The sentence below is missing one form of punctuation. Is it a comma, a semi-colon, or a colon?
The artist preferred to paint in oils he did not like watercolors.
A semi-colon
100
Is the following a fragment or a complete sentence?
Driving in the city during rush hour.
Fragment. The group of words is missing a predicate.
100
A long narrative poem about the deeds of gods and heroes
An epic poem
100
The piano as well as the pipe organ ____________ to be tuned for the big concert.
(has/have)
Have
100
What is the central idea around which an essay is developed called?
Thesis
200
The sentence below is missing one form of punctuation. Is it a comma, a semi-colon, or a colon?
Not all highly educated people enjoy traveling but many world travelers are particularly well educated.
Comma
200
Is the following a fragment or a complete sentence?
Which the salesman was surprised to find in such good shape.
Fragment. There is no subject, and the group of words begins with a subordinating conjunction.
200
The epic hero who is known for the Trojan horse.
Odysseus
200
Everybody in the class ____________ done the homework well in advance.
(has/have)
has
200
What is the repetition of words or word parts in order to create balance called?
Parallel structure/parallelism/parallel language
300
The sentence below is missing one form of punctuation. Is it a comma, a semi-colon, or a colon?
I need a few items at the store: clothespins, a bottle opener, and napkins.
Colon
300
Is the following a fragment, or a complete sentence?
My brother has been operating a charter fishing boat for five years.
Complete sentence
300
The character defect that causes the downfall of the hero and his friends or family.
The tragic flaw
300
John or his brother ______ going to be responsible for this.
(is/are)
is
300
The three main purposes of writing are
to persuade
to entertain
to inform
400
The sentence below is missing one form of punctuation. Is it a comma, a semi-colon, or a colon?
I had to complete the assignment by Friday otherwise, I would have failed the course.
Semi-colon
400
Is the following a fragment or a complete sentence?
While living there, he made very few friends.
Complete sentence
400
The quote below is an example of what element of the epic?
"Your name has gone out under heaven like the sweet honor of some god-fearing king, who rules in equity over the strong..."
An epic simile
400
Each of the suspects had ______ own alibi.
(his/their)
his
400
Write this information in the correct order and place in order to produce a properly formatted MLA Heading:
The Great Depression
Joe Popcorn
12 December 2014
9th CP LA/3rd
Popcorn 1
McClure
Popcorn 1
Joe Popcorn
McClure
9th CP LA/3rd
12 December 2014
The Great Depression
500
The sentence below is missing one form of punctuation. Is it a comma, a semi-colon, or a colon?
To whom it may concern I met Allison Jones at the College and Career fair last week, and I am interested in additional information about your school.
Colon
500
Is the following a fragment or a complete sentence?
In the hiding place that Carl had been using for years to get away from the noisy house.
Fragment. There is no subject.
500
Characters, themes, or storylines that appear over and over in our literature and popular culture are known as _________.
archetypes
500
Jeff and Isabel planned _______ own wedding.
(his and her, their)
500
Write this quote correctly:
Hey, Boo.
Spoken by Scout.
Found on page 270 of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird.