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Punctuation in Practice
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Punctuation Rules!
SAT Specifics
100
Within 25 points, what is the average SAT score (combined Reading, Writing and Language, and Math (no Essay) at UMass Amherst?
1260
100
What is the correct punctuation for the following sentence: I want to go on the field trip but I don't want to miss my Math test.
I want to go on the field trip, but I don't want to miss my Math test.
100
In what year was Their Eyes Were Watching God written?
1937
100
A comma is used, rather than a semicolon, to separate what types of clauses found in a single sentence?
Dependent clauses.
100
If you choose to take the optional SAT essay, how many essay prompts will you have?
One
200
Within .10 points, what is the average GPA for entering freshmen at UMass Amherst?
3.83
200
What is the proper punctuation for the following sentence: Watching the video cam of April the giraffe was fun now I just feel frustration and anger for having been so invested in the outcome.
Watching the video cam of April the giraffe was fun; now I just feel frustration and anger for having been so invested in the outcome.
200
What is the name of the famous Native American boarding school that we learned about earlier this year?
The Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania.
200
What is the proper punctuation to separate two independent clauses in a single sentence?
Semicolon
200
Are all of the reading questions based on passages?
NO!! Some questions are based on charts, diagrams, and tables.
300
Within 2 points, what percentage of students that applied to Harvard for the class of 2020 were admitted?
Most recent statistics: 39,041 students applied and 2,106 were admitted. This means that 5.39% of students that applied were admitted.
300
WOOHOO!!! LUCKY QUESTION!!! If you get this right, in addition to adding to your total for this game, you get an immediate 2 points added to the tally on the board. What is the correct punctuation for the following sentence: I have a big test tomorrow therefore I can't go out tonight.
I have a big test tomorrow; therefore, I can't go out tonight. (Common conjunctive adverbs get semicolons.)
300
What famous Harlem Renaissance poem did Paul Laurence Dunbar write that we read earlier this year?
We Wear the Mask
300
If I have a lengthy complex sentence that contains several commas, what punctuation may I use even if the clauses are dependent?
Semicolon
300
In the Reading Test section of the SAT, how many questions are there and how many minutes do you have to complete those questions?
52 Questions 65 Minutes
400
Harvard, and some other Ivy League schools, provide students with 100% financial aid if their parents make less than how much?
Families with total parental earnings lower than $65,000 (for some schools it's $60,000) and assets less than $100,000 are not required to make a parental contribution toward the cost of education.
400
What is the correct punctuation for this sentence: I want to go to the library and to the grocery story so I need to leave here no later than 2:30 or I wont get back in time.
I want to go to the library and to the grocery store, so I need to leave here no later than 2:30 or I won't get back in time. (Common coordinating conjunctions get commas.)
400
What is the difference between the tone and mood of a piece of literature?
Tone is the author's attitude towards the subject matter; mood evokes certain feelings and emotions in the reader.
400
LUCKY QUESTION!!! If you're able to continue to get answers correctly, you may continue for 3 questions in total, instead of 2! What is the correct punctuation to be used when a sentence contains independent clauses separated by and, but, for, or, nor, so, yet?
Comma
400
LUCKY QUESTION!!!! If you get this question right, you may continue for 3 questions (provided you get the next question right as well) instead of just 2 questions. At least one set of questions will be based upon what type of United States document?
A United States founding document such as the U.S. Constitution.
500
What is the cost (within $10), per credit hour, for classes at Bunker Hill Community College?
$162 per credit hour.
500
What is the proper punctuation for the following sentence: I believe that all men and women are created equal and have the right to pursue life liberty and happiness however such pursuit must not harm others.
I believe that all men and women are created equal and have the right to pursue life, liberty, and happiness however; such pursuit must not harm others.
500
Name the two main characters in Smoke Signals and the name of the Native American tribe from which they came.
Victor and Thomas are from Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation in Idaho.
500
Commas should be used between two or more of these when used to describe a single noun.
Coordinate adjectives
500
There will be at least one passage from what two types of sciences?
Social Sciences (economics, psychology, sociology) and Hard Sciences (Earth science, biology, chemistry, physics)
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