Nouns
Identify the words that is the noun in the sentence below.
She drove a red car.
car
I make good choices.
I
She putted the ball on purpose.
putted
He quietly walked into the classroom.
quietly
Connects two independent clauses that are closely related to each other.
semicolon
;
He loves me; he loves me not.
Identify the words that is the noun in the sentence below.
How do you properly catch wasps?
wasps
Go with them!
them
I was worrying about that problem.
worrying
I often go to the park.
often
Most commonly used to indicate dialogue writing in fiction.
Quotation Marks
" "
"Hello, world!" she said.
Both of them knew it was a great dream.
dream
Your reasoning is questionable.
your
They drove all night to get there on time.
drove
I always brush my teeth
always
Used to separate parts of a sentence, indicating a short pause.
Comma
,
She loves pizza, especially with extra cheese
Everyone was coming to the party later on.
party
yourself
Please speak with respect.
speak
They live far away from here.
far
Introduces a list, quote or explanation.
Colon
:
There are two choices: yes or no.
What do you know about vollyball?
vollyball
The responsibility lies with us.
us
Please pay for my coffee.
pay
The surgeon operated carefully on my grandfather.
operated
Connects compound words or separates syllables of a word at the end of the line.
Hypen
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She wore a well-fitted dress to the party.