Punctuation
Grammar
Spelling
Sentence Structure
Writing Skills
Potpourri
100
It is the correct way to make man possessive.
What is man's?
100
It is the correct possessive pronoun to use with "team".
What is its?
100
This is what we call joining two independent clauses.
What is coordination?
100
It is the most important sentence in an essay.
What is the thesis statement?
100
It is the organization represented by MLA.
What is the Modern Language Association?
200
It is the punctuation mark used to separate out a series within a series (aka a monster list).
What is a semi-colon?
200
Of affect/effect, it is the word used to show the result(s) of something.
What is effect?
200
This is what we call joining an independent clause with a dependent clause.
What is subordination?
200
Name two of the three things that should be done in an essay's conclusion.
What is summarize the main points of the essay, "echo" the thesis, and signal the end.
200
It is what UDF stands for.
What is Universal Date Format?
300
It is the punctuation mark to avoid in college writing.
What is an exclamation mark?
300
It is the correct pronoun to use in this sentence: Do you know who he is taking to the wedding? Do you know whom he is taking to the wedding?
What is whom?
300
It is what the N in FANBOYS stands for.
What is nor?
300
Name two ways to begin an essay.
What is with a personal anecdote, a shocking/surprising statistic, and a quote from a famous person (or popular saying).
300
It is the translation of "Fond du Lac."
What is "bottom of the lake"?
400
It is the pronoun that has an s but no apostrophe added to show possession.
What is its?
400
It is the plural of syllabus.
What is syllabi?
400
This type of word is usually preceeded by a semi-colon when joining two independent clauses.
What is a conjucntive adverb?
400
In addition to contractions, this pronoun should be avoided in academic writing.
What is you (or any second person pronoun).
400
This is a famous singer/songwriter born in Duluth.
Who is Bob Dylan?
500
It is the punctuation mark that functions almost like a period except the reader expects something to follow.
What is a colon?
500
It is the first person plural pronoun that would be used as a subject in a sentence.
What is we?
500
This is what we call two independent clauses joined by a comma without a FANBOY.
What is a comma splice?
500
This is the correct way to write the drinking age in Minnesota.
What is twenty-one?
500
She read a poem at Bill Clinton's inauguration.
Who is Maya Angelou?
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