Quiz 2: Writing Paragraphs and Mechanics Language Arts 700
irrelevant
Having nothing to do with the subject
anecdote
a brief story of an interesting incident
paragraph
a group of sentences that deal with one central idea
sequence
a logical order
"sentence sense"
ability to recognize a complete thought in sentence form
transition
an element within a paragraph or between paragraphs that links ideas
flaw
an imperfection
chronological
arranged in the order in which events occurred
summation
brief statement of main points
question mark
end punctuation of an interrogative sentence
Indenting the first line is the only way a new paragraph can be indicated by a writer.
false
T/F A paragraph must contain at least five sentences.
false
T/F All paragraphs must have a topic sentence.
false
T/F The end punctuation determines sentence function.
false
conclusion
final decision or last argument
auxiliary
helps express a meaning that one verb alone cannot
The_________________paragraph ends with the topic sentence.
inductive
tangible
may be pointed to or touched
complexity
moving from easily understood concepts to more difficult concepts
In what types of writing are topic sentences less important? Select all that apply.
newspaper articles informal writing novels short stories
fragment
only a part of a sentence
unity
paragraph staying with one idea from beginning to end
sentence errors
run-on sentences, comma-splice sentences, and fragments
interrogative sentence
sentence that asks a question
implied
suggested, not stated
precede
to go before in rank or importance
indent
to set five or more spaces from the left margin
persuade
to win over to a belief
A central idea may be stated, or it may be implied in a paragraph.
true
T/F A coordinating conjunction preceded by a comma can be used to correct a run on sentence.
true
T/F All paragraphs should contain one central idea or the words of one speaker.
true
T/F Imperative sentences may be punctuated with periods, exclamation marks, or question marks.
true
T/F The facts or opinions in a paragraph should be presented in some logical order or sequence.
true
T/F The sentence is a basic unit of written English communication.
true
The sentences in a paragraph should support the topic sentence or central idea.
true
run-on
two or more main clauses joined by excessive use of and and so
comma splice
two sentences joined with a comma
