Punctuation
Used to join two sentences or separate items in a list when some of those items already contain commas.
What is a semi-colon?
The correct word choice for this sentence.
(Your or you’re) going to the game tomorrow night, right?
What is you’re?
Making the first letter of a sentence, name, proper noun, or quote upper case.
What is capitalization?
The correct coordinating conjunction for this sentence.
Today we’re playing Review Jeopardy, ______ next week we will take a CBA.
What is and?
The writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
Used to announce, introduce, or direct attention to a list, a noun or noun phrase, a quotation, or an example/explanation.
What is a colon?
The correct word to use in this sentence.
There are (alot or a lot) of books in our school’s library.
What is a lot?
A phrase, separated from the sentence by commas, that explains or renames the subject of the sentence.
What is an appositive?
The correct coordinating conjunction for this sentence.
My sister lives in Missouri, ____ she hates cold weather.
What is but?
The dictionary definition of a word.
What is denotation?
Provide the type of punctuation needed in the following sentence:
Avery is out sick today _____ so I’m taking her homework to her after school.
What is a comma?
The correct word to use in this sentence.
John’s talking (affected or effected) his neighbor’s ability to concentrate while the class took notes.
What is affected?
A clause that needs additional information to form a complete sentence. Often begins with such words as although, since, if, when, and because.
What is a dependent clause?
The correct coordinating conjunction for this sentence.
I was in choir in high school in college, ___ I love classical music.
What is so?
An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
What is connotation?
Provide the kind of punctuation needed in this sentence:
I have three favorite colors ____ purple, silver, and green.
What is a colon?
The correct word to use in this sentence.
Careful planning (assured, ensured, or insured) that Alice had enough time to finish her essay and go to the movies with her friends.
What is ensured?
The correction needed in this sentence.
Maria asked betty for a pencil during class.
What is the capitalization of Betty?
The correct coordinating conjunction for this sentence.
Travis didn’t remember to bring a pencil to class; ____ did he have his notebook.
What is nor?
An idea or conclusion that's drawn from evidence and reasoning; an educated guess.
What is inference?
Provide the corrections needed in this sentence.
Over the river and through the woods is my grandmothers house where we go for Christmas every year.
What is an apostrophe in “grandmother’s” and a comma after house?
The correct word to use in this sentence.
Sometimes, I feel like I (loose or lose) my keys every three or four days.
What is lose?
The corrections required for this sentence.
Dave said i want to go to dairy queen after school today
What is:
Dave said, “I want to go to Dairy Queen after school today.”
The correct coordinating conjunction for this sentence.
Deserts are harsh and dry, ____ many plants grow there.
What is yet?
The three types are verbal, dramatic, and situational.
What is irony?