MLA all day!
Teacher Pet Peeves
Head of the Class
Comma's Rule!
100

Required font and size 

What is Times New Roman 12 point font 

100

Student: I don't want to write this essay. 

Teacher: I believe you mean you do not want to write this essay. 

Refrain from using contractions in essays

100
While at dinner, Daisy asks Gatsby to give her a kiss not While at dinner, Daisy asked Gatsby to give her a kiss. 

Use present tense when discussing literary works. 

100

We use commas in sentences to make our writing clear, communicate effectively, and provide a cadence for the reader. 

What is put a comma when you have a list of items. 

200

The spacing between sentences requirements. 

What is double spaced

200

a lot, thing, stuff, very 

What are dead words (I will take synonymous answers)

200

Seperates two independent clauses without using a fanboy 

What is a semicolon

200

After telling you this comma rule, I will add 200 points to my score.

Prepositional phrase at the start of a sentence.

300

Last name and page number 

What goes in the header and/or what goes in your citation. 

300

The Great Gatsby is the title of my essay. 

What is plagarism and boring title to your own work - one of either answer works. 

300

words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence that are similar in grammatical form

What is parallel structure 

300

Mrs. King, my American Studies teacher, really likes this comma rule. 

What is use a comma when renaming a noun aka appositive phrases. 

400

Correct MLA date format

What is day month year?

400

These point of views are frowned upon in literary analysis

What is first and second person? 

400

A virus is an infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat. They can proscribe antibiotics to help fight the virus.

What is vague pronoun reference. 

400

I know the comma rule, but I cannot recall how to explain it.

What is put a comma between two independent clauses with a fanboy.

500

Correct order of the heading of your essay

What is author, boss, class, date (ABCD)

500

There are 9 reasons why I enjoy this book not one hundred reasons. 

What is spell out numbers between one and nine. Over 10, you can simply write the number.

500

People produce cars in this factory. 

Cars were produced in this factory by the people. 

What is active versus passive voice. 

500

Sometimes people misuse commas and put a semicolon; however, our noredink.com unit 1 this year explained the correct way to do this. 

What is use a comma when a semicolon seperates two independent clauses that are joined by a transition word or phrase.