Dystopian Elements
Pt. 1
Pt. 1
_________ is used to control the citizens of society
Propaganda
Citizens are perceived to be under constant _______
surveillance
Which word is capitalized in a quotation?
First word
When should you not use periods in abbreviations?
when it's an acronym
What is the font and font size in MLA format?
Times New Roman, size 12
Information, independent thought, and freedom are ________
restricted
_______ is banished and distrusted while technology is heavily relied upon.
nature
When should you not capitalize the first word in a quotation?
when it's a continuing sentence
Use commas to separate ____ or more words, phrases, or clauses in a series.
three
What should the line spacing be in MLA format?
Double
A leader, concept, or tradition is ________ by the citizens of the society.
worshipped
Citizens have a fear of the _________ world.
outside
A parenthetical expression is a word or phrase that ______ the flow of a sentence.
interrupts
What is wrong with this sentence? (For points, you must point out exactly what's wrong and fix it)
Ella spoke in a calm quiet voice.
What is the correct way to cite an author?
last name & page number; EX: (Roy 6).
Citizens live in a ___________ state.
dehumanized
The society is an ________ of a perfect utopian world.
illusion
Use a comma before a coordinating conjunction to separate ___ or more independent, or main, clauses in a sentence.
Two
How would you rewrite this elliptical sentence? The younger children ate early; the older children later.
The younger children ate early; the older children, later.
Which punctuation is allowed inside the quotation marks before the parentheses?
exclamation points and question marks
Citizens ________ to uniform expectations. ________ and dissent are bad.
conform; individuality
Citizens experience __________ from the violence and corruption around them.
desensitization
When two independent clauses are incorrectly joined with only a comma (and no coordinating conjunction), the result is called a _______
comma splice
What kind of adjectives do you not use commas to separate?
cumulative or adjectives that have a specific order
What is the correct order of your heading?
Student's name, teacher's name, class, date