1. True or False Each body paragraph should include a thesis statement. The thesis statement of the essay should be located in the introductory paragraph. New supporting details should be introduced in the conclusion paragraph. Transition words should be used in academic writing. First, second, and third person perspective should be used in academic writing. (I, you, he) A topic sentence introduces the main idea of a paragraph. Compare and contrast essays do not need a thesis statement.

2. True or False In Academic writing, it is okay to use contractions. Besides introducing the thesis, the introduction also gives a general outline of the essay. Each body paragraph expands upon a different idea or aspect pertaining to the main thesis. Compare/contrast essays show the similarities and differences between two things or ideas. You do not need to cite if you are just paraphrasing and not quoting in the exact same words.

3. Words often confused When my friend bought tickets to the Beyonce concert and asked if I wanted to go, I replied “Of (coarse/course)! The concert took place in Tyrone, a town (wear, where, were) there is a lot of crime. I asked my mother if I could go and she said “(There/Their/They’re) is no way (your/you’re) going. This is Beyonce we’re talking about! She is a (woman/women) I admire! My friend had (already/all ready) purchased the tickets. I would (of/have) never missed it. I begged and pleaded with my mother. “But MOM! (It’s/Its) during my Spring (Brake/Break). It won’t be hard to go.

4. Words often confused My begging had no (affect/effect). My mother told me that if I were to go to a town as dangerous as Tyrone, I would never come home in one (peace/piece). I decided to go, despite how my mother might (fill/feel). I knew it was not (write/right), but I went. When I returned home, my mother was (quite/quiet) mad. She asked “(Where/were/wear) (where/were/wear) you?” I could not in good (conscious/conscience) tell a lie to my mother. My mother said “I (loose/lose) respect for people who do not have strong moral (principles/principals).

5. Parts of Speech Label the parts of speech 1. Children enjoy unstructured play, but they also need discipline and quiet time. 2. I have a fat black cat. We call his cat Friday and consider him part of the family. 3. The cat and mouse walked under the short fence. You saw them, didn’t you? 4. Since James runs quickly and Katie only walks, they do not exercise together.

6. Parts of Speech: Answers 1.Children enjoy unstructured play, but they noun verb adj noun conj pron also need discipline and quiet time. adv verb noun conj adj noun

7. Parts of Speech: Answers 2. I have a fat black cat. We Pro verb adj adj noun Pron call his cat Friday and consider him part of the verb pro noun noun conj verb pro noun prep family. noun

8. Parts of Speech: Answers 3. The cat and mouse walked under the short noun conj noun verb prep adj fence. You saw them, didn’t you? Noun pron verb pron verb/adverb pron

9. Parts of Speech: Answers 4. Since James runs quickly and Katie only walks, Conj noun verb adv conj noun adv verb they do not exercise together. Pronoun verb adv verb adv

10. Possessives Make the word possessive boss office babies clothing Chris phone relatives house Rodgers car Its bowl Jess birthday girls shoes boys sandals witches brooms class assignment

11. Possessives: Answers boss’s office babies’ clothing Chris’s phone relatives house Rodgers car Its bowl Jess’s birthday girls’ shoes boys’ sandals witches’ brooms class’s assignment

12. Doubling the Last letter Check the following words that require you to double the last letter when you add -ed, -er, or –ing (if the word exsits) Skim filter wed suffer sleep dim scream omit get mark plan benefit

13. Doubling the Last Letter: Answers Skim filter wed suffer sleep dim scream omit get mark plan benefit skimming filtered wedding suffered sleeping dimmer screaming omitted getting marker planning benefited