Grammar
Hyphen, Em-Dash, or En-Dash?
1. Losing games really hurts my self_esteem.
2. I get distracted very easily. In fact, one time_look at the bird outside!
3. You need to score between 80%_90% to pass the class.
1. Losing games really hurts my self-esteem.
2. I get distracted very easily. In fact, one time---look at the bird outside!
3. You need to score between 80%--90% to pass the class.
Antonyms for APATHY
enthusiasm, fervor, ardor, concern
Recalcitrant
unruly, obstinate, contrary, ornery
Parsimonious
generous, openhanded
Parentheses or Brackets?
1. We saw him _Gary’s brother_ at the café yesterday.
2. He _understandably_ wasn’t going to eat the egg salad that had been sitting out for many hours.
3. An eyewitness said, “It _the blue truck_ ran a red light.”
1. We saw him (Gary’s brother) at the café yesterday.
2. He (understandably) wasn’t going to eat the egg salad that had been sitting out for many hours.
3. An eyewitness said, “It [the blue truck] ran a red light.”
Synonyms for DERIDE
mock, scorn, disparage
Reprisal
retaliation, revenge
Revel
abhor, loathe
Active or Passive Voice?
1. Somebody broke the expensive vase.
2. We submitted our essays before the due date.
3. The application has been reviewed by the committee.
1. Somebody broke the expensive vase. = A
2. We submitted our essays before the due date. = A
3. The application has been reviewed by the committee. = P
Anonyms for ANIMOSITY
affection, fondness, rapport, amity
Stultify
smother, stifle, neutralize, negate
Suave
crude, clumsy, oafish, loutish
COMMA OR SEMICOLON?
1. You must bring the following items ___ a notebook, a pencil, and a calculator.
2. The temperature dropped suddenly ___ we should probably head inside.
3. The artist used many different colors ___ blue, green, yellow, and deep crimson were especially vibrant.
1. You must bring the following items: a notebook, a pencil, and a calculator.
2. The temperature dropped suddenly; we should probably head inside.
3. The artist used many different colors ;blue, green, yellow, and deep crimson were especially vibrant.
Synonyms for DECREPIT
infirm, broken-down, rickety
Quandary
confusion, dilemma, predicament
Multifarious
unvaried, uniform, homogenous
QUOTATION MARKS:
1. Periods and commas go [inside / outside] closing quotation marks.
2. Colons and semicolons go [inside / outside] closing quotation marks
3. If a question mark or exclamation point was originally part of the quotes text, it goes [inside / outside] closing quotation marks.
1. Periods and commas go inside closing quotation marks.
2. Colons and semicolons go outside closing quotation marks
3. If a question mark or exclamation point was originally part of the quotes text, it goes inside closing quotation marks.
Antonyms for COMPATIBLE
mismatched, incongruous, antagonistic
Omnivorous
all-devouring, voracious
current, up-to-date, brand-new