#grammar
Grammar & Punctuation
Grammar Again
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This is the infinitive in the following sentence: She needed to find the map quickly because she was leaving at sunrise.
What is "to find"?
100
The error in this sentence: You asked for forgiveness, he granted it to you.
What is "the comma should be a semicolon"?
100
We spent more time on our science fair project than Karen and Denny did, but everyone is ignoring our work to view their’s instead. This is the mistake in the above sentence.
What is theirs?
100
This is an example of an unreliable source to use when conducting research and the reason why.
What is wikipedia? What is "because it can be edited by anyone at any time."
100
This is the essay where you explain your thoughts on a particular topic.
What is an expository essay?
200
This is the gerund in the following sentence: I thoroughly enjoy teaching.
What is "teaching."
200
This is the part of speech of the word "for." They stayed on the field, for the game was not over.
What is a conjunction?
200
Who/Whom should I vote for? This is the correct word choice.
What is "whom"?
200
What is the academic term for using another person's ideas as your own?
What is plagiarism?
200
Where is a thesis statement located?
What is "at the end of the introductory paragraph?"
300
Find the participle: A stirring dwarf we do allowance give before a sleeping giant. (William Shakespeare, 1564-1616)
What are "stirring" and "sleeping."
300
This is what we call " the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution" in the following sentence: The first state to ratify the U. S. Constitution, Delaware is rich in history.
What is an appositive?
300
All of the Miller's be at the party. This is the mistake in the above sentence.
What is "no apostrophe after Miller"? - Millers
300
This is what we call putting someone else's work into our own words.
What is paraphrasing?
300
This is the definition of a thesis statement.
What is "the sentence that states what your essay is about"?
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The infinitive in this sentence is acting as this part of speech. To succeed is my goal.
What is "noun" / "subject"?
400
This is the error in the following sentence: ““The Dementor’s Kiss” is my favorite chapter in the whole series,” Tom said.
What is "single quotation marks are used for quotes within quotes." “'The Dementor’s Kiss' is my favorite chapter in the whole series,” Tom said.
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A) While thunder boomed in the distance, Margaret started off on her daily five-mile run. B) Confident that she had plenty of time before the storm arrived. C) Wet hair and clothes plastered to her body proved that she couldn't outpace Mother Nature. This is the fragment.
What is B?
400
This is what you would do when you wanted to do one of the following: You want to establish background or offer an overview of a topic. You want to describe common knowledge (from several sources) about a topic. You want to determine the main ideas of a single source.
What is a summarize?
400
This is when you present the opposing side but quickly discredit it.
What is a "counter argument" in a persuasive essay?
500
This is the name of a verbal that acts as a noun.
What is a gerund? (EX: "We can only learn to love by loving.")
500
This is what "outside" is acting as (part of speech). It's starting to get cold. Let's go outside.
What is an adverb.
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Mark searched the nearly empty refrigerator for a midnight snack his only choices were curdled milk, stale pizza, and grape jelly, any combination of which he couldn't stomach. This is what we call the problem and how it can be fixed.
What is a run-on sentence. What is adding a period between "snack and his" and capitalization of "his."
500
This is what we call the last page in a research paper that lists all of the sources and where it is located.
What is "works cited page" and what is the last page of your paper? your last page in a research paper that lists all of your sources."
500
These are the three rhetorical appeals.
What are ethos, pathos, and logos?
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