Review Quiz 10th

When do you use a period?

• at the end of a sentence

• at the end of a question

• at the end of a sentence with intense emotion

Answer explanation

Periods go at the end of sentences.

Question marks go at the end of questions.

Exclamation points go at then end of sentences with intense emotion.

If you make a statement about something you think is true but do not support it with evidence what is that?

• argument

• claim

• counterclaim

• evidence

Answer explanation

A claim is when you state an opinion or fact without supporting evidence.

An argument is when you support your claim with evidence.

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

• Because it's my birthday.

• It's my birthday.

• After it was my birthday.

• Before it's my birthday.

Answer explanation

"It's my birthday" is the complete sentence because it has a subject (it) a predicate my birthday (is) and it forms a complete thought.

The first thing you should do when you are writing a paper is just start the final draft.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The first step in the writing process is choosing what you want to write about

If you got information from an original source written by an author names James Smith how would you cite the original source in your paper?

• "James Smith"

• (James Smith)

• (JS)

• you don't need a citation

Answer explanation

in this class when you cite information from a text you put the authors name in ( ) next to the information

You just read an article on Wikipedia and used information from that source in your paper, what should your citation look like?

What are the three things that a sentence needs?

• verb, pronouns, and nouns

• Subject, predicate, and to form a complete thought

• subject, objects and an article

• Noun, predicate, and conjunction

Answer explanation

Sentences need a subject, predicate, and to form a complete thought.

During what stage of the writing process do you gather and organize information about your topic?

• prewriting

• draft

• final draft

• editing

Answer explanation

During the prewriting stage you gather and organize information about your topic.

Turn the sentence fragment into a complete sentence: Before the party ended

What is a claim?

• a statement of opinion/fact supported with evidence

• a statement of opinion/fact that is not supported with evidence

• evidence supporting a opinion/fact

• a statement that goes against a statement someone else has made

Answer explanation

claim= a statement of a opinion/fact not supported with evidence

argument= a statement of a opinion/fact with supporting evidence