Comma Splice, Run-On, or Correct?
American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon was Steven Rinella's second novel it was published in 2009.
What is a run-on?
Which of these do NOT have to be cited: statistics, common knowledge, somebody else's idea put into your own words?
What is "common knowledge?"
Which one is the FANBOYS: anyways, because, so?
What is "so?"
AAAWWUBBIS is a mnemonic device for _____?
What are "subordinating conjunctions?"
My English class has 12 of my brightest peers enrolled in it.
What is "twelve" (spell out numbers up to one hundred)?
The bill of a platypus is shaped like a duck, and it feels like suede.
What is correct?
It's how you arrange the sources in a Works Cited list.
What is a "alphabetically?"
Where do you put a comma in a sentence containing a FANBOY?
You put the comma before the FANBOY.
When a sentence _______________________ with a subordinating conjunction, a comma is needed after the clause.
What is "starts?"
Suzanne and Fritz were looking for a dog friendly hotel.
What is "dog-friendly" (hyphenate words when used as an adjective)?
The bestselling title for the Atari 2600 was Pac-Man, it sold 7 million copies!
What is a comma splice?
Beginning in 2009, all titles are indicated by using this typeface.
What is "italics?"
A coordinating conjunction is a word that joins two elements of _____ grammatical rank.
What is "equal?"
Which is punctuated correctly?
A. After we eat, I want to see a movie.
B. Because you sneezed I jumped.
What is "Answer A?"
Jack could of prepared more thoroughly for his job interview, but he was over-confident.
What is "could have?"
The platypus is one of the only venomous mammals, the spur of the male platypus has enough venom to kill a dog (though probably not a human).
What is a comma splice?
A _______ is a special style of paragraph indentation when the first line is not indented while all the subsequent lines are indented from the left margin of the page.
What is "hanging indent?"
Correct or Incorrect?
In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote himself, but the novel represented the American Dream
What is "correct?"
Out of these words - as, after, although, among - the one that is not a subordinating conjunction (AAAWWUBBIS).
What is "among?"
(It's a preposition)
A bear violently dismantled my bird feeder this past Spring.
What is "spring" (they should be capitalized at the beginning of sentences and in titles)?
The original "Donkey Kong" video game was released in 1981 the gorilla faced off against Mario the Jumpman.
What is a run-on?
This is an example of what type of source:
Brody, Jane E. "Curbing Binge Drinking Takes Group Effort." New York Times 9 Sept. 2008, late ed.: F7. Print.
What is "newspaper article?"
Correct or incorrect?
She loves him, however; she desires another guy.
What is "incorrect?"
Which is punctuated correctly?
A. The baby will cry if you wake him.
B. The baby will cry, if you wake him.
What is "Answer A?"
People move to Florida for: the warmer weather, the beach, and the theme parks.
What is "incorrect colon usage" (A colon is used after a complete sentence)?