Elements of writing: paragraphs

Which of these is NOT a feature of a good title?

• It is a full sentence

• It draws the readers' attention

• It is short

• It gives an idea of the content of the paragraph

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What would you find at the start of a paragraph?

• The topic sentence

• The concluding sentence

• The supporting sentences

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The topic sentence contains_____

• The controlling idea

• The title

• Supporting information

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which is NOT a feature of a good topic sentence?

• It is a simple, well-known fact

• It guides the paragraph

• It lets the reader know what to expect

• It contains the topic and the controlling idea

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What might you find in a suppporting sentence?

• Facts

• Descriptions

• Examples

• All of these

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

True or false: the concluding sentence always directly restates the main point of the topic sentence

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

A sentence in English must include

• A subject

• A verb

• A complete idea

• All of these

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of these is a complete sentence

• Threw the ball

• The man threw the ball

• The Man

• Man threw

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of these is a count noun?

• Dog

• Happiness

• Weather

• water

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

True or False: non-count nouns usually have a singular and a plural form

• True

• False

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A