Commas
Where does the comma go in this sentence?
Wednesday July ninth 2051.
Wednesday, July ninth, 2051.
What is the difference between where, wear, and were?
Where: in or to what place or positon.
Wear: have on one's body or a part of one's body as clothing, decoration, protection, or for some other purpose.
Were: second person singular past, plural past, and past subjunctive of be.
Quotations or Italics?
My dad was featured in a news article called Local Man Saves Dog.
My dad was featured in a news article called "Local Man Saves Dog".
What is a noun?
Person, place or thing.
Where does the comma go in this sentence?
We went to the beach last summer and I learned to surf.
We went to the beach last summer, and I learned to surf.
Except vs accept
Accept is a transitive verb meaning to willingly receive, allow, or approve of something or someone. Except is mainly used as a preposition meaning “excluding” or “apart from.”
Quotations or Italics?
Lord of the Rings is my favourite movie trilogy.
Lord of the Rings is my favourite movie trilogy.
Which word is the noun?
I was yelling in the street.
Street.
Where does the comma go in this sentence?
The young girl saw the mugging screamed loudly and cried about it for days afterward.
The young girl saw the mugging, screamed loudly, and cried about it for days afterward.
Affect is usually a verb, and it means to impact or change. Effect, on the other hand, is usually a noun that you would use to indicate the result of a change
Quotations or Italics?
The song Listen on Beyonce's new album B'Day is from the upcoming movie Dreamgirls.
The song "Listen" on Beyonce's new album B'Day is from the upcoming movie Dreamgirls.
Which word is the noun?
I need to water my dog.
Dog.
What is it called when someone uses too many commas?
Comma splice.
When were homophones invented?
1843
Is Refugee italicized or in quotations?
Italicized.
Refugee.
Which words are nouns?
I went to Mexico yesterday.
Mexico and yesterday.
What is the Greek word for a comma?
kόμμα (kómma).
What is the Greek origin for homophones?
Homos meaning "same" and phōnē, meaning sound.
How many direct quotations are in the Hebrew Bible?
283.
How many nouns are in the Oxford Dictionary?
Around 80,000.