Commas
The rule in which you use commas to separate three or more words, phrases, or clauses in a list.
What is the Oxford Comme rule about items in a series?
This character lost 7 seven healthy babies for seemingly no reason.
Who is Mrs. Putnam?
This is the commandment John Proctor forgets when Reverend Hale asks him to recite the ten commandments from the Bible.
What is thou shalt not commit adultery?
This is the reason Giles Corey was so informed on matters of the law.
What is because he has been involved in thirty-three separate court cases as a plaintiff.
This character is who Abigail initially lays the blame on for what happened in the forest.
Who is Tituba?
The rule in which you use a comma before a coordinating conjunction when joining two complete thoughts.
What is connecting compound sentences? (Independent clauses and FANBOYS)
This character gave the advice:
"I think she’ll wake in time. Pray calm yourselves. I have eleven children, and I am twenty-six times a grandma, and I have seen them all through their silly seasons, and when it come on them they will run the Devil bowlegged keeping up with their mischief. I think she’ll wake when she tires of it. A child’s spirit is like a child, you can never catch it by running after it; you must stand still, and, for love, it will soon itself come back."
Who is Rebecca Nurse?
Other than not attending church, this is the "softness" in John Proctor's church record.
What is not having his youngest child baptized?
The reason Elizabeth Proctor lies about John and Abigail's affair.
What is to protect John's reputation?
Giles Corey is arrested for contempt of court because he refuses to do this.
What is reveal the name of the informant who accused Thomas Putnam of greed?
This rule can be seen in the following sentence:
"She wore shiny, tall heels."
What is the rule of equal adjectives?
This character is the reason John Proctor no longer attends church in Salem regularly.
Who is Reverend Parris?
This is how one might describe Elizabeth and John Proctor's relationship at the beginning of Act II.
What is strained and cold?
The reason that Judge Danforth is so skeptical of Mary warren's deposition in Act III.
What is That he wants her confession to be a lie, so the court can continue, and he won’t look a fool?
The specific animal Abigail Williams claims to see hovering in the courtroom ceiling during Act 3 to intimidate Mary Warren.
What is a yellow bird?
This rule can be seen in the following sentence:
"Surprisingly, the ancient map actually led them straight to a quiet coffee shop."
What is the introductory words and phrases rule?
This is what Giles Corey tells Reverend Hale about his wife in ACT I that causes trouble for them later in the play.
What is his wife reads strange books?
This character sat beside Mary Warren in court and saw her leave a needle in the belly of a doll she made.
Who is Abigail?
Judge Danforth states “we must rely upon the victims.” What faulty assumption underlies his logic?
What is his assumption that victims don't lie?
This wealthy landowner uses his daughter Ruth to accuse neighbors of witchcraft so he can purchase their forfeited land.
Who is Thomas Putnam?
Add commas to the correct places in the sentence:
"After finishing her shift Maria bought fresh apples crisp lettuce and warm bread and she walked home down the quiet tree-lined street."
What is 1. after the word shift 2. after the word apples 3. after the word lettuce 4. after the word bread 5. after the word quiet?
This is the real reason for Betty Parris' sudden illness.
What is she is terrified that her father saw her doing witchcraft in the woods?
This is the reason Mary Warren is tired and emotional when she returns home from court in Act II; she weeps and talks about the court “with horror.”
What is she is finally realizing the serious consequences of the girls’ actions and feels compelled to justify her guilt?
A summary of the meaning of John Proctor's speech at the end of Act III.
What is Proctor believes that both he and Danforth have lacked the courage to do what they know is right, and that as a result, they will both go to hell?
This character undergoes a major transformation from a confident witch-hunter in Act 1 to denouncing the court proceedings by the end of Act 3.
Who is Reverend Hale?