Punctuation
Error
Fill in the Blank
Rules
Mr. Nathan
100

The symbol used to close the gap between two words, creating a contraction

Apostrophe

100

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

100

Neither the counselors ___ the teachers participated in the fencing tournament.

Nor

100

A phrase that is missing either a verb or a subject

Dependent clause

100

Favorite color

Purple

200

Commonly used before conjunctions and after transitional words.

Comma

200

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

200

Even though they were sisters, Yuzuki and Natsuki ____ tried their hardest to defeat each other.

Still
200

When the main noun doing the action has to be consistent in plurality and tense with the main action.

Subject-verb agreement

200

Hometown

Queens

300

Used to separate items in a list that contain appositives or longer phrases.

Semicolon

300

Have you ever seen two baboons fight to the death? I've seen it (albeit, against my will), it's not pretty.

Comma splice

300

"Mom, I promise I ____ have cleaned the room by the time you get home from work!"

will

300

A description or restatement of a noun in different words, separated from the sentence with commas.

Appositive

300

Number of siblings

Two

400

This symbol is used directly before a quote UNLESS the word before it is the verb of the clause.

Colon

400

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

400

"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

400

Two words squished together with an apostrophe.

Contraction.

400

Major(s)

Theatre/Economics

500

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

500

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

500

Chilliam was searching the fields for Annette, but the swarm of murderous hornets had already stung her to death with ___ stingers.

Its

500

What is the name of the underlined phrase: Jogging three miles every day is good for you.

Gerundive phrase

500

Girlfriend's name

Madison

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