Punctuation
The grammar error found in this clue.
What is a sentence fragment?
This is the fix for the grammar error in this sentence:
Yesterday, Donna watched a movie, cleaned her apartment, and was making lunch.
What is
Yesterday, Donna watched a movie, cleaned her apartment, and made lunch.
This is the correct pronoun that completes this sentence:
The hotel raised _____ rates.
What is its?
This is the redundant word in this sentence:
The true fact is that I just don't want to go.
What is true?
This is the most important sentence in an essay.
What is the thesis?
This is where the comma(s) go in this sentence:
The chief surgeon an expert in organ-transplant procedures took her nephew on a hospital tour.
What is
The chief surgeon, an expert in organ-transplant procedures, took her nephew on a hospital tour.
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This is the error made in this sentence:
The book or the pen are in the drawer.
What is subject/verb agreement?
This is the correct there, their, or they're for this sentence:
_____ suitcases are too big.
What is their?
This transition (moreover, however) could be used in the blank:
Many students are tempted to plagiarize because they run out of time on an assignment; _____ , good time management skills will give students plenty of time to complete assignments.
What is however?
These are the three main components of the introductory paragraph.
What are the attention-getter, context, and thesis?
This is the conjunction used to join these two independent clauses:
Jamie raced to school, for she was excited to see the results of the art competition.
What is for?
This is the fix for the usage error in this sentence:
Solomon was the wiser of all kings.
What is
Solomon was the wisest of all kings.
This is the correct whose or who's for this sentence:
_____ shoes are by the door?
What is whose?
This transition (in addition, henceforth) could be used in the blank:
One of the main rhetorical appeals created by Malcolm X is logos; _____ to appealing to logos as a rhetorical strategy, Malcolm X also employs pathos (emotion) to persuade his audience.
What is in addition?
What are ideas?
After removing the period, this punctuation mark could be used to join these two sentences:
We can go to the museum to do some research. Mondays are pretty quiet there.
What is a semicolon?
This is the pronoun that belongs in the blank:
The audience screamed in unison as _____ saw the zombie hordes approaching.
What is it?
This is the correct accept or except for this sentence:
The company really wanted her to _____ their job offer.
What is accept?
After this sentence is where "Desserts like these are bound to make students unhealthy." should appear.
[1] During a visit to my son's school, I was able to eat lunch in the cafeteria. [2] There were four counters, each serving something different. [3] I picked up a side of salad at the first, some rice at the second, and a chicken sandwich at the third. [4] What made me upset, however, was the fourth counter, which was serving cake, ice cream, and cookies. [5] I called up the school office to file a complaint, but nobody would listen to me.
What is 4?
These support the claims and sub-claims.
This is the correct placement of a colon in this sentence:
Sara studied hard for one purpose to succeed in her college courses.
What is
Sara studied hard for one purpose: to succeed in her college courses.
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This is the grammatical error made in this sentence:
Hungry after two hours of hiking, my packed sandwich was quickly devoured upon reaching the peak.
What is a dangling modifier?
This is the correct affect or effect for this sentence:
Construction will _____ traffic in the area.
What is affect?
This is the transition that intensifies an idea:
therefore, ironically, importantly
What is importantly?
This category on the ACT rubric includes word choice, sentence structure, style, grammar, usage, and mechanics.
What is language use?