mechatronicman 1 / 1 Aug 31, 2009 #1I have a few questions that I need answered can anyone help?___________ is the central idea of an essay.______________ is the opening paragraph of an essay.____________ is the ending paragraph of an essay.__________ __________ is a sentence that states the main point of a paragraph and connects to the central idea of an essay.________ __________ is details, examples, and data included in the body paragraphs to support the main points of an essay._______________ are connecting words or phrases that connect sentences or paragraphs within an essay.
npink18 1 / 3 Aug 31, 2009 #2thesis - central idea of an essayintroduction - opening paragraphconclusion - ending paragraphthesis statement - states the main point
OP mechatronicman 1 / 1 Sep 1, 2009 #4Thanks all these are the answers I put on a test and except conclusion they were counted wrong
Notoman 20 / 419 Sep 1, 2009 #5It is probably because your teacher gave you different vocabulary for the test that s/he expected you to know.My first thoughts were:thesisintroductionconclusiontopic sentence (two word blanks)supporting sentences (two word blanks)transitionsWhen s/he gives you this much information on a question, you can be assured that they want you to use the vocab they have proved to fill in the blanks.
EF_Sean 6 / 3,491 Sep 1, 2009 #6Yeah, the vocabulary can change a bit. "Topic sentence" is actually the correct answer for the one you had listed as "thesis statement." "Supporting sentences" works better than "evidence," but I hadn't noticed that there were two blanks, and the term is accurately descriptive otherwise. I'm not sure why "thesis," "introduction," and "transitions" would have been marked wrong . . . did you put them in in the right order?
EF_Simone 2 / 1,986 Sep 11, 2009 #7Thanks all these are the answers I put on a test and except conclusion they were counted wrongWhich is what happens when you ask strangers to take tests for you! It's one thing to use this forum to get feedback on your writing: Research shows that peer feedback one of the best ways to improve one's writing. It's quite another to ask an unknown peer -- who might or might not know the right answer -- to supply the replies to test questions for you!