Punctuation
What is the purpose of a semicolon?
A semicolon joins two independent clauses (IC;IC)
Fix the sentence to maintain parallel structure:
To succeed in this role, you must enjoy traveling, meeting new clients, and to stay organized.
To succeed in this role, you must enjoy traveling, meeting new clients, and staying organized.
To succeed in this role, you must like to travel, to meet new clients, and to stay organized.
Rewrite the sentence to contain the correct verb:
The bowl of crackers (sit/sits) on the table.
The bowl of crackers sits on the table.
Identify the subject and the correct corresponding verb:
The performance of the two lead actors (was / were) incredible.
Subject: Performance
Verb: was
What is the device:
The repetition of initial consonant sounds in a series of words, such as "Peter Piper picked a peck".
Alliteration
Which of the following sentences correctly joins a dependent and independent clause?
A. Although I was tired I continued to go to school.
B. I continued to go to school but I was still tired.
C. Because I was tired, I didn't want to go to school.
D. I wanted to stay home, because I was tired.
C. Because I was tired, I didn't want to go to school.
Correct format: DC, IC
Write the corresponding order of active voice using the three components:
-Subject
-Object
-Action
Subject + Action + Object
These four "body" words that act as the subject (anybody, somebody, everybody, nobody) always take what type of verb?
Singular verbs
What is the part of speech of "near" in the following sentence?
The deadline is drawing near.
Adverb
What is the appeal:
As a retired police officer with 30 years of experience on the highway patrol, I have seen thousands of accidents. I can tell you from firsthand experience that seatbelts are the single most effective way to survive a crash
Ethos
Use a colon to correctly join the two independent clauses:
My grandmother gave me the best advice I’ve ever received. She said to never go to bed angry.
My grandmother gave me the best advice I’ve ever received: never go to bed angry.
IC: IC (Clarification)
Is the following sentence active or passive?
The innovative software update was installed through the IT department across all company laptops late last night.
Passive Voice
Which of the following subjects are singular (write them out)
Anyone, Everybody, All, Most, The Class, Neither
Anyone, Everybody, The class, Neither
Identify the subject and the correct corresponding verb:
High up in the canopy of the rainforest (lives / live) many rare birds.
Subject: Birds
Verb: live
What two devices are the following?
Opening that filing cabinet was like opening Pandora’s Box
Simile; Allusion
Correctly punctuate the following sentence:
Because it was a cold dreary morning in London I decided to stay inside
Because it was a cold, dreary morning in London, I decided to stay inside.
Rewrite the following sentence to contain active voice:
Every single window in the old house was smashed by the neighborhood kids during the thunderstorm.
The neighborhood kids smashed every single window in the old house during the thunderstorm.
Rewrite the sentence to contain the proper subject verb pair:
The mayor, as well as his brothers, (is/are) going to jail.
The mayor, as well as his brothers, is going to jail.
What part of speech is the word "so" in the following sentence?
He stayed up late so that he could finish the project.
Subordinating conjunction
What device is being used:
During a camping trip, I mistook a skunk for a cat and attempted to pet it, only to be met with a rather pungent surprise. The incident left everyone in stitches and me in desperate need of a tomato juice bath
Anecdote
Add dash(es) to the following sentence to make it grammatically sound:
The sandwich if you can even call two slices of dry toast and a piece of wilted lettuce a sandwich was a total disappointment.
The sandwich-if you can even call two slices of dry toast and a piece of wilted lettuce a sandwich-was a total disappointment.
Join these using the infinitive form to make a parallel sentence ("to verb").
On Saturday, I want to go hiking.
I also want to visit the museum.
I'm thinking about having dinner with friends.
On Saturday, I want to hike, to visit the museum, and to have dinner with friends.
or
On Saturday, I want to hike, visit the museum, and have dinner with friends.
Neither Ms. Fitts nor Ms.Willingham _____(want/wants) to wait to give the final.
Neither Ms. Fitts nor Ms.Willingham want to wait to give the final.
An -ing word acting as a noun is called this.
Gerund
Name the device:
The alarm clock yelled at me to get out of bed, but I am not ready to get my day started.
Personification.