Learn English Writing Skills

Question 1

What is the purpose of a 'thesis statement' in an essay?

Accepted Answer

To state the main argument or central point of the essay

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To introduce the topic with background information

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To list the sources used in the essay

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To summarize each body paragraph

Question 2

Which sentence is written in the active voice?

Accepted Answer

The dog chased the ball.

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The ball was chased by the dog.

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The ball was being chased.

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It was the dog that chased.

Question 3

What does 'coherence' mean in a piece of writing?

Accepted Answer

Ideas are logically connected and flow smoothly

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The text uses many advanced words

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Each paragraph is very long

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The writing includes many statistics

Question 4

What is the correct way to punctuate a list of three items in a sentence?

Accepted Answer

I bought apples, oranges, and bananas.

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I bought apples oranges and bananas.

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I bought apples; oranges; and bananas.

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I bought apples. Oranges. And bananas.

Question 5

What type of essay presents both sides of an issue and then takes a position?

Accepted Answer

Argumentative essay

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Narrative essay

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Descriptive essay

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Expository essay

Question 6

What is 'parallel structure' in writing?

Accepted Answer

Using the same grammatical form for items in a list or series

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Writing two paragraphs of equal length

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Starting every sentence with the same word

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Repeating the thesis in every paragraph