Select the letter of a category on which you should focus when proofreading.

a.

strength of your lead sentence

b.

Who, What, Where, When, Why and How

c.

conventions

d.

elaboration

If you were a police detective investigating a case of forgery, which of the following people would you ask to examine the handwriting on the questioned documents? A. Psychoanalyst B. Osteopath C. Gerontologist D. Graphologist

Grandma Ellis is a native of Ohio. She grew up during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Which sentence correctly combines these two sentences with an appositive phrase?

What does the word rancor mean when Friar Lawrence tells Romeo: "For this alliance may so happy prove To turn your households' rancor to pure love." A) hatred B) kindness C) passion D) sorrow

Corey read a poem about inequality between the rich and the poor. The poem included a description of a child, dressed in rags, who sleeps on the street and goes to sleep hungry each night.

What was jacks personality like in the beginning of chapter 3 in lord of the flies

How can rhetorical comparisons be used in persuasive writing?

Match the message or lesson of each character with the person who said it.

Which sentence contains a misplaced or dangling modifier? A) Running is one way I deal with stress. B) Sleeping peacefully, the thunder frightened me. C) The holiday season was filled with joyous celebrations. D) Mrs.

Which activities do these lines from "mending wall" suggest are part of a rural life? A. hunting for rabbits and running with dogs B. taking apart stone walls and rebuilding them C. hunting for rabbits and repairing stone walls D.

Which underlined word in the sentence is a particular article? A large crow flew over the field.