Clauses
What is the independent clause in this sentence:
Because it's the last day of class, everyone was very excited.
everyone was very excited.
Fix the following sentence:
I'm going on a trip this weekend so I need to pack.
I'm going on a trip this weekend, so I need to pack.
Where does the period belong in a quoted citation?
After the parenthetical citation
What is the name for the final comma in a series?
Ex) I love dogs, coffee, and avocados
Oxford Comma
What is the dependent clause in this sentence:
I'm going to buy a coffee since it's almost 2pm.
since it's almost 2pm
Fix this sentence:
Koala bears are not actually bears, they're marsupials.
Koala bears are not actually bears; they're marsupials.
Koala bears are not actually bears. They're marsupials.
What is the correct order for an MLA header?
Your name, your instructor's name, the course, and the due date
Rewrite this sentence, so it makes an appropriate academic argument:
Star Trek is a thousand times better than Star Wars.
Answers will vary
There is a dependent clause in the following sentence. What part of speech is it?
Everyone knows that his favorite color is green.
that his favorite color is green
Noun
Fix this sentence:
Being without an umbrella on a raining day.
Answers will vary. Fix the fragment
What do you call the indented formatting in a works cited page?
A hanging indent
Is the verb in the following sentence transitive or intransitive?
The train sometimes leaves early on Saturdays.
Intransitive. There is no direct object.
There is a dependent clause in the following sentence. What part of speech is it?
Whenever you come to visit, my dog gets excited.
Whenever you come to visit
Adverb
Fix this sentence:
Football trainers reminded their players about helmet-to-helmet hits, not the get dehydrated, and they need to do stretching exercises.
Answers will vary. Parallel Structure
How do you cite if there's no author?
Use an abbreviated version of the article title
Find the verbal in this sentence. Is it a participle, gerund, or infinitive?
The winning athlete gets a trophy.
Winning, participle (adj)
Where should there be commas in this sentence?
Because it's my birthday I'm going to open my presents before everyone gets here and then you can sing to me.
Because it's my birthday, I'm going to open my presents before everyone gets here, and then you can sing to me.
Fix the following sentence:
Painting its siding every three years, the house's appearance remained immaculate.
Answers will vary. Misplaced Modifier
Cite this "source" using correct MLA format. You may use Purdue Owl. "A Rhetorical Analysis on Pumpkin Spice Lattes" by Chloe Smith was published in 2015 in PSL: A Contemporary Journal. This is their 2nd volume and 3rd issue this year. This is available online at www.PSLcontemp.org. This article can be found on pages 6-23.
What is Smith, Chloe. "A Rhetorical Analysis on Pumpkin Spice Lattes." PSL: A Contemporary Journal, vol. 2, no. 3, 2015, 6-23, www.PSLcontemp.org. Accessed 4 Oct. 2017.
Fix the following sentence, so it no longer uses the passive voice:
Hershey is known for its chocolate factory.
Answers will vary.
Ex) Hersey has a great chocolate factory.