Punctuation
The symbol used to close the gap between two words, creating a contraction
Apostrophe
When I was three I went to the baseball game and then my dad said we could never go again because we don't have the money but I really wanted to go again so I said, "Please papa, take me out to the ballgame!" but he said no.
Run-on sentence
Neither the counselors ___ the teachers participated in the fencing tournament.
Nor
A phrase that is missing either a verb or a subject
Dependent clause
Favorite color
Purple
Commonly used before conjunctions and after transitional words.
Comma
Another awful day at work ahead of me, I reluctantly crawled out of bed and slowly trudged my way over to the bathroom. I lazily brushed my teeth and washed my face with little effort, then got into the car.
Redundancy
Even though they were sisters, Yuzuki and Natsuki ____ tried their hardest to defeat each other.
When the main noun doing the action has to be consistent in plurality and tense with the main action.
Subject-verb agreement
Hometown
Queens
Used to separate items in a list that contain appositives or longer phrases.
Semicolon
Have you ever seen two baboons fight to the death? I've seen it (albeit, against my will), it's not pretty.
Comma splice
"Mom, I promise I ____ have cleaned the room by the time you get home from work!"
will
A description or restatement of a noun in different words, separated from the sentence with commas.
Appositive
Number of siblings
Two
This symbol is used directly before a quote UNLESS the word before it is the verb of the clause.
Colon
During the fencing tournament yesterday, Isabelle's team put Nnenna in as their representative, even though Isabelle was known to be an experienced fencer. Thus, Nnenna went on to win the tournament for her team.
Incorrect transitional word
"That play made Armaan break down into tears. It really affected him; I did not expect it to have such a big ____ on him."
Effect
Two words squished together with an apostrophe.
Contraction.
Major(s)
Theatre/Economics
When this symbol is used at either end of a phrase in a sentence correctly, the phrase can be removed from the sentence without changing its meaning.
Em dash
After punching her opponent in the face repeatedly, Natsuki slammed Danika, who had previously never been dropped to the floor during the match, into the ground covered in blood. Who knew MMA was so much fun?
Misplaced modifier
Chilliam was searching the fields for Annette, but the swarm of murderous hornets had already stung her to death with ___ stingers.
Its
What is the name of the underlined phrase: Jogging three miles every day is good for you.
Gerundive phrase
Girlfriend's name
Madison