English Language Arts

Larry is writing an essay where she needs to identify and support her opinion on whether school uniforms should be mandatory. What type of essay is she writing?

• Informative Essay

• Argumentative Essay

• Compare and Contrast Essay

• Research Essay

Answer explanation

Larry is expressing his opinion on a specific issue, which makes his essay an argumentative essay. This type of essay aims to persuade the reader by presenting arguments and supporting evidence.

What type of essay do you provide information to a reader about a subject?

• Informative Essay

• Argumentative Essay

• Compare and Contrast Essay

• Research Essay

Answer explanation

An Informative Essay provides detailed information about a subject, aiming to educate the reader without persuading or arguing, making it the correct choice for the question.

What type of essay do you display differences and similarities?

• Informative Essay

• Argumentative Essay

• Compare and Contrast Essay

• Research Essay

Answer explanation

A Compare and Contrast Essay specifically focuses on displaying differences and similarities between two or more subjects, making it the correct choice for this question.

What is the purpose of an introduction?

• To make a fun way to start an essay

• To tell the reader what the essay is going to be about

• To only show our side of an argument

• To end the essay in an academic way

Answer explanation

The purpose of an introduction is to tell the reader what the essay is going to be about, providing a clear overview of the main topics and arguments that will be discussed.

The teens in the bowling alley.

• sentence

• fragment

Answer explanation

The phrase 'The teens in the bowling alley' lacks a verb and does not express a complete thought, making it a fragment rather than a full sentence.

Ronald makes new friends very easily.

• sentence

• fragment

Answer explanation

The statement 'Ronald makes new friends very easily' is a complete thought with a subject and a predicate, making it a full sentence. Therefore, the correct choice is 'sentence'.

Goes to the movies every weekend.

• sentence 

• fragment

Answer explanation

The phrase 'Goes to the movies every weekend' lacks a subject or a complete thought, making it a fragment. A complete sentence requires both a subject and a predicate.

All the time.

• Sentence

• Fragment

• Run on

Answer explanation

The phrase 'All the time.' lacks a subject and a verb, making it incomplete. Therefore, it is classified as a fragment rather than a complete sentence or a run-on.

My mom's delicious cream cheese brownies.

• sentence fragment

• run-on sentence

• complete sentence

Answer explanation

The phrase 'My mom's delicious cream cheese brownies' lacks a verb and does not express a complete thought, making it a sentence fragment. It cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.

My new watch has a compass, a timer, and an alarm.

• sentence fragment

• run-on sentence

• complete sentence

Answer explanation

The statement 'My new watch has a compass, a timer, and an alarm' is a complete sentence because it has a subject ('My new watch') and a predicate ('has a compass, a timer, and an alarm'), conveying a complete thought.