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Essay Writing

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    In this game, you will study essay writing theory and will practice your writing skills.
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  • Is this statement TRUE or FALSE?: A paragraph is made up of a topic sentence, supporting detail sentences and a concluding sentence.
    TRUE
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  • Add commas as needed in this sentence.
    My sister who lives in La Plata has curly hair.
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  • Provide a synonym for 'besides' and say a meaningful example of the connector used in context.
    Student's answer
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  • Choose the good hook: A. Lung cancer kills more people in one year than all criminal and accidental deaths combined. B. Lung cancer is a terrible disease.
    A.
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  • Is this statement true or false?: The introduction and the conclusion often share some ideas and words in order to remind the reader of the main idea of the essay.
    TRUE
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  • Provide a synonym for 'nevertheless' and say a meaningful example of the connector used in context.
    Student's answer
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  • Mention THREE DON'TS when writing an academic essay.
    Student's answer
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  • Define 'topic sentence.'
    Student's answer
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  • Where would you add the serial comma in this sentence? How does the serial comma improve the sentence?: Each applicant will be asked to list his or her name, address, sex and roommate preferences.
    Student's answer
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  • Define 'thesis statement.'
    Student's answer
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  • Why should we prepare an outline before writing our essay?
    Student's answer
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  • Complete the sentence: The first sentence of a paragraph must always be...
    Student's answer
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  • Rewrite the following title with correct capitalization: the features of a good novel for students
    Student's answer
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  • Turn the following sentence into an effective hook: Many people begin their mornings by checking their cell phone.
    Student's answer
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  • Can we write a period after a question mark?
    No, we can't.
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  • Name THREE DICTIONARIES we must check while writing an essay,
    A monolingual dictionary, a collocations dictionary and a thesaurus.
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