Quiz 2: Punctuation and the Formal Essay – Flashcards
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We were served all my favorite foods: steak, corn on-the-cob, ice cream, and strawberries.
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to introduce a list
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Swimming powerfully, he reached the finish line first.
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to follow an introductory element
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When you are finished, come to the house.
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to follow an introductory element
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Come here, Dottie, and look at this picture.
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to interrupt
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Then Garth--he's the tall one--caught the pass and scored a touch-down.
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to interrupt
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Her dress, soft and pretty, looked expensive.
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to interrupt
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The essay is a nonfiction genre.
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true
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Essays are modern inventions.
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false
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Addison and Steele were famous English essayists.
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true
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A formal essay is never used in magazines.
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false
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A formal essay informs.
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true
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Thurber and Emerson wrote essays.
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true
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Formal essays have thesis statements.
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true
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