Punctuation
What punctuation mark is used to separate two independent clauses when not using a conjunction?
What is a semicolon ( ; )?
What is the verb tense in this sentence? “By the time the movie starts, we will have finished dinner.”
What is future perfect?
What is most effective way to fix a run-on sentence?
What is a proper noun, and how is it different from a common noun?
What is a proper noun is specific (e.g., "Shakespeare") and capitalized, while a common noun is general (e.g., "writer")?
The font that all MLA formatted writings should have.
Bonus: The length of the margins of an MLA paper.
What is Times New Roman?
Bonus: What in 1 inch?
Identify the punctuation error or correct the sentence: “The teacher’s instructions were clear, however, the students were still confused.”
What is the comma splice? (Correction: “The teacher’s instructions were clear; however, the students were still confused.”)
Correct the verb tense shift in this sentence: “She was walking to school when she sees a stray dog.”
What is: “She was walking to school when she saw a stray dog.”
Identify the run-on sentence:
Identify the pronoun?
Turkey, Chicken, Duck
What is Turkey?
In "Only Daughter," Sandra Cisneros recounts her experiences growing up as the sole daughter in a traditional Mexican-American family. Her status in the family underscores the challenges of being valued less than a son. What familial role is at the heart of this struggle?
What is being the daughter?
What is the function of an Oxford comma, and why is it sometimes debated?
What is the comma before "and" in a list (e.g., "apples, oranges, and bananas").
Convert this sentence into past perfect: "He finishes his assignment before the deadline."
What is "He had finished his assignment before the deadline"?
Correct this comma splice: “I wanted to study for the test, I went out with my friends instead."
What is "I wanted to study for the test, but I went out with my friends instead." OR "I wanted to study for the test; I went out with my friends instead."
Identify the grammatical error in this sentence? “Each student must complete their assignment by Friday.”
What is the singular "each student" does not agree with the plural "their." (Correction: "Each student must complete his or her assignment by Friday.")
What about this MLA heading is incorrect?
James Baldwin
Henry Socrates
Introduction to Grammar
March 28 2099
What is the date?
Explain the difference between a colon and a dash when introducing additional information.
What is a colon introduces lists, explanations, or quotations, while a dash adds emphasis or an abrupt break in thought?
What is the difference between present perfect and past perfect tenses?
Present perfect refers to actions that happened at an unspecified time in the past or continue into the present. Past perfect indicates an action completed before another past action.
Explain why this sentence is incorrect: “We went to the store, we bought groceries, we came home, we cooked dinner.”
What is because it is a run-on sentence with comma splices. It needs conjunctions or punctuation (e.g., "We went to the store, bought groceries, came home, and cooked dinner.").
What is the difference between "who" and "whom", and how can you determine which one to use?
What is "Who" is a subject pronoun (e.g., "Who wrote this?") while "whom" is an object pronoun (e.g., "To whom did you send the letter?"). Use the he/him trick: if "he" fits, use who; if "him" fits, use whom.
The narrator’s journey in ‘Only Daughter’ is marked by her struggle to win her father’s recognition and approval. Which family member’s traditional expectations exemplify the cultural bias she confronts?
Who is her father?
Rewrite this sentence with correct punctuation:
The debate was intense people had differing views on the topic and in the end no one could agree.
What is "The debate was intense; people had differing views on the topic, and in the end, no one could agree"?
Rephrase the following to maintain consistent verb tense:
She applied for a scholarship and is waiting to hear back, but last week, she got another offer.
What is "She applied for a scholarship and was waiting to hear back, but last week, she got another offer"?
Revise this fused sentence while maintaining concise phrasing(keep it as one sentence):
I love reading I spend hours at the library every weekend I always leave with a stack of books.
What is "I love reading, so I spend hours at the library every weekend and always leave with a stack of books."
Rewrite this sentence to eliminate vagueness:
Jessica told Emily that she should study harder for the test.
What is "Jessica told Emily, ‘You should study harder for the test.’" OR "Jessica told Emily that Emily should study harder for the test."
“In the essay "Only Daughter", Tan contrasts the ‘broken’ English of her mother with the polished English of society, employing the technique of placing two contrasting ideas side by side. This literary device is known as ____."
“What is juxtaposition?"