Period!
The punctuation mark that should go at the end of this sentence: “Wow, that was an incredible basketball game”
What is an exclamation mark?
The ancient civilization that developed along the Nile River and is famous for building pyramids.
What is Egypt?
In the poem Elena, the family moved to the United States from here.
What is Mexico?
The main purpose of an introduction paragraph in an essay?
What is to catch the reader's attention and introduce the topic?
The capital city of the United States?
What is Washington, DC?
The comma error in the following sentence: “Before we can go to the movies we need to finish our homework.”
What is, a comma after the word "movies"?
The wedge-shaped writing system developed by the ancient Sumerians in Mesopotamia.
What is cuneiform?
The name of the volcano off the coast of Sicily that Donna O'Meara and her husband were stranded on.
What is Mt. Stromboli?
The best example of a clear thesis statement for a persuasive essay?
A) I am going to talk about why video games are fun.
B) Video games should be used in classrooms because they improve problem-solving skills and teamwork.
C) Many kids play video games after school every day.
What is B?
The number of continents on Earth.
What is seven?
The missing punctuation in this sentence to correctly format the dialogue: The teacher looked up and said Please open your books to page 42.
What is, a comma after "Said", quotation marks before "Please", and quotation marks after the period at the end?
Ancient Athens is famous for creating a system where citizens vote directly on laws.
What is democracy?
In the Lightning Thief excerpt, the name of the beach town where Percy and his mom were going.
What is Montauk?
“Recycling helps reduce pollution. It saves energy.” These two sentences rewritten into a single sentence using a transition word to show addition.
What is, Recycling helps reduce pollution, and it saves energy?
The name of Mrs. Smith's favorite punctuation mark, that can do the job of a comma, parentheses, and colon.
What is the dash?
The sentence that uses commas correctly to separate items in a series?
A) We need to buy apples, bananas, and oranges, at the store.
B) We need to buy apples, bananas and oranges at the store.
C) We need to buy apples, bananas, and oranges at the store.
What is C?
The first two letters of the Greek alphabet.
What are alpha and beta?
The terms for both sides of an argument.
What is point and counterpoint?
When writing an argumentative essay, this is why is it important to include a counterclaim (the opposing viewpoint).
What is, it shows that you have already considered the other side of the argument?
The type of figurative language in this Taylor Swift lyric: "I'm a crumpled up piece of paper lying here..."
What is a metaphor?
The difference in meaning between these two sentences based entirely on their punctuation:
The students' books were left on the bus.
The student's books were left on the bus.
What is #1 is about more than one student, while #2 is about just one student?
The reason the ancient Egyptians mummified a person's body after death.
What is they believed that if they preserved the body, the soul would live forever in the afterlife?
The name of the town in Pakistan where Malala Yousafzai was born.
What is Swat Valley?
Read the following student paragraph. The sentence that does not belong, because it does not support the main idea.
(1) Volunteering at animal shelters is highly beneficial for middle school students. (2) It teaches young people responsibility by requiring them to show up on time and care for living creatures. (3) Many shelters have a lot of dogs and cats that need homes. (4) Additionally, volunteering helps students develop empathy as they care for animals in need.
What is sentence #3?
Mrs. Smith's favorite tennis player.
Who is Serena Williams?