Writing Mode:: Argumentative - Ans Purpose: to persuade
Writing mode: narrative - Ans Purpose: to tell a story, share an experience, entertain
Writing mode: informative - Ans Purpose: to teach or inform
Writing mode: descriptive - Ans Purpose: to deliver sensory details to the reader
Which point of view directly addresses the reader? - Ans Second
Which is correct? Monday, may 18 2016 or Monday, may 18, 2016 - Ans Monday, may
18, 2016
When should italics be used vs. quotations when referencing? - Ans Quotation for
short works, italics for everything else
When do you use a semicolon? - Ans To join 2 independent clauses. Each clause
could function as its own sentence (a comma can only be used if there is a conjunction
such as "and" or "so".
What type of word is "he" - Ans Pronoun
What is an imperative sentence? - Ans A sentence that expresses a command and
ends with a period or exclamation point
Two independent clauses can only be joined by... - Ans a comma and a conjunction or
a semicolon
subjects - Ans who or what the sentence describes
simple subjects - Ans noun or nouns that the sentence describes,without modifiers
(dog)
simple sentence - Ans A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no
dependent clause (I am going to win)
pronoun-antecedent agreement - Ans pronouns and antecedents must agree in
number and gender
Prepositional phrase - Ans Phrases that begin with a preposition and end with a noun
or pronoun
predicates - Ans the rest of the sentence that isn't the subject (The gigantic green
character WAS FUNNIER THAT THE REST.)
Predicate nominative - Ans Renames the subject (John is a CARPENTER)
Predicate adjective - Ans Describes the subject (Margaret is BEAUTIFUL)
