Punctuation
that is an excellent question said the teacher
"That is an excellent question," said the teacher.
are quotation marks "inside" or "outside" of sentence-end punctuation?
inside (exception: question marks)
beep beep - toot toot
Two others were going to the party, too.
what has 18 legs and catches flies?
a baseball team
word one
noticeable
add punctuation:
that is not my name said jesus after someone exclaimed to him no way jose
"That is not my name," said Jesus, after someone exclaimed to him, "No way Jose!"
which title is capitalized:
madison police chief jesus rivera said...
jesus rivera, madison police chief, said...
Madison Police Chief Jesus Rivera
affect v. effect
I am afraid the effects of the storm might affect his mood.
Which is correct to say: “the yolk of the egg are white” or “the yolk of the egg is white?”
neither, yokes are yellow
word two
encyclopedia
my boss[x] dog [singular, possessive]
my boss[x], jesus dog [singular, possessive]
the boss[x] had dogs [plural]
my boss' dog
jesus's dog
the bosses
what values use numerals vs. written out?
1-9 are written out, use numerals for rest
boom goes the thunder
Whether the weather cooperates or not, I hope they ate their eight pizzas.
Pronounced as one letter and written with three, two letters there are and two only in me. I’m double. I’m single. I’m black, blue, and gray. I’m read from both ends, but the same either way. What am I?
eye
word three
pneumonia
the stanley sisters for their part will never study at starbucks again
The Stanley sisters, for their part, will never study at Starbucks again.
re-write according to AP Style:
she is a twenty five year old student
a student who is twenty five years old
She is a 25-year-old student.
A student who is 25 years old.
yeehaw
His sight was blurry while searching the site to properly cite in APA.
Four jolly men sat down to play and played all night, ’til the break of day. They played for cash and not for fun, with a separate score for everyone. When it came time to square accounts, they’d all had made quite fair amounts. Not one had lost and all had gained, so tell me how. Can you explain?
they were in a band
word four
pediatrician
some of the final grades include learning activities workshops and attendance
Some of the final grades include learning activities, workshops, and attendance.
re-write the following:
At the press conference. The governor announced an increase of thirty million dollars in spending on health care for the poor—afterwards, he said: “It’s alright with me if the legislature cuts that a few million.
[multiple correct responses]
The governor announced at a press conference that the state will spend an additional 30 million dollars on health care spending for the poor. Afterward, he said, "It's all right with me if the legislature cuts that a few million."
"rain on me" (A. Grande)
It was the rain that turned the long reign of the king into the nightmare picture depicted on the cowboy's rein.
I am a solitary word, 5 letters long. Behead me once, I am the same. Behead me again, I am still the same.
alone
word five
facetious