Punctuation and Quotes
This type of quote uses the speaker's exact words surrounded by quotation marks.
What is a direct quote?
This type of short work--such as a poem, short story, or article--should be placed inside these marks.
What are quotation marks?
Use this punctuation mark to introduce a list: Example: "She bought three items____apples, bananas, and grapes."
What is a colon?
When you add -s or -es to a word, you are usually making it this?
What is plural?
The prefix "bene-" means this. Example: beneficial
What is good or well?
Rephrase this direct quote as an indirect quote: Maria said, "I am going to class."
What is: Maria said she is going to class.
Book titles, movie titles, and magazine titles are usually written in this style.
What is italicized or underlined?
This punctuation mark can be used to connect two closely related independent clauses. Example: "I have a big test tomorrow___I can't go out tonight."
What is a semicolon?
Add -ing to the verb run. What spelling change happens?
What is double the final consonant?
The root "chron" means this. Example: chronology, synchronize.
What is time?
Identify the mistake in this sentence: John said "I love to read books."
What is the comma missing after said?
Capitalize the major words in this title:
the catcher in the rye
What is the Catcher in the Rye?
This punctuation mark can show an interruption or add emphasis. Example: "I was about to leave--but then the phone rang."
What is a dash?
When a word ends in a consonant +y you change the y to this before adding -es
The suffix -phobia means this. Example: arachnophobia, claustrophobia.
What is fear of?
Change this indirect quote into a direct quote: He told me that he would help me with homework.
What is: He said, I will help you with the homework."
Fix the formatting in this sentence:
I read the short story The Lottery in class today.
What is the lottery should be in quotation marks.
This punctuation mark is used to connect compound words. Example: "My sister-in-law is visiting."
What is a hyphen?
What ending do you add to a word to change it into a person who does the action?
What is -er?
The root "scrib" or "script" means this. Example: describe, manuscript.
What is write?
What is plagiarism?
What is italicized?
This punctuation mark shows a pause, hesitation, or words left out. Example: "I'm not sure...maybe we should wait."
What is an ellipse?
What is double the final consonant before adding -ed?
The prefix "pseudo-" means this. (Example pseudonym, pseudoscience)
What is false?