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True or false? Distinguishing causes from effects is rarely an important part of understanding a cause/effect essay.

True or false: If you use a direct quotation from another source, you don’t need to put the exact material you want to use in quotation marks.

Compare and contrast the works of Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois. What is each man’s overall strategy, and what are the strengths and weaknesses of each?

Verbs modify nouns and adjectives by adding descriptive elements, as in: “The yellow house”.

Is this true? To write a comparison/contrast essay, consider two items that have something in common.

True or false? The same items can be divided and classified in many different ways. The United States can be divided many different ways—into 50 states, 4 regions (Northeast, Midwest, South, and Pacific), and 6 time zones (Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific, Alaska, and Hawaii).

True or false: Work first with the content, making sure your thoughts are fully developed and organized effectively before you correct your grammar and usage errors.

True or false: Your body paragraphs should consist mainly of facts, details, and reasons—not opinions. Your reader should be able to check what you are saying, and any opinions you include should be based on clear evidence.

True? Definitions can be as short as one word or as long as an essay or even a book. Words or ideas that require such extended definitions are very rarely abstract, complex, or controversial.

In Shakespeare’s Sonnet 73, which of the following lines represents enjambment?