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Punctuation
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This word is always capitalized.
What is I?
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Maria runs the 100m dash 400m dash and the mile relay.
Maria runs the 100m dash, 400m dash, and the mile relay. What is comma in a series?
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Identify the purpose of a composition with the following title: "Good Reasons to Always Drive Safely." A. Persuasive B. Expository C. Descriptive D. Narrative
What is a persuasive essay?
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The dog is fed by Thomas.
What is IS, an example of passive voice? Thomas feeds his dog.
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Where commas belong in this sentence: When I think of you my heart sings.
What is after HEART? When I think of you, my heart sings.
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The rule that makes a plural out of a word ending in consonant-y (as in tardy).
What is change the Y to I and add ES?
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Maria runs quickly and she won the race.
Maria runs quickly, and she won the race. What is a FANBOY?
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I would like to have the party _______ more _______ at the restaurant? A.hear, than B.hear, then C.here, than D.here, then
What is here and than?
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The letter was written by Marshall.
What is WAS, an example of passive voice? Marshall wrote the letter.
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The missing punctuation in this sentence. Maricela's favorite color is green but I prefer blue.
What is put a comma after the word green? Maricela's favorite color is green, but I prefer blue. Note that the comma is attached to the word that comes before!
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The rule explaining which comes first, the i or the e.
What is I before E, except after C, or when sounding like A as in neighbor and weigh?
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MaryBeth who is the best person on the team should have won the race.
MaryBeth, who is the best runner on the team, should have won the race. What is an interrupter or what is a non-restrictive clause?
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The professor asked has anybody read to kill a mockingbird?
What is the quotations in dialogue rule? The professor asked, "Has anybody read 'To Kill a Mockingbird'?"
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Mary was disappointed by her grade in Advanced Economics.
What is WAS DISAPPOINTED, an example of the passive voice? Mary's grade, in Advanced Economics, disappointed her.
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Two ways to combine two independent clauses (aka, complete sentences) such as: My husband plays golf. I'd rather read.
What is COMMA + FANBOY or a SEMICOLON? My husband plays golf, but I'd rather read. My husband plays golf; I'd rather read. NOTE: the FANBOYS are for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
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The rule explaining how to make a plural from a word that ends in a vowel+y, as in essay.
What is leave the y alone and add s, as in essays.
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The big bright diamond sparkled as she waved her hand in the sunlight.
The big, bright diamond sparkled as she waved her hand in the sunlight. What is coordinating adjectives?
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Consequence or Consequense
What is Consequence?
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The game had been won by the blue team.
What is BEEN WON, an example of passive voice? The blue team won the game.
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Where commas belong in this sentence: Doctor Edgar Laird a professor of English at Texas State University taught me how to punctuate.
What is after LAIRD and UNIVERSITY? Doctor Edgar Laird, a professor of English at Texas State University, taught me how to punctuate. NOTE: the punctuation is ALWAYS attached to the word that comes before.
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The rule for placement of apostrophes in contractions.
What is the apostrophe stands for the missing letters? Example: don't, isn't - the apostrophe stands for the missing O in not.
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When you can't control yourself I have no choice but to ground you.
When you can't control yourself, I have no choice but to ground you. What is an introductory phrase or what is AAAWWUBBIS?
500
At 345 pm Freddy will umpire the soccer game Tomas the basketball game and Mark the volleyball game.
What is semicolons in a list or series that uses commas? At 3:45 P.M., Freddy will umpire the soccer game; Tomas, the basketball game; and Mark, the volleyball game.
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The stunt man risked his life.
What is active voice?
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A way to emphasize parenthetical information, as in this sentence: No matter how hard I worked and I worked very hard indeed I still couldn't pass that test.
What is using dashes to set off AND I WORKED VERY HARD INDEED? The sentence should read: No matter how hard I worked--and I worked very hard indeed--I still couldn't pass that test.
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