Elements Of Writing

Question 1

Paragraph

Answer 1

5–11 sentences long; has an introductory sentence and a concluding sentence

Question 2

Thesis statement

Answer 2

States the main point of the essay

Question 3

Conjunction

Answer 3

Linking words example fanboys

Question 4

Run on sentence

Answer 4

Two or more sentences join together incorrectly

Question 5

Noun

Answer 5

Person, place, or thing

Question 6

Simple subject

Answer 6

The noun that is doing the action in a sentence

Question 7

Pronoun

Answer 7

Takes the place of a noun

Question 8

Simple predicate

Answer 8

The action that the subject is doing in a sentence

Question 9

Compound sentence

Answer 9

Two sentences join together properly

Question 10

Common noun

Answer 10

A general name, only begins with a capital one at the beginning of a sentence

Question 11

Verb

Answer 11

Action word

Question 12

Proper noun

Answer 12

A specific name, always begins with a capital letter

Question 13

Sentence fragment

Answer 13

Missing part of the sentence bracket either the subject or the predicate bracket

Question 14

Concluding sentence

Answer 14

Sums up the paragraph

Question 15

Simple sentence

Answer 15

Subject plus predicate

Question 16

Topic sentence

Answer 16

States what the paragraph will be about