VOCAB DEF'NS
What word means "to obtain or manipulate something throught cleverness, dishonesty, or trickery?
Finagle
Fill in the blank: "To start the experiment, both participants had to give explicit ________".
Consent
Where does the comma belong in this sentence: "Although she showed great resilience she felt tired after the game"?
after resilience
Which word in this sentence needs a capital: "The advocate moved to english class after second period"?
English
What type of sentence is this: "The supercilious glance made everyone uncomfortable."
Simple sentence
Declarative
What word describes someone who is excessively talkative or wordy?
Loquacious
Which vocabulary word best fits a person who acts arrogant, snobbish, and looks down on others?
Supercilious
Identify the missing punctuation mark: "The loquacious student talked continuously; however the teacher asked for quiet" ?
A comma after however
Which word should NOT be capitalized: "Last Summer, the complacent athlete lost his title"?
Summer (seasons are common nouns, unless part of a proper title)
What sentence structure consists of two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)
Compound sentence
What word refers to a person who unselfishly cares for or works for the well-being of others?
Altruist
Fill in the blank: Because she was so _______ after winning three games, she stopped practicing and lost the finals".
Complacent
What piece of punctuation is required to join two independent clauses without using a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)?
a semi-colon
Correct the capitalization error in this sentence: "I asked mayor Miller if she would consent to an interview".
Mayor (because it directly precedes a person's name as an official title)
What type of sentence structure is this: "Although he tried to finagle a pass, the teacher refused, and the student had to stay in class."
Compound-Complex sentence (one dependent clause + two independent clauses)
What word means "to speak or act in an evasive, misleading, or truth-avoiding way"?
Prevaricate
Name TWO vocabulary words from our list that are antonyms or directly contrast regarding honesty vs. deceit.
Integrity and Prevaricate (or Finagle)
Insert the Oxford comma into this sentence: "We need an advocate who has integrity, courage and clear goals."
add a comma after courage
Identify ALL three capitalization corrections needed in this sentence: "my uncle, a true altruist, visited the grand canyon."
My (to start the sentence); Grand and Canyon (proper name of a National park)
Identify the grammatical sentence function (declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory): "Never prevaricate when speaking in court!"
Imperative
What word describes the smallness of your perspective upon realizing how tiny your view of the world actually is?
Occhiolism
Which word best describes a sunset or emotional experience so overwhelmingly beautiful that words cannot describe it?
Ineffable
How do you fix this comma splice: "The lawyer attempted to reconcile the differences, the judge gave them extra time" ?
replace the comma with a semi-colon OR add a FANBOYS OR split the sentence into two sentences
Explain why "north" capitalized in sentence A, but not in Sentence B:
a) She moved to the Global North
b) Drive north for five miles
In A, "North" refers to a specific geographic region (proper noun). In B, "north" is simply a compass direction.
Convert this simple sentence into a complex sentence using a dependent clause and keeping the word "reconcile": "They reconciled their differences.
1 independent clause + 1 dependent clause
ie/ After the long argument, they reconciled their differences