Colon/ Comma/ Semicolon
Professors are supposed to be absent-minded and I've seen plenty of evidence to support that claim since I've been in college.
comma before and
He is like a mouse in front of the teacher.
Simile
The _______ has ________; I don’t want to talk about it anymore.
1. Past
2. Passed
Students is/are required to apply for graduation in college.
are
My brother, a human wrecking ball, knocked down all of my lego constructions.
Appostive
As I turned around, I heard a loud thump for the cat had upset the goldfish bowl.
comma before for
“Henry was a lion on the battlefield”
Metaphor
If (1) _________ willing, I do believe that (2) ______ dog is over (3)_______.
1. they're
2. their
3. there
The ships in the yard was/ were towed for illegal parking.
was
The wall was a big structure, inhibiting our ability to move freely.
Participial
The computer could perform millions of operations in a split second however it could not think spontaneously.
Semicolon before however
Comma after
“I am so tired I cannot walk another inch”
Hyperbole
Nobody ___________ what you are thinking.
My ______ hurst from
1. Knows
2. Nose
The criminal nature of these incidents do/ does not divest Family Court of jurisdiction
does
The teacher, who was the loudest of them all, yelled for all graduates to take the stage.
Adjective Phrase
The artist preferred to paint in oils he did not like watercolors.
Semicolon before he
“This list of transition words will turn me into a bona fide Hemingway.”
Allusion
1. The snow ______ drivers’ abilities to drive safely.
2. The ________ of the snow are felt by everyone.
1. affects
2. effects
One out of twenty doctors was/ were awarded the honor.
was
The long and winding road, ruined by the harsh weather, was never repaved.
Participial
There is only one way to make it to the top hard work.
Colon after top
A marriage counselor files for divorce.
Dramatic Irony
1. He was a man of ________ and honesty.
2. The leader of the school was an honest ________.
1. principle
2. principal
Neither the patient nor the doctor want/ wants to suggest to the family that they will need to pay for the treatment.
wants
Essential or nonessential adjective phrase?
The grill which was a George Forman caught on fire, making all the peripheral houses catch, too.
Non-essential