editing quiz take notes! these are important issues found in your rough drafts
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QUESTION 1
What are topic sentences supposed to do?
1) Explain an opinion
2) Persuade the reader
3) Express the main idea of the paragraph
4) Conclude the ideas in the paragraph
QUESTION 2
What does an effective thesis do?
1) Gives examples of what your paper is about
2) Makes a compelling argument
3) Serves as a “road map” for your paper
4) All of the above
QUESTION 3
What is a comma splice?
1) When a comma is used to join two independent
clauses
2) When a comma is used to join two dependent
clauses
3) When a comma is used and isn’t needed
4) When a comma isn’t used and is needed
QUESTION 4
What is a run-on sentence?
1) When two or more independent clauses are joined
without the correct punctuation or conjunction.
2) When two or more dependent clauses are joined without
the correct punctuation or conjunction.
3) When a sentence is way too long.
4) When two or more independent clauses are joined with
the correct punctuation or conjunction.
QUESTION 5
What should a concluding paragraph do?
1) Introduce new ideas for the reader to think about
2) Make extreme claims not featured within the rest of the
paper
3) Restate your thesis and wrap up main ideas used within
your paper.
4) Where you put everything that didn’t fit into the rest of
your paper.
QUESTION 6
Which example correctly embeds a quotation in
MLA format?
1) Ben exclaimed, I love superheroes! (pg.21).
2) Ben exclaimed, “I love superheroes! (pg.21).
3) Ben exclaimed, “I love superheroes! Pg.21.
4) Ben exclaimed, I love superheroes! Pg.21.
QUESTION 7
Which of the following sentences if a fragment?
1) I love my six cats equally.
2) My cats meow.
3) I offer my cats different treats.
4) Because my cats love them.
QUESTION 10
Which of the following sentences correctly uses a
semicolon?
1) I had a great weekend; visiting with friends.
2) I like to spend time outdoors; and I can’t stand
to stay inside.
3) It is cold this weekend; so I might have to stay
inside.
4) This book is long; it is also old.