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Grammar
Sources
Definitions
Punctuation
Just for Fun
100
This is an example: The boy who was very angry.
What is a fragment?
100
A newspaper is known as
What is a periodical?
100
A noun that cannot be touched.
What is an abstract noun?
100
When you add a comma that should not be there it is known as a ...
What is a comma splice?
100
The cutest kid alive.
Who is Isaiah?
200
I have ________ on that cot for hours.
What is lain?
200
A source that gives a first hand account.
What is a primary source?
200
A machine that allows you to look at various newspapers; it is in the form of a film strip.
What is microfilm?
200
Functions the same as a semicolon, colon, and a period/capital letter
What are a comma and conjuction?
200
This teacher should win an award for being the coolest. You better get this right, or you will be in serious trouble!!
Who is Mrs. Bradford?
300
Nouns, pronouns, verb, adjective, adverb, conjunction, preposition, interjection
What are the eight parts of speech?
300
A list of all sources used in a paper is a ...
What is a Works Cited (Bibliography)?
300
The way we use words in writing.
What is diction?
300
Something is missing... I went to the store however, I forgot to buy rice.
What is a semi-colon?
300
What is Mrs. Bradford's two biggest fears?
What are bobble-heads and The Burger King Guy?
400
in, on, around, through, off, out, of
What are prepositions?
400
Blackle, Bing, Google, Alta Vista
What are search engines?
400
The emotional meaning tied to a word.
What is connotation?
400
The comma goes ... After the concert in the park the band's instruments were stolen.
What is after park?
400
UCM's actual class numbers (even though they are not all numbers) for this class.
What is ENGL 1020?
500
A verb that functions as an noun
What is a gerund?
500
The association most credited with creating the form of a research paper and then they wrote a handbook for it.
What is MLA?
500
A word that is very descriptive and is not general is...
What is specific?
500
The problem with this sentence is ... I lost a very important piece of information: a piece of information that was essential: my diary.
What is there are two colons in the sentence?
500
Mrs. Bradford's maiden name.
What is Davis?