Parts of Speech
Sentence Structure
Punctuation
Writing Skills
Potpourri
100
This part of speech is usually the subject of a sentence.
What is a noun?
100
This is what we call joining two independent clauses.
What is coordination?
100
This punctuation mark is used to separate items in a series.
What is a comma?
100
It is the document turned in when the drafting step of the writing process is completed.
What is the rough draft?
100
This is the translation for "Fond du Lac"
What is "bottom of the lake"?
200
It modifies a noun.
What is an adjective?
200
This is what we call joining a dependent clause to an independent clause.
What is subordination?
200
This punctuation mark functions like a period except the reader expects something to follow.
What is a colon?
200
It is an acronym for writing purposes.
What is PEPCI?
200
This is the only acceptable font in College Prep II.
What is Times New Roman?
300
It is the plural of the noun syllabus.
What is syllabi?
300
It begins the dependent clause in the sentence "Because it was raining, we closed the windows."
What is "Because"?
300
Name two of the three times when it is "legal" to use a semi-colon.
What is (1) before a conjunctive adverb (2) between two independent clauses (3) to separate multiple items in a list (monster list)
300
It is what MLA stands for.
What is Modern Language Association?
300
Her autobiography is called I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
Who is Maya Angelou?
400
It refers to the word that a pronoun replaces.
What is antecedent?
400
An example of this type of sentence error is "When Joe got home, he did his homework his father helped him.
What is a run-on?
400
No apostrophe is used when an s is added to this pronoun to show possession.
What is its?
400
It is shortened to UDF.
What is Universal Date Format?
400
This famous singer/songwriter was born in Duluth, Minnesota?
Who is Bob Dylan?
500
It is the technical name for the FANBOYS.
What is coordinating conjunctions?
500
Of a clause or a phrase, it is the one with a subject and a verb.
What is a clause?
500
This type of word needs to be surrounded by punctuation.
What is a conjunctive adverb?
500
What is wrong with this sentence? You should consider the consequences before breaking the law.
What is it uses second person (or you)?
500
It is the date of the final exam in this class.
What is October 12 (or 13th)?
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