Quiz 2: Writing Paragraphs and Mechanics Language Arts 700

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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


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