However despite the weather, we still went on the hike.
However (comma), despite the weather, we still went on the hike.
100
Turn this fragment into a complete sentence:
Which was what we wanted.
Example: They delivered a cheese pizza, which was what we wanted.
100
Semicolon or colon?
"I hated the weather that day [] I prefer rainy weather, not the heat!"
Semicolon would work since the two are independent clauses with related content.
100
Your too nice!
You're too nice!
100
What is the length of your final I-Search going to be?
Between 6-9 pages.
200
My favorite colors are pink, grey and periwinkle.
(Oxford comma use): My favorite colors are pink, grey, and periwinkle.
200
"Eating chicken."
Explain why this is a sentence fragment.
No subject! Only a verb and an object are included in this fragment.
200
What is a semicolon?
A longer pause than a comma,
a way to join to related independent clauses.
Punctuation.
200
Its time to leave, but I am not ready.
It's time to leave, but I am not ready.
200
When is your final I-Search due by? Date and time
Tuesday, October 3rd by 11:59 PM on BBLEARN!
300
and, but, for, or, nor, so, yet
Examples of what? What do they do?
Coordinating conjunctions
Conjunctions connect two thoughts.
300
Turn this into a complete sentence:
Unlike the other characters in the show.
Example: Unlike the other characters in the show, Marie was more complex.
300
There was no running and no shouting because all the children behaved very well [] therefore, they will all get a treat.
Semicolon!
Before a transitional phrase is a good place to use a semicolon.
300
Rising oil prices ______ nearly everyone.
Affect
300
Which essay we are going to be writing after the I-Search?
the Rhetorical Analysis
400
Yes I saw a duck when I went running.
Yes (comma), I saw a duck when I went running.
400
Identify the subject and the verb:
I went to the store to buy a gallon of milk.
"I" is the subject, and the verb is "went" (and also "to buy").
400
The use of these punctuation marks often confuses students [] comma, semicolon, colon, hyphen, and dash.
Colon
Good to use before lists
400
Rising oil prices will have an ____ on nearly everyone.
Effect
400
When is the last day you can present your OP to the class?
October 13th!
Reading it out loud is the majority of the grade and is therefore required.
500
It is nearly half past five, we cannot reach town before dark
Comma splice! No comma is needed. Instead, a semicolon or period would work.
500
"It was a book without a cover."
Turn this into a fragment.
A book without a cover.
500
Music is more than a mechanical arrangement of sounds [] it is an expression of deep feeling and ethical values.
Colon or semicolon? Defend your answer.
Personally, I'd say either or, but Google recommends a colon here because "it" directly relates to the phrase before, and is the answer to the implied question.
500
When I went __ the store, Mother told me ___ buy ____ loaves of bread and a gallon of milk, ___.
When I went to the store, Mother told me to buy two loaves of bread and a gallon of milk, too.
500
For 500 points....
What type of animal do I want to adopt?