
#4 |
When do you use a comma in a complex sentence? |
When the sentence begins with the dependent clause. |
#5 |
Give three examples of subordinating conjunctions |
because, since, although, if, once, etc. |
Writing Terms |
#1 |
What is the equation for a thesis statement? |
Topic/Subject + Opinion/Stand = Thesis Statement |
#2 |
What are the three basic elements of an introduction? |
Hook, Thesis, Road Map |
#3 |
When evaluating an essay, what 3 elements are considered for the "Focus" of the paper? |
Thesis statement, Introduction, Conclusion |
#4 |
What is the name of the table used to evaluate essays? |
A rubric |
#5 |
What group of words is considered an "expletive" and should be avoided in your writing? |
There is/are/was/were, etc |
Miscellaneous |
#1 |
What is the template we used for a thesis statement? |
______ is ______ because _____, _____, and _____. |
#2 |
What elements should be in a conclusion of an essay? |
Restate the thesis, a summary, and parting thoughts. |
#3 |
When writing an evaluation essay, what must you establish first before evaluating the topic? |
Criteria |
#4 |
According to William Carlos Williams, what does so much depend upon? |
A red wheel barrow. |
#5 |
What two characters in My Antonia remained life-long friends but were never romantic partners? |
Antonia & Jim Burden |