Capitalization and Punctuation
Grammar
Reading
Writing
Wild Card
100
What is the pronoun that must always be capitalized?
What is I?
100
What is a fragment?
What is a dependent clause or a group of words that is missing a subject, a verb, or a complete thought.
100
Name 2 kinds of context clues.
What are synonyms, antonyms, examples, and the entire sentence?
100
What is the difference between a paragraph and an essay?
A paragraph has one indentation and explains a topic through the use of a topic sentence, major and minor details, and a concluding paragraph. An essay has multiple paragraphs.
100

What is a hook?

A hook is an interesting way to begin an essay.  It could be an amazing anecdote, a quotation, surprising statistics, or some other attention-grabbing strategy. 

200
What are 2 reasons to use quotation marks?
What are to set off a speaker's exact words, to set off the title of short works, to set off emphasized words we don't really think are true...
200
What is a comma splice?
What is joining two independent clauses/sentences with only a comma and no coordinating conjunction?
200
What is the difference between a central point and a topic sentence?
The central point is the single sentence that shows the topic and the author's point for a multi-paragraph passage/essay. The central point is also called the thesis sentence. The topic sentence shows the topic and the author's point in one paragraph.
200
What are the 3 parts of an essay introductory paragraph?
hook, background information, thesis with overview
200
True or False: The subject of a sentence may be part of a prepositional phrase.
False. The subject is never part of a prepositional phrase.
300
Which punctuation mark is used in the middle of a sentence to introduce a list?
What is a colon?
300
What is a run-on?
What is joining two complete thoughts/independent clauses without the proper punctuation and/or conjunction?
300
What is the best reading strategy to determine the overall topic of a paragraph or a passage?
Underline key words and make margin notes. Determine what was repeated and emphasized.
300
Name 3+ of the elements that should be included in an essay body paragraph.
a transition, a topic sentence, 3 major details, 6 minor details, and a summary sentence
300
What is a compound subject?
A compound subject has two or more subjects joined by "and" and requires a plural verb.
400
Which of the following is capitalized? days months seasons holidays
What are days, months, and holidays?
400
What are 3 types of sentences?
What are simple, compound, and complex?
400
Define inference.
An inference is a logical conclusion based on what we know about the world (our background knowledge) and clues/evidence the author gives us.
400

What is a "formula" for writing a thesis sentence?

"There are several...." topic + point

400
Name 3 uses for commas.
Between items in a series After introductory material Around words that interrupt the flow of a sentence Between complete thoughts connected by a joining word With direct quotations
500
Name 3 groups of people who must always be capitalized.
What are races, religions, nationalities, companies, clubs...
500
Name 2 ways to fix a comma splice.
What are add a coordinating conjunction to the comma, remove the comma and add a period and a capital letter, remove the comma and add a semicolon, or remove the comma and add a semicolon, a subordinating conjunction, and a comma?
500
Define a stated main idea and an implied main idea.
A stated main idea is found in the text. An implied main idea must be inferred based on clues the writer provided.
500
What are the 3 elements of a concluding paragraph in an essay?
restatement of the thesis, closing remarks/lead-out, clincher/call to action
500
Are indefinite pronouns, such as "each" and "everyone", singular or plural?
Singular
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