Vocabulary
How Many Commas
Vocabulary
How Many Commas
Vocabulary
100
Jack asked Louisa to prom in a simple text, but his approach was so __________ that she refused him. At the very least, flowers would've been a nice touch.
What is banal?
100
If you give a mouse a cookie he's going to want a glass of milk to go with it.
What is between "cookie" and "he's"? = 1
100
According to the weather station, a massive hurricane was __________. Residents in the area were advised to vacate immediately.
What is imminent?
100
You are my sunshine my only sunshine.
What is between "sunshine" and "my"? = 1
100
Leo felt a great sense of __________ toward his chemistry class because his teacher, Mr. Myrtle, teased students who answered incorrectly.
What is antipathy?
200
The _________ old man smelling of whisky made obscene remarks to the school girls as they walked home from school.
What is scurrilous?
200
On Black Friday we shopped for twelve hours straight.
What is between "Friday" and "we"? =1
200
It was impossible for the parole officer to convince the girl to change her ways. It seemed she was completely ___________, and guilt was not an emotion with which she was familiar.
What is amoral?
200
I like just about any kind of ice cream but I am allergic to nuts.
What is between "cream" and "but"? = 1
200
When the student pulled the fire alarm on the last day of school, there was __________ in the hallway.
What is bedlam?
300
The __________ student spent several hours studying every night, so no one was surprised when he was awarded several scholarships.
What is sedulous?
300
The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the water spout.
What is between "itsy" and "bitsy"? = 1
300
Nancy's mother told her to __________ her former friends because they got into trouble at school, used profanity and were, in general, bad influences.
What is eschew?
300
I went to the hospital because my grandma was having surgery.
What is no comma needed? = 0
300
My aunt wouldn't let my cousins leave the table until they had eaten their vegetables. Franky, my most ___________ cousin, once sat for three hours until my aunt finally gave in.
What is obdurate?
400
In order to write an effective essay over the motifs in the book, we had to ___________ each chapter carefully.
What is peruse?
400
"Please read quietly for 15 minutes" our teacher told us and then she took attendance as we did so.
What is between "minutes" and the second quotation marks AND between "us" and "and" = 2
400
I was so angry because I read 23 chapters of Harper Lee's newly published novel, but the __________ was anticlimactic.
What is denouement?
400
Lincoln Nebraska is my hometown although I lived in Chicago Illinois for 5 years.
What is between "Lincoln" and "Nebraska" AND between "Chicago" and "Illinois"? = 2
400
The Monte Python movie was a __________ of a dozen or more serious books and movies about Sir Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
What is parody?
500
Many believe that children of __________ have an unfair advantage in school since they have access to technology at a younger age than their less advantaged peers.
What is affluence?
500
According to an article in the Lincoln Journal "The presidential debate was the most-watched event on TV last week" but when compared to other election years overall viewing was down.
What is between "Journal" and "The" AND between "week" and "but" AND between "years" and "overall" = 3
500
Liesl included an analogy in her essay in order to __________ her argument.
What is elucidate?
500
Despite the fun we're having this game has come to a close and you will need to be ready for your quiz tomorrow or you will not do well.
What is between "having" and "this" AND between "close" and "and" AND between "tomorrow" and "or" =3
500
Being away from his family for an entire year was the most __________ thing the foreign exchange student experienced. Aside from that, he had a pretty good year.
What is onerous?
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