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This punctuation mark is used to connect two independent clauses (sentences)

What is a semicolon (;)

100

Name the four elements of RACE.

What is restate, answer, cite, explain.

100

When writing an answer/essay, you use these to support your answer from the text.

What is a citation, quotation, reference.

100

The city from which MLK wrote his letter.

What is Birmingham

100

This country has been going through the world's worst COVID outbreak

What is India

200

Everyone of you [has/have] earned my respect.

What is HAS

200

On the SAT, if all of the answer choices mean the same thing, you pick this answer choice.

What is the most concise/shortest answer choice.

200

These two words mean what the text is mostly about.

What is the central idea.

200

MLK had a big problem with these people, who said they supported him but didn't do anything.

Who are the white moderates
200

The Ever Given ship got stuck in this canal.

What is the Suez Canal

300

Summer is almost here. The meaning of these four words [imply/implies] so much joy. 

What is implies

300

You see a question that says "Which of the following best concludes this paragraph by reinforcing ideas presented in this sentence and the preceding one?"

What should be your first step.

What is re-read the previous sentence(s)

300

These three words mean who is telling the story

What is point of view

300

Name the first four words of Letter from Birmingham Jail.

What is "My dear fellow clergymen,"

300

Biden is withdrawing US troops from this country

What is Afghanistan

400

I need to go to the grocery store to buy milk, eggs, cheese, and meat. 

Where does the missing semicolon go. 

Trick question, there is no missing semicolon

400

You're between a grammar question asking you whether the word should be have/has. What part of the sentence do you have to look at to determine the answer?

What is the subject

400

The sequence of events of a story

What is the plot

400

Name the two central ideas from Genetics of Justice

What are Silence, Trauma

400

The world's most valuable sports team

What is the Dallas Cowboys

500

I would really like to go to the party tonight, nevertheless, I am tired and I should get some sleep.

Where does the missing semicolon go?

What is after tonight/before nevertheless.

500

Name the steps of answering an SAT reading passage.

What is look at the introduction/summary, read the passage, skim the passage, and answer the questions.

500

Effective or persuasive speaking or writing

What is rhetoric

500

Name one of the cautionary tales that the mom tells her daughter about Trujillo

Answers will vary

500

This artist's song currently remains on the Billboard top 100 for the longest amount of time as of right now (73 weeks)

Who is The Weeknd (Blinding Lights)