Agreement
Possessives
Other marks
Style
Pot Pourri
100

This is what the word a pronoun refers to is called.

What is an antecedent?

100

The rule for making any singular noun possessive.

What is "Add 's"?

100

The spelling mark that combines two words into a single word.

What is a hyphen?

100

The term for a descriptive word of phrase that describes the wrong word in a sentence.

What is a misplaced modifier?

100

The term for a short, pointed story, often used as an introduction.

What is an anecdote?

200
The part of speech of a the word "somebody."

What is an indefinite pronoun?

200

The rule for making all regular plural nouns possessive.

What is "add an apostrophe"?

200

The punctuation mark that indicates a break in grammatical parallelism in a sentence.

What is a dash?

200

The term that indicates parts of a sentences sharing the same grammatical form.

What is parallelism?

200

The term for an extended comparison that shows how two processes are similar.

What is an analogy?

300

The correct form of the verb "to be" to fill in this blank: "High levels of radiation _______ dangerous."

What is "are"?

300

The plural possessive of the word "child."

What is "children's"?

300

The mark that indicates a missing element of the sentence?

What is an ellipsis?

300

The question a writer should always ask about every sentence.

"Who's kicking whom?"

300

The term for the part of an essay that discusses the opposing point of view.

What is a concession?

400

The correct pronoun to fill in the blank in this sentence: "Everyone should do ______ best."

What is "his or her"?

400

The possessive form of the pronoun "it."

What is "its"?

400

The correct number of dots in an ellipsis that appears in the middle of a sentence?

What is three?

400

The term for using the wrong grammatical structure in a sentence, such as using a dependent clause as a subject.

What is a mixed construction?
400

The term for the commonly accepted, rarely questioned ideas about a topic.

What is conventional wisdom?

500

The correct pronoun to fill in the blank in this sentence: "A doctor should be careful when ______ prescribed medication."

What is "he or she"?

500

The term for such pronouns as "yours" and "mine."

What are substantives?

500

The correct placement of a hyphen in the following: The student using pens is a straight A student."

What is between "straight" and "A"?

500

Who was the famous writing teacher who said that in clear writing you should make "every word tell"?

Who is William Strunk?

500

The term for extended an argument to its farthest logical point to expose its flaws.

What is reductio ad absurdum?