Writing Practice Exercises

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Each question links to a skill. If you miss one, open that guide and review it: MLA, APA, grammar, thesis, and plagiarism.

Try it Revise it: sentence combining

Combine these short sentences into one strong sentence. Then compare with the model.

The storm was coming. The farmers worked fast. They brought in the hay.

The essay was long. It had no citations. The teacher returned it.

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1. [MLA] Which Works Cited entry is formatted correctly?

   Frederick Douglass. Narrative. 1845. Douglass, Frederick. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. Anti-Slavery Office, 1845. Douglass, F. (1845). Narrative.
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2. [APA] Which is a correct APA in-text citation?

   (Duckworth 2016) (Duckworth, 2016) (Duckworth, p. 2016)
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3. [Thesis] Which is arguable?

   The moon orbits Earth. Space exploration is worth the cost because it drives new technology and inspires students. This essay is about space.
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4. [Grammar] Which is correct?

   Your going to love it. You're going to love it. Youre going to love it.
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5. [Grammar] Which is a comma splice?

   I ran, I fell. I ran, and I fell. I ran; I fell.
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6. [Grammar] Fill in: There are ______ (fewer / less) students today.Check

7. [Plagiarism] Summarizing a chapter in your own words requires…

   Nothing A citation
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8. [Research] A .gov website about vaccine schedules updated last month scores well on…

   Currency and authority Purpose only Nothing
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9. [Structure] What is the job of a body paragraph?

   Introduce the topic Prove one reason that supports the thesis Restate the thesis
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10. [Chicago] In history papers, Chicago style uses…

    Footnotes and a bibliography Parenthetical author-page No citations
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11. [MLA] Fill in the in-text citation for page 15 of a book by Toni Morrison: (_____)Check

12. [Grammar] Choose: The dog wagged ___ tail.

    it's its
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