Homophones
Choose the correct word: “The dog buried its bone over ______.”
1. there
2. their
3. they're
The correct use is 1. there
If you want to join two separate but related statements without using a coordinating conjuction, you should use this punctuation.
What is a semicolon?
This punctuation mark ends a direct question.
What is a question mark?
This is how Romeo and Juliet's families feel about eachother.
What is they hate each other?
This is the author of Romeo and Juliet.
Who is William Shakespeare?
Choose the correct word:
"Did you _____ the news about the Pope?"
1. here
2. hear
3. heir
2. Hear is the correct word.
What are conjunctions?
These punctuations show that a statement came directly from another person.
What are quotation marks?
Juliet’s cousin who is killed by Romeo.
Who is Tybalt?
Romeo and Juliet meet at this event.
What is the Capulet party?
Choose the correct word:
"_______ shoes are those?"
1. Who's
2. Whose
2. Whose is the correct word.
Place the semicolon in the sentence:
"I love summer I love going to the beach"
In between summer and I.
What is inside the quotation marks?
Romeo’s loyal friend who dies in a duel.
Who is Mercutio?
The city where the story is set.
What is Verona?
Choose the correct word:
"Do you think the Timberwolves will _____ the game?"
1. Lose
2. Loose
1. Lose is the correct word.
A semicolon separates two __________ clauses.
What is independent clauses?
You should place this punctuation mark before a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence.
What is a comma?
The priest who marries Romeo and Juliet.
Who is Friar Laurence?
Juliet fakes her death using this.
What is a sleeping potion?
Choose the correct word:
"Mr. Baker's words had a positive ______ on me."
1. affect
2. effect
2. effect is the correct choice.
Put the semicolon between the right words:
"I will go to Kansas City Missouri Des Moines Iowa and Honolulu Hawaii this summer."
Between Missouri and Des Moines, between Iowa and "and".
"I will go to Kansas City, Missouri; Des Moines, Iowa; and Honolulu Hawaii this summer."
Place the commas in the right places:
"After school today I will study for my finals in English Algebra and Spanish"
Between school and today, between English and Algebra, and between Algebra and Spanish.
"After school today, I will study for my finals in English, Algebra, and Spanish"
Romeo belongs to this family.
What is the Montague family?
Romeo and Juliet is this type of play meaning that it contains terrible outcomes for the characters.
What is a tragedy?