Which sentence has a comma INCORRECTLY placed?

We went out for ice cream, it was very tasty.

In a peer review, you should...

Offer concrete suggestions for improvement

"In 2008, Barack Obama was elected President." This is an example of what comma rule?

Comma after an introductory phrase

Based on your knowledge of Greek and Latin roots, what would you say is meant by "misanthrope"?

Someone who dislikes other people

Which one of these is NOT suffering from a common thesis problem?

Summer friendships may be brief, but they help define "you."

Helps readers move easily from topic to topic

What are the two jobs of a thesis statement?

Introduce the topic and share the author's stance

What's the difference between an independent and dependent clause?

One is a complete sentence on its own, and the other is not.

What is a "writer's voice"?

The character projected by language and style of the essay

What is the Oxford comma?

The final comma in a list/series, just before the conjunction.

Description is the use of...

...details, imagery, and sensory information

What does it mean to say a paragraph is "unified"?

Your paragraph's information is all related to its topic sentence.

What are rhetorical tools?

Strategies to get the reader to agree with you

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1
Which is a rhetorical tool?
Allusion
Scenario
All of the above
Illustration
2
Which sentence has a comma INCORRECTLY placed?
I saw that movie, but I didn't like it.
When I went downstairs, all the lights were on.
We went out for ice cream, it was very tasty.
The night was cool, clear, and breezy.
3
In a peer review, you should...
Be brutally honest (emphasis on the brutal)
Only say nice things so you don't hurt people's feelings
Say nothing, because you don't know what you're doing anyway
Offer concrete suggestions for improvement
4
"In 2008, Barack Obama was elected President." This is an example of what comma rule?
Comma after coordinating conjunction
Comma between subject and verb
Comma around nonessential information
Comma after an introductory phrase
5
What is narration?
Questioning
Telling a story
Talking
Thinking
6
What is a topic sentence?
It encompasses all the information within the paragraph
The first sentence of a paragraph
Both of the above
Neither of the above
7
An APA cover page needs...
The department and university name
A page number
Your paper title and name
All of the above
8
Based on your knowledge of Greek and Latin roots, what does "malediction" mean?
Improper speech
A scary story
An illness
A curse
9
A semicolon is a way to separate...
Two dependent clauses
Three clauses in which the dependent clause is first
Two independent clauses
Disconnected thoughts
10
Asking questions...
All of the above
Is a way to refine a topic
Is a way to understand relationships
Is a way to analyze information
11
Based on your knowledge of Greek and Latin roots, what would you say is meant by "misanthrope"?
A person you miss
A man hanging on to a rope
Someone who dislikes other people
A rope that's hard to hold on to
12
Which one of these is NOT suffering from a common thesis problem?
My summer vacation was a total roller coaster.
My summer vacation taught me many valuable lessons.
Summer friendships may be brief, but they help define "you."
I went to Europe for summer vacation this year.
13
Never put a comma _________ a coordinating conjunction.
Before
After
14
A transition...
Helps readers move easily from topic to topic
Happens at the end of every paragraph
Disguises your true purpose...mwahahaha
Happens at the beginning of every sentence
15
What are the two jobs of a thesis statement?
Introduce the topic and ask a question
Share the author's stance and an opposing viewpoint
Ask a question and answer it
Introduce the topic and share the author's stance
16
What is the following error called? "I love the fall, the colors of the trees are beautiful."
Comma farce
Comma break
Comma dump
Comma splice
17
Don't put a comma between...
Cumulative adjectives
Lists of words
Mashed potatoes and gravy
Two angry bears
18
Analysis...
Needs us to avoid cliché or common conclusions
All of the above
Asks us to examine data and draw conclusions based on it
Goes past the obvious to explore hidden/abstract connections
19
How others relate to your topic is called...
Public opinion
Public connection
Public emotion
Public resonance
20
How many coordinating conjunctions are there?
3
10
5
7
21
What's the difference between an independent and dependent clause?
One has a subject, but the other has a verb.
One has a subject and a verb, and the other does not.
One is a complete sentence on its own, and the other is not.
One has "in" in front of it, and the other does not.
22
What is a "writer's voice"?
The character projected by language and style of the essay
The solution to writer's block
How a person sounds when talking to themselves while writing
How we imagine the author sounds like when talking
23
Based on your knowledge of Greek and Latin roots, what would you guess a philogynist is?
Someone who classifies women
Someone who loves women
Someone who studies the origins of love
A woman philosopher
24
Sharing your writing with others to get feedback is called...
Objective opinion
Firing squad
Peer review
Peer pressure
25
Based on your knowledge of Greek and Latin roots, what does "compulsory" mean?
Required
Alive
Moving together
Aligned
26
Which is NOT a dependent marker word?
When
However
Because
While
27
Does "I" belong in an academic paper?
Yes
Sometimes
No
28
All topics sentences should...
Be broad enough to encompass all the info in the paragraph
Neither red nor blue
Both red and blue
Connect to and support the thesis
29
What is a thesis?
The idea you want your reader to remember most
The author's stance
All of the above
The main point of the essay
30
"Huge" is a indicator of...
Size
Significance
31
Topic sentences...
Relate the paragraph to the one that came before it
Provide the subject for the paragraph
All of the above
Relate the paragraph to the thesis
32
What is the Oxford comma?
It's the same as a regular comma. Don't believe the hype.
What they call a comma in the UK.
The first comma in a list/series.
The final comma in a list/series, just before the conjunction.
33
Description is the use of...
...as much information as possible throughout the essay
...extra words to pad your essay length
...bigger words
...details, imagery, and sensory information
34
What does it mean to say a paragraph is "unified"?
Your paragraph has staged a coup and is now its own essay.
Your paragraph aligns with the others around it.
Your paragraph is protected by the Bill of Rights.
Your paragraph's information is all related to its topic sentence.
35
One way to keep your writing concise and vital is to...
Avoid "be" verbs
Use smaller words
Take out everything except the nouns and verbs
Replace all your words with ones from the thesaurus
36
How can we refine/improve a thesis?
Neither Red nor Blue
Both Red and Blue
Choose verbs that actually describe action
Choose nouns that focus the subject
37
Based on your knowledge of Greek and Latin roots, what do you think is meant by "benevolent"?
Wishing you well
Good violence
A good flight
Wishing you harm
38
Which of these is NOT an element of narration?
Conflict
Setting
Drama
Resolution
39
What are rhetorical tools?
Strategies to get the reader to agree with you
Things you can use to build a rhetorical house
Strategies to confuse the reader
Strategies to get the reader to keep reading
40
Never use a comma to separate a subject from its...
Period
Words
Verb
Friend

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