Skip to main content3.3.9 Quiz: Chapter 4

An introduction may begin with _______ -an idea or a situation that is the opposite of the one you will develop -a general statement of the topic that narrows down into your thesis statement -an explanation of the topic's importance -All of the answers are correct.

All of the answer are correct.

A conclusion may end with a thought-provoking quotation a prediction or recommendation a summary and final thought All of the answers are correct.

All of the answers are correct.

To avoid needless repetition, you may wish to replace proper nouns with pronouns such as

She

Transitional sentences are used between paragraphs to unite the supporting points of an essay

True

Transitions signal the direction of a writer's thoughts

True

Which of these is NOT a type of connecting word?

Verb

When writing your title, you should

capitalize all but small connecting words in the title

A well-written introduction does all of the following, except

elaborates upon the major supporting points of the essay

Which of these is NOT an example of chronological order

most importantly

A conjunctive adverb, when used after a semicolon, connects

two independent clauses